fMDAT, AUGUST t7, IMS
CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES, WOREHEAD OTT AND" BEAUFORT, N. C
PAGE FtfTtUV
Ibaufort Social Jfofus
Mn, J. Michael Moran, Society
l Mr. and Mrs. Willie Meadows
nave returned to their home in
High Point after visiting relatives
here and in Morehead City.
Mrs. J. W. Mason returned home
Sunday from Goldsboro after a
week's visit there with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dixon and
Bon. Dan and Phlllln of Chester
I Pa., recently visited relatives here
ana in Morehead City.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stewart and
grandchildren and Mrs. R. Hugh
mil visited the Whitehursts at
Straits yesterday.
Miss Jean Outlaw, of Elizabeth
City, recently visited friends here
and in the Core Creek community.
Mrs. Mercer Bailey, of Elizabeth
City, is here with her sister, Mrs.
Marguerite Hussey, who is a pa
tient in the Morehead City Hospi
tal. Mrs. Macon Snowden, Jr., of Nor
folk, Va., is here visiting her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Macon Snow
den. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hill have
I returned home after vacationing
at Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hugh Hill re
cently made a trip along the Sky
line Drive and through Washing
ton, D. C.
Mrs. J. 0. Barbour, Sr., is re
cuperating from a three week's
illness.
4 John Staton returned Wednes
day from the hospital at Camp
Lejeune where he has been going
periodically for treatment during
the past month.
Braxton Adair who has been a
patient at Rex hospital In Raleigh
has been moved to Good Hope hos
pital in Erwin and is slightly im
4yoved. Mr. Will Norcum of Columbia
is here with his mother, Mrs. Car
rie Norcum.
The Rev. and Mrs. William Y.
.Stewart have returned from Win-rton-Salem
where they were at the
hr.Tie of Mrs. Stewart's mother
who was very ill.
Mrs. Beatrice Jarman served as
I librarian at the public library this
week. Mrs. L. A. Oakley, librarian,
) was confined to her home by sick
ness.. ,
Miss Verona Daniels returned
home Monday from Elon college
where she is a student.
Edward Nelson is ill at his home
on Pollock Street.
Miss Margaret Ann Paul, of Nor
folk, Va., will arrive today for the
Paul-Laughton wedding which will
take place tomorrow-.
Misses Mildred, Ada. and Ethel
Whitehurst and Mrs. Julius Duncan
attended the "Lost Colony" at Man-
teo last night.
Mrs. Chrip Jones and children,
Kit and Virginia, are visiting in
Baltimore, Md.
f i! Mrs. George Eastman is visiting
to western North Carolina.
Mrs. Robert Safrit, Jr., and child
ren, are spending some time in Fai
son. -
If you cannot eonvnintly com
in person to praitnt your pnttrip
Don, call our Emtrgtncy DUry
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And, rmmbr, It coiti no
mora to havo your prcxrtpllon
compounded of this peiwsianot
pharmacy by oxptrt pharmacWt,
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FRONT ST.
BEAUFORT
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Phone B4481
Danforth Hill is spending some
time in New York City.
Miss Shirley Johnson left today
for a visit in Oxford. v
Robert Lee Humber, of World
Federalist fame, stopped here Wed
nesday enroute to Davis Island.
Couples Bridge Club Meets
Wiih Jarvis Herrings
Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Herring en
tertained the Cpuples Bridge Club
at their home-on Front Street Ex
tension at eight o'clock Tuesday
evening.
High score prize for the ladies,
dish towels, was won by Mrs. Cul
vin Jones and high for men, a tie.
went to Mr. Jones. Low seme
prize, dish covers, went to Edith
Davis.
The hostess served hors d'ocuvrcH
with olives, pretzels, and lime ice.
Lovely summer flowers were
used for decorations.
Bride-Elect Honored
Miss Verona Daniels, who will
be married on September 1 to Mr
James Earl Daineley, of Elon and
Burlington, was honored recently
at two showers.
On Saturday, Aug. 7, Mrs. .1. A.
Beckom of Burlington, aunt of Mr.
Danieley, entertained 50 guests at
a party and shower to honor Miss
Daniels.
The hostess presented the bride-to-be
with a piece of silver in her
chosen pattern.
Games were played during the
evening and iced watermelon was
served as refreshment.
On Tuesday, Aug. 17, Miss Lila
Clare Newman and Mrs. E. B. Huf-
fine, of Elon college, entertained
at a linen shower for Miss Daniels
Gloria F. Laughlon Given
Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Gloria Faye Laughton,
bride of tomorrow, was honored at
a miscellaneous shower given by
Misses Hildred Carraway, Bettie
Lou Merrill, Esther Fodrie and
Joyce Johnson at the American
Legion Hut Monday evening at
eight o'clock.
During the evening bridge and
bonanza were played with Mrs.
James Rumley winning a set of
tea coasters for bridge high and
Miss Margaret House, a demitasse
cup, for bonanza.
The hostesses served delicious
block cake with decorated ice
cream, peanuts and ginger ale for
refreshments.
Miss Laughton was presented a
set of silver candle sticks and a
corsage of white asters and tube
roses from the hostesses as well as
many other attractive gifts from
those present.
Miss Margaret House, a bride
elect of September, was compli
mented with crystal in her chosen
pattern.
Thirty friends of the young
bride-elect were in attendance.
Tuesday Bridge Club
Meets With Mrs. Hill
The Tuesday afternoon bridge
club met with Mrs. Hilton Hill at
her home on Front Street.
High score prize, dusting powder,
went to Mrs. Charles Cheek.
The hostess served ice cream top
ped with strawberries, with cookies
and nuts.
Kitchen Shower Given for
Miss Gloria Faye Laughlon
Mrs. Holden Ballou and Mrs.
Bonner WiUis, Jr., honored Miss
Gloria Faye Laughton with a kit
chen shower at the home of Mrs.
Ballou on Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock.
Bridge and bonanza were played
at .three tables with Mrs. Julius
Adair winning the bonanza prize
and Mrs. A. H. James, Jr., high
for bridge.
Prior to play the hostesses serv
ed london fog with cakes and dur
ing the progressions an iced drink
waa served.
The bride-elect received many
useful and attractive gifts from
her many friends.
Editor
AIJIIOUIICEIIEIIT
I want to thank my many friends and
customers who helped me build Beaufort
Hardwart Company over the past ten
years. - ;;vJ lj
I am no longer connected with Beau
fort Hardware Company and hope soon to
mike an announcement ol my future
plans.
OTIS WILLIS
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unior woman s
Spotlight
Little Margaret O'Brien, first magnitude Hollywood star, left, tliootes a sturdy coat for chilly
weather ahead, a checked tweed casual with velvet lined hood. Mother and big sister will look like
portraits from the family allium this fall, New Yo k dress designers decree. Charmingly Victorian
is the rustling evening gown of black and pink cli ingeable taffeta, center, scattered with small broa
caded Ic aves. The full skirt forms "pouf" in hack. Copprr and black satin, right, Is used for an un
usual drossy dress based on the styles of i0 years ago. Bustle effect and back fullness arc typical
note of 1948 fall fashions.
Lovely to look at will be the
models in the fa.suion show being
sponsored Monday night at 8
o'clock in the Beaufort school audi
torium by members of the Junior
Woman's club, Beaufort.
Musical entertai mirnt will be
given by a girls' chorus under 1 1n
direction of Mrs. Virginia Hassell
nnd presenting vocal solos will be
Miss Betty Lou Merrill. Mi-s Tl-el-raa
Willis, and Guv Smith. Miss
Merry Johnson and Miss Joyce
Johnson will appear at the niano.
Describing the fashions as they
appear will be Grover Munden.
George Eastman is in charge of
settings and decorating the stage
while Mrs. Gilbert Potter is chair
man of the committee in charge of
models.
The fashion show Is boirtfe pre
sented in cooperation with Mer
rill's Dress shop. Beaufort.
Williams-Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ivory Saunders
request the honour of your
presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Blanche
to
Mr. Tull Everett Williams
on Thursday, the second of
September
at two o'clock in the afternoon
Ann Street Methodist Church
Beaufort, North Carolina
No invitations are being sent in
Carteret county but all friends'of
the family are cordially invited to
attend both the wedding and the
leception which will be held the
night before, Wednesday from 8:30
unlil 10:30.
Correction
The engagement of Miss Lucille
Guthrie which ran in Tuesday's
issue should read as follows:
Mrs. Mittie Dixon, of Beaufort,
announces the engagement of her
daughter, Lucille Guthrie, to Mr.
Robert Mades, of Beaufort.
The date of the wedding will be
announced later.
House Party at Ocracoke
Ten local girls with Mrs. Charles
Gould returned- home yesterday
from Ocracoke where they have
been holding a house party since
Friday. '
Those attending were Nita
Moore, Jerry Dickinson, Peggy
Guthrie, Iris Davis, Neva Bell. Bet
sy Jones, Laura Davis, Joyce Biggs,
Pat Webb and Helen Paul.
Club
on Fashions
Alma Potter Circle To Meet
The Alma Potter Circle of Ann
St i eel Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. T. I!. Jenkins Monday
.itternoon at 3 p.m.
mn .huh iien to tarncr
Midway
; Lt. Robert II. Hill, Jr., son of Mr
i and Mrs. H. Hugh Hill, of Kmnt
Street, has been called back into
the Navy as is at present comman
der of a corsair squadron attach
ed to the Carrier Midway at Nor
folk, Va. He will leave Virginia
on September ) lor training at
Pensacola, Fla.
Ensign Macon Snowden is also
a member of the same squadron.
Since the early lOflO's new
wealth valued at nearly five billion
dollars has been produced in Canada.
Complete Showing
Of Our
FALL FASHIONS
Junior Women's Clnb
FASHION PARADE
August 30ih
8 p.m.
Al The
Beaufort High School Auditorium
Models Will Wear Only Our
Nationally Advertised Fashions
The Clothes You'll Want to Wear This Fall
MERRILL'S
t FRONT STREET
To Give You Quicker
And Better Service . . .
WE HAVE JUST INSTALLED
A Hew and Modern
SODA FOUNTAIN
DB0P INI
JOE HOUSE DRUG STORE
Beaufort N. C.
Focuses
For Fall
40 Persons See Movie
On Forestry Service
Approximately 40 persons saw
the showing of a movie on acti
vities ul the North Carolina I'orest
Vy service at Core Creek Thursday
night, Edmund Foreman, county
fire warden reported today.
The movie was shown by R. C.
Winkworth, of the North Canlina
Forestry service, New Bern.
Mr. Foreman reoprted that a fire
burned over 75 acres of land at
Open Grounds Friday, Aug. 13. The
fire was brought under control by
Mr. Foreman and Frank King,
warden and caretaker at Open
Grounds.
A pearl oyster reaches maturity
during its fourth year of life.
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OBITUARIES
Mrs. Natlie Rice
Mrs. Mattie Whitohurst Rice,
age 80, died Tuesday at her home
in Marshallberg.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Ann Street Methodist
church Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.,
with interment in the Ocean View
cemetery.
Oscar K. Laine
Oscar K. Laine, 54, Morehead
City, died suddenly Wednesday
night at Toledo, Ohio.
Mr. Laine, who was an employee
of the United States Engineering
Department for 26 years, was mar
ried in 1!)23 to the former Miss
Martha Lee O'Dantel, of Chapel
Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Laine lived in
Morehead City for the past 10
years.
During the war, Mr. Laine served
with the Engineering Corps of the
U. S. Army with the rank of major.
He was stationed in the Philippines
about one year.
He recently returned to V. S. K.
D. service and was in Toledo on bu
siness at the time of his death.
Mr. Laine whs a member of the
American Legion, Masonic Lodge,
and Sudan Temple, New Hern, lie
sides his widow, he is survived by
two daughters, Mabel and Carolyn
Laine.
Service will be held 4 p.m. Sun
This Year's
Fall Fashions
Demand
Shorter,
Fashion-Wise
Coifs
Let us cut and reslyle
your hair in a manner
most flattering to you.
THE
BEAUTY BAR
328 Front Street
BEAUFORT
Phone 8306
Callie, Mabel, Zada
Operators
lilN SOFTEST SUEDE Ti
T Im ' JP"V The New Look for Fall in shoes soot f I r ""
W I b'iM'k s"rde WP,,Ki,s for u,lra comfort J Jrj? J P j
ill V " b"1 1
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ii I Slipper , type wed. iCS hSf I U
:; P gle with self fabric V I I'F
ii L Intricately made v SSS'NV 'J ml I O l
M sandal with double K jNj r im V P T
:; I, cross straps across KX ' ' ) M (fll?
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;; $1 wear all fall long. 'mm- "" ' ij !
II F0X-D0WIIUII CO. I
I! l E. WILFRED DOWNUM ' ,
:: rronl Street. , Beasbrl
day from the home of the deceased
at 1100 Arendell street, followed
by internment at Baj View Ceme
tery, Morehead City.
Graveyard services will be in
charge of the Masonic Lodge.
Fireman's Picture Taken
During Recent Convention
A picture of C. N. Hobbs. one of
the oldest members of Morehead
City fire department, appeared in
the Fayettevillc newspaper recent
ly. The photo was taken during
the firemen's convention there.
Mr. Hobbs drove the fire horses
in the days when the department
was not mechanized.
Other Morehead City firemen
who attended the convention were
Vernon Guthrie, chief, Daniel Lee
Willis, George Thomas Lawrence,
James Lee Lawrence, and Ray
mond Lewis.
New Police Car Arrives
Beaufort's new black police pat
rol wagon arrived Monday niorn
ning. The shiny vehicle is a '48
Chevrolet and will replace the di
lapidated blue truck now used by
the police department. Down pay
ment on the truck was made from"
parking meter returns.
The number of feathers on a
bird vary according to the species,
the season, and the age of the bird.
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JOE HOUSE DRUG STORE
"ASK YOUR DOCTOR"
Day Phones 3331 9011 Night Phones 3461 5861
BEAUFORT, N. C.
Dr.
r. J. W. Roy Norton, state'
th officer, paid a visit to the ?!
health
county health office, Beaufort
Wednesday before returning to Ra-'
lcigh from his "first vacation in 12 if
years." Dr. Norton had jusfc re
turned from Ocracoke.
BELL'S DRUG STORE
Is The Place FOr Fine
Drug Store Service
BEAUFORT
COMING
ATTRACTIONS
Watch For Our New
Fall
Furniture
WILLIS
FURNITURE COMPANY
At The furniture Sign
FRONT ST. BEAUFORT
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