TOWN TALK
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Speight of
Washington, D. C., are visiting
friends and relatives here during
the Christmas holidays.
Miss Catherine Wood and Miss
Kathleen Kidd of W. C. U. N. C.,
are spending the holidays here
with their parents.
Mrs. J. E. Smith of Raleigh, is
visiting her daughters, Mrs. R. I.
Starke and Mrs. W. E. Hawkins.
Miss Jane Thomason has ar
rived from W. C.' U. N. C., to
spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Thoma
son.
Mrs. George Pappendick re
turned Sunday from Greenville, N.
C., after spending the week with
her sister, Mrs. Bill Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Speight
and son of Asheville, N. C., are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Speight.
Miss Elsie McCain of Newport
spent last week end with Mrs. W.
V. Woodruff.
HALIFAX HOSTESS
On Thursday night Miss Nannie
Gary entertained at six tables of
contract at her home in Halifax.
High score prizes were awarded
Mrs. C. E. Shaw, Mrs. Boone
Grant and to Mr. Hugh House.
The hostess served a sweet course
with coffee to the following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Shaw, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Applewhite, Dr. and
Mrs. F. W. M. White, Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Travis, Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh House, Mrs. V. C. Matthews,
Mr. and Mrs. Quenton Gregory,
Mr. F. H. Gregory, Mrs. Russell
Weeks, Mrs. Elizabeth Battle,
Miss Edna Campbell, Mrs. Boone
Grant, Miss Thelma Elliot, Miss
Catherine Wallace, Mrs. Emily
Gary and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Boyken.
ENFIELD PHILATHEAS
Mrs. Robert Kimball, was host
ess to the Enfield Baptist Phila
theas at their Christmas meeting
Monday evening. Refreshments
were served at the close of the '
meeting by Mrs. Kimball and her
joint hostesses, Mrs. H. C. Dur
ham and Mrs. T. T. Hales. A
Christmas story was given by Mrs.
L. W. Ransome. It was reported
that Christmas cards had been
mailed from the class to boys
overseas. It was reported that
some Building and Loan has ma
tured, and Defense Bonds pur
chased with the money. The Class
Birthday Bank was opened and a
neat sum realized. Defense stamps
were given by members present.
Officers were electd as follows:
President, Mrs. Ira D. Wood; First
vice-president, Mrs. W. A. Pope;
Second vice-president, Mrs. U. H.
Hardison; Secretary, Mrs. Stella
Broach; Assistant, Mrs. H. C. Dur
ham; Treasurer, Mrs. Robert Kim
ball; Assistant, Mrs. T. W. Gray.
Christmas gifts were exchanged
among the guests present .
ENl'ERTAINS YWA
Misses Betsy and Billie Peel
Hardison were hostesses to the Y.
W. A., at their home Monday even
ing, in Enfield. A sweet course
was served after the meeting and
social hour. Mrs. Sam Ewell,
president, presided. The program’s
subject "Christmas” was in charge
of Miss Nancy Braswell. Those
present were the two Y. W. A.
Counselors, Miss Virginia Ogletree
and Mrs. G. L. Crump, and Miss
June McCutchen, Miss Nancy
Braswell, Miss Elsie Kimball, Mrs.
Sam Ewell, Miss Mildred Gray,
Miss Doris Bobbitt, Miss Louise
Bradley and the hostesses, the
Misses Hardisons.
Birth Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Bishop, of
Enfield, announce the birth of a
son, Hilton Orris Bishop, Jr., bom
Friday, December 10th, ,1943, in
the Rocky Mount Sanatorium. Mrs.
Bishop is the former Miss Mattie
Anderson of Enfield.
GREETINGS
"To each of our friends of
Roanoke Rapids and vicinity, we
wish a very Merry Christmas and
Prosperous New Tear.”
Mr. and Mrs. J. CL Leath,
ON FURLOUGH
Joseph H. Jolly, A. E. M. 2/C,
spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Jolly.
He is now stationed at an Air
Base in Baltimore, Md.
M. J. Baldelli of Groton, Conn,
spent last week in town with
friends.
At Pearl Harbor
Sgt. Marion Neal, son of Mrs.
Leslie Neal, of Enfield, has re
turned home for a visit after be
ing absent for about four years.
He is a Sergeant in the U. S.
Army Air Corps, and was with
the army at Pearl Harbor at the
time of Japanese attack on Dec
ember 7th, 1941.
Miss Ella Dean Lee of Wash
ington, D. C., is spending the
holidays here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Lee.
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Miss Carolyn Long of Raleigh,
has arrived to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mran>
W. J. Long at Longview.
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Times have changed,
but Christmas remains unchanged—
the year's outstanding holiday in the
timeless cycle of love and good
fellowship. In the same old familiar ,
way it gives us pleasure to wish for
you in this season of 1943 the most
in Christmas cheer and enjoyment.
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Glory to God in the highest, and on earth j
peace, good will toward men
Who can estimate the value of good will,
that "priceless ingredient" so conspicuously
mentioned in that first glorious Christmas 5
message? Be assured that we highly ap
preciate your good will. It has been and
will continue to be our most treasured asset. r)
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!