ENFIELD
NEWS
MRS. SHERROD ENTERTAINS:
Mrs. John Sherrod entertained
the Wednesday Evening Club in
her home on “Sherrod Heights”
Saturday afternoon. Guests arrived
at three o’clock, and were ser
ved a desert before I he game.
In the progressions of contract
Mrs. Myra Mann scored high and
was. presentive an attractive prize.
Staking up the guest list was
Mrs. H. L. Kendall, Mrs. Leo
nard Matthews, Mrs. Myra Mann,
Mrs. Hugh Sherrod, Mrs. John
Newton, Mrs. J. B. Britt, and
Miss Winnie Boseman.
MRS. BURROWS HOSTESS'
Mrs. Harold Borrows was hos
tess to the Junior Contract Club
in her home Frioay night. Yellow
chrysanthemums decorated the
rooms where progressive con
tract was played. Mrs. Wiley Brad
ley won high score prize; sec
ond high prize went to Mrs. W.
B. Burchette, while Mrs. Bennie
Bobbitt won the bingo, prize.
K sweet course was served to
the following guest: Mesdames J.
C Hofler Wiley Bradley, W. B.
Burchette, R. W. Baughan Rob
ert Ivey, Fred Hoyle, Collins
Cuthrell, Henry Cuthrell, D B.
Barnes, Bennie Bobbitt and Miss
Mabel Powell.
SHEKROU wouu
Sherrod N. Wood, Pharmacists
Mate 1C landed in Norfolk, Nov
ember 13, from the European
Theatre. He enlisted in the U. S.
Naval Reserve on July 20, 1942,
one month after graduating from
the University of North Carolina.
Wood served in two Naval Hos
pitals in Norfolk and New York
before going to Europe. He was
overseas twenty-two months ser
ving in Scotland and England as
a Pharmacist in Naval dispen
saries spending much of his time
in London, England. He arrived
home November 19, having re
ceived an honorable naval dis
charge after serving 3 years and
3 months.
Wood is the son of Mrs. Ray
mond L. Wood, of Enfield.
WHITTAKER—THOMASON
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Mahaney
of Enfield announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Emma
Harris Whittaker, to Lt. J. Cur
tis Thomason, Jr., of Atlanta,
Georgia. __
•Mrs. Gordon Price Is
Hostess to Study Club
Mrs. Gordan Price delight
fully entertained the Snidy Club
oir Friday afternoon. The guest
assembled at the First Baptist
Church and enjoyed some lovely
moving pictures of India and the
Himalayan Mountains. The sub
ject for study this year is Have,
and these pictures were particu
lar appropriate. After this the
went to the home of Mrs.
Price for the business meeting
social hour. Mrs. D. C. Clan
President of the club presided
over the business meeting. It wa^
decided to take a Christmas Op
portunity Case aganl this Christ
mas, and to distribute gifts to
the patients at the county T. B.
Hospital. A salad course was en
ured at the conclusion ot the
Business session. Those answering
roll call were: Mesdames C. A.
Wyche, Robert Vaughan, H. b.
I^oy Cranford Hoyle, Claude
Cannon, A. Meikle, U W- Cle
ments, D. C. Clark, Miss Susan
Holladay and Mrs. A. P. Mc
Pherson an associate member ot
the club.
Mrs. Ivey Mohorne
Hostess at Bridge
Mrs. Ivey Mohorne was hostess
Tuesday evening at her home
with three tables of bridge. The
living room and dining room were
very Pretty with fair flowers.
After a number of progressions
scores were added and Mrs. Jim
■mftt Currin was found to hold
fcigh and Mrs. George Pappendick
wa second high. They were pre
sented attractive prizes- A salad
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Coast Guard Photo
ON A SMALL ATOLL on the road
to the Philippines. A comrade pays
his last respects to a fallen buddy
who lies in the parched coral sands
while at home Victory Bond dollars
pave the way for aid to the hero’s
family.
Seaman Price On
USS Sierra
Wilkis Thomas Price, seaman,
second class, USNR, 113 Madison
Street, Roanoke Rapids, served a
board the USS Sierra, one of the
Navy’s famed “floating Navy
Yards,” which has received a com
mendation from the commander of
destroyers. Pacific Fleet, for her
crew’s feat of performing 21,392
man-hours of work on 65 ships in
one nine-day period.
At another time, during a five
week period at Port Purvis in the
Solomon Islands, the crew of the
Sierra helped the ship distinguish
herself by substituting divers for
drydook facilities to complete re
pairs on worn and damaged un
derwater equipment. During that
period, she also provided tender
service for a Fleet of LST’s des
tined to carry troops and sup
plies to Iwo Jima.
Although the Sierra is designat
ed as a destroyer tender, she re
paired all units of the Fleet, from
landing craft to battleships, dur
ing more than a year’s’ service in
combat waters.
J„ O. Williams On
"City of Dalhart"
Julius G. Williams, carpenter’s
mate, third class, 1017 Roanoke
Ave., Roanoke Rapids, had the
distinction of serving on the mis
cellaneous vessel USS City of Dal
hart which has a number of ‘first’
o her credit through her opera
tions in the Pacific.
The City of Dalhart was the only
Naval vessel to serve as head
quarters for a Seabee outfit. Her
crew and Seabee passengers also
constructed the first recreational
area at Guam.
Another “first” for the vessel
was when her officers and crew
turned her into the first “boxing
*irena” at Guam, staging cham
pionship bouts between sailors,
Marines and Army personnel.
In her role of miscellaneous ves
sel, the City of Dalhart served as
a, headquarters ship, wholesale
grocery, communications center,
movie theatre, shuttle boat termi
nal, hospital, dental office, drug
store, bakers, shoe store, restau
rant, ice cream parlor, barber
shop, and “grand hotel” for many
a Pacific fighting man en route
from one duty station to another.
In addition to all this, she car
ried out her regular role as a
fueling ship, taking care of 500
ships in a year.
piaLtJ wiLu xxvt tuiiee was tjxijuyeu
at 10:30 Guests were Mesdames H.
C. Wirtz, Bunn, Jimmie Currin
Earl Rook, George Pappendick
A. O. George, R. M. Pope, J. A.
Wood and Miss Edna Wafford.
Mrs. J. A. Martin came in for
refreshments.
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