Town Talk
Miss Martha Lee Johnson of
Greensboro spent the Easter holi
days here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Johnson.
Mrs. Annie Rook and Mias Betty
Rook of Petersburg, Va., spent the
week end with Mrs. Lonnie Gib
son.
Mrs. Annie Rook, Miss Betty
Rook, Mrs. Lonnie Gibson and Mrs.
Charlie Gibsen spent Saturday in
Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Joyner, W. B.
Joyner, Molly Jean Joyner, Mr.
and Mis. T. B. Glover, Miss Myra
Wheat, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Oak
ley, Sybil Oakley, Ann Smith, Mrs.
Nancy Dunn and daughter, Nancy
and Miss Mattie Rice attended the
Horse Show in Oxford on Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Glover and
Miss Myra Wheat spent Tuesday
in Richmond.
James Earl Hassell, Larry Has
sell, Robert Burton and Lloyd
Bizzell of Portsmouth spent the
week end with Mrs. Virginia Gur
ley.
Mrs. W. M. Brown, Mrs. Donald
Brown and son, Wayrfe of New
Bern spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Taylor.
Paul Woodruff of Pearisburg,
Va., is visiting relatives in town
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merritt and
son of Norfolk spent the Easter
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Oakley
Vaughan.
MijS Rosa Clyde Bryant of Rich
mond spent the week end with
her patents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Bryant.
Jack Gray of Williamston spent
the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Gray.
Mrs. W. A. Daniel left last week
for Philadelphia, Pa., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. J. P. Conroy.
Miss Eloise Tilley of Duke spent
the Easter holidays with her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. L O. Til
ley.
Mrs. Bernard Woodruff spent
Sunday in Weldon with her moth
er, Mrs. Minnie Turner.
Billy Waters of Chapel Hill spent
the week end in town with rela
tives.
Miss Jewel Gray of Charlotte
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Gray.
Miss Eleanor Ann White of
Flora McDonald College spent the
Easter holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Almond White.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Murdock,
Jr., and daughter, Coleen of Nor
folk spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. D. W. Debnam.
Tommy and Jack DeVane of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mrs. J. W. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Goodier of
Washington, D. C„ spent the week
end with Mr. George Ingram in
Gaston.
Mrs. Sally Burton left Wednes
day for New York City where she
will make her home with her sist
er, Mrs. Claudis Kohlhepp.
P. D. Harris, B. M. 2/c of
Bucksport, S. C. spent the Easter
holidays with his wife.
Pfc. Marion Taylor has return
ed to Fort Bragg after spending
a lb day furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Taylor.
Mrs. B. W. Barnes and daught
er, Annie Mae were the week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Barnes of Newport News. While
there Mrs. Barnes attended the
church wedding of Miss Nornia
Bradshaw, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arron Bradshaw of Hamil
ton, Va.
Miss Rae Martin of High Point
College spent the Easter holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Martin.
Mrs. H. M. Hudson has returned
to her home after being a patient
m Roanoke Rapids Hospital for
two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cooper
and son “Chippy” of Washington,
D. C., spent the Easter holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Moham.
Mr. and Mr. Hines and Miss
Margaret Cox of Chapel Hill pent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
N. D. Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Crawley of
Wilmington spent the week end
with Mrs. D. W. McDonald.
Wilbert Moore of Lawrenceville,
Va., was a visitor in town Sun
day.
Miss Mildred Jenkins of Greens
boro spent the week end with
her mother, Mr3. B. F. Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Cello B. Lowder of
Badin, N. C., spent the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. George Davis.
Mrs. George Pruden of Ports
mouth, Va., spent the holidays in
town with relatives.
Miss Lucille Pearson will go
home the last of this week after
being a patient at the Roanoke
Rapids Hospital for a number of
days. She will return to her home
>n Emporia to recuperate before
going back to work here.
Mrs. B. W. Hardy spent Mon
day in Raleigh.
Mrs. Robert Parker
Hostess To Her Club
Halifax—Mrs. Robert Parker en
tertained the members of her
bridge club Tuesday night at three
tables of bridge. Miss Clem Read
was winner of high score and
Mrs. Russell Weeks second high
and Miss Effie Avent bingo prize.
A delicious salad course was serv
ed to Mrs. Russell Weeks, Mrs.
A. L. Hux, Mrs. V. A. Parks,
Mrs. C. E. Shaw, Mrs. Bill Penn,
Mrs. R. W. Millikin, Mrs. P. C.
Draper, Mrs. W. L. Johnson, Mrs.
W. R. Caudle, and Misses Effie
Avent, Clem Read and Ursula
Marshall.
Miss Hodges Entertains
Gin Rummy Club
Miss Marion Hodges was a de
lightful hostess to the Gin Rummy
Club Wednesday evening. Lovely
spring flowers decorated the home
throughout. A number of games
were enjoyed before scores were
collected and prizes awarded. Mrs.
Gilbert Baugham won low and
Miss Edith Revelle won high.
They were presented attractive
prizes. At refreshment time Mrs.
Gilbert Baugham was remembered
with a lovely cake decorated in
pretty colors in honor of her
birthday which was Wednesday.
A sweet course with an ice drink
was enjoyed by the following:
Misses Marguerite Camp, Irma
Lee Grant, Edith Revelle, Gene
Tillery, Mildred Hodges and Mes
dames Gilbert Baugham, Robert
Rogers and Atweli Taylor.
Mrs .Edwards Hostess
To Her Bridge Club
Mrs. J. D. Edwards entertained
the Thursday night club with a
lovely party Thursday night with
three tables of contract bridge,
in her apartment in the McCrory
Building. The home was lovely
with loses. Mrs. H. E. Gibson won
high score, Mrs. L. B. Allen won
second high score, and Mrs. W.
H. Tickel won floating prize. They
were presented attractive prizes.
At refreshment time strawberry
short-cake with coffee was enjoy
ed. Each plate held a lovely red
rose. Guests for the evening were:
Mesdames L. B. Allen, H. E. Gib
son, W. H. Tickel, Jay Thompson,
Fleetwood Sullivan, H. E. Came
ron, C. W. Mears, Neal Benn,*
Merle Bowman, J. P. Little, Gra-®
ham Lynch and Miss Bernice Hit
chens.
Garden Club Holds
Its Last Meeting
The last meeting of the Garden
Club was held in the home of
Mrs. A. O. Pendleton with Mrs.
Pendleton and Mrs. D. L. Wheeler
as co-hostess. Mrs. L. W. Clem-j y,
ents, chairman of the club, pre
sided and during the business ses
sion several matters of importance
were discussed, the club as a whole
acting to have a victory garden
and urge others to plant a garden
to help with the food shortage.
The May meeting of the Garden
Club will be held as a joint meet
ing with the Fine Arts Club. A
delightful paper was given by
Miss Susan Holladay on tuberous^
begonias. A sweet course was serv
ed to the following: Mesdames
Lester Tilley, Willis Stevens, W.
H. Hedgepeth, I. E. Ready, Dick
Taylor, G. S. Bunn, J. E. Maustel
!ar, W. D. Collier, L. S. Neal, L.
W. Clements, C. N. Wheeler, D. L.
Wheeler, George Pappendick, A. O.
Pendleton and Miss Susan Holla
day.
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