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Smith-Farley
Invitations
Are Issuec
Invitations are out for the wed
ding of Miss Ruth Adelle Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norvir
C. Smith, of this city, to Thomas
Julian Farley, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Farley, of Arling
ton, N. J.
The couple will be married at
1 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Dec
ember 21 at the Fir«t Presbyterian
church of Passaic, N. J.
A reception for members of the
families will follow at the home
of the bride’s uncle and aunt, Mr
end Mrs. William R. Kent, of Pas
saic, with whom she resides.
Mrs. Robert B. Kent, of Pas
saic, will be her only attendant.
The bridegroom will be attended
by Herbert Braun, of Union City.
The couple will spend Christmas
with the bride's parents in Wil
mington ,and will live in Passaic.
Miss Smith is a graduate of New
Hanover High school and is asso
ciated with the Passaic Public Li
brary.
Mr. Farley is a graduate of Ste
vens Institute of Technology, class
of ’38, and is with the United States
Rubber company. 4
CORNELIUS HARNETT
SCHOOL WILL GIVE
PROGRAM TONIGHT
This evening at 7:30 in the
school auditorium, the pupils of Cor
nelius Harnett school will present a
Christmas program. There will be
no charge for admission. The public
is cordially invited.
The first part of the program will
be the “First Noel,” presented by
the grammar grade pupils. The fol
lowing characters will take part:
John: the son of the innkeeper of
Bethlehem, Thomas McKee; Abram:
a young boy of Bethlehem, a friend
of John, John Millinor; Timeus: a
shepherd boy, Martin Rabunsky;
Rueben: a shepherd, father of
Timeus, Sonny Blalock; shepherds:
Junior Gaydos, James Jackson,
Emory Holden, Linwood Batson;
Mary: Eloise Lewis; Joseph:'Joseph
Johnson; Wise Men: Ivan Phelps,
Donovan Wells, Brooks Bowen;
Angels: Virginia Corbett, Vivian
Sikes, Minnie Sandy: Members of
the Glee club.
The second part of the program
will be a play, “Santa’s Recovery,"
by pupils of the first, second, third
and fourth grades. The following are
the characters: Alene Merritt, Don
ald Sellers, Audrey Nichols, James
Harriss; Santa’s Elves: Marvin
Moss, David Guyton, Russell Clark,
Malcom Hewett, Victor Batson, Ber
nard Rabunsky; North Wind: Bruce
Sandy; Jack Frost: Horace Chinnis;
Santa Claus: Freddie Lee Hamilton;
French Dolls: Dottie Bagwell, Joan
Krochman, Carolyn Wallace, Pat
Carney, Rose Marie Hatchell, Shir
ley Sikes; Snow Sprites: Barbara
Ann Ezzelle, - Connie Surles, Inez
Bryant, Jackie Cowan, Peggy Ann
Grimsley, Carolyn Mosar; Wooden
Soldiers: Elwood Barnes, Jerry Lee
Justice, Charles Merritt, Ronald
Potter, Bobby Jackson, Donald Ov-r
by; Tops: David Benson, Florence
Bagwell, Mary Branner, James Gay
kos, Carl Mitehell; Radio announcer: I
C. J. Barnes.
He * 4,
Club Meeting
The Sub-Deb club held the regular
meeting Tuesday at the home of
Edith Habernicht with the president,
Elizabeth Underwood, presiding.
Plans were discussed for a Christ
mas box. After the discussion re
freshments were served and Miss
Billy Dobson, a member of the club
who is moving to Fayetteville, was
showered with gifts by the members
of the club.
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Vicki V’ola. radio actress, are from originals by William Spratling, trans
lated into inexpensive alloys by Victor Silver, American jewelry designer.
Miss Campbell, Bride-Elect,
And Mrs. Cantwell, Honored
Miss Nancy Campbell, whose
wedding is to take place Saturday
evening, and Mrs. Robert C. Cant
well, III, who before her marriage
this fall was Miss Betty Garra
brant, were honored yesterday
afternoon when Mrs. S. L. Mar
bury entertained at tea at her
home in Forest Hills.
During the calling hours guests
were greeted in the hall by Mrs.
James L. Wells and Mrs. J. B.
Brantly. Receiving in the living
room were the hostess, Mrs. Mar
bury, Mies Campbell and Mrs.
Cantwell.
The home was decorated
throughout with arrangements of
holly, white roses and white snap
dragons and in the living room
pastel flowers were used. Presid
ing over the tea and coffee serv
ices were Mrs. L. Paul Campbell,
mother of the bride-elect, apd Mrs.
Robert C. Cantwell, Jr. Mrs.
Edgar Garranbrant presided at the
punch bowl during the afternoon.
Assisting in serving dainty refresh
ments were Mrs. Sherwood D.
Dudley. Miss Louise Washburn,
Miss Evelyn Soverel and Miss
Kathryn Snow.
Around 125 guests called during
the tea hours from 4:30 until 6:30
o'clock. 3
People Like This Tarnish The
Bright Spirit Of Christmas
By KITH M1LLETT
The spirit of Christmas can't mean
much to these people:
The girl who talks of “exchanging”
gifts with another person.
The man who has his secretary do
all his Christmas shopping.
The woman who bawls out the
harassed sales clerk at a Christmas
gift counter.
The woman who sends three per
sons subscriptions to some one mag
azine, without being sure they will
all enjoy it, because she can get three
subscriptions at a bargain rate.
The woman who mails her gifts
early, not in deference to the mai^
carrier, but to give the recipients
plenty of time to shop for return
presents for her.
ANYONE CAN
GIVE SOMETHING
The person, not flat broke, who
says, “I’m not giving Christmas
presents this year.” Almost anyone
can give something.
The person who sends Christmas
cards purely as a business proposi
tion.
The person who gives a check
rather than a gift because it’s less
bother.
The person who can dig up a dollar
a.nd yet doesn’t have some kind of
Christmas tree.
DON’T FORGET THE NEEDY
The person who says, “I had a
wonderful Christmas; so-and-so gave
me this and so-and-so gave me that.”
The person who isn’t warmed by
the singing of Christmas carols.
The person who doesn’t contribute
something to a Christmas charity ot
to an individual family in need.
» * *
JUVENILE AND
JUNIOR MUSIC
CLUBS TO MEET
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
IS PRESENTED AT
HEMENWAY P.-T. A.
At the December meeting of Hem
enway Parent Teachers’ association
Tuesday, December 10, Pollock Ir
win presented a Christmas pageant,
“The Nativity.” Miss Mamie Lee
Kimball directed the singing of carols
by the Glee club accompanying the
scenes. J. P. Herbert, pastor of Grace
church, read the scriptures appropri
ate to the scenes.
The program was as follows:
Processional—By the Glee club—“O
Come All Ye Faithful.”
Invocation — Posed by Virginia
Shaw. By the Glee club—“It Came
Upon A Midnight Clear.”
The Annunciation—Posed by Phyl
lis Haar. By the Glee club—"A' e
Maria.” (Shubert).
While Shepherds Watched—Posed
by Emory Sneeden, James Harvell,
Jr., and David Blanchard. Music—
‘‘O Little Town of Bethlehem,” sung
by David Wood, Eugenia Batson,
Virginia Lee, Frances Casteen and
Helen Jones.
The Magi—Posed by Cecil Butler,
Wafer Goldburg and Herbert Balk
cum. Glee club—“Carol of the Shep
herds,” (Bohemian Folk Song).
The Manger — Posed By Virgin:’x
Shaw, Shepherds and Magi. Music—
“Bethlehem Lullaby," solo by David
Wood. “Lo, How a Rose E’er Bloom
ing," Glee club.
The Adoration—Posed by Frances
Thompson, Shepherds and Magi.
Music—"Joy to the World,” Glee
club.
Following the program refresh
ments were served. The First grade
won the prize for having most fath
* * *
The Junior and Juvenile Music
clubs will hold a joint meeting Sat
urday morning at 10 o’clock in the
parish house at St. James’ Episcopal
church.
A special business session and
program has been arranged for this
time. All members are requested to
attend.
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RECEIVES HONOR
GREENSBORO, Dec. 12. — In
cluded in “Who’s Who In Ameri
can colleges and universities’’ for
1940 are nineteen students from the
Woman’s college of the University
of North Carolina.
Nine seniors and ten juniors have
been chosen for this yearly publi
cation which gives the biographies
and lists of college accomplish
ments of pror-inent college stu
dents in the United States. Miss
Johanna Boet, of Castle Haynes,
'XT'* of the Senior class, is
included in this list. 1
A
V. F. W. AUXILIARY
HOLDS REGULAR MEET
The usual monthly meeting of th
Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliar
was held Tuesday, December 10, a
8 p. m. in the dug-out at the court
house. Mrs. Caroline Sutton, pres:
dent, presiding. '•'he meeting wa
opened with salute 'to the flag
prayer by the chaplain, Mrs. Emm;
Hansley and singing of one vers
of America
Miss Vera Smith, secretary, rea
the minutes of the previous meet
ing which were approved and filed
Mrs. Harry Watters made report a
to the financial standing of th
auxiliary. Mrs. Fay Goodman, hos
pital chairman, read several letter
of thanks from the boys at Oteen
Augusta and Columbia, also a ver:
interesting letter from the War;
Daddy of the V. W. F. auxiliar;
ward at Oteen thanking the auxili
ary for the kind thoughts and gift;
sent the boys Thanksgiving. Card
were sent to sick members of th;
auxiliary and post, also to veteran;
in hospitals. Card of sympathy wa;
sent to the members of Mrs. Augus
ta Fick’s family expressing sorrow
at the death of this dear friend.
Mrs. Caroline Sutton, president
read several letters of interest fo;
the benefit of the auxiliary and iti
welfare.
Mrs. Lucile Banck Edwards, chair
man of welfare and rehabilitatioi.
gave a tentative report as to Thanks
giving baskets, clothes, fuel anc
rent given to veterans and thei
families during Thanksgiving. Dui
ing the month of November, gro
ceries were sent 17 families, consist
ing of 39 persons. Mrs. Estelli
Blanchard and Mrs. S. Miller rc
rotted having visited several vet
erans and their families, also tw<
visits to hospital.
Mrs. Ida Belle Wylie, chairman ol
national defense and her co-chair
man, Mrs. Nell Dicksey, read sever
al articles on this topic which was
enjoyed by those present.
Plans were made for the showing
of a movie at the New Hanover Higl
school December 30 for the benefil
of the welfare fund.
Authority was given Mrs. Good
man, hospital chairman, to spenc
$25 to $3" for Christmas cheer foi
the veterans in hospitals, Oteen
Augusta and Columbia. Plans wert
also made to bring Christmas cheer
to veterans and their families.
No further business the meeting
adjourned with prayer by the chap
lain and singing of two verses ci
God Bless America.
MIND YOUR MANNERS
Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the follow
ing questions, then checking against
the authoritative answers below:
1. Does it show a knowledge cf
correct English to say "between you
and I?”
2. Is it correct to say, “I don’t like
those kind of automobiles?"
3. When verbally expressing your
thanks, is it better to say, "I thank
you” or "Thank you?"
4. Do you say, ‘‘It was I” or "It
was me?"
5. Is it better to say, “I think I’ll
retire” or “I think I’ll go to bed?’’
What would you do if—
You are talking to a person who
mispronounces a word—
(a) Use it after him, pronouncing
it correctly?
(b) Avoid using the word in that
conversation?
Answers
1. No. The correct phrase is “be
tween you and me.”
2. No. Say either “that kind” or
“those kind.”
3. "Thank you.”
4. “It was I.”
5. “I think I’ll go to bed.”
Best "What Would Y’ou Do” Solu
tion—(b).
HENRY REHDER TO
SPEAK TO SOROSIS
Henry B. Rehder, local florist, will
be the guest speaker this morning at
10:30 o’clock at the regular meeting
of the North Carolina Sorosis Gar
den club at the Sorosis clubhouse on
North Third street.
Mr. Rehder will speak on Christ
mas Decorations. Members of the
-ape Fear Garden club are cordially
invited to attend.
* * *
D. A. R. CHAPTER
TO HOLD MEETING
The regular meeting of the Stamp
Defiance chapter D. A. R. will be
reld tonight at 8 o’clock at the
Soro3is clubhouse on North Third
street. An interesting program has
oeen arranged for this meeting.
The annual Ellis island shower will
)e held at this time and members
ire asked to bring their donations.
Annual Christmas Luncheon Given
; By Thursday Morning Music Club
t
The Great Hall of St. James
• parish house was the scene yes
3 terday at 12:30 o’clock of th<
' Thursday Morning Music club’s an
» nual Christmas luncheon.
Mrs. William G. Robertson, pres
J ident, presided over the affair ant
- introduced the Rev. Walter B
. Freed, pastor of St. Paul’s Luther
3 an church, who gave the invoca
3 tion. Lovely old Christmas carol:
■ were sung by a mixed quarte
5 composed of Mrs. Florence Porte:
. Avery, Mrs. George L. Walker
' Glenwood Blomme and George L
I Walker. They sang:: “Angels Wi
' Have Heard on High,” "The Snow
■ Lay on the Ground,” "What Chile
! is This?,” “Deck the Hall” anc
* “Good King Wenceslas.” The lat
! ter part of the musical prograir
! was as usual, carol singing by the
1 entire group led by William G
' HONOR MAIDS TO
• BE PRESENTED
| TO CADET CORPS
The New Hanover High schoo
, ROTC will hold a dress parade this
morning at 8:45 o’clock at the reg
I ular parade grounds at 13th and Anr
’ streets.
At this time the maids of honoi
will be presented to the cadet corps
They are: Battalion, Louise Davis
Company A, Anne Burr; Company
B, Katherine Goodman; Company C,
, Alice Sprunt; Company D, Jear
Brown.
The public is cordially invited tc
attend.
MUSICAL SERVICE
PLANNED SUNDAY
AT GRACE CHURCH
A musical service devoted to
familiar Christmas music will be pre
sented Sunday night at 8 o’clock at
Grace Methodist church.
An organ recital of Christmas
selections at the beginning of the
service will be played by Miss Agnes
Chasten, church organist.
The regular choir will be assisted
by Mrs. 3. W. Brinson, soprano, and
Mrs. J. D. Edwards, violinist. The
public is cordially invited.
* * *
PERSONALS
T. T. Hamilon, Jr., principal of the
New Hanover High school, is at
tending a meeting of the Southern
Association of Secondary Schools
and Colleges in Memphis, Tenn.
* * *
Mrs. A. H. Bishop and daughter,
of Newport News, Va., are visiting
Mrs. Bishop’s mother, Mrs. K. L.
Davis, at her home on Orange street.
» * •
Friends of J. W. Liles, of 1720
Orange street, will be glad to learn
that he has returned to his home
after being a patient at James
Walker Memorial hospital for the
past ten days.
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“THE TRAIL BLAZERS” IS
FEATURED AT BIJOU
Republic utilizes c. colorful but
not widely exploited phase of
American history “The Trail Blaz
ers,” its latest Three I.Iesquiteers
starring western which opens to
day at the Bijou theatre.
Bob Livingston, Bob Steele and
Rufe Davis are cast in the triple
starring roles, and they again
demonstrate their abilities to cap
ture the interest of their audiences
from the star, and m-in tain it a?
a high pitch until the final fade
out.
The three portray the frontier
riders who are intent on aiding
their friend, Chapman (played
most effectivvely by Carroll
Nye) to put through telegraphic
communications between the Army
posts of the western frontier. In
this effort they are opposed not
only by the bandits, but by local
politicians who profit by the law
1 "sness which flourishes as a di
rect result of lack of adequate
communication facilities.
Chapter seven of “The Green
Robertson, and among the familiar
. old Christmas songs sung by the
, group were: “O Come All Ye faith
ful,” “Hark the Herald Angels
Sing,” “O Little Town of Bethle
hem,” and “Silent Night, Holy
■ Night.”
The highlight of the program was
the rendition of Rubenstein’s Con
■ certo No. 4 D Minor by Miss Em
• ma Gade Hutaff and Mrs. Mary
; Eunice Troy at the two pianos.
Mrs. Robertson announced that
' the educational meeting would be
held on Thursday morning Decem
ber 19, and would be ja program on
■ Wagner, place of the meeting to
be announced later. 4
The luncheon was served by the
Rector’s Reserve guijd of the pa
rish. The- decorations were in
charge of Mrs. Louise Hanson,
Mrs. E. H. Munson, Mrs. Lewis
Ormond and Mrs. E: Reid Toms. 4
■
Hornet Strikes Again” and an An
dy Clyde comedy C9mplete this
program. 4
“CITY FOR CONQUEST”
OFFERED AT CAROLINA
“City For Conquest,” the new
Warner Bros, drama starring
James Cagney and Ann Sheridan,
which opened yesterday at the
Carolina theatre \ has received
much favorable comment from
newspaper critics and local audi
ences alike, all of whom agree
that this is the type of vital hu
man interest drama which makes
the best possible .screen fare.
A dynamic story of the world’s
greatest city and what it does to
the young people who go out with
high hearts to conquer it, “City
For Conquest” is based on Aben
Kandel’s novel.
Appearing in support of the two
stars is a superb cast headed by
Frank Craven, r Donald Crisp,
Frank McHugh and Edgar Ken
nedy.
A Merrie Melody cartoon and la
test News of the Day complete the
highly entertaining program. 4
“GIRLS UNDER 21” IS
OFFERED AT THE ROYAL
Girls Under 21” ... hungry
for dates . . . gay clothes . .
anything but school! “Girls Un-.
der 21” . . . too old for play
things ... too .young for love!
Girls Under 2l” . . , headed
straight for the Tinder-- orld right
from the Big Town’s teeming
streets!
Lusty action and blazing emo
tion highlight “Girls Under 21,”
thrilling new melodrama, which
opens today at the Royal theater.
Bruce Cabot, Rochelle Hudson and
Paul Kelly head the fine cast,
while a group of talented young
sters portray six tough ’teen-age
kids-of-the-slums with Kelly ap
pearing as a popular school teach
er and Miss Hudson portraying a
former slum-girl, the film depicts
the efforts of these two in regener
ating the hard-boiled “Girls Un
der 21,” who never had a chance.
Dead End Kids and Little Tough
Guys bring another G-Man special,
‘Hurled Through Space” as an add
ed feature. Royal Varieties include
Movietone News and a comedy. 4 j
November Report Made
By Red Cross Nurse
Miss Zou Mercer, Red Cross nurse,
reported to local headquarters yester
day that during the past month she
spent 127 hours in the field.
Two eases of chitkenpox were
visited. Three cases of infant hy
giene were admitted to nursing serv
ice, and 31 visits made. Five cases
of pre-school hygiene were admitted,
and 10 field nursing visits made.
Twenty inspections and examina
tions in school hygiene were given.
Cases admitted totaled 30, and 33,
field nursing visits were made.
Treatments done in school numbered
25.
In infant, pre-school and school
child visits, 14 children were referred
to medical care, and three children
had teeth defects corrected.
Twenty morbidity cases were ad
mitted to nursing service, and 50
field nursing visits were made.
Eight maternity cases were admitted
to nursing service, and 26 field
nursing visits made.
—
Textile Wage Scale
Is Defended By U. S.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12— W) —
The government filed a brief with
the supreme court today defending
the legality of the wage-hour ad
ministration’s order fixing 32 1-2
cents an hour as the minimum
wage to be paid by the textile in
dustry.
Solicitor General Francis Bid
dle’s brief was in reply to an ap
peal by the Opp Cotton Mills, Inc.,
of Opp, Ala., which asked the high
court to set aside the wage order
which was upheld by the fifth fed
eral circuit court. The case is ex
pected to be argued the latter part
of next week.
Enforcement of the order, the
company contended, “would mean
the undoing” of “a good percent
age of the small mills of the deep
south.”
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Bankers Will Continue
Information Program
HOLLYWOOD. Fla., De^ 12
-The Investment Bankers aSSLf
tion of America today voted (o .'
tensify and continue for one year
public information program V "*
“ot,e. the function of investmm
banking as an indispensible iml,
part of the American system of 3'
enterprise. lee
The program was started
months ago in an effort to au-ik
public opinion to what the mw!”
ment men claim are needed adimt
ments in the federal securities C
to make them more “workable" S
to rebuild the prestige of the invel'f
ment banking business.
BOUNDARY APPROVER
BERLIN, Dec, 12—LR—The boun
dary between Germany and the
Soviet union, fixed by a mixcd
commission in 10 months of ne»0.
tiation, has been approved V
both governments, DNB, official
German news agency, announced
today. Germany and Russia have
a common frontier in Poland and
along Russian-incorporated lift.
uania.
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