“Cynthia
Reports”
By
CYNTHIA JOHNSON
This fine spring weather has
brought out the birds, buds—and
fellas! Yes, spring vacation has
closed the doors of many of the
halls o flearning, and spilled forth
those seeking book “lamin’,” and
sent them homeward. I've been
home a week now, and I’m glad
to say, nothing has changed about
the old hometown. Even the gang
that holds up Saunders is back on
the job, and upon close observa
tion, I find that they have added
some new recruits to the crew.
But the old-timers like Whitey
Auld, Billy "Mac,” Sam Behrends,
Bill Huffman, and Willie Hewlett
are' still there in profusion! My
brother has been added as one of
the newcomers, and chumming
arounj with him is Robert Bell.
I don’t know what Wake Forest is
like with them ail away at the
same time.
Glad to see Anna Kamer home
from hard work at Salem. And,
even though the had a “fur” piece
to come, Corinne Wilkinson made
it here to spend the Easter holi
days with her folks and friends.
Meredith students put away their
books and joined the crowd merg
ing homeward, so Mary Emma
Humphrey is back with us once
again. “Em” is still adding laurels
to those already in her possession.
Shirley Brown and Betty Hanson
will contribute to the pulchritudi
ous persons on hand for the ’47
Easter celebration. Betty goes to
school in Yankee-land, but she still
claims to be typically southern.
Congratulations to the ’47 win
ners of the recently held Decla
mation contest. Sho’ was glad to
hear that Frank Bradley v on first
for the upperclassmen fellas, and
that Betty Lou ChMaster came in
first for the junior-senior girls. I
wasn’t able to hear them, but
from all accounts, all the winners
were deserving of the honor be
stowed upon them by the judges
for the occasion. I’ll never forget
the times I’ve prayed the stage
would open up and swallow me
when my turn to speak came. And
I’m certain I’ll never forget the
pride and joy that was mine when,
after trying for three years, I
finally won first. So, I know what
victory means to you, and I sho’
am glad it was yours.
Two more fine citizens of our
community “merged” this past
week-end and now share the same
home address. Yes, congrats are
in order for Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Brown, alias “Weenie” and Mary
Ann.” From the reports of the
social news, there will be no June
brides this season. April seems to
be the month for wedding bells
to peal forth this year. But, when
ever they ring, I hope they bring
success and happiness for all for
whom they chime — for Sanford
and Byah. for Midge and Tommy,
for “Muck” and Ann, for Mary
Elizabeth and John, and Margy
and C. F.
There are two definite styles for
Easter bonnets this season, so
hope you’re up on either or both
of them. You can’t say that one
leads the other, ’cause they seem
to be in demand on equal terms.
If you wear a large rough straw
of any color, with a wide velvet
ribbon fashioned in the back in
a medium-sized bow, or trimmed
with colored flowers tucked en
ticingly under Ihe wide brim, you
may be certain that you will stand
a good chance of leading the East
er parade. Or if you choose a
smaller hat, composed of nothing
but colored flowers, a bit of
matching ribbon and veil, you will
be in the running for top honors.
Yes, you’ll stand a good chance
of being in style, but if the small
flowered number affects your es
cort the same as one I have did
my brother, I’m afraid your East
er Sunday will be a very unpleas
ant one. But after all, if we can
put up with shocking bow-ties,
startling stripped zoot pants and
loafers (shoes, that is) minus
socks for the majority of the time,
they can certainly grin and bear
our choice of an Easter bonnet for
one afternoon!
I have often heard it said by
the men that indulge in the sport
known as golf say that it never
rains or gets dark on the golf
course, but there is something that
irritates the golfers of late, and
that “something” is most unusual.
If you happen to drive a new
glistening white golfball down the
fairway, don’t be surprised il a
crow suddenly swoops down from
nowhere, pounces upon the ball,
and attempts to make a take-off
with it in his clutches. They say
that if you holler loud enoijgn and
swing the club at him, he usually
drop6 his prize and flies away as
dejected as a crow could be. But
if you don’t advance quick enough,
jhe completes his take-off, your
hard-to-get golfball in claw and
leaves you standing bewildered in
the middle of the fairway.
It was fine to nave Harry Wei
lott home for the past week, but
I was sorry to hear of his father’s
illness which brought him home
from his duties in St. Alban’s
Naval hospital in New York. Word
tells me that Mr. Wellott is on
the road to recovery and will soon
join the crowd again. Harry re
turns to his station this week-end.
Sho’ have enjoyed the rest from
a certain song that haunts me con
tinuously at school, yes—“Hoodie
Addle.” It doesn’t seem to have
caught on with the hepsters down
here, but that’s all the better. Still
hear “Anniversary Song” and
“Guilty.” Could it be that the
music-lovers are going solt in
their old age?
As always, all good things must
come to an end, ana my visit
with my folks will be over as of
tomorrow. Yes, Monday night I’ll
board that old ACL train bound
for D. C., and get back to books,
10:30 o’clock light-bell — and my
roommate. It has been wonderful
being home and seeing everybody.
Just hope that the next eight
weeks to come will hurry by, and
it will soon be time to haul out
my trusty suitcase for the last
time and leave Washington until
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Harriett Trammell Smith Plans
Wedding To Clarence E. Reynolds
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Wedding To Take Place Satur
day At Presgyterian
Church In Atkinson
Miss Harriett Trammell Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Smith, of Atkinson, has com
pleted plans for her wedding to
Clarence E. Reynolds, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Reynolds of
Chesapeake City, Md.
The wedding will be solemnized
on Saturday afternoon, April 12 at
5:30 o’clock in the Caswell Pres
byterian church, Atkinson. The
Rev. Cameron D. L. Mosser will
officiate at the ceremony.
Miss Smith has chosen as her
matron-of-honor her sister, Mrs.
William L. Burkheimer of Wil
mington. and her bridesmaids will
be Miss Katherine Keith Smith,
sister of the bride, of Fort Bragg,
and Miss Betty Ann Smith of Red
Springs.
Hugh Jarman of New Bern, will
attend the bridegroom as best
man and groomsmen will be
Thomas A. Smith, Jr., and Jack
Murphy of Atkinson, W. L. Burk
Sunset Park Baptist
Church Will Present
Cantata This Evening
The Sunset Park Baptist church
choir will present on Easter Sun
day evening at 8 o’clock an Easter
cantata entitled “Everlasting
Life” by Thompson and Forman.
The choir is under the direction
of M. C. Cagle, and the accompa
nist is Mrs. J. T. Lee.
Those taking part in the presen
tation of' the cantata are: So
pranos — the Misses Gertrude
Mills, Juanita Pierce, Jeanie Bat
son, Mary Shepard, and Mes
dames Linwood Hardy, John Kel
ly, J. C. Price;
Altos—the Misses Clarine John
son and Mildred Canady, and Mes
dames M. C. Cagle and E. C.
Chamblee;
Tenor* — C. E. Tayror, W. A.
Cleland, C. E. Gosnell, and J. J.
Hamrick;
Bass—A. C. Jackson and E. D.
Watts.
The public is cordially invited to
the service.
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Miss Mary Porter,
Mr. Saint-Amand
Engaged To Marry
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Porter of
Currie, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Mary Ruth, to
Julius Eujean Saint-Amand, son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Saint-Amand of
Wilmington.
The wedding plans will be an
nounced later.
the following fall. But until that
time comes, I’ll be working at
Webster, so for now I’ll leave you
with the hope that we’ll mast
again before So long. j
f-eimer and Frank Morns of Wil-1
mington.
Following the wedding a recep
tion will be held at the home of
the bride. No invitations have been
issued in v'ut are
invited to attend the wedding,,
Shown here are seven of the at
tractive young girls who will
model the latest in spring and
summer attire in the show, “Fash
ions Have Spring Fever’’ which
will be staged on Tuesday even
ing at 8 o’clock ia the community
center by the Aurora Tri-Hi-Y
chapter under the sponsorship of
the Wonder Shop. They are: Top
row, left, Miss Ruth Ann Fisher;
Misses Iona Campbell and Kent
Thompson, center; Miss Shirlene
Conrad, top right; pictured in the
bottom group of photos reading
left to right are: Miss Betty
Belcher, Miss Mary Finberg and
Miss Diane Costello. (CAROLINA
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VFW Auxiliary Officers
Installed At Plantation
The women of the V.F.W. Aux
iliary, 2573 were guests of the
James A. Manley Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars for the installa
tion of post and auxiliary officers
Friday evening at the Plantation
club. The installation service was
followed by a dinner dance.
Commander E. C. Snead intro
duced the president of the auxi
liary, Sister Frances H. Mclntire,
who in turn introduced the auxili
ary to the installing officer, past
department president, Sister Myr
tle Davis.
The following officers were in
stalled:
Sister Mable Langley, presi
dent; Sister Lula Reece, senior
vice president; Sister Elizabeth
Wells, junior vice president; Sis
ter Adah Watters, treasurer; Sis
ter Emma Hansley, chaplain; Sis
ter Elizabeth Millar, conductress;
Sister Callie Saleeby, secretary;
Sisters Carolina Sutton, Lula Hol
den, and Mary Newton, color
bearers; Sister Estelle Blanchard,
flag bearer; and Sister Hilda
Knowles, historian.
Because of illness the follosvin
officers were not installed- sjj*8
Althie Brewer, guard; Siste"
Hattie B. Mann and Lucile Ed*
wards, trustees; Sister
Dew, color bearer; and Sist
May Burton, patriotic instruct?
Past auxiliary president, Caro
lina Sutton presented corsages t'
installing officer, Myrtle Davi°
president, Mable Langley, and
tiring president, Frances J!"
Intire.
After dinner the post officers
were installed by past national
Commander - in - chief, otis
Brown.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair Mitchell
of Newport News, Va., announce
the birth of twin sons, Ronald
Allen and Donald Albert, 0n
February 22 at Buxton hospital
Newport News, Va., Mrs. Mitchell
is the former Ethel Mae Langston
of Long Creek.
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May the joys and happiness
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«f the Barter season be with
you an you join others the
world over in solemn worship
of the glorious resurrection of
our Lord, Jesus Christ. May
His blessing and guidance be
bestowed upon you.