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MR. AND MRS. FRED HARTLEY
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartley
of Blowing Rock were honored
Sunday, April 10, on their 50th
wedding anniversary with a din
ner party and open house by
their children.
During open house, a large
number of Mr. and Mrs. Hart
ley’s friends called to convey
best wishes and enjoyed de
lightful refreshments served
from a beautifully decorated
I table.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartley’s chil
dren present for the occasion
| included Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Filipski and family of Greens
boro, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F.
Kenny and family of Greens
boro, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Hartley and son of Miami, Fla.,
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Hartley
and daughter of Marion, and
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Hartley
\ and family of Blowing Rock.
Local Affairs
Mrs. Ruth Porter of Cherry
ville spent the weekend at her
home here.
Dr. O. K. Richardson visited
Sunday with his mother, Mr. S.
C. Richardson of Sparta.
Messrs. Kenneth and Gary
Wilcox left Monday morning for
Cleveland, Ohio on business.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Sturgill
of Grassy Creek visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cline.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Coffey of
Blowing Rock visited with Mr.
Johnny Earp of Vilas Sunday.
Mrs. Maeie Bolick and family
of Lenoir visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Tester.
Mr. W. C. Greene has entered
Veteran’s Administration Hos
pital in Johnson City for treat
ment.
Mrs. Howard Hamrick and
Mrs. David P. Dillinger of
Cherryville visited Monday with
Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Rankin.
Mrs. Early Earp has returned
to her home at Vilas after visit
ing with her daughters in Beck
ley, West Virginia.
Mr. Cubby Coe returned
home Friday after spending
several days in Presbyterian
Hospital at Charlotte.
Mrs. Stanley Harris. Sr., is
a patient at Watauga Hospital
where she underwent surgery
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Mock Mast and
son, Jeff, of Shale Hill were
recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Dave P. Mast.
Mr. Glenn Wallace Wilcox and
son, David, visited last week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Wilcox.
Mr. L. E. Tuckwiller spent
the weekend visiting with rela
tives in Green Brier County,
West Virginia.
Mr. Guy W. Spencer of La
Grande, Oregon is visiting with
his son, Dr. W. G. Spencer and
Mrs. Spenqer.
Mr. Joe Cowles and Mr. and
Mrs. George Cowles of Char
lotte were weekepd guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred McNeal.
Dr. James Lacey left Monday
for Phoenix, Arizona to attend
the meeting of Administration,
RegteUif and Directors.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Dietrich
of Tuscaloosa, Alabama are
visiting with Dr. and Mrs. Mil
ton Blue and other friends.
Visiting Monday with Mrs.
C. B. Angel were Mrs. Boh
Ross of Raleigh and her slater,
Mrs. Edith Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rankin
of Greensboro visited Sunday
with Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Raskin
and Mr. and Mia. John Howell.
Dr. Milton Blue, Mr. Wilson
Dietrich and Miss Carolyn
Smith left Monday for a week
to attend the International
Council of BxceidioAei Children
in Canada, m
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hamby
and Pam spent the weekend
with Mrs. Hamby’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Faulk of Fair
mont.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holland
and daughter, Phillis Ann of
Statesville visited Sunday with
Mrs. Ethel Gross. The Hollands
are cousins of the Gross family.
Mrs. O. K- Richardson and
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lindhurst
of Elkin visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Gabriel and
Chris of Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave P. Mast
visited during the weekend with
their son, David P. Mast, Jr.,
Mrs. Mast, David, Scott and
Kathryn of Winston-Salem.
Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Harmon
spent the weekend in Dunn,
N. C , visiting Dr. Harmon’s
sister, Mrs. Lonnie B. Jackson
and Mr. Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Dean
spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Greene. Mrs. Dean en
tered Blowing Rock Hospital for
a physical checkup and minor
surgery while here.
Mr. and Mrs. McClure Elrod
returned home Thursday after
spending the holidays in Lake
Worth, Fla. visiting with their
son, Mr. Mack Elrod, Mrs. El
rod and family.
Mrs. T. W. Hopkins of Lenoir
and Miss Mary Greer of Lin
colnton spent the weekend with
their sister, Mrs. Rodney C.
Greene and Mr. Greene on the
Blowing Rock Road.
Mrs. Ruby G. Brown has re
turned from a two week vaca
tion in Miami and the Florida
Keys. In Florida she visited
her brother, Ray Greene, and
his family in Boynton Beach.
Mrs. Bryan Godfrey and
Glenn of High Point and Mrs.
Billy Hugh Brooks of Raleigh
are spending a few days at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Boyce
Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Pitts and
children of Lincoln, Illinois ar
rived Monday to spend a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Coffey and Deborah and other
relative* in Blowing Bock.
Mr. and Mrs. Joey Banner of
Hamilton, Ohio announce the
birth qf a daughter, Lisa Di
anne, born April 17 weighing
eight pounds and eleven onces.
Mr, Banner is the son of Mr.
and Mrf. Jpe Banner.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fletcher,
Betty and Darold of Newton,
CYN3 and Mrs- Daniel McKee
qf Washington and Mr. and
Mis. Gergld Fletcher and Dean
of Gastonia visited Sunday with
)|r. and Mrs. Dave Hodges.
Ufa, and Mrs. Boyce Brooks
gie spending the week in Lou
isville, Ky. where he is attend
ing a trustees meeting of the
Southern Baptist Seminary.
They werq accompanied by
Mrs. W. C Greer who will visit
With Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crawford,
: Billy Jo and Bryan of Charlotte
spent thp weekend with Mr,
Crawford’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Crawford.
Mr. pnd Mrs. David Hodges,
Jr. and children of Baltimore
Md., spent last week with Mr.
Hodges’ parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Hodges. Mrs. Hodges has
been ill but is improving at her
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Conley Harmon,
Jr. and children, Charles, Jane
and Bonita, of Millersville,
Maryland visited their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Conley Harmon,
Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Yates ovet the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bentley,
John, Rhea and Byron, Mr. and
Mrs. John Shook and Russell
Cook visited Sunday with Pvt
parley R. Bentley of Parris Is
land, S. C. Pvt. Bentley will
leave for Camp Lejune this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Van,
noy, Jr., of Vero Beach, Fla,,
announce the birth of a son.
Thomas Gilbert Vannoy III,
March 26 at Indian River Me
morial Hospital. Mrs. Vannoy
is the former Cindy Klutz of
Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mast and
children, Malinda, Allen and
Amy of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
spent last week with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Mast
of Cove Creek and Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Holshouser, Sr. of
Boone.
Those attending the house
warming given by Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church of Neva,
Tenn. Friday night for Mr. and
Mrs. Tommy Shull were Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Beach, Mr.
and Mrs. Burl Lawrence and
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Eggers.
Mrs. Shull is the former Judith
Eggers of Vilas.
Mrs. William Klutz and
daughter, Anna Louise, returned
home Monday after spending
three weeks in Vero Beach, Fla.,
with another daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Vannoy and Mr. Van
noy. Mr. Klutz spent the East
er holidays with the Vannoys
and returned home with his
family on Monday.
Visiting over the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Farthing and other relatives
were Mr. Fred E. Beck of Mor
ton, Washington; Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Beck and children of
Winchester, Va.; Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Tucker and Mr. Raleigh
Tucker of Bluff City, Tenn.; and
Mrs. Carol Younce of Johnson
City, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Rhoades spent the weekend in
Winston-Salem with Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. West. On Sunday
they attended a birthday din
ner for Mrs. Frank Lathmer
given at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Rhoades. Others
attending were Mr. Lathmer of
Charlotte and Mrs. Ada
Rhoades of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. A. E. South spent last
week visiting in Clemson, S. C.
with her daughter, Mrs. John
Idol, Jr. and Dr. Idol. They
spent Thursday in Rock Hill
where they went on the tour of
homes and gardens, sponsored
by the American Association of
University Women. Mrs. Idol
accompanied her mother on her
return to Boone Saturday, and
spent the weekend, returning
to Clemson Monday.
Miss Dayis Is Bride of Mr. Bridges
MRS. JAMES WILMER BRIDGES, JR.
In a 4 p. m. ceremony Satur
Jay, April 9, Miss Jackie Mad
elyn Davis of Horn in the West
Drive became the bride of Mr.
James Wilmer Bridges, Jr., of
Union Mills, N. C. The wedding
was perfromed in the Boone
Methodist Church by the Rev.
Richard Crowder.
Mrs. Bridges is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Davis of
Boone, and Mr. Bridges is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wil
mer Bridges, Route 2, Union
Mills.
Mrs. Orus Sutton was organist
and Miss Janie Cranford, soloist.
Miss Cranford sang “O Perfect
Love” and “Wedding Prayer.”
The bride’s father gave her
away.
The bride wore a short dress
with white satin bodice, sweet
heart neckline with long sleeves
gathered at the wrist. It was
a full skirt gathered in tucks
with seed pearls. Her veil was
shoulder length, attached to a
crown oi lace mamma. &ne car
raied a white satin Bible and
wore a corsage of white carna
tions.
Her maid of honor was a
college classmate, Miss Cathy
Hall. Miss Hall wore a dress
of mint green with matching
headpiece and a corsage of yel
low carnations.
Mr. Bill Simpson of Union
Mills served as best man.
Mr. Rickie Davis, brother of
the bride, was usher.
Following the wedding, a re
ception was held at the home
of the bride’s parents. The table
was overlaid with a lace cloth
made by the bride’s maternal
grandmother. The centerpiece
was of Boston daisies and brass
candelabra.
Assisting at the reception
were Mrs. Scott A. Tolley, Fair
fax, Va., Miss Cathy Hall and
Miss Janie Cranford.
Mrs. Bridges was graduated
from Fayetteville Senior High
School, Fayetteville. She is a
senior at Appalachian State
Teachers College.
Mr. Bridges graduated from
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The couple are residing at
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Jaycettes Elect
New Officer Slate
The Boone Jaycettes met
Monday, April 11 at the home
of the hostess, Mrs. Pat Hal
shouser. Mrs. Anna Boyce Phil
lips was co-hostess.
Reports were given from the
various officers of the club. A
committee was appointed to be
in charge of table decorations
for the upcoming installation
of officers for the Jaycees May
2.
The nomination committee
made its report, and a slate of
officers were submitted for the
election. The following officers
were elected: President, Betty
Hegler, 1st vice-president, Max
ine Trivette; 2nd vice-presi
dent, Betty McFarland; secre
iaiy, rai nuuges, puunuiiy
chairman, Martha Hester; board
of directors, Wilma Ragan,
Phyllis Templeton, and Carolyn
Austin.
Following the business ses
sion, delicious refreshments
were served to the 28 members
present.
Engagement and wed
ding pictures for publica
tion on the society page
should be submitted in
one-column $nd two-colymn
sizes, respectively. We re
gret that we are unable to
handle full wedding stories
in every case, and suggest
a maximum of one type
written double-spaced page
for each wedding. There
is a charge for processing
photographs, however, pic
tures need not accompany
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MISS CAROLE CRITCHER
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Critcher
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Carole Lee, to
Mr. Thomas Wayne Turner, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Turner
of Greensboro.
Miss Critcher is a graduate
of Appalachian High School,
and is now a freshman at Ap
palachian State Teachers Col
lege.
Mr. Turner is a graduate of
Appalachian State Teachers
College, and will receive his
Masters Degree in August. In
September, he will report to
Pensacola, Fla., where he will
begin training in the Naval
Aviation Officers Program.
An early summer wedding, at
the First Presbyterian Church
in Boone, is planned.
Thomas Carlton
Will Appear In
Voice Recital
Thomas D. Carlton, bass, will
be presented by the ASTC Mus
ic Department in senior voice
recital, Friday, April 22, at 8
p. m. in the I. G. Greer Audi
torium.
Mr. Carlton is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dallas D. Carlton of
Lenoir, and is a major in busi
ness and economics.
He is a student of Mrs. Vir
ginia Wary Linney, professor
of music at ASTC.
Accompanist for his recital
is Miss Doris Prevatte, a senior
piano major.
During his four years at
ASTC Tom has been a member
of the College Choir and has
appeared as bass soloist in the
annual production of Handel’s
Messiah, and The Elijah by
Mendelssohn given as a special
feature in the 19^*5 Arts Festi
val. He has appeared frequent
ly as a soloist at the Methodist
church, has entertained for
various civic organizations, and
has sung in the chorus of the
“Horn in the West”.
The public is invited to at
tend his recital.
Fine Arts Dept.
To Meet Tonight
The Fine Arts Department of
the Worthwhile Woman’s Club
will meet Thursday evening,
April 21, at 7:30 in the home
of Mrs. A. E. South. Mrs. Rom
Adams is the associate hostess.
Mrs. W. L. High will present
a program on drama.
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gardening Is Topic
Qf Home life Pept.
Mrs. J. V. Caudill, with Dr.
Ella Hardin and Mrs. Gordon
faylor, joint hostesses, enter
tained fifteen members of the
Rome Life Department of the
Boone Worthwhile Woman’s
Club in the Caudill home
Thursday night at T:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Frank McCracken, depart
ment chairman, presided over
the business session. The min
utes were read by Mrs. Boy
flufty in the absence of Mrs.
Homer Brown, secretary. Mrs.
Maude Carroll and Mrs. Mar
garet Winters were welcomed
as new members.
Mrs. Mae Miller discussed the
plans for garden beautification
and Mrs. Herman Wilcox and
Mrs. Boy Bufty were appointed
to work with Mrs. Miller on
this project
The general meeting of the
club will be held Friday, April
29, in the home of Mrs. P. H.
Vance, Sr.
Mrs. L. L. Bingham present
ed a most delightful and timely
program on “The Bewards of
Family Life Gardening”. She
mentioned a number of anci
ent gardens which began as
family projects but grew into
public gardens; among them
the Gardens of Eden, Baby
lonia, Zoar and Malmaison.
Modern gardens, both formal
and informal, were described,
and the Brookgreen Garden
near Charleston, S. C. and the
restored colonial gardens of
Williamsburg, Va., along with
several others in our own land,
were described.
Mrs. Bingham also stated,
vv tuning lugeuier in garaen
ing as a family project brings
appropriate rewards to child
ren, parents, and to senior
members of the group. The in
terest and enjoyment of parti
cipating in gardening strength
en distinctive character traits
and talents, and satisfy more
needs than any other group
activity. Working together with
our Creator in the good earth’
makes better, happier, and
more devout human beings.
Each spring brings new mirac
les with surprises and new ad
ventures to the gardener, low
ers are God's photograph and
if we live with them and ab
sorb their beauty, we absorb
God.”
Mrs. Bingham exhibited a
number of books and magazines
pertaining to her subject. These
were examined and discussed
informally during the social
hour which followed the pro
gram. The hostesses served a
party plate.
Miss Southard
To Appear In
Voice Recital
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MISS SLYVIA SOUTHARD
Miss Sylvia Southard, student
of Mrs. Virginia Wary Liney,
will present her graduate voice
recital Sunday, April 24, at 3
p. m. in the auditorium of I. G.
Greer HaU on the campus of
Appalachian State Teachers
College.
Miss Southard is the daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. Orby South
ard of Dahlonega, Ga., former
residents of Boone. Having
earned a bachelor of music de
gree from Wesleyan College in
Macon, Ga. Miss Southard is a
graduate assistant in the Music
Department at Appalachian.
She is a member of the Ap
palachian College Choir and
was soprano soloist in the an
nual production of the Messiah.
In addition, she is an affiliate
member of the National As
sociation of Teachers of Sing
ing, Music Educators National
Conference, and Sigma Alpha
Iota, national honorary music
fraternity.
Vocal numbers by Scarlatti,
Monteverdi, Schubert, Poulenc,
Debussy and Dello Joio are in
cluded in the program. Miss
Robin Loworn, a member of
the Appalachian piano faculty,
will accompany Miss Southard.
The public is invited to attend.
rs. Roy Rufty, Mrs. Edgar
Hardin, Mrs. Carter Farthing
and Mrs. Wilson Norris attend
ed the Seventeenth District
meeting of the American Leg
ion Auxiliary in Morganton Fri
day.
Mrs. Greene Hostess To Brushy Fork Club
Mrs. Clay Verne Greene was
hostess to the Brushy Fork
Home Demonstration Club at
her home Friday, April 15, at
7:30 p. m.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs.
Bennie Baird. For devotion
each member repeated a Bible
verse, and Mrs. Robert Watson
led the prayer. The song for
the month, “All Creatures”,
was read by Mrs. Eddie Norris.
The following project re
ports were given: Cooking,
Miss Maude Perry; health, Mrs.
Bennie Baird; household hints,
Mrs. Ralph Wilson and Mrs.
June Baird.
Mrs. Howard Dancey talked
an insurance.
Mrs. Greene served dessert
to 16 members and three visi
tors, Mrs. Vaughn Roten, Ricky
and Betty Greene.
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