Edmiston-Walsh
Vows Solemnized
▲n informal wedding, beauti- J
f ul in ita simplicity, took place
at the Beaver Creek Baptist'
church Sunday evening, April 25,
when Sarah Elizabeth Edmiston,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Edmiston of Denny, N. C., was
united in marriage with Lester
Zelotese Walsh, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Fred Walsh, of the Beav
er Creek community..
Rev. D. M. Edmiston, former
pastor of both Miss Edmiston
and Mr. Walsh, performed the
ceremony, using the double ring
service.
The vows were spoken In a
setting of green and white with
lighted tapers In floor-branched
candelabra.
Miss June Foster and Miss
Iva Lou Walsh were the wedding
musicians. While the candles
were being lighted Miss Foster
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played "O Thou Sublime Sweet
Evening Star'' (Wagner) and
"My Heart at Thy Sweet Vole®"
(Salnt-Saens). During the cere
mony muted notes of ''To a Wild
Rose" (McDowell), were heard.
The traditional wedding marches
were used for the processional
and recessional. Prior to the
ceremony Miss Foster sang. "Be
cause" and "I Love You Truly,"
accompanied at the piano by
Miss Walsh. As a benediction
she sang "The Lord's Prayer."
The bride, given*in marriage
by her father, was dressed in a
light blue suit with white acces
sories. She carried a white prayer
book showered with white car
nations and valley lillles from
which huge long white satin
streamers.
Miss Cleo Walsh, sister of the
bridegroom, was maid of honor.
Miss Mary Lee Edmiston, sister
of the bride, and Miss Sue Walsh,
sister of the groom, were brides
maids. Their dresses were pink
crepe, with which they used
while accessories. They carried
identical bouquets of white snap
dragons and pink roses.
Flower girls were little Misses
Vivian Walsh and Brenda Carole
Edmiston. They were dressed a
like in dainty dresses of white
dotted swiss.
Best man for the groom was
his father. Ushers were Clint Ed
miston, brother of the bride and
La Fayette Matherly, close friend
of the groom.
Mrs. Fdmiston, mother of the
bride, wore a black crepe dress
with black accessories and her
shoulder corsage was white cor
nations. Mrs. Walsh, mother of
the groom, chose a pink dress
with black accessories. Her cor
sage was white carnations. Mrs.
W. C. Walsh, grandmother of
the groom, wpre a grey suit us
ing grey and black accessories.
Her shoulder corsage Was red
~oses.
The 'bridegroom is a graduate
of Wilkesboro high school and
attended Wake Forest College
before his induction into the
Marine Corps in which he served
two years.
The bridal couple will make
their home in the Bearer Creek
community.
Those traveling from a dist
ance to attend the wedding were
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Walsh and
Mrs. Robert Crow, of Valdese, N.
C., Mr. and Mrs. Wade Walsh,
Miss Bill Greer, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Triplett, Sr., Mr. Hill
Triplett and Mr. and Mrs. Fin
German and children, of Lenoir,
N. C., Rev. and Mrs. D. M. Ed
miston and Mr. and Mrs. Crayte
Teague, of Boone, N. C.
Cake Cutting
Following thfr rehearsal Satur
day evening Miss Cleo Walsh en
tertained members of the wed
ding party at a cake cutting at
her home on the Beaver Creek
road. The rooms were attractive
ly decorated carrying out a col
or scheme of green, white and
pink.
The dining room table was
covered with a pretty lace cloth
and centered with the three tier
ed wedding cake topped with a
miniature bride and groom,
lighted by white tapers in cryst
al candelabra. The cake was cut
in the traditional manner after
which Miss Walsh, assisted by
Mrs. Frank Edmiston, cut and
served the cake, while Mrs. Clint
Edmiston and Mrs. Crayte
Teague presided at the punch
bowls serving green and pink
punch, with nuts and mints, to
the guests.
Lenoir Rhyne
Statesville, April 26.—In Fed
eral court here this afternoon
Broadus Caudle, 22-year-old Le
noir Rhyne college student, ten
dered a plea of nolo contendere
to an extortion charge, was or
dered to pay a $500 fine, and
was placed on probation and
good behavior for two years.
J. B. Broyhill, Lenoir capital
ist, to whom Caudle wrote an ex
tortion note demanding $1,000,
was not here to prosecute, as he
is reported as saying he did not
believe the hoy meant to do any
violence.
In giving the young defendant
a year and a day in Federal pris-»
on, suspended on probation and
good behavior for two years and
on payment of a fine of $500,
Judge E. Y. Webb suggested that
the boy sell his automobile to
pay the fine and other debts. The
court expressed the belief that
Caudle Intended to do no vio
lence when he wrote the note to
Mr. Broyhill. 1%ere was a gen
eral feeling among court offici
als that the defendant should
continue his course in school,
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the many
friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy shown qs
during out recent bereavement.
THE) DHAL FAMILY.
North Carolina growers intend
to plant 10,000 acres of commer
cial watermelons this year. This
figure is slightly above the 1947
acreage.
The Gay Club Has
Social Meeting
The Gay Club* met Wednesday
evening in its monthly ' social
meeting at the V. F. W. Hall
with Mrs. J. V. Wallace and Mrs.
W, A. Vannioy as hostesses. A
business session was held with
the president, Lonnie Osborne,
presiding during which time Miss
Clara Lee Watts was taken into
the club as a new member. Visl
torB of the club were Miss Jerry
Caldwell, Mr. Prank Walker,
Mrs. Violet Willis and daughter,
MIbs Mabel Willis. Dancing,
games and refreshments were
enjoyed during the evening.
Richardson-Edwards
Engagement
Sheriff and Mrs. Qlenn D.
Richardson, of Sparta, announce
the engagement of their daugh
ter, Una Lee, of Sparta and Wil
kesboro, to Mr. Reeves A. Ed
wards, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Edwards, of Sparta. The wed
ding will take place the fifth of
June.
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Adequate farm labor is report
ed available in the southeastern
part of the State, but many other
sections report a scarcity of la
bor.