Miss Josephine Moore Weds
Claude Wharton Rankin Here
Miss Josephine Moore, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. Moore of
Southport, became the bride of
Claude Wharton Rankin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wharton
Rankin of Fayetteville Saturday
at 8:30 o'clock in Trinity Metho
dist church L. D. Hayman offici-j
ated.
The vows were spoken before
a background of Kentia palms ,
and ferns and floor baskets of j
white gladioli, snapdragons, and '
fever-few. Burning tapers in 1
seven-branched candelabra form
ed an a^ch. The chancel was out
lined with white caladuims. The
family pews were marked with
white satin ribbons.
Mrs. Dallas Piggott, organist,
and W. Edward Plummer, voca
list, presented the wedding mu- j
sic. |
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father, and the
bridegroom had as his best man
Jack Crane of Fayetteville.
Groomsmen and ushers were
Thomas A. Hood, Samuel M.
Hutaff, Edward H. Williamson,
Erasmus H. Evans, Dr. Geddie
Monroe and Dr. David M. Cog
dill, all of Fayetteville; Lt. Col.
Cecil H. Strong of Fort Bragg;
H. Pitts Hudson, of Salisbury;
J. Claiborne Johnson of Raleigh;
and Joel L. Moore, Jr. of South
port.
The bride's gown of wllite satin
was fashioned with a round neck
line, fitted bodice of satin with
lace inset and cap sleeves trim
med in lace; a hoop skirt with
court train beginning at the waist.
Her headdress was a mantilla
of rosepoint lace, fingertip length,
over bridal illusion which extend
ed the full length of the train.
She wore long lace mitts ending
in points over the hands. The
bride carried a white prayer book
With a purple throated white or
chid arranged with white illusion
and shawered with slephanotis on
white satin streamers.
Miss Ann Hodges of Raleigh,
the maid-of-honor, wore a gown
of lime green faille taffeta fash
ioned with a bertha trimmed in
lace, a basque waist with full
skirt. The matron-of-honor, Mrs.
Jack Macllwinen, sister of the
bridegroom, and y the bridesmaids,
Mrs. William Bragaw of Chapel
Hill, Miss Mary Elizabeth Rob
bins of Washington and Mrs. Da
vis C. Herring of Southport were
atfired in identical dresses of that
of the maid-of-honor, in pastel
shades of yellow and aqua with
matching mitts and head-dress of
maline. They carried round bou
quets of mixed spring flowers tied
with rainbow satin ribbon.
The gown of the bride's mother
was gray lace over taffeta. Her
corsage was lavender orchids.
| The bridegroom's mother wore
a gown with blue lace bodice and
full chiffon skirt. Her corsage
j was purple orchids.
I The reception was held imme
diately after the ceremony at the
home of the bride.
I
| Mrs. Rankiri was graduated
from Southport High school, at
tended Greensboro college and
was graduated from the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
Mr. Rankin was graduated from
the University of North Carolina
and is now associated with his
father in the insurance business.
J For traveling the bride changed
to a suit: of gray silk shantung
with: dark green and white ac-J
cessories using the orchid from)
her prayer book. Upon their re
turn the couple will make their
home in the Deveraux apartments
in Fayetteville.
News From
Dosher Memorial
Hospital
Loftin Lewis of Bolivia was a
surgical patient from Monday un
til Friday.
Master Ralph Brown and Ann
Brown of Raleigh were surgical
patient from Tuesday until Wed
nesday.
John Hardee Hewett of South
port entered on Tuesday as a
medical patient.
Mrs. Emma Bogle of Winna
bow entered as surgical patient
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mildred Long of Supply
spent Tuesday until Saturday as
j a medical patient
Chancy Atkinson of Supply
was a surgical patient from Tues- ?
day until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lockamy
of Supply announce the birth of
a daughter on Wednesday.
Mrs- Evelyn Osborne of Le
land spent Wednesday and Thurs
| day as a medical patient.
, Mrs. Mary Anna White of |
Southport was a surgical patient .
: from Tuesday until Sunday.
I Lindsey Inman of Freeland |
spent Thursday until Saturday |
as a surgical patient.
Mrs. Nocha White of Shallotte
was a surgical patient from Thur
sday until Sunday.
Master Douglas Hewett of
Supply spent Friday and Satur
day as a surgical patient.
Mrs. Loraine Bellamy of South
port entered as a medical pati
ent on Friday.
j Eibert Rogers of Winnabow
: spent Tuesday until Friday as a
medical patient.
Emory Jasper Hewett of Stipply
entered as a medical patient on
Friday.
Thomas Fulwood of Southport
entered on Friday as a surgical j
patient. j
Harry Week, Jr., of Southport
entered as a medical patient on I
Saturday.
Harry Sell of Southport spent
Saturday until Monday as a sur- J
gical patient.
Miss Gloria Fay Moore of |
Southport entered as a surgical
patient on Sunday.
Willard Johnson of Southport
entered on SundavTl
natient. ' > J
patient.
Miss Florance Oj. ]
entered as a iiicdical
Sunday
Mrs. Pauline Danf^ I
spent Sunday and y, *1
medical patient. ^
Glenn Young of [d,
ed as a medical
day.
FILLS Pl I.l'IT "
Walter Harrelgon prejJ
day morning at SouthJ
tist church in the absj?
pastor, the Kev. H y J
Engagement Announced
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MISS BETTY TODD CORLETTE, daughter of Mrs. II.
C. Corlette and the late Harry C. Corlette of Southport,
whose engagement to Percy Lee Pair, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin F. Pair of Emporia, Va., is announced by her
mother. The wedding will take place on August 6.
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ELECTION
To Be Held In Southport On August 13, 1949, To Vote
For Or Against The Legal Sale Of Beer And For Or Against
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The Legal Sale Of Wine.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular meeting of the Board of Al
dermen of the City of Southport on June 13, 1949, held in the City of
Southport, the said Board of Aldermen ordered that a Special Election be
held on August 13/ 1949, in order that the voters may vote for or against *
the legal sale of beer and for or against the legal sale of wine.
Said Board having found as a fact that the proper petition request
ing that said election be called has been properly and legally presented
and has been checked in accordance with the law and found to be in
legal form and with the required number of voters having signed the
same.
The election books for the City of Southport wilt be opened on the
1 6th day of July, 1949, the 23rd day of July, 1 949, and on the 30th day
of July, 1949, for the purpose of registering the voters of the said City of
Southport, and that said books shall be opened for challenge on the 6th
day of August, 1949.
By the order of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Southport, this
the 1 3th day of June, 1 949. ,
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