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Miss Martha Harrelson is shown here in the garden at Robins Nest, one of the
points of interest on the forthcoming Home and Garden tour of Southport. —
(Dan Walker Photo.)
House And Garden Tour Of j
Southport Promises Interest
Southport has played an im
portant role in North Carolina
history for over 200 years. The
British first recognized its strate
gic location when they authorized
the building of Fort Johnston in
1745 to protect the harbor from
the Spanish. It has been the
scene of war-time activity in the
Revolution, War of 1812, War
Between the States, World Wars
I and II and its residents are
naturally proud of their heritage.
They share their interest in local
history with their enthusiasm for
gardening. Visitors who take the
House and Garden Tour to be
held on Sunday, April 8, will be
able to see evidence of both these
enthusiasms.
The tour, sponsored by the'
Woodbine Garden Club, will begin
at 12:30 p. m. Sunday, April 8,
at Franklin Park. In the City
Hall adjoining the park will be
an art show by members of the
Southport Art Association and a
display of Civil War mementos
by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
One of the most interesting i
stops on the tour is the Thomp- ■
son Home where souvenirs and j
art objects have been collected
from all over the world by cap- j
tains, commodores and colonels in
the Thompson, Fisher, Phelps and
Brown families. China, Japan, j
Guam, the Philippines, Czechosla- !
vakia, • England, and France are j
represented in tapestries, statu- 1
ary, vases, carvings, teak furni
ture, china, silver and hundreds J
of other priceless possessions. The !
home is now owned by Miss May
Phelps and Mrs. Mary Lilly Fish
er Br.own, both granddaughters i
of the colorful blockade runner
who built the house.
Garrison nouse on Fort John
ston will also be open. This is
the official residence of the Com
manding Officers of Sunny Point
Army Terminal.
The gardens at Robin’s Nest,
overlooking the Cape Fear River,
offer an inviting example of pre
serving and enhancing natural
beauty. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Har
relson, owners, have cleared the
undergrowth from four acres of
land and supplemented native
trees and shrubs with azaleas,
camellias, roses, lilies and a wide
variety of other flowers and
bulbs. Mr. Harrelson has also
added to Robin's Nest peacocks
and pheasants, wild geese and
ducks, quail, turkeys and doves.
The handsome residence of Dr.
and Mrs. Landis G. Brown will
be this year’s modern home on
the tour. Built of brick and glass,
it is completely contemporary.
But even the most modern home
in Southport is tied up with his
tory, for this residence overlooks
Bonnet’s Creek, favorite hideout
of gentleman pirate Stede Bonnet.
Flowers will be the main at
traction for the stop at Mrs. War
ren Hood’s home, and antiques,
ceramics and curios at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Ride
out. Mr. Rideout was film editor
for National Geographic Society
for many years and the great
and near-great in travel and ad
venture have presented him with
a fascinating collection of items
from all the far away places in
the world.
Anyone interested in church
Entertaining
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Woodbine Garden
Club In Session
Mrs. W. G. Kemper conducted
m interesting and instructive
Jemonstration on Oriental Flower !
\rrangements during the regular !
nonthl'.- meeting of the Woodbine |
harden Club, held at the home of j
Wrs. Grace Ruark in Southport.
VIrs. C. D. Pickerrell was co-host
>SS.
Mrs. Kemper also discussed the
ustoms and practices of the
lapanese, whom she had known
irst-hand in their home isles. I
\nother topic of discussion gen
erally engaged in, was plans for
he rapidly-approaching Home
md Garden tour.
Refreshments were served the
ol lowing members: Mesdames
if ark Owens, James Bowman,
.Villiam Styron, Leslie Bellows.
3. B. Smith, J. M. Rideout, E. J.
Prevatte, Harry Donnell and
Wurley Hood.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moore ;
irtsited Mr. and Mrs. Joel Moore
n Fayetteville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Herring \
spent the weekend in Raleigh
with Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Dur
ham .
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walton at
tended the ice show in Raleigh
Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Brown and
son, Earl, of Durham, spent, a
couple of days early this week
in Southport with relatives.
history will want to stop at St.
Philip's Episcopal church, which
is one of the two daughter
churches of His Majesty’s Chapel
in the Carolinas at Brunswick
Town. St. Philip’s has the bap
tismal font, altar railings, linens,
communion silver and alms basins
from the original church which
was disbanded about 1750.
Tea will be served at the home
of Mrs. E. H. Arrington, where
visitors can find stories from top
to bottom. On the basement level
is the original brick fireplace
kitchen with its cranes and bak
ing oven, while the top floor is
said to be the abode of ghost
Antonio Castalleta, harpist.
4-H Quilt
Mrs. Ruth Hickman (left) is shown receiving a
quilt that she won in a contest sponsored by the
Hickman Crossroads 4-TI Club. Mrs. Dot Bennett, one
of the adult leaders, is presenting the quilt. Is was
made by the ladies of the 4-H Advisory Group. The
proceeds of the contest will go to the 4-H Club for
their own use.
Announce
Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Russ,
3r., of Southport announce the
ipproaching marriage of their
laughter, Mary Ann, to Horace
3. Wilkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1
E. J. Wilkins, of Whiteville.
The wedding will be held Sim- i
Say, April 22. in the Southport
Baptist Church at 3 p. m. No in- j
vitations have been issued, but i
relatives and friends of the couple ,
are invited to attend the nup- I
tials.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. John H. William
son, Jr., announce the birth of a
daughter on March 21 at Gastonia
Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John Wil
liamson of Long Beach are the
grandparents. *
The Least Shrew has a tre- !
mendous appetite and often con
sumes his weight in small in
sects daily.
Bolivia Salesman
Will Be Honored
Samuel O. West of Willetts &
Son Motor Sales, Bolivia, will be j
presented Ford Motor Company’s I
300-500 Club award at a banquet
in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday,
March 31, honoring: high-ranking
Ford dealership car and truck
salesmen of 1961 in the Richmond
Ford sales district.
C. W. Ramsey, Richmond dis
trict sales manager, said 300-500
Club membership awards are pre
sented for excellent retail sales
performance. The Ford 300-500
Club was founded in 1950 to
recognize the performance of out
standing Ford salesmen through
out the country.
Mr. Ramsey added that the
average 300-500 Club member
sold nearly $400,000 worth of
automotive merchandise in quali
fying for the national honors.
The Gulf Stream runs closer
to the coast at Cape Hatteras
than at any point north of Miami.
With The Men
In Service
Army Pvt. Alvie E. Lewis
whose wife, Jackie, and parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvie L. Lewis, live
it Bolivia, completed the radio
relay and carrier operation course
at The Signal Training Center,
Fort Gordon. Qa., March 16. Dur
ng the eight-week course Lewis
was trained to operate and main
tain field radio relay, carrier and
associated equipment. He entered
the Army hist June and com
pleted basic training at Fort;
Jackson, S. C. The 19-year-old
soldier is a 1961 graduate of Bo
ivia High School.
COITNCTI, MRF/TING
The Brunswick County Council
of Home Demonstration clubs
will hold a meeting at the ASC
office Saturday at 3 p. m. All
members are urged to attend the
meeting, at which the Spring
federation meeting will be planned
and discussed.
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