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Mrs. Mary 0. Paxton Becomes Bride
Of Ira B. Armfield Here On Friday
Brevard Couple Marry In
Pretty Ceremony At
Baptist Pastorium
A pretty home wedding was
solemnized at the pastorium of
the Brevard First Baptist church
Friday afternoon, December 17,
at 3 o’clock, when Mrs. Mary Os
borne Paxton, daughter of Mrs.
Madge O. Wilkins, of Brevard,
and the late C. P. Wilkins, became
the bride of Ira Burton Armfield,
of Brevard.
The pastor, Rev. B. W. Thoma
son, officiated, in the presence of
a few relatives and close friends.
The bride wore a blue crepe
suit, with black hat and finger tip
veil and accessories in black. Her
corsage was of pink roses.
Following the ceremony the
couple left for a short wedding
trip, after which they returned to
Brevard, where they are making
their home at 222 King street.
Mrs. Armfield is secretary in
the personnel department of the
Ecusta Paper corporation, which
position she has held since the
establishment of the plant here
nearly five years ago.
Mr. Armfield is business man
ager of The Transylvania Times,
having held this position the past
year. He is a native of South Caro
lina, where he operated newspa
pers for a number of years, and
engaged in newspaper work ex
tensively in other states. He is a
graduate of The Citadel, and came
to Brevard from New Albany,
Miss, on January' 2 of this year.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT HAS
CHRISTMAS PARTY AND
EXCHANGE OF GIFTS
A Christmas party and gift
exchange were enjoyable features
of the December meeting of the
Local Department of the Metho
dist church, which was held in
the recreation room of the church
Tuesday night. Mrs. C. J. Hen
dricks, Mrs. Burt Loomis and Mrs.
Roscoe Nicholson were hostesses
of the social part of the meeting.
Mrs. E. J. Coltrane was in charge
of the program and led in the
various games. The gifts brought
by the members were sold and the
Mary Eleanor Smith
Weds Lieut. Burwell
In Asheville 20th
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
Word have announced the marri
age of their daughter, Mary El
eanor Smith, to I,.t. John Wirt Ran
dall Burwell, of the United States
Navy, Monday, December 20, at
the First Presbyterian Church of
Asheville.
Mrs. Burwell is a graduate of
Grove Park School, Asheville, St
Cathern, Richmond, Va., Gunston
Hall, Washington, D. C., and Kath
ern Gibbs Secretarial School in
New York.
Lt. Burwell is the son of Elliott
H. Burwell, of Baltimore, and
Annapolis and the late Mrs. Bur
well. He is a graduate of the 1941
class of Annapolis and is now
stationed there.
Garden Club Hears
Christmas Program
The Christmas theme was em
phasized throughout the meeting
of the Garden club at its Decem
ber meeting, which was held last
Friday afternoon in the home of
I Mrs. Walter Straus, with Mrs. H.
E. Newbury as co-hostess.
A talk on “Christmas in a War
torn World,” was the main fea
ture, given by R. H. Ramsey, who
discussed the timely topic in a
most comprehensive and able man
ner, according to expressions
heard from many of those present.
Mrs. E. R. Pendleton gave in an
interesting manner, “The Legend
of the Christmas Rose.”
The seasonal theme was further
carried out in the Christmas ex
hibits and decorations of green
ery, candles and other suggestions,
and in the refreshments served.
In the flower awards, Mrs. Oli
ver Orr was given first for best
Christmas arrangement, and Mrs.
Ludwig Straus second award. The
proceeds added to the treasury of
the organization.
Mrs. A. R. Gillespie, chairman,
conducted routine business.
Is In The WAVES |
Virginia Huskamp, above, is
yeoman third class in the
WAVES, stationed now at the
naval barracks in New Orleans,
La. She was recently transferred
from Cedar Falls, la., where she
took her basic training. She has
| been in service four months. She
is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. F. Huskamp, of Brevard.
Former Brevard Girl
Honored At College
Miss Mary Louise Whitmire,
formerly of Brevard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Whitmire, of
Asheville, has been chosen by
campus election to appear in the
May Court for the traditional May
I festival next spring at Queens col
j lege, Charlotte, it has been an
nounced here. Miss Whitmire is
a junior at Queens this year.
Miss Whitmire has also been
j pledged to Alpha Delta Pi soror
! ity, one of five national sororities
| represented on the campus,
j Miss Whitmire is a granddaugh
! ter of T. W. Whitmire, of Bre
| vard.
judges were Mrs. M. G. Pangle,
Mrs. Earl Bryant and Mrs. Walter
j Straus.
1 Routine business was conducted
by Mrs. E. O. Bryant, vice presi
dent, in the absence of the presi
dent, Mrs. Julius Sader. Mrs. E. J.
j Coltrane acted as secretary in the
absence of Miss Dulcie Hayes.
OUR FIRST
Christmas Greeting
This is our first Christmas in Brevard as an INDEPENDENT
MERCHANT and it gives us particular pleasure to extend greetings
to all of our many friends and customers, who have favored us with
their generous patronage. It has been far in excess of our expectations
and we feel that we have been rewarded for our diligent efforts to
serve in an acceptable manner.
CASH & CARRY Super Market
CURTIS KELLEY, Owner-Manager
Jones-Stinson Vows
At Cedar Mountain
Chapel Last Sunday
■T
Miss Vera Verne Jones, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon S.
Jones, of Cedar Mountain, became
the bride of S. Sgt. George Her
bert Stinson, Jr., of the Greenville,
S. C., air base, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Stinson, of Cincinnati,
in the Cedar Mountain chapel Sun
day afternoon, December 19, at
5:30 o’clock.
Rev. B. W. Thomason, pastor of
the Brevard First Baptist church,
officiated in the presence of rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. Melvin Gillespie played the
nuptial music, and Mrs. Nat
Townsend, both of Brevard, was
soloist.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, and the bridegroom’s
father was his best man. The two
brothers of the bride, Claude Jones
and Pvt. Earle Jones, were ushers.
The bride’s sister, Mrs. Curtis
Lane, was matron of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Mary Jane
Jones, niece of the bride, and
Mrs. Ray Sieve, sister of the bride
groom. Ring bearers were Frieda
Jones and Anne Wickliffe.
The bride wore a dress of air
way blue crepe, with a sequin and
marquisette yoke and bracelet
length sleeves. She carried a
white Testament marked by a pur
ple orchid. Her only ornament
was a platinum pin set with sap
phires, gift of the bridegroom.
The attendants wore costumes in
pink, fuchsia and black, and their
corsages were of talisman roses.
Immediately following the cere
mony, a dinner was held at the
home of the bride’s parents.
The couple will spend the holi
days in Cincinnati with the bride
groom’s parents, after which they
will make their home in Green
ville.
Mrs. Stinson is a graduate of
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege, Cullowhee. At present she is
business and industrial secretary
and recreational director of the
Greenville Y. W. C. A.
Staff Sergeant Stinson was edu
cated in the city schools of Cin
cinnati and at a business college
there.
Wed In Pretty Church
Ceremony Sunday
In Hendersonville
A pretty wedding was held in
the Hendersonville Methodist
church last Sunday afternoon, De
cember 19, at 3 o’clock, when Miss
Elizabeth Johnsqn, daughter of
Mrs. Glover Johnson, of Hender
sonville, was united in matrimony
to Private George Nicholson, of
the U. S. Army air forces, son of
Mrs. W. P. Bane, of Henderson
ville.
The pastor, Rev. C. F. Smathers,
performed the ceremony.
The bride entered, unattended,
on the arm of her brother, Manuel
Johnson, of Highlands,
The bride wore a street length
dress of white flannel, with acces
sories in brown. Her headdress
Holiday Cheer
It’s about time for us to
wake up and thank our
many friends and customers
for their valued patronage
during 1943. We cannot tell
you how much we appre
ciate your kindness. May
your Christmas be very,
very happy.
S
BREVARD
SAMPLE
STORE
p ormer Brevard (jiri
Marries Army Man
At Orlando Air Base
Mr. and Mrs. Banks E. Nichol
son, of Orlando, Fla., formerly
Brevard residents, have announced
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Nancy Anne Nicholson, to
Alfred Frances Dorner, flight of
ficer of the U. S. Army air forces,
Orlando, Fla.
The wedding took place at the
army air base chapel in Orlando
on Saturday afternoon December
18, at 5 o’clock.
The bride is a native of Bre
vard, but moved to Florida with
her parents a number of years
ago.
Catholic Sodality
Has Christmas Party
St. Ann’s Catholic Ladies’ So
dality met at the home of Mrs.
Fritz Brauer Tuesday evening, for
a business and social meeting.
Following transaction of routine
business, Christmas hymns were
sung and the opening of the grab
bag of gifts was enjoyed. The
prize was won by Mrs. James Bren
nan. Refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Those present were: Mrs. James
Brennan, Mrs. A. M. Ream, Mrs.
L. Faucher, Mrs. James Dunne,
Mrs. E. E. Fraser, Mrs. Charles
Sieber, Miss Emmi Neuberger,
Mrs. Peter Leyh, Mrs. Robert
Kappers .
was cap - shape fashioned of
white and brown feathers, with a
brown veil. Her corsage was of
red roses and baby’s breath.
Before the ceremony, an ar
rangement of organ melodies was
rendered by Miss Kate Dotson.
“Because” and “I Love Thee,”
were sung by Miss Dorothy Foster.
The traditional wedding marches
were used as the processional and
recessional.
Mrs. Nicholson was educated in
the public schools of Henderson
ville, and was employed by the
Brownlee real estate agency, Hen
dersonville. For the past three
years she has been employed at
the Ecusta Paper corporation as
assistant to Mr. Peter Eberle.
The couple left immediately aft
er the ceremony for a short trip
through Western North Carolina.
They will reside in Greensboro,
where Private Nicholson is sta
tioned.
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