Social And Personal News Of
Ninety Third Birthday
For Mrs. T. B. Pace
Senior Class Benefit Bridge Sponsor
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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949
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PAGE THREE
MAXTON
Mrs. W. H. Stewart, Jr
Phone 203-W. 140-W
Miss Elizabeth Currie Entertains
■ Lovely Bridge Dinner Last Tuesday
Mrs. T. B. Pace had a number of
guests on Sunday in celebration
of her ninety-third birthday. Guests
were her niece, Mrs. Ralph Burnett
of Graham and her daughters, Mrs.
James Wright and Mrs. Gladys
Thomas of Pittsboro;, also Mrs.
John Atkinson of Graham. Mrs.
Pace was able, to welcome her
guests cordially despite her infir
mity and loss of sight.
The Senior Class sponsored a
most enjoyable bridge benefit party
on Thursday evening of last week
at the Community Club at eight
o'clock. Upon arrival of the guests
the hostesses served an iced course
with
out
and
were
cookies and coffee, carrying
the Easter motif in tallies
decorations. Spring flowers
used to decorate the club.
More Red
Queen Of Hearts
Play Fridaq Nite
Mrs. Carl Livermore was
to the Queens of Hearts
club last Friday night
Springs Social News
hostess
bridge
at her
WO Laybourne Is
College Speaker
Warrant Officer Malcombe
bourne, 92nd Airborne
Lay-
Miss Elizabeth Currie entertain
ed at a lovely bridge dinner for
her bridge club and two extra
tables of invited guesst at her
home on Tuesday evening of last
week. Artistic arrangements of
spring flowers were used through
out the home and dinner was ser
ved at five tables upon the arrival
of the guests.
Following several progressions,
prizes were awarded to Mrs. L. B.
Martin, Jr., for guest high score
and to Mrs. G. P. Henderson, for
club high score. Second high prize
was won by Mrs. C. W. Hensey.
Invited guests included, Mrs. Mar-'
A'in, Mrs. O. W. Ferrene, Mrs. L. W.
YAnderson, Miss Florence Redwine,
Mrs. J. L. Pace, Mrs. C. A. Hasty,
Mrs. Gaston Drenna nand Miss
Ava Lee Evans. Mrs. Robert Cad
dell was a guest for dinner and
assisted the hostess.
Club members playing were Mrs.
Henderson, Mrs. Hensey, Mrs. Al
ton Greene, Mrs. Marcus Allen,
Mrs. R. E. Burns, Jr., Mrs. M. A.
Biles, Mrs. Luther McNeill, Jr.,
Mrs. Sue Randall, Mrs. R. C. Hol
land, Mrs. J. D. Medlin, Mrs. R.
D. Croom, Jr., and Mrs. Martha
Davis.
Junior-Senior Gala
Tomorrow Night
Invitations have been issued
the Junior-Senior banquet
for
and
dance to be held at the Commun
ity Club on Friday evening, April
15th. Miss Retha Watts, Junior
class sponsor and members of the
junior class are busy at work this
week making preparations for the
social event of the school year.
A "Dutch Garden” theme will be
used at the banquet which will be
prepared by the Home Economics
Department and served at 7:00 p.
m., followed by the dance. Music
for dancing will be furnshed by
an orchestra from the Laurinburg
Institute. Miss Eleanor Britt, Miss
Betty Evans and Miss Ann McLeod
are on the decorating committee
and other committees have been
appointed. Grade motehrs are Mrs.
Lawfence Britt, Mrs. Guy Misen
heimer, Mrs. T. O. Evans, Jr., and
Mrs. R. A. McLeod.
Marie Essey spent the week end
in Wilmington where they took
college entrance examinations.
Mrs. R. A. McLeod and her daugh
ter Anne, spent the week end ini
Student Club Meets
With Mrs. Medlin
Mrs. J. D. Medlin, Jr., was
tess to the Student Club at
home on Thursday evening of
hos-
her
last
week. Ten members were present
and a brief business meeting Was
conducted before the program. An
interesting paper on "The Danube
River” was presented by Mrs. C.
W. Hensey, after which Mrs. J.
P. Stansel played "The Blue Dan
ube Waltz” by Strauss at the
piano.
Following the program, a dessert
course was served to Mrs. Hensey,
Mrs. Stansel, Mrs. MeBryde Aus
tin, Mrs. Luther McNeill, Sr., Miss
Florence Redwine Mrs. J. M. Pat
terson, Mrs. G. P. McKinnon, Mrs.
Fred Frostick and Miss Marguerite
Townsend.
Ed Taylor underwent a major
operation at Scotland County Me
morial Hospital on Tuesday of
this week. He is progressing sat
isfactorily.
Mrs. Fred Ford is receiving treat
ment this week at Scotland Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital for injuries
the stairs
sustained in a fall down
at her home.
Mrs. L. J. Tucker is
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Oldroyd of
Columbia, S. C., visited her moth-
Raleigh.
I several weeks with her
er, Mrs. J.
MacKinnon and
family, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Currie of
Raeford were guests Sunday of
her mother, Mrs. Ernest Burns.
Mrs. Dan McQueen is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ed Ervin and
family, in Asheville this week.
Mrs. Dan Kelly and two little
sons, of Omaha, Nebraska, arrived
Tuesday to spend several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. B. F. Taylor.
Mrs. Kelly was Miss Helen Taylor
U Jkbefore her marriage.
Mrs. Glennie McCormac is spend
ing this week with her son, Jim
McCormac and his wife, in Col
umbia, S. C.
Miss Flora Lou Morgan and Miss
Mrs. Fred Solomon has returned: and her daughter, Elise,
from a buying trip to New Yorw Georgia.
City.
Little Wista Stone, infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs Langdon Stone,
is a patient at Highsmith Hospi
tal in Fayetteville.
Jimmy Bracey of Raeford spent
the week end with Al Greene.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Stroud, Sr.,
and Miss Margaret Ann Clark
spent the week end in Mebane.
Mrs. Joseph Noone and children,
Eleanor Jo, Mike and Margaret
Ann, of New York City, arrived
this week to visit hbr mother, Mrs.
Flora Cottingham.
Miss Katherine Smith spent sev-
Sixteen tables of bridge, rook,
and rummy were in play and at
the end of the evening prizes were
awarded. Mrs. Kenneth Welsh cap
tured the high score prize for
bridge which was a chocolate cake
and Hal Sharp, P. J. C. student,
won the consolation prize for low
score.
Rummy prizes went to Mrs. Guy
Misenheimer, Sr., and Mrs. Hugh
McCall. Mrs. "Bessie Nicholson won
the rook prize. Prizes were home-
made candy and cookies furnished
by class mothers and friends. Pro
ceeds will be used for the annual
senior house party at the beach
this summer. Members of the sen
ior class assisted by their sponsor,
Mrs. Ida J. McKinnon, were in
charge of preparations for the
party.
On Friday evening, the senior
class staged a dance at the school
gymnasium for members of the
teen-age set and guests. Music for
dancing was furnished by records
and spring flowers used for decor
ations. Admission was charged and
home on South Main street. Two
tables were in play in the living
room beautifully decorated with
attractive arrangements of spring
flowers and lighted by candle-
light. A dessert course was served
upon arrival of the guests.
When scores were tallied a prize
for high was awarded to Mrs.
Mark Russell and low score prize!
was presented to Miss Bonnie,
Clark. Guests playing other than,
club members were: Mrs. Russell
of Williamston, W. Va., and Miss
Ruth Williams. Miss Sara Hall
Goodwin of Lumberton, house-
guest of Mrs. J. L. Duncan, came
in for refreshments.
division,
Fort Bragg, was guest speaker at
the meeting of the student inter
national relations club at Flora
Macdonald college on Tuesday
evening.
Officer Laybourne, who spoke
with pride of his Scottish ances-
try, hew the deep attention
club members, who have
of the
shown
such intelligent interest in cur
rent world events during the past
two college years as to become
greatly in demand for programs at
various civic clubs.
proceeds also will be used for
beach trip.
Mrs. Dahmen Has
Bridge Luncheon
the
spending.
son, Billy !
in Atlanta
Mrs. W. H. Hasty, president of
the Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist church,
was a delegate at the convention
held in Burlington last week.
Mrs. Henry Johnson of New
York is visiting her parents, Dr.
and Mrs. J. O. McClelland.
Mrs. L. W. Anderson visited rela
tives in Wilmington last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paterson Baldwin
of Lexington spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. J. C. Baldwin.
T. O. Evans, Jr., has returned
from a weeks’ stay at White Lake
where he is building a summer
Mrs. Lloyd Dahmen of Southern
Pines entertained at' a delightful
bridge luncheon at her lovely home
on Thursday afternoon of last
week. Dogwood and mixed flower
arrangements were used effective
ly and luncheon was enjoyed on
the terrace.
eral days in Fayetteville this week. home.
Three tables of contract were
arranged for play and following
several progressions the hostess
awarded high score prize to Mrs.
L. W. Anderson and second high
prize to Mrs. Harry Summerlin of
Laurinburg. Mrs. R. D. Croom Jr.,
captured the consolation prize and
Mrs. Earl Jefferson was remember
ed with a gift from the hostess.
Other guests making up the
tables were Mrs. John Deaver,
Mrs. A. B. Croom, Mrs. M. A. Biles,
Mrs. R. E. Burns, Jr., Mrs. C. M.
Castevens, Sr., Mrs. Gaston Dren
nan and Mrs. G. P. Henderson, all
of Maxton.
ARTHUR GODFREY Says
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WITH THE STAGE SHOWS”
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Circus Of Thrilling Acts Of Ali Kinds!
Comics Musical Acts - Acrobatic Marvels - Dancing
Mrs. N. D. Smith and Mrs. Glen
Crofton spent Tuesday in Durham.
Mrs. MeBryde Austin and Miss
Lillian Austin were visitors in
Fayetteville on Thursday of last
week.
C. M. Castevens, Jr., flew to Win
ston-Salem on business on Monday
of this week.
C. J. Cottingham has been con-
Early American
Music Theme Of
Club’s Program
The April meeting of the Linda
Vardell Music club was held at the
home of Miss Mae Brown last
Thursday evening with Mesdames ;
J. Q. Adams, Bascom Ashley, and
Miss Cornelia McMillan associate
hostesses.
Miss Lois Lambie, president, pre
sided over the attractive program
of Early American music rendered
by a number of students from the
local high school.
At the end of the program the
He explained present political
world conditions with clarity, and
outlined briefly the three political
deologies — capitalism, socialsm,
and communsm, and explained
the different phases of the North
Atlantic Pact, which he said was
just the beginning of what the
United States hoped would lead
to a world wide movement for
permanent peace. He stressed to
the girls that the Pact does not
in any way contradict the princi
ples of the United Nations, but
that the two organizations are
working to the same end—com
plete world unity.
Weekend guests of Mr.
Mrs. M. M. McManus were
and
Mr.
hostesses served a variety
cheese
punch
Miss
biscuits, cookies, mints
to the guests.
of
and
Flobel’ie Currie was called
to Madison last Thursday on ac
count of the severe illness of her
neice, Mrs. Louise Moore Irving.
Mrs. Irving is somewhat improv
ed.
Mrs. Fodie Kenyon of Wash
ington is visiting her sister, Miss
Katie Buie.
Mrs. Belle McMillan
is
improv-
ing after being quite ill for the
past few days.
Mrs. John M. Jones
of
Raleigh
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fined to his heme this week
cause of illness.
.Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gurley
family of Sanford were week
visitors at her home.
Mrs. Don McLaughlin has
be-
and
end
re-
her
and Mrs. H. B. Langslow and Mr.
and Mrs. John Djerke of New
port News, Va., Mrs. Catherne
McCormick of West, Va., Mr. and
Mrs. Murray McManus, Jr., and
daughter Susan, of Florence, S.
C., and Max McManus, student at
the University.
A message written 76 years ago
on an Artic expedition was recent
ly delivered to the addressee, Sec
retary of the Navy.
Store Building
To Be Modernized
RED SPRINGS — Remodeling
and enlargement of the McMillan
building which houses the depart
ment store of B. C. Moore and
Sons, Inc., was commenced this
play units will be installed, and
considerable rearrangement and
remodeling of the ground floor is
to be carried out, according to
Sam Laney, manager of
cern since it was opened
1932.
Mr. Laney states that
the con-
in April
the con-
week by Fred G. Wedler,
tractor, of Aiken, S. C.
con
Plans call for use of the second
floor of the building over the pre
sent store and over the Spikker-
White barber shop as a show and
salesroom for womens and chil
drens wear, to be reached by a
new stairway to be erected from
the main salesfloor. Especially de
sighed fixtures, stock storage
compartments and mirrored. dis-
High Senior Make
Plans For Their
Washington Trip
RED SPRINGS—tin Wednes
day morning members of the sen
ior class of the Red Springs high
school, who plan to leave at 4
o’clock next Monday morning for
Washington, D. C., met in St.
Pauls with other senior members
to work out a satisfactory sche
dule for the places that the group
Would like to visit on their four
day tour of the nation’s capitol.
Local students at this time are
being assigned special reports
concerning various buildings and
points of interest visited while in
Washington. Upon their return
these students will present the
material gathered, explaining the
history and functions of the his
toric departments and buildings
they saw while on their trip. The
students are also studying maps
of the capitol to familiarize
themselves with the city.
While in Washington the group
will make their headquarters at
the Arlington hotel in Arlington,
Va.
cern will be able to stock and dis
play a much wider range of mer
chandise, have a far greater stock
of boys and
read-to-wear,
ber of items
be stocked.
mens clothing, shoes,
lingerie, and a num-
not now carried will
The building will also have a
heating plant installed during the
present enlargement work, it is
also being prepared for the in
stallation of both summer and
winter airconditioning. Asphalt
tile floors are to be installed and
walls will be of wall-tex, with the
interior finish in the three shaded
of medium greens which are be-,
ing used by the company in the
redecoration of their stores
throughout their system.
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turned from a visit with
mother, Mrs. Chandler, in Char-
lotte Courthouse, Virginia
Miss Mary Lou Brown of Buf
falo, New York, arrived Monday
to spend a week with her sister,
Mrs. Bill Stewart and Mr. Stew
art.
Mrs. Victor Fahringer of Arling
ton, Virginia, will arrive this week
end to spend a week with her
mother, Mrs. Luther McNeill, Sr.
Mrs. Bertha McQueen and her
granddaughter, Miss Jean Gainey,
were recent week end visitors in
Wilmington at the time of the
Azalea Festival.
Miss Bessie Williams was admit
ted to Scotland County Memorial
Hospital on Thursday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Daniel left
Sunday for Hartsville, S. C., where
they will visit for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben MacKinnon of
Charlotte, spent the week end with
his mother, Mrs. Earl Jefferson
and Mr. Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Guyot have
moved into the new home built for
them on Carolina
high school.
Guests of Mr.
Frostick recently
Street near the
and Mrs. Fred
were Dr. Alice
M. Baldwin and her daughter, Miss
Sally Baldwin, Miss Louise Seabolt,
Fred Frostick, Jr., all of Duke
University in Durham, and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Gray of Nan
tucket, Rhode Island.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Boone of
Newport News, Va., were guests
recently of her sister, Mrs. G. W.
Pulliam and family.
Mrs. Roy Bailey of Fayetteville
has been a recent guest of Miss
Lillian Austin, who has recovered
from a recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Evans visit
ed the gardens in and around
Wilmington on Sunday of last
week.
Little Butch Strickland, son of
Mrs. Ann Strickland, recently un
derwent a tonsilectomy in Fayette
ville. •
Mrs. Lottie Kincaid and her son,
Billy, recently spent the day with
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Owens in
Fountain. Mrs. Kincaid also visit
ed them again on Saturday of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin McConeghy
are spending this week with Mr.
and Mrs. Jeff Higgins in Spartan
burg, S. C., and will return home
on Monday.
Mrs. Hugh McCall, Mrs. Robert
McCall and family were week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E N. Hen
derson in Goldsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowden
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton
spent Sunday and Monday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P.
McLeod.
Mrs. Pat Meyers of Tar Heel
and her daughter, Mrs. John B.
Canady, of St. Pauls visited
friends here Saturday.
Mrs. Ronald Boling of Hender
sonville spent last weekend with
her mother, Mrs. R. A. McCon->
naughey. I
Robert A. McConnaughey, Jr.,
spent the weekend in Mt, Airy.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Leigh,
Jr., moved into their new home
on’ East Third Avenue Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fassbender
and sons, Billy Peter, and Thomas
Craig, of Fayetteville spent Sun
day with Mrs. Fassbender’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Love.
Mrs. Donald Clarey and sons,.
Donald and Ronald, of Winston-
Salem are visiting Mrs. Clarey’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Par
lor.
Lindsay McLaughlin of Nebras
ka arrived Wednesday for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
F. McLaughlin.
Miss Jackie Morgan spent Sun
day and Monday with her moth
er, Mrs. Leila Morgan, in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Willey of
Nashville, N. C., visited Mrs. Wil
ley’s mother, Mrs. J. H. Turner
during the weekend.
Miss Sara Hall Goodwin. of
Lumberton spent several days last
week with her aunt, Mrs. J. L.
Duncan.
iss Hartlee Baxley of Raleigh
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. Baxley, over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mulosky of
Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Paige
of Fairmont, and Miss Blanche
Edens of Tabor City spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Edens.
Miss Carolyn Graham, student
at RPI in Richmond, Va., return
ed to school on Sunday after
spending spring vacation with her
mother, Mrs. Ernest Graham.
Mr. and Mrs. Haskall Hall re
turned to Pineville on Monday af
ter spending last week with Miss
Mae Brown.
Miss Peggy Mcdaniel and Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Barrington, Jr. of
Lumberton spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Harris in Forest City.
Notice is hereby given that all persons desiring to become
candidates for either the office of Mayor or Commissioners for
the Town of Maxton in the election to be held May 3, must file
with the undersigned, Clerk-Treasurer, not later than Friday,
April 22, 1949, notice of candidacy and at the same time pay a
filing fee of $5.00
The public will take notice that the registration books are
now open at the office of Mrs. J. L. Pace, for the purpose of
registering all persons entitled to be registered who have not here-
to-fore registered. The books will remain open through Satur
day, April 23, 1949 and will close after that date.
C. H. Whitlock,
Clerk and Treasurer
Town of Maxton
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Sunday.
in Bennettsville on
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Miss Brown Morrison is visiting
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North Wilkesboro, this week,
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Andrews
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sexton and
little son, all of Chapel Hill, were
Sunday guests of Mr.
B. Hord.
Mrs. R. A. McLeod
H. Phillips attended
and
and
a
Mrs. J.
Mrs. C.
district
committee meeting of the American
Legion- Auxiliary in Fayetteville on
Wednesday of last week.
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ice for all who want it—we’re a little
like the greyhounds who chase, an elec
tric rabbit around the track. No
matter how fast we move, we never
quite catch up. This is because the
. demand for new service never
slackens even slightly. We’d
* ' like to provide Service for
everyone immediately.
Although that is impossible,
we are continuing
to install telephones
for those on
our waiting list at an
increasingly rapid rate.
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