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1 J ?! V.! THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1957 PAGE THREE ROCKINGHAM POST-DISPATCH, RfCmiONO COUNTY, N. C. WHO'S HEW" Babies Born WHEJM and WHERE ' Post-Disuatch Issue of Dec. 26, 1957 BREEZE NEW SON Hubert and Mary Idol Breeze have a new son a buster weigh ing 7.6 pounds born at 5:45 a m Saturday, Dec. 21, 1957, in Me morial hospital at Rockingham. This hew baby will be christened James Stephen. Hubert is report er for The Journal, and Mary this past fall has taught in the English department of Ellerbe high. They have three sons now and a daughter. The oldest child is David Lynn born Dec. 13, 1951, then came the twins on Sept. 14, 1953-kathryn McDonald and Eugene Idol, and now this four th child James Stephen. Quite a household on Roherson street. The James Stephen is for the baby's maternal great grand father. BRADDOCK DAUGHTER Garrett and Betty Blackmon Braddock have a daughter born in Memorial hospital at 10:26 a. m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1957. They live out Ledbetter-way. This is their second child. FREEMAN DAUGHTER Sandy Freeman Jr. and Gene va Beverly Freeman have an other daughter, this baby born at 6:10 a. m. December 21, 1957, in Memorial hospital here. Their other daughter was born Dec. 6, 1955. Sandy is with the Stevens mill. Mcdonald son Douglas and Agnes Raines Mc Donald of Ledbetter have a son born in Memorial hospital at 2:41 p. m. Dec. 21, 1957. PHIFER DAUGHTER A girl was born in Memorial hospital at Rockingham Dec. 22, 1957, at 10:35 a. m. to E. H. and Janie Louise Lampley Phifer. Mr. Phifer is with Aleo. FLOYD GIRL Pope and Jean Walters Floyd have a daughter born at 4:05 a. m. Dec. 22, 1957, in Memorial hospital. They live ori route oiie. CYNTHIA ANNE W ATKINS Lt. and Mrs. G. W. Watkins of Camp Lejeune announce the birth of a daughter, born Dec. 17, weight 7 lbs. 13 ozs. She was named Cynthia Anne. Lt. Wat kins is a grandson of Mrs. J. M. Seago here and son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Charles Watkins of Kan . napolis. WILLIAMS DAUGHTER Grady and Myrtle Richardson Williams have a daughter born in Memorial hospital at Rock ingham at 5:38 a. m. on Friday, December 20, 1957. They live on route two, and Grady is with the Life & Casualty Insurance office here. W' ATKINS-THOMPSON The following invitations are being issued to relatives and friends here: Mr. and. Mrs. Homer Dean Thomerson request the honour of your presence at the mar riage of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Richard Bennett Watkins on Saturday, the twenty-eight of December at four thirty o'clock The First Baptist Church, Salisbury,N orth Caro lina. The little man always seems to wind up with the shaft, one way or the other. ik9 Wv fAw n the true Christmas spirit ATO'' h We are happy to greet all ' j jT, . our friends and wish everyone a glorious Holiday Season. HUDSON SHOE SHOP Benford E. Morse, Owner - ; - - I-.- . , J WOMEN'S PAGE Activities Here And There . i -1 i PERSONALS Misses Virginia and Augusta Land will leave Wednesday, 25th, night for a ten days' trip to New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith will arrive December 27 for a visit with Mrs. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Mcin tosh, on Roberdel Road Miss Peggy Morris , Director of Christian Educa Baptist C h u r c day to spend ;ion at the First h, left Tues- Christmas with her mother, Mrs, J. B. Morris, in Albemarle. Mrs. Joseph E Pasko and lit- tie daughter Kay Beth of Wash ington, D. C. arrived in Rock ingham Dec. 20 to spend Christ mas with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Mcintosh. - Mrs. I. J. White of Durham arrived Friday to spend the Chr'stmas holidays with her daughter, Mr. Helms, and Miss and Mrs. Jay uayne Helms. Dr. and Mrs. will spend the F. B. Garrett Christmas holi- days with their sqn and his iam- ily, Dr. and Mrs in Walkertown. John Garrett, Miss Verna Lea Ratliff who is a student at Breneau College in. Gainesville, Ga.j has arrived home to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. non Ratliff. and Mrs. Ver- Jimmy Cole who is studying law at Duke University is here for the holidays! visiting his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Capel. Jimmy Sibley, Student at Oak Ridge Military Institute is here wisiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sibley Miss Maude Reynolds of High Point will spend the Christmas holidays with Mrl and Mrs. W. A. Reynolds. Dr. and Mrs." $tanley Vetter and family are spending the holidays with Mrs . Vetter's par ents in Atlanta, Ga Harold Dyson df Washington, ! D. C. is spending the holidays Mr. and Mrs. with his parents, J. O. Dyson. Miss Mary Lou Allen, student at Meredith College arrived home Saturday f6r the Christ- mas holidays. She visited friends in Hickory Rockingham before coming to Miss Carole A.S.T. college, Lohg student of and Irving Boqhe Long 3rd of the University of N. C. are spending the holidays Mr. and Mrs. with their parent Irving Long, Jr. Beverly Seawelt junior class orest College, student at Wake arrrived Wednesday to spend the Christmas .vacation with her parents, Mr. and Seawell. Mrs. Herman Miss Barbara McDonald of Agnes Scott College and Miss Linda McDonald of the Univer- sity of South Cardlina, Columbia are spending the holidays with and Mrs. Leo- their parents, Mr. nard McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wallace and family of Albany, (a. are spend ing the holidays with Mrs. Wal lace's mother, Mrs Lucy- French Cornelia J. Porter to IteW'- , - - - 5-j-:-K-:-y-r-x-K :-:-:-vtf-:-:.:-::::o:-:xt: 1 :x::o:o.w:ijx:-:-::-:-:-:x-:- 'Oj&w. .... a.: Mr. and Mrs. Eugrene H. Porter announce the engagement of their daughter, Cornelia Jane, to Pvt. Earl D. Mims, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mims of Rockingham. Pvt. Mims is in the National Guard and is stationed at Ft. Jackson. The wedding will take place in April. and Mr. Wallace's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace. They will be here for one week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ratliff and son, T o m m i e, of Falls Church, Va. will spent Friday and Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carson Ratliff. And with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Seawell. Mrs. Grace McNeill Phifer, and daughter, Miss Sheilah Phi fer, of Richmond, Va. have ar rived to spend 'thd?wejftMfch. the former's -5lstefst"B:o1. (Laura) Guriter, at her home iri Hamlet. Also coming tonight will be their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNeill and daughters, Misses Sherry and Carol Mc Neill of Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Idell) Roberts and son, Happy will come Christmas Day. Miss Margaret McLendon of Jacksonville, Fla. came iome Dec. 21st to spend Christmas holidays with her mother Mrs. J. R. McLendon. Also coming for Christmas will be Mr.' and Mrs. Benjy McLendon and Dr. ana Mrs. Thomas Hamer of Char lotte. Mrs. McLendon will re turn to Jacksonville with Mar garet for a visit. J. J. Gray, a patient of US Veterans Hospital, Fayetteville and Douglas Gray, sophomore of East Carolina College, Green vill are spending the holidays at their home in Hamlet. Mrs. Gray went after her husband Friday so he could be home about two weeks. Michael Gray who has been in the Hamlet hosiptal about ten days returned home Saturday after undergoing facial treatment. Mrs. Morris Lobel and son, Leslie, of Washington, D. C. are visiting J. Brown.. Mrs. Lobel was the former Shirley Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Rockowitz and son, Stuart, of Baltimore, Md., and Morris Lobel of Wash ington, D. C. will arrive Saturday for the holidays with the J. Brown family. MISS KATHLEEN HICKS ENTERTAINS TEACHERS Miss Kathleen Hicks entertain ed members of Pee Dee School faculty December 19, 1957 at her home on Ledbetter street. Also guests were the teachers' husbands arid wives. The home was decorated especially" pretty carrying out Christmas thoughts. During the evening delicious re freshments of ice cream in the shape of Christmas tree, cake, and nuts were enjoyed. The entertainment consisted of games and contests. Those enjoying the evening together were Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mcin tosh, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Many, Mr. and Mrs. James Mcintosh, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ellerbe, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stowe. Mrs. Alexine Greene, and the hostess Miss Hicks. The teachers presented their principal with a beautiful gift and exchanged gifts among themselves. be Married Next April - - ''Sx-W5;? MISS HURST ON VISIT Arriving here Sunday night in :her car for a visit to January j 1st with Ed and Payne London Hurst in North Richmond Park is Mary Harriett Hurst who since Sept. 15th has been takifig a special course in mental-cre work at Tulane University to New Orleans. ATTENDED TAX STUDY COURSE AT N. C. STATE j Hoyle Davis, Maxcey King, ajhd J. Hubert Gibson, local accounts ants, attended a tax study couj-sfe-at State College three days th& past week. ; The course, Farm and Small Business Income Tax Shbrt Course, is sponsored by the De partment of Agricultural Econo mics of the School of Agricul ture, in cooperation with the In ternal Revenue Service the NC. Dept. of Revenue, the N. C. Sot ciety of Accountants, the Soqial Security Administration and hc Division of College Extensiorf. THE 3 TWINS ENTERTAlk Miss Helen Krezel, Mrs. Ray mond Marks and Miss Susie Porter entertained at a beautiful Christmas party, at the Rich mond County Country Club, n Tuesday, December 17th frbm 10:30 to 1:30. ' The club was. decorated Jin pink, silver and white. The ta ble was covered with a prejtty green cloth and had as a center piece white poinsettias. Atound three hundred guests called. 700 ALEO CHILDREN GIVEN PARTY DEC. 21 Over 700 children of Aleo Mill employees received gifts from Santa Claus Saturday afternoon. The youngsters with their parents gathered at the Aleo Gymnasium at 1:30 to listen to a program of Christmas music presented by the Rbhanen Band. Following the concert Santa was the man of the hour. Gifts were divided into five categories. Boys and girls from one year to three years received bags of gifts just alike. For groups from three years to eight years old and from 8 to 12, the gift packages were different for the boys and girls. Aleo, a part of the M. Lowen stein and Sons chain of textile plants, has held Christmas par ties annually for the past sev eral years. Earlier this month employees' children were also treated to a theatre party. CHISHOLMS HAVE CHRISTMAS PARTY One of the prettiest parties of the season was given Saturday night by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Chis holm at their home Richmond mond Avenue. Speical guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jep Peele of Chattanooga, Tenn. During the evening the guests enjoyed tasty refreshments and dancing. The party was informal and very en joyable. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. James Blount, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cadieu, Jr., Mrs. Annie Laurie Poplin, Tom White, Mr. and Mrs. June Cheek, Mr. and Mrs. Bob McCrarv. Bill Crouch. ! Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Vetter, and i Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nixon. MnihtljJ IJttlp Anna Pavlmr ataH Little Anne Baxley entertained a number of her friends Wed nesday afternoon at a Skating party at Glass Roller Rink in celebration of her ninth birth day. During the evening skat in and ref reshmentc wer en joyed by her friends. The beau tifully decorated birthday cake was admired and enjoyed. Those present were the hon oree Anne, Judy Hudson, Claud ia Gore, Georgia Howell, Beverly Lowdermilk, Millie Gibson, Beth McLester, Susie and Judy Snipes, Susan Shores, Claire Haines, Elizabeth Reynolds, Mary Kay McLamb, Linda Long, Judy Wil liams, Sidney Patterson, Kay Lyn ! Mcintosh, Berry Gore, Dana Wilcox, Wilman Terry Williams, Kenneth King, Glen Williams, Michael Mulkey, Ben Smith, Bill Wilcox, William Lee Norwood, Guy Trexler, Marcus Comer, Torrimie Hunter, Lee Baxley. Tim Stafford, Herman Seawell, Steve IrVin, Bill Huneycutt, John Hartgrove, and Neal Clagg. THE JR. CIVITAN OFFICERS FOR 1958 In 1956 the Civitan club form ed a Junior Civitan club here, consisting of 25 members, of the high school. The young club have elected the following offi cers for the ensuing year through June, 1958: President: Jimmy Goodman Vice Pres.: Jennie Currie Sec: Donna Kay Diggs Treas.: Jerry Meacham Chaplain: Pat Phifer The club is made up of 25 members, as follows: Jerry Meacham, Billy Covington, Olen Smith, Jennie Currie Jimmy Goodman, Doiina Kay Diggs, Ed wnrd Thrower, Bill Milstead, William Campbell, Edward But ler, Johnny Covington, Peggy Cooper, Jennie Seawell, Brenda Bowers, Sandra Wheeler, Pris cilla Baxley, Rebecca Riggins, Sid Linton, Ginger McDonald, Jimmy Covington, Pat Phifer, Evelyn Gainey, Johnny Faison, Martha McLester and Margaret Lassiter. . Arid the advisors are Coaches s,ehdof faculty. - HIGHWAY MEN SHORTER HOURS Beginning on January 1. 5500 maintenance employees of the North Carolina State Highway Department will have a shorter work. -week according to a di rective issued today td Division and District Engineers. Director of Highways W. F. Babcock an nounced the reduced work week oh. a trial basis Heretofore maintenance forces throughout the State haVe Worked 50 hours per week. After January 1, this work will be re duced; to 45. Ln addition, the regular work day of 10 hours will be reduced to 9 hours. til addition to the shorter Work week, a Study is currently being made on the classification of maintenance personnel whose responsibilities have not been classified in the past. The re sult of this classification study should be finished by July 1, 1958. MRS. PITTMAN HAS CHRISTMAS PARTY The annual Christmas treat was enjoyed by members of TEL Sunday School class of First Baptist Church on Dec. 16, 1957, when they met with Mrs. Ira Pittman for their Christmas meeting. Mrs. J. L. Little was in charge of the devotional service. The members always enjoy the fel lowship for each other but es pecially at this season of the year they have added thoughts of companionship. Delicious refreshments were served buffet style. Those enjoy ing the afternoon together were Mrs. Ralph Gandy, who is-teacher for the class, Mrs. Pittman, the hostess, Mrs. R. E. McCros key, Mrs. Jim Hicks, Mrs. James L. Little, Mrs. L. A. King, Mrs. Hugh Warner, Mrs. J. E. Hay wood, Mrs. C. O. Funderburk, Mrs. Dan Stogner, Mrs. Bruce Benton, Mrs. Vera Long, Mrs. J. R. McLendon, Mrs.- G. D. Faul kenbury, Mrs. Raymond Man ship and Mrs. John Yates. Mrs. Faulkenbury was welcomed into the class as a new member. The "good old days" would have been pretty chilly about now, in most places. If everyone worked as hard as he described it, there would be no undone work. Prices for slaughter cattle in 1958 are expected to average higher than for 1957. 2ION WOMEN'S SOCIETY HAD CHRISTMAS PARTY The Women's Society of Zion Methodist Church met Dec. 17, 1957, at the home of Mrs. Lee Ellerbe with Mrs. John Sandy Covington, Mrs. T. J. Fletcher, Mrs. E. L. Collins and Mrs. Julian Carr as co-hostesses. The home was lovely with beautiful Christmas decorations. Christmas Carols were sung and Mrs. Zeha Greene read a poem. A Christmas Story was told by Mrs. Lee Ellerbe. Mrs. Cole Nichols gave her report on the gifts sent to the little girl in the Orphanage at Raleigh which the women support. Plans were made to remember the sick and needy. Gift boxes have been sent to Mrs. ina Godfrey at the hospital at Butner. Plans were made for the Christmas tree which will be held at the chUrch Sunday evening December 22 at 6 o'clock Mrs. Rebecca Kiker Nichols was in charge of the program. At the close of the meeting delicious Christmas refresh ments were served td Mrs. John F. Hamer, Mrs. Pickett Ellerbe. Mrs. Jessie Thomas, Mrs. Will Currie, Mrs. Roy Shephard Sr., Mrs. Mary Terry, Mrs. Sidney Linton, Mrs. Jack Flenhikeh, Mrs. Zena Greene, Mrs. George Rowland, Mrs. Cole Nichols, Mrs. John Adams Sr. Gifts were exchanged under the beautifully lighted Christ mas Tree. WALTER POPE IN '56 This was written by Mrs Florence Pope in memory of her son, Walter T. Pope, who died January 18, 1956: "A little more tired at close of day, A little more anxious to have our way: A little less ready to scold and blame A little more care for a brother's name. And so we are nearing the journey's end Where Time and Eternity meet and blend: And when I shall cross that gulf that fix I shall see my son who died in '56." By Don Burrowbrldge, Director Thor Research Center for Better Farm Living A large role in the mechanized operations of American "farms, today is being taken by an elec tric tool that does the job of eight conventional tools. Many farmers are handling their maintenance and repair jobs with the portable electric FarmTool that is eight power Electric FatiftTftol does eight different jobs. tools in one. With, its accessories, this tool is a drill, impact wrench, screwdriver, polisher, sander, hole saw and wire brush. And it's all of these without muscle work on your part! For example, : using it as an impact wrench, farmer can run the lugs off tractor wheels as easily as he can. remove the Wheel bolts of the family ctr. The ver satility of the FarmTool serves farm families in practically every repair task that can' Arise. - This FarmTool drills up to inch in metal And bores holes up to 2 inches in diameter in wood. With it you can maintain the efficiency of equipment, cleaning rust from plowshares, Sickle and mower bars in just ft fraction of the time that it takes by hand. And there are a number of pol ishing and sanding chores that such a tool takes care of in almost no time lit Jul. The driving action of the Farm Tool can be reversed with a flip of a switch. That means, for ex ample, you can run the lugs on or off tractor wheels quickly and easily. Sounds like a handy tool, you may be thinking, but what about its use far from a power source? Well, just pair it up With a por table power generator and you've got an unbeatable farm mainten ance team. You'll bo able to meet and handle any repair problem, wherever it may be oh your acreage. (For more information about the farm tool or other electric, tools and accessories available fer do-it-yourself projects, write to: Thor Research Center, Marengo, 111.) WEgKLY IS THERE A Here Is Virginia O'Hanlon's Famous Letter To Santa Claus Written In 1897 Back on Sept. 21, 1897, there appeared an editorial in the New York Sun that is as alive today as when writ ten some 58 years ago. A little girl, just eight years od, named Virginia O'Manlon, had written a letter to the SUN asking whether there really is a Santa Claus. The editor turned the letter over to Francis P. Church, and told him to answer it. Here is the little girl's letter: "Dear Mr. Editor: I am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. But papa says if you see it in the SUN, it is so. Please tell me the truth IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS? Virginia O'Hanlon." And here is the answer -as old as Time, as fresh as Today, and as young as Tomorrow: "Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible to their littie minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or little children's, are little. In this gre.it universe of Ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus. He exists as cer tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to ybur life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir ginia's. There would be no child-like faith then, no poetry, no romance. We would have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus? You miht a well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa' to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they -did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus, The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can com ceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unsee able in the world. You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, or even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that cur tain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else so real and abiding. No Santa Claus? Thank God; he lives forever. A thou sand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood." (The little Virginia of 1897 is now a 67-year-old lady, married and her name is Dr. Virginia O'Hanlon Douglass, living in New York.- -ISL. i - We hope you hare a very delightful Christmas surrounded by devoted family and friends. FREEMAN BUICK COMPANY N. C. Dealer License No. 3449 Rockingham, N. C Tl 53fe o all our loyal friends and patrons we send this Holiday greeting W Co v W. H. PARKER INSURANCE & REALTY CO. Rockingham, North W. H Parker Manager SANTA GLAUS? with the wish that you enjoy all the delights of this festive season. Carolina Mrs. L. H. Black Secretary i 4
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