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THE PILOT. Southern Pines. North Carolina
Friday..,July 18, 1947.
Society and Personals of the Sandhills
MISS JANET ROSSER BRIDE OF
' RUSSELL 3PICER OF NEW JERSEY
IN BRIEF
Lucille Grover’s
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Grover
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Lucille, of Arling
ton, Va., to Stewart F. Raleigh,
3i., also of Arlington, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart F. Raleigh of
Syracuse, N. Y. Plans are made
for an October wedding.
Miss Grover is at present a
member of the office staff of the
Water Department in Arlington.
Mr. Raleigh, Jr., was (graduated
from Princeton University in
1941, and is now with the Bureau
of National Affairs in Washing
ton.
Buffet Supper Honors
Mrs. Edna C. Hayes
As a surprise for Mrs. Edna
Carter Hayes on her birthday an:
niversary, Thursday of last week,
Mrs. George W. ^Richardson en
tertained at a buffet supper at
the home of Col. and Mrs. Ralph
E. Bower, Ea^t Indiana Avenue
Arrangements for the event were
made by Mrs. Richardson and
Mrs. Bower, and the supper de
lightfully prepared and served
by the Bower’s Mhria and Sim.
Birthday gifts were presented to
Mrs. Hayes during the cocktail
hour.
Present at the party were Mrs.
Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Qordon-Mann, Miss Helen Cam
eron. Miss Frances Schwartz,
young Mary Lynn and Adelle
Bower, Bob Cameron, Mr. and
Mrs. Todd Baxter, and the ho^ts
Mrs. Richardson and Col. and
Mrs. Bower.
for his second year at the Colora
do School of Mines. He is a mem
ber of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Miss Barbara Corbett
Visits the Stanyans
Miss Barbara A. Corbett re
turned to the States recently
from Japan and has been-visiting
her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Stanyan. Barbara has com
pleted an ' interesting fifteen
months overseas as a secretary
for the Allied Council of Japan,
w;ith headquarters in Tokyo.
During her stay here Mrs. Stan-
yan’s niece. Miss Jean Butler of
Buzzards Bay, Mass., was also
their guest. Miss Carbett and Miss
Butler are at present spending a
few days i^fi Washington, and in
Alexandria, Va., with Mr. and
Mrs. H. Hassell, before returning
to Massachusetts for the summer
Brownson Memorial
Woman’s Auxiliary
The Woman’s Auxiliary of
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian
Cburch will meet at the church
Monday night, July 21, at eight
o’clock. Miss Mary Cameron wUl
have charge qf the program; en
titled “Burning Faith.” Others on
the program will be Mrs. Harold
McNeill, Mrs. Dorothy Avery,Mrs.
George Nevens, Jr., and Mrs John
S. McLauchlin.
Outdoor Supper
Planned for Tuesday
The niiembers of the Business
Woman’s Circle of the First Bap
tist church will entertain tl^:
members of the Woman’s Missio'
nary Society at an outdoor super
Tuesday night July 22, on the
lawn of the home of Mrs. R. S.
Parker, 555 North Ashe Street.
Memljers of both groups and
their guests will attend the super
which will start at six-thirty.
Mr. and Mrs. Blue, Jr.
Entertain at Home
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blue, Jr.,
were hosts to a group of their
friends last Saturday evening, on
Mr. Blue’s birthday anniversary.
The party was given at their Sm-ppige Party
home on North Ashe Street. Their P “
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leo
O’Callaghan, Jr., Mrs. William E.
Flaherty, Miss Mary Ruth Spring,
Miss Shirley Johnson, George
MacCoririac, Bobby Dunn, and
Jack McElfresh of Raleigh.
Stag Dinner
A stag dinner was given by
Mrs. C. H. Collester for her son
Munroe Collester, and seven of
his friends on Wednesday night
of last wieek, at the Collester resi
dence on South May Street.
Mr. Collester came recently
from the Colorado School of
Mines for a few weeks’ vacation.
He has the rank of lieutenant
jg., in the Naval Air Force, and
for the two weeks before his de
parture was on active duty at
Berkeley Naval Station, Denver.
He will return to the school for a
course in surveying, given only in
the summertime, and will remain
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Russell en
tertained in their home on Penn
sylvania Avenue at a surprise
party and buffet supper honor,ing
Howard McNeill Monday nigjat,
July 14, <;)n the occasion of his
birthday anniversary. Their
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Neill, Miss Ruth Russell, M'r. and
Mrs. Archie McNair and child
ren 'Gwynn and Donald, Mrs
Russell’s father, Mr. Halton, and
Jimmy Stevens.
Marriage Vows Spoken
In Home Ceremony
Announcement is made by Mr.
and Mrs. Harry M. Vale of the
marriage of their daughter, Juliet
Vale. Howe, and Maj. Ray Webb
McMullen of Pinehurst. The quiet
ceremony was at the home of the
bride’s parents on Valley Road,
Southern Pines, at five o’clock
Friday aftternoon, July 11. The
brid_egroom is the soh of Mrs.
Isabelle Cabot McMullen of Hy-
annisport. Mass., and Ray W. Mc
Mullen of New York City.
Attending the couple were Mrs.
Harlow Pearson, Mrs. Lloyd
Innes-Taylor and the bride’s
father. The R^. Tucker G. Hum
phries, pastor of the Church of
Wide Fellowship, officiated. Fol
lowing the ceremony the bridal
couple greeted their friends at
an informal reception.
Maj. and Mrs. McMullen left
on Wednesday of this week for
a wedding trip to Princeton, N.
J., where they will visit the
bride’s mother. They plan to re
turn to Southern Pines at the end
of two- weeks. Maj. McMullen is
stationed with the Airborne En
gineers at Fort Bragg.
Miss Nancy Wrenn
Returns to States
After two years’ absence in the
Pacific Area with the American
Red Cross Miss Nancy Wrenn has
returned to North Carolina ^nd
has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Virgil Page Clark, and Mr. Clark
at ,their home, Wendover.
During her overseas service
with, the Red Cross Nancy first
went to Manila, later was in
Okinawa for eighteen months,
and has also been stationed at
Tokyo and Yokohama. Her rest
leave was' spent in visiting in
various parts of China. On her
return voyage to the States she
stopped at Honolulu for five days’
stay, arriving in San Francisco
about two weeks ago.
Birthday Celebrated
at Fort Bragg
When Arthur Pate was the
guest of Maj. and Mrs. E. S. Mc-
Cue at Port Bragg Sunday he-
was surprised to find that a din
ner was planned in honor of his
birthday. An attractive cake was
made especially by Mrs.' McCue
for the anniversary day. Dinner
guests included Mr. Pate, Miss
Rebecca and Miss Mary McCue,
Bobby McCue, Alton Blue of
Southern Pines, and Lt. Tom
Demint.
Lt. Demint and Arthur (former
ly Lt. Arthur Pate) first met ov
erseas in Germany when both
were with the Army Air Force.
Before entering the service Tom
lived in Kansas City, Kan. He is
now stationed at Pope Field.
MRS. RUSSELL SPICER
Mrs. Spicer before her wed
ding in late June was Miss Janet
Rosser, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Robert G. Rosser of Vass. Mr.
Spicer is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Spicer of Maplewood,
N. J. The marriage was solemn
ized Saturday, June 21, in the
Second Reformed Church at Irv
ington, N. J.
After their wedding the young
couple returned to Ohio for Mr.
Spicer’s graduation from Oberlin
College, where he majored in
mathematics and physical educa
tion. During the summer they
will be at home in Dayton where
Mr. Spicer will play profesional
baseball with the Dayton team.
In the fall Mrs. Spicer will return
to Oberlin for her senior 'year,
cointinuing her study in violin and
piano at Oberlin Conservatory
of Music. Mr. Spicer plans to
teach duringrthe school year.
j Smith and son, Bobby, who have
I been living on Ridge Street, will
imove this weekend to their new
Mrs. Billy Nolan and children, quarters at Fort Bra^g Post.
CHURCH CEREMONY UNITES
MISS CHATFIELD AND MR. TALBERT
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The biggest ice
cream cone made
—packed with a
mammoth scoop
of our fresh-fruit
ice cream
Whether you enjoy
it at our fountain
or in your home,
our ice cream is
satisfying on every
count! It tastes so
creamy and de
licious only be
cause it's made of
the choicest ingre
dients.
Open Sunday, July 20th
Come In And See Us
Free Cones During First Hour
The Jewel Box
Sundays 1 to 11:30 P. M.
Weekdays 9 A. M. to 11:30 P. M.
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Shower Compliments
Sunday Bride
A misoellaneous sh'ower and
party on Wednesday evening,
July 9, honored Mrs. John Tal
bert, bride of last Sunday. The
party was ‘ given by Miss Doro
thy and Miss Margaret Gale at
their home on Ashe Street. Pres
ent were, the guest of honor and
Mrs. James Prim, Miss Gladys
Causey, Mrs. Jonas F. Davis, Miss
Louise, Miss Mary and Miss Paul
ine Crain, Miss Mary Alice Tate,
Mrs. M. G. McRae, Miss Virginia
Mae Hoskins, Miss Sybil Epps
and Miss Eunice Chatfield.
During the evening contests
were played and prizes were won
by Mrs. Prim and Miss Mary
Crain. Later guests were invited
into the dining room where the
shower gifts were opened by the
honoree. A gift was also present
ed to a recent bride, Mrs. Davis
(Edith Stephenson), and to Miss
Hoskins whose birthday was on
July 9th.
Girls Give Program,
An interesting program was ar
ranged by Mrs. Lamar Jackson
and given by the Girls’ Auxiliary
for members of the Business Wo
man’s Circle, First Baptist
Church. The meeting whs held
Monday night at the home of
Mrs. Leon Talton, North May
Street. The Auxiliary is a junior
organization of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society, with Mrs. Har
old B. Fowler and Mrs. M. G. Mc
Rae as counselors. It is sponsored
by the Business Woman’s Circle.
Girls, courtsying, greeted guests
at the door and presented each
with a program cleverly sketch
ed and mimeographed. 'The even
ing’s skit started on an amusing
note of frivolity and then entered
into a nicely a,cted portrayal of
a phase of Chinese customs. The
young actors were Ann Craft,
Janet Hamel, Betty Parker, Betty
Jo Swearingen, Stella May
Voyles, Jacqueline Davenport
and Jean Morrison. Ushers were
Pat Morrison, Emily Craft, Bar
bara Baker and Barbara Hack
ney.
Following the program a buf
fet lunch was served on the
porch by the hostess. Assisting
were Mrs. Archie Ferguson and
Mrs. Jackson.
Olive-Wilson Nuptials
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Olive of
Eller be, well known in Southern
Pines, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Olema, to James
Y. Wilson of Lake City, Fla. They
were married in an evening cer
emony, July 10, in the Presby
terian Church, Ellerbe. The Rev.
E. F. Montgomery of Lake City
officiated.
Miss Jeanne Olive was her.sis
ter’s maid of honor. Bridesmaids
wbre Miss Billie Olive, youngest
sister of the bride, Doris Allen
of Rockingham, Elizabeth Talley
of Fuquay Springs and Annie
Mary Hartsfield of Tallahassee.
Hugh Wilson, brother of the
bridegroom served as best man,
and ushers were Jim Hare of Lake
City and T. C. Brezelle.
Following the ceremony the
bride’s parents entertained at a
reception in their home. Later
the bridal couple left for a wed
ding trip to Western North Caro
lina and Tennessee.
The bride received her bache
lor of arts degree from Mere
dith College in 1946. For the past
year she has been with the State
Department of Education in Tal-
lahssee.
The bride groom was gradua
ted from Davidson College and
the University of Florida Law
School. He is a member of the
1947 Florida Legislature, and re
cently was elected State Com
mander of the VFW organization.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Wilson, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make
their home in Lake City where
Mr. Wilson is executive vice-
president of the Wilson Life In
surance Compaity.
S|Sgt. and Mrs. D. F. Gilman
and baby Mary Catherine, who
have been living qt the Home
stead, plan to leave this weekend
to make their home at Fort
Bragg.
To Aid In Clinic
Dr. R. M. Maybin with Mrs
Maybin and their son, Richard,
has gone to Tuluca, near Lincoln-
ton, for the remaining two months
of the summer to assist Dr. Ed
wards in his clinic there. Dr. May-
bin has been at the Baptist Hos
pital in Winston-Salem for the
past year and a half. At the con
clusion of his work in the clinic
Dr. Maybin will reenter the Army
Air Corps and will have his first
assignment in Texas.
Dinner Guests
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Spalding of
Baltimpre were the dinner guests
of Mrs. Spalding’s sister, Mrs. G.
L. Culler and Mr. Culler Wednes
day evening of this week. The
Spaldings are visiting her mother,
Mrs. A. G. Crissman in Vass.
Johnsie Terguson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson,
went to Manteo this week to at
tend a performance of “The Lost
Colony.” Her aunt, Mrs. Louise
Woodall of Wilson, a former res
ident of Southern Pines, went
with her.
The Church of Wide Fellow
ship, at two o’clock Sunday af
ternoon, July 13, formed the set
ting for the informal wedding
ceremony of Susan Harriet Chat
field, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Rutherford Chatfield, and
John Harvey Talbert. The bride
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Frank Talbert of Ellerbe.
Close friends and members of
both families were present.
Evergreens, white phlox and
garden flowers were used at the,
altar of the church. Before the
Qeremonjl wedding music was
played by Mrs. L. D. McDonald,
organist, and included the selec
tions of “The Lord’s Prayer” by
Malotte, “Liebestraumf’ and
“Indian Love Call.” Mrs. Harry
Chatfield, sister-in-law of the
bridegroom, sang, “I’ll Be Loving
You Always” and “Because.” The
traditional wedding marches were
used. The marriage service was
read by the Rev. Tucker G. Hum-
prhies, pastor of the church.
The bride wore a white eyelet
street-length dress, completing
her costume with a small white
hat trimmed with lilies of the
valley, white shoes, and a corsage
of talisman roses, Her jewelry
was a strand of pearls, gift of her
parents.
Mrs. James Prim was her sis
ter’s matron of honor and only
attendant. She wore a dress of
pale blue crepe aijd small navy
blue hat, with white accessories.
Her corsage was fashioned of yel
low roses.
P. W. Cook of Ellerbe served
the bridegroom as best man.
Imnxediately following the cer
emony a reception and cake cut
ting were held in the church par
lors. Arrangements of garden
flowers were used in room deco
rations. Mrs. Ella Chatfield and
Mrs. T. G. Humphries assisted in
serving cake, and Miss Mary
Alice Tate presided at the punch
bowl. Out of town guests inclu
ded the bridegroom’s mother,
Mrs. John Frank Talbert
of Ellerbe, Miss Edith Horne,
Mrs. Stedman Gibson apd Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Lyerly of Rook-
ingham. Later the couple left for
a wedding trip to Myrtle Beach
and to Charlotte.
After her graduation from Sou
thern Pines High School the bride
moved to Charlotte where she
was in secretarial work with Col
umbia Pictures, Incorporated.
Since her return to Southern
Pines in September 1946, she has
been employed in the local office
of the Moore County ABC.
The bridegroom is a graduate
of Ellerbe High Schol. He served
three years in the Navy, with ac
tive-duty in the Pacific Area on
the ship “Intrepid.” He is now
employed by the Central Caro
lina Telephone Company.
Upon retuirni^g from their
wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Tal
bert will be at the home of the
bride’s parents on Youngs Road.
Bobby and baj)y Cathey, were' the
guests of Mrs. Nolan’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jolly in An
derson, S. C., last week.
■ Mrs. William Matchett and son,
Robert, left recently to return
to Pierceton, Ind., where they
met Mr. Matchett. The Matchetts
will move from Milwaukee, Wis\,
to Pierceton, where Mr. Matchett
formerly lived. Following their
visit with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Hayes, Robert will
spent the remainder of the sum
mer at a boys’^ camp in Indiana.
Billy (Pete) Matchett returned to
Pierceton with Dr. Robert
Bishop who had been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes for a few
days. '
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Clark mo
tored to Greensboro Wednesday
morning to join Mrs. Clark’s
daughter, Miss Nancy Wrenn at’
her Grandmother Wrenn’s home.
From there they will motor to
western North Carolina for a va
cation in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zirkle
and son, Cappy, of Hollywood,
Fla., left for their home Wed
nesday after spending the week
with his mother, Mrs. Cora Zir-
kle, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Steen,
Aberdeen Road. Miss Frances
Cameron of High Point, formerly
of Southern Pines has also been a
guest at the Steen home.
C. R. Mills visited his mother,
Mrs. G. T.^ Yates, in Apex last
week. Mrs.' Mills ppent Tuesday
and Wednesday, in Raleigh and
Apex, returning here Wednesday
night. She was accompanied zy
her sister, Mrs. G. W. Farrar, and
Mbs. Dessie Holland of Apex who
remained for an overnight visit.
Attorney Robert Moore, for
merly of Jackson, Miss., but now
located at Charlotte, visited Mr.
and Mrs.' J. W. Atkinson, Sr., on
Wednesday last week. Attorney
Moore is a nephew of Mrs. At
kinson.
Mrs. J. R. Aden and children.
Ginger and Ralph, are visiting
Mrs. Aden’s father. Col. Ralph
,E. Bower, and Mrs. Bower at
their home on East Indiana Ave
nue. They have just returned
from. Yokohama.
Mr. hnd Mrs. Dorsey G. Stutz
left Tuesday night for a two
weeks’ visit with their daughter,
Mrs., Frederick Jackson, and her
family at Jefferson, Maine.
Miss Geneva Hall spent last
weekend in Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Reams
and family have returned from
Murrell’s Inlet, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. James B.'Swett
left Tuesday for several weeks’
visit with their daughter, Mrs. H.
H. Abbott, and her family in
Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold McAllis
ter returned last Sunday from
their two- weeks’ vacation at
Ocean Drive,' S. C.
Mrs. Roland Cobur'n and chil
dren, Roland, Jr., and Becky, of
Jamesville, N. C., are the guests
of Mrs. Cobiirn’s isister-in-law,
Mrs. W. A. Moore, this week. Mr.
Coburn will join the group for
the weekend. They will return to
Jamesville Sunday;
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Atkinson,
Jr., of West Palm Beach, Fla.,
stopped over for the weekend
with their parents. Mi;, and Mrs.
J. W. Atkinson, West Broad
Street. Mr. and Mfs. Atkinson
Jr., were en route to Wlanchester,
N. H., to visit relatives of Mrs.
Atkinson.
Dr. Daniels is vacationing at
Manteo inuring this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Reynolds
left last Monday to visit friends
in Alton Bay, N. H.
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Pelton were
the ' guests of Mrs. Pelton’s
brother and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Ander,son Kimrey, in WiL
mington for a few days last week.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. L. D. McDonald last week
were Mrs. McDonald’s sister and
children, Mrs. John Lentz, Sara
Jane and Helen Anne. They left
last Friday for .a short visit in
Moorehead City before return
ing to their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Loren-
son and daughter, Jane, spent last
Monday in Greensboro.
John Beasle^, Jr., is visiting his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
George B( Beasley, in Troy this
week.
S|Sgt. and Mrs. Robert H.
Mr. and Mjrs. Paul Dabbs and
son, Billy, of Polkton spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gale.
Billy remained for a week’s visit,
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Mullinix
and daughter, Jeanette, and Mr,-
and Mrs.' Arnold Futrell of Deii-
ton were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Russell. They
all attended the boat rac4s at
Lakeview Sunday afternon.
Mrs. V. R. Ethridge and child
ren, Joyce and Johnny, le?t Mon
day night to return to their home
in Carteret, N. J./ after a ten
day visit with Mr. and Mrs. D.
B. Tew, South Bennett Street.
Mrs. Ethridge is the daughter of
the late, Neil Patterson of Vass,
Route 2.
Cotton production in North
Carolina has been on a downward
trend since 1926 when the peak
of production was reached. Dur
ing 1946 there were 1,208,000 bales
produced in the state. However,
production in 1946 was /only 44,-
000 bales.
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so that you
were able
to retire on
a constant
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