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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1956
Women’s Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
BESSIE CAMERON SMITH, Editor TELEPHONE 2-6512
“The Messiah” To Be
Given Here By Group
From Elon College
The 60-voice chorus from Elon
College will present “The Mes
siah” in the sanctuary of the
Church of Wide Fellowship at 8
p.m., Sunday, December 16. There
will be no charge for admission,
but an offering will be taken.
Debbie Allen Is
Christened; Several
Relatives Attend
Debbie Allen, nine months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
velle Allen who recently return
ed from a tour of army duty ini
France, where Debbie was bom. Recent Arrivals At
DOES TO GIVE BEDS TO HOSPITALS IN
MEMORY GARY WATHEN, PHILIP McRAE
Drove 42, BPO Does, meeting
in regular session at the South-
Pines Country Club last
ern
week, voted to present a bed to
Moore County Hospital in mem
ory of Gary Wathen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Wathen, and a
After the business session the
Doe’s were joined by their hus
bands for the “Presidents’ Party,”
at which the White Elephants
were auctioned to the highest
bidders.
On the day before Thanksgiving,
the Relief Committee supple-
child’s bed to St. Joseph’s Hos-'mented the food donated at the
pital in memory of Philip McRae, meeting with hams and fruit and j
delivered a dozen baskets to i
needy families in this area. |
The next meeting of the Drove
will be held at 8 p. m. December
son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Mc
Rae.
Members carried canned
for Thanksgiving baskets.
food
also
BUS PARTY OF FOOTBALL ENTHUSIASTS
ENJOY TRIP TO CHAPEL HILL SATURDAY
Sixteen couples chartered a more. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Hollis-
bus for a trip to Chapel Hill last ter, Dr. and Mrs. Harrell John-
Saturday to attend the Duke-1 son. Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Warlick,
Carolina game, and according to Mr. and Mrs. Barney Avery, Mr.
reports, had a delightful day.
They carried box lunches along
for a pre-game spread, and after
the game had dinner at the Car
olina Inn before starting home
ward. The only sad note was that
Mrs. R. M. McMillan was unable
to take the trip, as planned.
In the party were: Dr. R. M.
and Mrs. Paul^ HuUer, Dr. and
Mrs. J. S. Hiatt, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Hines, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Pollard, Mr and Mrs. Jack
Younts, Mr. and Mrs. Alwin Fol-
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Premo,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ewing, Mr.
and Mrs. Ward Hill, and Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Johnson of Aber-
McMillan, Mr. and Mr|. Voit Gil- deen,
In and Out of Town
articles for a White
table, to the meeting.
Elephant,4 at the Southern Pines Country
1 Club.
was christened at the Manly
Presb^rian Church last Sunday
by the pastor, the Rev. Grover
Currie. Mrs. Allen is the former
Mary Grace McDonald, daughter
of the D. E. McDonalds, whom
she'and her family are visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. Neill McDonald
The Hollywood Hotel
Among recent arrivals at The
Hollywood, operated by G. W.
Pottle, are Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Walsh of Como, Quebec, Canada,
who will spend the winter. They
are interested in hunting and
a^nd their three children from will be engaging in that sport
Avoca, Pa., are spending a week which is so popular in the Sand-
with the McDonalds and were hills.
present at the christening. Other! George F. Morris has ar-
relatives coming for the weekend rived from Lancaster, N. H., for
to attend were Mr. and Mrs. Rob- the winter, and Mr. and Mrs.
ert Allred and son, Bobby, of 1 Thomas E. Edwards, who were
Lumberton and Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Sellers and children of Harts-
ville, S. C.
Gail And Patty Tucker
Celebrate Birthdays
At Party Friday
With their birthdays coming
within the same week, Gail Tuck
er, 13, and Patty, 10, daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tucker, cel
ebrated together at a party last
Friday afternoon with their sister,
Eileen, as co-hostess.
Refreshments were first on the
agenda, after all the guests had
arrived. The Thanksgiving motif
was carried out in refreshments
here last winter, are here for the
season.
Jack Hegerty of Forrest Hills,
N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Brakeley, Jr., of Riverton, N. J.,
came down for two weeks of golf
ing, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert An-
nis of Washington, D. C., are also
enjoying the local greens.
J. R. Pritchard of Virginia
Beach, Va., who has just retired as
president of the Norfolk and
Southern Railroad, and Mrs.
Pritchard are guests at The Hol
lywood, and Miss Mary C. David
son, a regular winter resident, has
arrived from Tompkins Cove, N.Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Robinson,
their daughter, Mrs. Carolyn de-
Frees, and her daughter Marlene
of Montclair, N. J., came down for
two or three weeks. Others regis
tered include Mrs. J. E. Prentiss
Members Of Collins
Family Attend
Assembly Ball
Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Col
lins, accompanied by their sons, ’
Harold, Jr., and James, attended
the Assembly Ball and dinner in
Florence, S. C., Friday evening,
at which their niece, Miss Betsy
Holliday Allen, was one of a
small group of young ladies who
were formally presented to so
ciety. James Collins was a mar
shal.
They were guests when Mrs.
Collins’ sister, Mrs. James Mc
Leod, entertained at an informal
party for the debs, their escorts
and a few additional guests.
Martin of Greensburg, Pa., and
Mrs. Arthur Haxtun of Kent,
Conn.
and decorations. A pumpkin in a
setting of autxunn leaves, bowls of
fruit and nuts, and turkeys which „^ „ ... „
the girls had made decorated the of Hartford, Conn., Mrs. .^thur C.
diningroom. The cake was decor-Pp p-nH
ated to represent a turkey, and
chocolate ice cream with chopped
almonds, also mints and nuts were
served.
The girls opened their gifts,
then the group enjoyed television
and games in which Anna Marie
Cook, Lynda and Jenny Owens
were prize winners before going
to a local theatre as the final party
event. «
Guests were Carmen and Nancy
Scognamillo, Anna Marie Cook
and Lynda and Jenny Owens, all
of Pinehurst; Jerine Doolin of Ab
erdeen, and Kathy Dougherty,
Nikki Schweiger, Daune Cuff and
Dorothy Peters, of Southern Pines.
MRS. ALLEN T. PREYER surveys her fruit arrange
ment which placed second among 14 exhibited at Monday’s
mefting of the Southern Pines Garden Club held at the
home of Mrs. John Ostrom. Apples are used as holders
for the lighted candles. It is regretted that a suitable pic
ture of the first place winner could not be obtained also.
This was a companion set in silver and shades of green,
done by Mrs. Eugene Stevens and described in the accom
panying account of the meeting.
EXHIBIT OF FRUIT ARRANGEMENTS IS OF
INTEREST AT GARDEN CLUB MEETING
Artistic and very tempting! with Mrs. Eugene Stevens pour-
fruit arrangements in wide va-'
riety — 14 in number — created | Present at the meeting were
much interest at the monthly ^ Mrs. L. T. Avery, Mrs. Charles
meeting of the Southern Pines ^ Crowell, Mrs. Norris Hodgkins,
Garden Club, held Monday after- Mrs. Claude Reams, Mrs. R. E.
noon at The Corral, home of Rhodes, Mrs. Allan Preyer, Mrs.
Mrs. John C. Ostrom. i Nolley Jackson, Mrs. R. B. Hill,
Mrs. Claude Reams presided Mrs. J.E. Fleming, Mrs. V^^^^
over the business session and
Misses Barbara and Elizabeth
Hapkney of Sumter, S. C., and
Carlyle Hackney of Fort Jackson,
S. C., were Thanksgiving holiday
guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Hackney. Carlyle will
be stationed at Fort Jackson four
more weeks, at the expiration of
which he will get a 14-day leave.
Elizabeth has recently been elect
ed vice-president of Beta Sigma
Phi in Sumter.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall- Palmer
had as their guests Friday and
Saturday Mr. and Mrs. John Ludes
of Woodbridge, Conn.
Miss JoAnne Harriss, who came
from Kannapolis where she teach
es, to spend Thanksgiving with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Harriss, went to Louisburg on Fri
day to attend a series of parties
honoring Miss Martha Lou Mur
phy, a bride-elect. The two were
roommates at East Carolina Col
lege last year and Miss Harriss is
to be a bridesmaid in her friend’s
wedding on December 30 in a
Louisburg church.
Mrs. Bettie Ann Cameron spent
last weekend ih Portsmouth, Va.,
visiting her brother, Henry Crain,
and Mrs. Crain.
Mr. and Mrs. George Morrison
and baby, Charles Thomas, of Dur
ham spent Thanksgiving with his
mothef, Mrs. Charles R. Morrison.
His brother James took them
home Friday and stayed until Sat
urday when the three attended the
Duke-Carolina game at Chapel
Hill.
Emery Smith III was at home
from Duke University to spend
Thanksgiving with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Smith of 540 North
May Street.
' Dad! Mother and the Kids sure
could use a nice little Remington
Portable Typewriter around the
house for home, club or church
work. No down payment and
nothing due until Feb. and then
only $1.00 per week. Dixie Print
ing Company, Phone WI 4-1414,
Aberdeen.
Eddie Bushby Is
Feted At Party On
Sixth Birthday
Mrs. Ned Bushby honored her
son Eddie Saturday afternoon by
entertaining 18 of his friends at
a party in celebration of his sixth
birthday. The children played
games and danced to records.
They were invited into the din
ing room which presented a fes
tive appearance with red and
blue crepe paper streamers to
which were attached balloons in
gay colors. Birthday cake and
ice cream were served, and the
balloons were later presented to
the guests. Eddie received many
nice gifts.
Guests were; Mrs. Eugene Nor
ton and daughter Sue, Mrs. Joe
Weatherspdon and Nancy, Mrs.
Frank Smith and sons, Jimmie,
Jonathan and Luther, Sue and
Mary T. Bailey, Janice Norton.
Terry, Debby and Eddie Smith,
Ida Lou Bradford, Marie, Al,
Jerry and Barbara Hurst, Eddie’s
sister Ellen, his grandmother,
Mrs. D. A. Morrison, and aunt,
Mrs. Stella Hornaday.
Church Of Wide
Fellowship Notes
The Church of Wide Fellowship
will hold its monthly covered dish
dinner in the fellowship hall at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6.
The Lena Sweezy Circle will be
hostess for the evening. A get-
together for families and friends
will follow the dinner.
The Loyalty Circle will hold a
benefit card party at 8 p.m. Wed
nesday, December 5, at the Shir-
ing residence, 305 Weymouth Rd.
For reservations call 2-7523.
Sandhills Club Lists
Winners At Bridge
The Sandhills Duplicate Bridge
Club held its regular meeting
Tuesday night with five and a
half tables at play. North and
South winners were: 1st, Mrs.'
Frank Roberts and Mrs. Curtis
Townshend; 2nd, Mrs. C. H.
Bowman and Mrs. Neill M. Mc-
Keithan; 3rd, Dr. E. W. Bush and
Fred Brindley. East and West:
Mrs. Roy Grinnell and Dr. R. M.
McMillan; 2nd, Don Moore and
Frank deCosta; 3rd, Mrs. M. O.
Johnson and Mrs. I. F. Horton.
Mrs. DuPre And
Mrs. Wallace Are
Luncheon Honorees
Mrs. R. F. DuPre, who is leav
ing the last of the week to make
her home in Bennettsville, S. C.,
and Mrs. R. B. Wallace, Sr.,
mother of Mrs. Edward A. Tuck
er, who was leaving the follow
ing day for Atlanta after a visit
of several weeks, were honored
at a luncheon at Howard John
son’s Tuesday.
Mrs. Tucker presented white
carnation corsages to the guests
of honor, and Christmas corsages
to other members of the party,
who were Mrs. Linwood Pleas
ants, Mrs. Graham Culbreth, Mrs.
Paul Jones and Mrs. S. R- Smith.
Joe Jones was a special guest.
Mrs. James Pruitt
Is Hostess To
Sunday School Class
The Ruth Class of the First
Baptist Church met Monday night
at the home of Mrs. James Pruitt,
with the president, Mrs. Calvin
Howell presiding. Mrs. Bob How
ard led the devotions.
The group of young women
made plans for a Christmas party
to be held in the recreation room
of the church on December 15 at
which their husbands are to be
guests.
The hostess served refresh
ments.
Mrs. L. T. Avery, program chair
man, was in charge of the pro
gram which, in addition to the
exhibit, included a brief talk on
“Putting the Garden to Bed,” by
Mrs. J. R. Marsh.
“ Members judged the arrange
ments which had been brought
in, finding it difficult, as each
one was worthy of a ribbon. Mrs.
Eugene Stevens won first place
with a pair of silver and green
arrangements. She used silver
candles in handsome silver can
dlesticks with epergnettes filled
with Almeria grapes, limes and
Kenilworth ivy, the various
shades of green making an es
pecially pleasing combination
with the gleaming silver.
The entry of Mrs. Alan T.
Preyer placed second. A tray cov
ered with gray moss was used hs
a container for her arrangement
of green and red grapes, bananas,
pears, a small yellow crookneck
'squash, and big rosy apples
which served as holders for
candles, with magnolia leaves
and sasanqua foliage adding con
trast.
Among other arrangements
were a lacquered pahn leaf with
pineapple and pomegranates, pine
and cones; a gold platter holding
sequin-covered fruit; a pottery
bowl of apples with pearl hand
led fruit knives; a cornucopia
with fruit and chrysanthemums.
A tea followed the program.
more, Mrs. W. H. Hollister, Mrs.
Robert Ewing, Mrs. Eugene Stev
ens, Mrs. Audrey Kennedy, Mrs.
Marion Brawley, Mrs. A. V. Ar
nold, Mrs. J. R. Marsh, and Mrs.
Ostrom.
Thistle Club Holds
Dessert Bridge;
Winners Are Listed
Winners at this week’s meeting
of the Thistle Club were Mrs. J.
G. deBerry, Mrs. J. D. Sitterson,
Mrs. George Proctor, and Mrs.
George Burns. '
The Thistle Club holds a des
sert bridge each Wednesday at
1:30 p. m. at the Civic Club build
ing, and visitofs are welcome.
ik'RoofeflJL
NCO Wives Club
Hears Beautician
On Care Of Skin
The NCO Wivea’ Club met
Tuesday night in the NCO club-
room at Highland Pines Inn, with
the president, Mrs. Jimmy Rat-
ledge, presiding, and with Mrs.
Roberson and Mrs. Jeanie Hos-
man as hostesses.
Mrs. Margaret Nance of t^je
Vogue Beauty Shop gave a dem
onstration and talk that held the
keen interest of the members.
She discussed skin care and
makeup and gave a facial, ex
plaining the procedure.
The hostesses served refr sh-
ments.
Magnolia Chapter
Adopts Resolutions
For Mr. Chandler
Whereas, it has pleased God in
His infinite wisdom to take from
our midst our beloved and highly
esteemed brother and charter
member, Ralph L. Chandler, who
was called to his Heavenly Home
on November 14, 1956.
We, the members of Magnolia
Chapter No. 26, O.E.S., here had
our hearts saddened by the loss of
this valuable link in our golden
chain.
Therefore be it resolved:
1st. We feel that we are better
for having had his fraternal love
and service, and will be eternally
grateful for the wise counsel giv
en to us whenever called upon.
2nd. Therefore, we extend our
deepest sympathy to his wife, also
a beloved member and past ma
tron, and the other members of his
family, and that a copy of these
resolutions be recorded in the
minutes of the chapter, a copy be
sent to the family, and to The
Pilot for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
Vera Sitterson, P.M.
Irene C. Dale, P.M.
Kathleen G. Woolley, P.M.
Family Will Celebrate
87th Birthday Of
A. S. Ruggles Sunday
This weekend the Ruggles
family will gather h#re at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Ruggles to celebrate a delayed
Thanksgiving and birthday. Mr.
A. S. Ruggles had his 87th birth
day this Thanksgiving. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward W. Ruggles, of Ra
leigh, Mr. and Mrs. Albert C.
Ruggles of Kingsport, Tenn., and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Bums,
Jr., of Raleigh are expected to
attend.
Johnnie Halls
Are In New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hall and
daughter, Bobbie Anne, are now
living in their attractive new
home on South Valley Road. They
have sold their Midland Road
home to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roper of
Knollwood Apartments. Mr. Rop
er is with the Carolina Power and
Light Co.
Miss Emmaday Collins
Gives Coke Party
For Younger Set y
Miss Emmaday Collins, who
was at home from Ashley Hall,
in Charleston, S. C., for the
Thanksgiving weekend, gave
Coke party for the younger set
Saturday night. About 20 attead-
ed.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Foss had as
their Thanksgiving holiday guests
their daughter and son-in-iaw, Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Sweetland of Ath
ens, Ga., Mrs. H. H. Jackson of
Barre, Vt., and Dr. and Mrs. J. L.
Rogers of Amherst, Mass
Elise MacWilliams
Represents Vass
In Greensboro Event
Miss Elise MacWilliams, a Vass-
Lakeview High School student
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
MacWilliams of Lakeview, weis en
tered by the Town of Vass in the
Holiday Jubilee held in Greens
boro iast week, highlights of
which were a ball Thursday night,
a breakfast Friday morning and a
parade featuring 32 young ladies
from Piedmont cities and towns.
Bobby Apple of Lakeview was her
escort.
BOOK CLUB OPENS SEASON WITH CHINA
AS TOPIC; NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOMED
The first regular meeting of the
Book Club for the season was held
in the Civic Club November 15 at
10 a.m. with Mrs. Philip Green
presiding. The subject for the year
is “Literature Around the World
Continued.” This subject proved
so interesting last year, that the
committee decided to carry it on.
The topic for this month is China.
The club was argumentative —
most unusual. But even the Book
Club succumbed when commun
ism dominated the discussion of
the new book, “China; New Age
Outlook” by Dr. Ping-Chia Kuo.
There was, of course, no disagree
ment over communism per se; but
points and counter points flew
thick and fast in regard to the re
sponsibility for commqpism in
China.
However, there was general
agreement that the thousands of
years of absolute monarchy and
the desperate poverty caused by
the land-and-war lords made
China’s starving millions an easy
prey to communism. Among oth
er points brought out were Mao’s
“accent on youth,” his aggressive
foreign policy, and his alliance
with Russia due largely to fear
because of their thousands of
miles of common frontier.
John Hersey’s story, “The Sin
gle Pebble,” also newly published,
has already attracted so much fa
vorable attention that it is pre
dicted it will becbme a classic.
The club noted Hersey’s realistic
'(descriptions of the! Yangtsle gorges
and his grim account of the death
of the tracker leader. Old Pebble.
Also that his references to the
plight of the coolie trackers were
brief and unemotional, which,
however, seemed to make them all
the more gripping.
“The Forbidden City” was writ
ten by Muriel Jernigan, formerly
a missionary to China. An account
of her life was of particular inter
est to the club because she lived
at one time in Southern Pines and
is now living in Raleigh. This nov
el, it was pointed out, gave a dra
matic account of the life of the
last Dowager Enlpress with more
historical accuracy than usual in a
novel of this type. The back-Jj
ground of the Boxer Rebellior'..*,
and the character of Jung I -q
statesman, military command^er
and lover of the Empress for fnany
years, were spoken of. The Em
press’ desire for power and her
hatred of the “foreign barbarians”
were accounted for psychological
ly by events of her girlhood.
Those introducing books for
club discussion were Mrs. F. M.
Trimble and Miss Merta Under
hill working together, Mrs. Frank
Hale, and Mrs. Harry Pethick.
Mrs. Pethick brought interesting
pictures of China. The topic for
the December meeting is Turkey.
The club was glad to welcome
new members and guests, Mrs. H.
C. Lefroy, Miss Mary McMiUan,
Mrs. Harry Pethick, Miss Laura
Sharlock, Misses Norma and Hazel
Shiring, Miss Grace Thwing and
Mrs. W. C. Timmons. Miss Mc
Millan, who has been in China as
a missionary, was guest of honor
and spoke briefly to the club.
Morning coffee in front of an
open fire was served. Misses Mer
ta and Norma Underhill were
hostesses, and Miss Rose Dickin
son poured coffee.
The Book Club organization this
year is an executive committee:
Mrs. Philip Green, chairman, Mrs.
George Coleman and Mrs. Clinton
Areson. Mrs. Coleman is also the
card secretary.
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