Social News
Recent bride, groom
Honored At party
Miss Georgia D. Roberson and
Mrs. J. Claude Leggett enter
tained in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Williams, recent bride and
groom, at their home on Smith
wick street last Wednesday night,
gl Mrs. John Edwin Manning and
Miss Georgia D. Roberson greeted
the guests at the doorway and
Miss Martha Vic Leggett pre
sented the ladies with a miniature
bride’s bouquet before they were
received by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Williams and Mrs. Herman Will
iams, mother of the groom. Mrs.
’Paul Williams, formerly Miss
Rachel Holfiday, and Mrs. Her
man Williams wore gardenia cor
sages.
The adjoining living rooms,
thrown in suite, were decorated
throughout with arrangements of
gladiola, mixed summer flowers
and white tapers. The bride’s ta
ble carried out a green and white
motif in detail. A floral center
piece of white gladiola and fever
few was flanked on either side
with burning tapers in armed
candelabra.
Mrs. J. Claude Leggett presid
f ed at the punch bowl and Misses
Frances Raynor and Bernell
White assisted in serving bridal
cakes, lime punch, mints, nuts,
pickles and olives.
Mrs. Alton Keel of Everetts
served as registrar by the bride's
book and Mr. and Mrs. William
Manning of Jamesville said the
goodbyes. Approximately seven
ty guests called during the even
ing.
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INVITATIONS ISSUED TO
SHOE - MANNING RITES
Mrs. Simon Wilson Manning re
quests the honor of vour presence
at the marriage of her daughter,
Dorothy Britton, to Mr. George
William Shoe on Sunday, July 16,
at five o’clock in the afternoon at
the Williamston Christian Church
f in Williamston.
There will be a reception imme
diately following the ceremony at
109 South Watts Street. No invi
tations will be mailed in the coun
ty.
Attend Church Meeting
Mesdames G. P. Hall, P. B.
Cone, C. A. Harrison and Blanche
Anderson of Tarboro are attend
ing a '■hurch meeting in Soulh
| port this week.
Visiting Grandmother
Mrs. W. M. Baker and daugh
ters. Joyce and Betsy, spent last
week-end in Farmville and Foun
tain. Betsy is spending two weeks
1 with her grandmother there.
Returns Home
Mrs. Robert Price returned to
her home near here last week-end
after a stay in a Washington hos
pital.
Undergoes Operation
Mrs. Dewey Leggett returned j
home last week following a sue
cessful throat operation in a
Washington hospital.
Reported Improving
Mrs. E. C. Harrison and son vis
ited their daughter and sister. Lit-1
tie Miss Nancy Harrison, in a
Durham hospital Sunday and
found her improving.
Returns From Wrightsville
Mr. Luther Hardison returned
Sunday from a stay at Wrights
ville Beach.
Visit In Bear Grass
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Rogerson
from Bethel visited Mr. Roger
son’s sister, Mrs. Elbert Griffin
last Thursday night.
In Williamston
Little Miss Patricia Faye Grif
fin is spending a few' days with
her grandmother, Mrs. Tommie
G. Griffin.
Tour Western Carolina
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Terry tour
ed Western North Carolina last
w'eek, traveling through the In
dian Reservation and over the
Smoky Mountains and visiting
their son at Camp Mishemokwa.
Visit In Sylva
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Terry and
children, Jimmie and Jean, and
Miss Mary Lou Lee visited Mrs.
Ed Simmons and family in Sylva
last week.
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A falling out between bandit-killer Barry Sullivan and wagon train
leaders Joel Met’rea and James Whitmore provides the action for a
tense scene in "The Outriders," M-G-M's exciting Technicolor drama
showing at the Watts Theatre Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Russia Spending
Much for Defense
Russia is selling gold in a num
ber of places throughout the
world, it was reported in Wash
ington recently. Other reports in
dicated that Russia is also selling
diamonds from the imperial jew
els. While it is difficult to deter
mine just how much gold has been
sold by Russia, piecing together
of scattered reports indicate that
since the end of the war the Rus
sians have parted with about
$200,000,000 in gold.
Ill At llomcv
Miss Vennie Wynne is sick at
her home near Bear Grass.
NOTICE OF SALE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given, that un
der, by virtue of and pursuant to
authority conferred upon me, the
undersigned, as Administrator C.
T A. of the Estate of the late Dr
J. E. Ward, deceased, of Ruber
sonvillc, Martin County, North
Carolina, 1 will offer for sale, at
public auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash, at the Courthouse
Door of Martin County in Wil
liamston, North Carolina, at elev
en o’clock A M., on the 5th day
id' August, 1950, the following per
sonal property of the late Dr J. E
Ward, deceased to-wit
One 1949 LINCOLN COSMO
POLITAN SEDAN AUTOMO
BILE Motor No. 9EH-24851—Ser
ial No. W326620B.
The above being the Lincoln
Sedan automobile owned by the
late Dr. J E. Ward, deceased, at
the time of his death.
This the 30th day of June 1950.
It. L. Moore, Administrator C.
T. A. of the Estate of Dr. J.
E, Ward, Deceased.
Hugh G. Horton, Attorney,
Wiliiamston, N. C.
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SPECIAL PRO C E F, l) 1N G
North Carolina, Martin County.
In The Superior Court
Before the Clerk
Rosa Staten Vs. Thurston Daven
port. Leora Davenport, Ocefihi
Davenport. Robert Davenport,
Lillie D. llardy, Lena I). Hardy,
Clifton Davenport, and Lizzie Ha
ven port.
The defendants will take notice
that a Special Proceeding, as
above entitled, has been institut
ed before the undersigned Clerk
of the Superior Court of Martin
County, for the partition of lands
described in the petition, which
has been filed in my office, The
defendants will further take no
tice,'that they are required to be
and appear before me in my of
fice in Wiliiamston, N C., on or
I before July 22, 1950, and answer
or demur to the said petition or
the petitioner will apply to the
Courl for the relief prayed in the
petition.
This June 15, 1950.
L B. Wynne, C. S. C.
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STORE CLOSES AT 12:30 — SHOP EARLY Tomorrow Morning!
(I SALE! DRESSES
$15.88
$12.88
$10.88
$8.88
Solid and printed sheers. Silk?* and slim'!*, srini-divss)
and (Iitssv. I’aslt'l and dark shades. Siy.es 0 to I •> I —
(O 20—:m lo I I—I I 1-2 lo 21 1-2. Truly an extrava
gant dress in everything lull priee.
MEN'S SUITS
$15.88
$19.88
$21.88
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LADIES' SHOES
The colors are white and blue and
white, brown and white, and black. Na
tural liridge, casuals, Kortunets and
Novelties. All of these shoes are na
tionally advertised. Don't miss this shoe
sale tomorrow morning. Shoe Dept.
DRESSES
\\ Imllirr or nol \ou an* in tin* mar.
k«*l for a new suit, wo waul \uu to
*«•<* ll>is ma”niiicrnl collection. Drop
in—look al lliem—Irv one or Iho
on—\ on In- tin* jmli'c of their fit—
llirir looks — lln*ir falmlous low
price. Conn* mt them to«la\.
DRESS SHIRTS
$5.88
SEERSUCKER
SPREADS
l-ovcly seersucker spreads. Double and
single. Take your choice. The colors
are blue, white, nr ecu, yellow, rose and
«rev. Only a limited supply of these
spreads so come early and he sure to
Ret one. Piece (foods Dept.
I
< nitons, lleniliergs, Cotton
Slivers, l’i(|ue, Chambrays I >n
eiis ami dotted Swiss. These
eotne in all the cool summer
I'ahries. Don’t miss these line
summer dresses that will to on
sale tomorrow. You will want
several.
Ileautil'ul dress shirts made of top
quality material. Sanforized Wilt
prill' collars, l ull cut. Solid col
ors and whites. Sixes to 17. Cel
lophane wrapped.
$1.69
mOREN'S SANDALS I I
I!"' rotors -ire white—h.owu .mil while and red.
Ni/.rs 8 1-2 In 3. Jusl unpacked lor tomorrow's
selling. Clime early. Store rinses at 12:30.
$1.97