Social News
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Visit In Richmond
Mesdames Euzelia Cherry, Toba
• Bowen, Inez Jackson and J. C.
Rawls visited in Richmond last
Saturday.
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Reported Improving
111 for several weeks, Professor
George Haislip is improving at his
home in Hamilton, but will hard
ly be able to return to his school
there until after Thanksgiving.
Reported Improved
Entering Duke Hospital early
last week, Mr. Luther Hardison
was reported improved this morn
ing and is expected home shortly.
Engineera To Meet In
Greenville Tomorrow
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The first fall meeting of the
East Carolina Engineers Club will
be held in Greenville on Wednes
day, September 22. The club will
meet for dinner at the Respass
James Barbecue House there at
6:00 p. m., to hear an address by
Mr. E. H. Trapnell of E. I. Du
Pont de Nemours & Company,
Kinston, N. C.
All members are urged to at
tend.
United States farmers harvested
more tha.i J40 million acres in
1952, less than during 1952, or any
of the seven years from 1943-49.
I MEETING I
A meeting- of the Williams
ton Woman's Club will be
held in the Club building to
night at 8:00 o’clock.
Important business will be
transacted at this meeting and
all members are urged to at
tend.
Shower Is Given
For Bride-Elect
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On Saturday evening, Septem
ber 4, Mrs. Raymond Roberson.
Mrs. Velma Bailey, Mrs. E. D.
Harris, and Mrs. Leamon Ke-'l
were hostesses at a floating mis
cellaneous shower at the Bear
Grass Community House, honor
ing Miss Doris Rogers bride elect
of September 25.
The Community House was
thrown ensuite for the occasion
and was beautifully decorated
with arrangements of early fall
flowers and English ivy. Mrs. E,
D. Harris greeted the guests at)
the door and directed them to the
bride's book, presided over by
Mrs. l.eamon Keel. Mrs. H. M.
Ayers of Everetts, presided at
the gift table.
The refreshment table was ov
erlaid with an imported linen
cloth centered with an artistic
arrangement of white asters and
fern. On either end of the table
tall candelabra held burning bri
dal tapers. Mrs. Velma Bailey, as
sisted by Mrs. Raymond Rober
son, served punch, individual bri
dal cakes, nuts, and mints. The
bridal motif of green and white
was used throughout the room
and m tlje refreshment course.
The bride was remembered by
the hostesses with a cake plate
in her china pater and a lovely
shoulder corsage.
Approximately fifty guests call
ed during the,evening
County Roy Moved
To Koreu Recently
I Corps, Korea.—Sgt. John J.
Wilkins, whose wife, lnell. of
Route 1, Robersonvilie, N. C., re
cently arrived in Korea for serv
ice with the 1 Corps.
The I Corps one of three in the
Eighth Army, coordinates an in
tensive post-truce training pro
gram for UN units undpr its con
trol.
Sergeant Wilkins, 22-year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wil
kins of Route 2, Roberson villi,
entered the Army in November
1951. A communications wire chief
with tin 204th Field Artillery Bat
| talion's Battery B, he arrived ov
1 erscas from Fort Bragg, N. C.
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Faculty Members
Entertained Here
Misses Mildred Bvrum, Velma
Collins. Mary Wallace Foy, Vi
vian Lucas. Anna Privott. Mary
Saunders and Mrs. Wheeler Man
ning were hostesses to the faculty
at a Coca Cola hour in the home
of Mrs. Manning on Wednesday
afternoon. The honor guests were
new faculty members.
Miss Byrum and Mrs. Manning
received at the door and directed
guests to the dining room where
refreshments were served by
Misses Privott, Saunder and Lu
cas. Misses Collins and Foy re
ceived at large. The home was
beautifully decorated with a va
riety of colorful fall flower ar
rangements and candles. Appro
ximately forty guests were re
ceived
Makes Routine Visit
To Employment Office
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P. B. Pollock, Area Supervisor
of the Employment Security Com
mission, made a routine visit to
the Williamston office on Monday
and Tuesday to discuss operations
of the office with J. Kelly Gay,
Manager.
Mr. Pollock’s headquarters are
in Raleigh, and he has 10 other
offices in addition to the Williams
ton Office.
Mr. Pollock was elected Presi
dent of the North Carolina State
Employees Association at the an
nual convention recently in High
Point. The membership of the as
sociation totals approximately ti,
000.
Mr. Pollock has just completed
2 years as Chairman of Area V of
the North Carolina State Employ
ees Association. Bertie, Martin
and Washington counties comprise
one of the 13 units in Area V. Mr.
E. Ross Froneberger of the De
partment of Revenue of Williams
ton is Chairman of the three coun
ty unit. Mrs. Elizabeth H. Van
Landingham of the Employment
Security Commission of Williams
ton is Secretary of the unit. Mr.
C. H. Godwin, Jr., of the Depart
ment of Agriculture of Williams
ton is membership chairman for
Martin County.
To Alt viol Mooting
In Philatlolphia Soon
Jimmie Johnson of Washington,
N C\, field representative for
Swift and Company’s Plant Food
Division who is well known in this
county, will attend his annual
sates meeting at the Bellevue
Stratford hotel in Philadelphia,
I September 271 h.
Mr. Johnson will remain in
Philadelphia three days during
which time recent advances in
Swift’s Plant Food Division will
he presented. Additions to Swift's
last growing garden line which
now includes Vigoro, Endo-Pest,
Endo-Weed and Instant Vigoro
will probably be announced, as
well as new developments in more
efficient use of Swift’s Red Steer
plant foods and Gold Bear Brand
weed controls.
Mr. Johnson will be in a po
sition to bring back valuable in
formation from this meeting for
growers in this area.
I*reabyterian S e. u i o r
Huy a Met Here Thursday
Ernest Meat's entertained his
class of senior boys of the Pres
byterian Church Thursday night
in his apartment in the Tar Heel
building.
The host acting as chief served
a most delicious barbecue chicken
dinner with all the trimmings.
The following officers were
elected: David Stevenson, presi
dent; Bennie Lilley, vice presi
den; Raymond McKeel, secretary
and treasurer; Phillip Coltrain,
attendance chairman; Sherwood
Coltrain, membership chairman.
After the transaction of all
business the meeting was closed
with a prayer by the Rev J. Don
Skinner.
The invocation was asked by
Melvin McKeel.
P.'T,
In Meeting Tliu. aday
Thu Jamesville Parent-Teacher
.Vv m ;i tdi.-vn J.v • 14 i! -i.. .
of the eurient term last Thursday
evening in the school auditorium.
No business was discussed at the
session.
Following the installation of
Daniel Hardison as president,
Principal William C. Gay intro
duced the new teachers, includ
ing: Mrs. Clytie Ross, fifth grade;
Mrs. Charlotte Abernathy, eighth
grade; David Green, science and,
coach; Mrs. Barbara Harris, |
mathematics and science; Mrs. 1
Elizabeth Inuhinett, home eco I
iomics and science; Mrs. David1
Greet}, English and French; Mrs. ^
Clarence Maydwell, public school ,
music and band.
The association will hold its |
nest meeting on the third Tlturs
iay evening in October. |
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