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J, "Si ' " Mi' LL, IT. C, I1A31.'J5 1W S , t Tttf NEWS.RECOUJ T 1 -- ;-y 4i 1 "ft. PAGE FITf K : ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED, 1 't H E S A AN E R E D N By "POP" 1 s W PERSONAL and OTHERWISE DIAL tM t r. a.' 4 I Christine Reeves, MaryVrtr V;t flao. Misses Lo Pranklin and Lela Shelton are (spending their five-day spring va cation with their parents and friends. They are students at War ren Wilson College and will return next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Moody Chandler spent Saturday night and Sunday in Jonesboro, Tenn., with Mrs. Chandler's -mother, Mrs. Mary Eliz abeth Ramrisay. Mrs. Ramsay fell Friday and fractured an ankle bone. Mr. and Mrs. Vester Waldrup and two children of Asheville spent Sun day as guests of Mr. Waldrup's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Waldrup. Jamas Huey, Jimmy Johnson and Landon Deal, students at Gardner Webb College, arrived here Wednes day for the spring holidays. Marshall Girls Are Hoiiored Here Sunday Mrs. Fred Redmon and Mrs: Roy G. Wilds entertained at a birthday dinner Sunday at the home of Mrs. Wild, honoring Miss Billie Jean Red mon and Miss Janice Ramsey. Covers were laid for Misses Glin na Ponder, Katherine Allen, Dorothy Eatmon, Jean Thomas, Anna Mae Rice, Jessie Mae Lunsford, Linda, Ann and Patsy Redmon, and Bar bara Jane Davis, Charles Huey, Howard Banks, Calvin Edney Jr., Greenwood Edney, Bernard Reese, Skip Storey and the two honorees. To Meet Tuesday The Vota Vita Sunday School will hold its regular monthly meet- Kathleen Edwards, Bride-Elect, Honored With Shower Saturday SHIRLEY PURKEY TO GRADUATE FROM U.T. Mrs; Everette Boone Honored With Stork Shower Here Friday Mrs. Hubert Edwards, Mrs. Jack Guthrie and Mrs. Caney Ramsey en tertained at a stork shower Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Everette Boone, honoring Mrs. Boone. Games and contests were played, under the direction of Mrs. Ramsey, and prizes awarded to Mrs. S. L. Nix, Mrs. Helen Lawson, Mrs. Reeves Fisher, Mrs. Ellsworth Rector, and Mrs. Clyde M. Roberts. Following the opening of gifts by the honores, refreshments were served by the hostesses. Those present were Mrs. James Patrick, Mrs. Vader Shelton, Mrsv Penland, Mrs. ('Lloyd Lewis, Mrs. Helen Law son, Mrs. Ellsworth Rec tor, Mrs. Clyde M. Roberts, Mrs. Dessie Boone, Mrs. Reeves Fisher, Mrs. Ed Candler, Mrs. S. L. Nix, Mrs. Frank Fisher, Mrs. Billy Guth rie, Mrs. Jim Story, Mrs. J. N. White, Mrs. Joe Eads, Mrs. J. Fain Sprinkle, Mrs. J. 'Moody Chandler, Mrs. Clyde Henderson, Mrs. Boone, Mrs. Guthrie, Mrs. Edwards ant. Mrs. Ramsey. Kinston won ths State Class AA ing Tuesday night, March 20, at 8 Tournament last Saturday night at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ron the Enka Gym Roy Reeves, Sprinkle. Clyde Peek, J. D. Wallin and I thor- Inatead of the usual program, a oughly enjoyed seeing the Kinston white elephant sale will be held by quint in action it's the best the members. The sale will be' under high school team I've ever seen the direction of Mrs. E. C. Tcague. they look just like a little N. C. State team with their fast breaking offense and race-horse style the pageant at the Marshall Baptist Church Sunday night, "God Save America" was very impressive Sunday afternoon I just loafed Miss Luellen Waldrup entertained arornd town for a change had with a' miscellaneous bridal shower a lot of fun sitting in front of the at her home Saturday night, Mich courthouse chatting with several of 10, honoring Miss Kathleen Ed- the young boys and girls Blanche wards, bride-elect of John Young. j Stines didn't do too well for the "Old Approximately 30 guests were pre- Maid's Association" neither did sent and games were played and Shirley Brown better luck Drizes awarded to Mrs. Blanche Ed- next time, gals "Boots" Prof wards, Mrs. Ruby Single and Mrs. fitt and I decided that the best thing Dorothy Edwards. A color scheme to do on these quiet Sunday after f yellow and green was carried out noons is to sleep Virgil "Ju n decorations and refreshments, riror" Smith said it made him a little vith green predominating in a St. dizzy just watchng the hundreds of Patrick's Day motif. Assisting with cars passed up and down the street he refreshments were Mrs. Ray one of the most informative rJ,riabee and Mrs. James C. Buchan- meetings Fve ever attended was the joint-meeting Monday night of the Lions and Civitans the slidts shown by Mr. Dibrell and his com mentation were excellent there's one thing I learned, if nothing else if an atomic attack is made in this section, I'm going to crawl in a hole and pull it in after me I'm going to stay underground for 24 hours and then start digging out I have no cement basement to furnish shelter, but I know of some friends who do have just the kind of basement I'm going to hunt' following the meeting, Jack Gross and I went up to the Presbyterian manse and Mr. Mellin, Jack and I enjoyed playing ping-pong thf Mellin's basement is certainly ar ideal place for a play room and wi had a great time "batting that little white pellet" Jimmy Sprinkl' and the boys at Sprink'.e-Sheltov have also installed a ping pong ta ble in the basement it's real cool down under the ground making it possible to enjoy ping pong all sunnmer long bolr basements are just right for a shel ter, too so fellows, if an atom. ic attack should come thig, way, movt over I nt on my way be sure to have a battery mdio. plenty of food and drinks, some cots and all that is necessary, including several ping-pong balls - be sun to look at page nine of this There will be a Gospel Sing at, issue and see how many of the pic the Davis Chapel Baptist Church j tures you can identify or rcmcnilier Miss Shirley Purkey will graduate from the University of Tennessee at the end of the winter quarter, March 17, 1&5G. She will receive a degree in Liberal Arts, having majored in English and minored in French. Aside from her ".scholastic duties, Miss Purkey has been employed as part-time secretary . in- the Chemical Engineering Department of the Uni. versity for two and one-half years. She has been a member of the Knoxville Choral Society and the U.T. Music Work Shop. She is a member of the Knoxville Broadway Baptist Church, and she is "a voice pupil of Mrs. Bruce Leslie, well known Knoxville voice teacher. Miss Purkey is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Lena P. Purkey of Knoxville and the late Dan Oliver Purkey of Marshall. Mrs. Purkey has another daughter who is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, and two daughters were graduated -iron Berea College, Be rea, Ky. ' Gospel Sing At Davis Chapel Church Mar. 17 wv "'e o m n n THE FARMER'S WIFE I hate wearing specs especi ally those used only for reading better the kind worn all day then if they are not on the nose they- are on the forehead and don't you hate to pinch off the long leggy geranium stems which come out in the spring? You're al ways hoping they will branch out and make a big bushy plant but they never do so they tell us tt pinch the bud out and let the plant branch from the base of the plant just how does one get in the notion to clean house? usually by the middle of March there is some faint stirring toward this job but not this year speaking of plants there is a clematis vine on the porch of the Hunter home just past Pe tersburg a -purple one with J white centers, the blooms almost as big as saucers and somethinp to see in late summer each summer 1 see this vine and assure myself that before another planting time I'll just stop, knock on the door and ask the variety never was any good knocking on strange doors so put it off if I ever find out this variety then itll encourage me to knock on , a door on Murdock Avennue in Asheyille and ask the name of a rose over the door always in bloom from May till No vember big sprays of pink roses, holding their color well maybe I'll do it this spring any way, St. Patrick's Day is this week and who is he? -I dunno. ill) JIbI 'S3SS' ASS'S S 1 the room Tuesday to as'k me who I was smiling at I quickly re plied, "I was admiring your wife" Joe -didn't say anything else dohU pay any attention to me Joe Marie and I are old, old friends of long standing Nadine's vi- ANNOUNCEMENT is maae by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ramsey of Marshall of the engagement of their daughter, Clara Elizabeth, and Horace Leroy Ben nett, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bennett, of 26 Maple Crescent, Asheville. The wedding is planned for June 24 in Mar shall. Cut courtesn Asheville Cihzen-Timet. olin selections were very pretty and so was Nadine now don't you start getting sore, Coleman don't you think she is? I hope Bernard Brigman's teeth quit bothering him he's had enough to make 'em ache lately, though baseball season at school is fast approaching wonder what kind of team Coaches Painter and Reeves will have isn't it about time some of the younger fellows around town stalled organizing a softball team for these summer nights? the drive-in theatre opens Friday night hope to see more pic tures this summer than I did last year Huibe says he has some verv food natures "on the way." Mrs. Hale To Be Honored With A Household Shower There will be a household shower for Mrs. Ethel Hale at Oak Hill Bap tist Church (in Rector's Corner) on Friday night, March 23 at 7:30 o'clock. Anyone who wishes to help is cordially invited to attend. MRS. CHARLES DAVIS The man who kicks about the high cost of living doesn't worry a bit about the cost of his vices. Saturday night, March 17, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. ' All singers and the public are in vited to attend. The MADISON Drive-In Theatre FRIDAY and SATURDAY 2 BIG FEATURES BILL WILLIAMS "OUTLAW'S DAUGHTER" i AND DALE ROBERTSON "GAMBLER FROM NATCHEZ" SUNDAY and MONDAY 2 BIG FEATURES GEO. MONTGOMERY "DAKOTA LIL" AND BETTY GRABLE "THREE FOR THE SHOW" TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY 2 BIG FEATURES MARLON BRANDO, "ON THE WATERFRONT' Academy Award Winner AND MAUREEN O'HARA "cipir nVPP AFRrA" THURSDAY ONLY - GENE TIERNEY- f, 4THE EGYPTIAN" ; $ 3 "PLAY HOLLYWOOD" $ Tk Gamut of th Movie Stott .,- f- Our Concession Bar ia open at all tima durinf Uia show, I'll warn you: it ain't e-isy Coley's able to be back at the Li notype after a wop'''- ' ulad Ken Ramsey is improving and axpects to come home soon nearly everyone a..,.. c . cold and sore throat could be che weather the Madison Coun- cy Promotion Council meeting Tues day night was a "dilly" the PTA really went to town in prepar ing a "good feed" before the ! afiair started, Harry Silver, El dridge Leake, Bill Whitten and I dis cussed the fall of State Monday night and to "little" Canisius only 34 attended the meeting but a great deal was accomplished it's a shame that such a wor thy organization, formed to benefit everyone in the county, has such little cooperation from businessmen so far here's hoping they'll wake up to the need of more in dustry in the county and start at tending and taking an interest in . the meetings I still don't un derstand how Charles E. Mashburn and the Rev. A. V. Graves "sucker ed" me in on the voting for a secre tary ,-' Mashburn arid I were nominated but I withdrew my nom ination and asked that the vote be taken for Mashburn Fathar Graves then stated that he was "presiding by the book" and . that nominations for secretary "would be done again Mashburn was nom inated and I moved nominations be closed BUT Father Graves, to my surprise, asked the group how many were in favor of me as secre tary and everybody said "aye" there 9 was "stuck" yet Mash. bum was the only nominee I still don't understand it any way, I'll try ta. serve until perma nent officers are elected well. I've met, all three' candidates for ConjrressHugh Wells,. Ralph Gard ner and, Basil WttltMier all o. 'em aeem like nice fellows while visiting the office at different times they have all expressed confidence T- - two of 'om are going to be mighty , disappointed - Vnt know" which two, thof . Ill 1 ' Hi just in timk New shades! Softer shades! Flattering shadeat - Come get yonfeheersponMcCrarynjUma in aD the delicate colore of prtnft V t Fun-Fashioned or No-Seams. "THE STOCKING WITH THE ARROW1 ir- i:CT tOCS, HAMBURGERS, HOT POPCOKN, COfKEE, ' I" now Wfctofl two, thonra ill I ,s - C -. rIZS, CicaratMa a Candy. , j ' . i "- v 1 II Mrtf Mk? J" WhJ I " 1 ' - i. " ' j . . i ... i in'1! m V : pHtgw w , l; J t : i. lit- p - V v .1 ' i- 1 "5 -3 v;
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