North Carolina Newspapers

A B. C. Collins was a Washington visitor, Sunday. • • • Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hardy spent Monday in Charlotte. * • • :! Mr. and Mrs. Manly Like were Buckhorn visitors, Tuesday. • • • Mrs. J. W. Bass spent the week end with relative® in Raleigh. • • • Miss Eleanor Horton.^of Richmond Va., is visiting Miss Janet Moore. • • • Miss Lanie Fulghum, of Buckhorn, is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Liles. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blackwood were Rocky Mount visitors, Thursday. • • • Mrs. Louise Harris and Mrs. W. J. Turnage spent Sunday at New River, j • • • Mr. and Mrs. Melton Allen and sons spent the past week at White Lake. • • • Mrs. E. P. Gaynor returned Thurs-I day from a visit to relatives in Nor folk, Va. • • • Mrs. Eddie Oarraway and Missl Buby Murphrey were Raleigh visitors on Monday. v. • • • Mrs. K. D. Morgan, of Tarboro, was I the guest of Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck, j Saturday. • • • Mr. and Mrs. George Monk and I children visited friends at New Bern J this week. « • • Miss Lilla Gaynor returned Tues-t day from a visit to frjends in More-1 head City. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Cevil Johnston arel spending this week with relatives in I Orange, Va. • • • Harry and Cedric Davis left Tues-J day for Camp Ridgecrest in Western! North Carolina. Mrs. Ida Gomegay, of Burgaw, was I the guest of her daughter, Mrs. De-| Witt Allen, Sunday. • • • Misses Mary Thome Tyson, Lucille I Davis and Frances Dupree werej . Goldsboro visitors, Monday. • * * Mr. and Mrs. Sf. E. Harrington, of I Pittsburgh, Pa., are visiting Mr. and I Mrs. George. W. Windham. ✓ ■' • * • Mr. and Mrs. Max McLeod, of Ral eigh, spent Wednesday and Thursday I with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bass. __ * * * Mr. and Mrs. Bert Watkins, of j Montgomery, Ala., are visiting their! mother, Mrs. Helen Hortotv. • • • Miss Elizabeth- Lang and Miss Bet- j tie Joyner have returned from a visit! to relatives in Morehead City. • • •. Miss Wilma Stansill and Miss I Nancy Gates, of Kmaton, left Thurs-1 day to visit friends in Baltimore. • • • E. C. Carr, Jr., of Newport News.l Va, is spending a few"days with his] parents, Mr. anid Mrs. E. C, Carr. • • • Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Carr and sons,! E. C., Jr., Bill and Charles, werej Rocky Mount visitors, Wednesday. Misa Ida Lee Collins, of Wilming ton, is visiting' her father, B. C. Collins, and sister, Mm. Leta Bray. • • • Mr. and Mp. C. C. Sim peon and I small son left Tuesday for a visit to relatives and friends in Hertford. • • • Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Blackwood, of - Spartanshurg, £f. C., spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Black wood. < • ■ ... Mrs. P. M. Poster and Miss Made line Poplin have retained to Norfolk, Va., after a visit to Mrs. W. A. Mc Adams. • • • Mrs. Allen H. Tunnage, of the Ma rine base at New River, spent several days of this week with Mrs. W. J. Turnage. • • • Misses Mage) and Daisy Rogers, of Wilmington, axe spending their va cation with their mother, Mrs. Amelia Rogers. Mrs. Herbert Kemp and daughters, Janie and Lola Gray, returned Mon day from a visit to relatives in Mid dlesex. ■ ■""'v-" • • • Mrs. Harvey Turnage, Miss Betty Lou and Harvey Turnage, Jr., of Washington, D. C., spent a part of the week end ifith Mrs. W. J. Turn age, here. . " • • • Mrs. Ellen Leggett, of Washington, is spending this week with her moth er, Mn. Smith, mi later, Mrs. W. G. Gay. M Jane Greene, Arthur Joyner, Jr., and Bill Hardy are leaving today for a visit to Miss Frances Hamad at her summer cottage at Nags Head.il » • • Mre. M. V. Jones, Mrs. A. W. Bob bitt, Mrs. Arthur F. Joyner, Mrs. W. M. Willis and Mrs. P. E. Jones are spending today at Morehead City. • • • Mr. and Mre. F. M. Davis and daughter, Miss Elisabeth, and Miss Agnes Moore returned Thursday alter spending several days at Seven Springs. • • • Mrs. M. E. Dixon is spending sev eral days with her husband, who is receiving treatment at Duke Hospital. We are glad to report that he is im proving rapidly. • • • William Humphrey, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Ted L. Al britton, has returned to Charleston, S. C., where he is working for the War Department. • • t i Pvt. Carol Modlin, who is stationed at the Headquarters Division of Pine Camp, N. Y-, will arrive during the week end for a ten days visit to his parents, Mr. and Mm C. E. Modlin. • • • Friends will be glad to learn that J. W. Holmes has returned from Richmond, Vs., where he has been receiving hospital treatment for sev eral days. Mre. Holines returned with him. • • • Mrs. Pete Eaaon and Mrs. La Verne Greene, of Newport News, Va., spent several, days of this week here with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Greene. Little Miss Bobby and Charles Greene re turned with them for a visit. a * • Miss Martha Jefferson, of Foun tain, Miss Martha Baker, of Reids ville, Miss Edith Willcerjon, of Black Creek, and Bill Council, of Durham, were guests of Misses Effie and Dorothy Lewis during the week end. • • • ,*• ' / Lycurgus Barrett, of Roanoke Rap ids, spent several days of this week with his mother, Mre. Name Barrett. We are glad to report that Mre. Bar rett, who has been recuperating for several weeks from injuries sustained in an accident, is better. • • • Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duke, Mre. S. G. Gardner and daughter, Miss Lillian White, and R. L. Manning at tended the funeral of Mre. J. R. Dur ham in Four Oaks, Tuesday* Mrs. Durham was the mother of Jimmie Durham, former resident of Farm ville, who is in Hawaii at present (Mi military duty. MAKING GOOD RECORD ✓ Atlanta, July 7.—Robert G. Bar rett, Jr., 30, a private £n the U. S. Marines and son of Robert G. Barrett, of Farmville, N. C., is now stationed at the Marine Barracks, Parris Is land, S. C., the Marine Training Cen ter, and is a member of the head quarters company, past troops. To date he has maintained an excellent record. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED AT ROTARY MEETING The Rotary meeting- this week was featured with a report of activities of the past year, which ha# been moat successful under the leadership of J. W. Joyner. The following new offi cers were elected at this time: R. LeRoy Rollins, president; S. A. Garris, vice president; B. Pord? ham, secretary;, L. E. Walston, treas urer. Acting with the officers on the board of director* this year will be Irvin Morgan and J. Y. Monk, Jr. ENTERTAIN FOR GUEST J » Misses Janet Moore and Don Tre vathan were hostesses at a Scavenger party qn Wednesday evening in com pliment to Miss Moore's cousin and house guest, Miss Eleanor Horton, of Richmond, Va. In the Ccavenger hunt, which car ried the couples on a search for a list of oddities throughout the town, the hanoree and her partner, Marvin Hor ton, won the award, theatre tickets. Delicious refreshments, consisting of poach, cakes, cookies and candy were served during the evening. HOSTESSES COMPLIMENT OUT-OF-TOWN VISITOR ——— Mrs. Lath Morriss was hostess at a delightful morning party, Tuesday, compliment to Mi*. Bert Watkina, of Montgomery, Ala. A variety of 1 „ ZIMMERMANN-HOLLOMAN Washington, D. C., is the announce ment by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hollcman, Famville, of the recent marriage of tlieir daughter yiizahcth, to William Joltt Zimmermar.il of New Yprk City. The ceremony was performed in Miami, Florida on June 1%. The bride wore a navy draaa with navy ac cessories and a corsage of white sweetheart roa«|L Her only ornament was a single strand of pearls. The bride is a graduate of Foun tain High School, Fountain. She at tended Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, and Duke University, Dur ham. For the past three years she has been connected with the British Air Commission, in Washington, D. C. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. W. J. Zimraermann of New York City. He is in the U. S. Army Air Corps? stationed at Miami Beach, Florida. —■ Mr. and Mrs. Zimmermann are at home at 1114 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Florida. WHEELER-BROWNING Friends here will be interested in the ^following news relating to the George R. Wheeler family, of San ford, former residents of Farmville. Mr. Wheeler was Superintendent of Schools- here for a number of years. Sanford.—The wedding of Miss Mary Louise Browning of St. Louis, Mo., and Raymond Wheeler of San ford and St Louis was solemnised at the Episcopal Church in St Louis an Saturday, June 27. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Browning of Lo gan, W. Va. She is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan College and received her master's degree at the University of North Carolina. Last year she was a member of the Ohio Wesleyan College faculty and now holds a posi tion as research chemist in St Louis. Mr. Wheeler, son of George R. Wheeler, superintendent of Lee Coun ty Schools, and Mrs. Wheeler of Sanford, is a oraduate of the Univer sity of North Carolina. He is npw a senior medical studen^ . at George Washington University bf St. Louis and will receive his M. D. degree next March. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are at home in St. Louis. Sanford, July 6. — Miss Lelia Wheeler, daughter of Mr. andvMrs.< George R. Wheeler of Sanford, left a few days ago for Florence, S. C., to become chief dietician in the Saunders Memorial Hospital in that city. Miss Wheeler graduated from the Womans College, University of North Carolina, class of 1942. INNES-MARTIN Friends here will learn with inter est of the marriage of Miss Alice Elizabeth Martin and Frank Danbuz Innes, both of Hickory, which was performed'in a ceremony at the Firgt Presbyterian Church St Hickory, at 5:00 Sunday afternoon, July 5, with the pastor, Dr. John B. Hay, officiat ing. The bride wn given in marriage by her brother-in-law, Edwin L. Setzler, of Hickory. She wore a tapestry rose suit of Butcher linen, an early Fill hat. of black felt with lace edge brim, and an orchid cor sage. > Mrs. E>. L. Setzler, matron of hon or, was her sister's only attendant. Her dress was of powder blue. crepe and she wore a black chiffon turban and carried a nosegay of mixed flow ers. The bridegroom had as his best man his brother, Sergeant Howard lnnes, of Fort Jackson, S. C. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Alice l«ng Martin, of Hickory, and the late Wesley Martin. Her grand parents, James Lang and Mrs. Nan nie Joyner Lang, were natives of Farmville and residents of Greenville and Pitt county. She attended Hick ory high School and was graduated' this spring from Lenoir Rhyne Col lege. The -son 'of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Innes of Hickory, the bridegroom at tended Lenoir Bhyne and Kings Business College in Charlotte. He is employed in the Shufqrd Mills of-1 fice in Granite Falls. Upon their return from a wedding trip to Florida, the couple will reside at 1814 Ninth avenue, Hickory. INFORMAL TEA IIP: expect to<1 ■ apartments on Church street in the course of the next few day*. Dr. Williams' headquarters are in the offices occupied formerly by Dr. C. jC. Joyner, 112 North Main street, and the telephone is listed as 822-1. . The veterinarian, who is a native of Andalusia, Alabama, com<$ to this community highly recommended as to ability and experience. - Be received his dimploma from the Alabama Poly technic Institute, Auburn, Ala., in the class of '37. He was afterwards employed by the United States De partment.of Agriculture and sent to Porto Rico, where fie was associated with the Bureau of AnimSl Industry for three years. For the past two years he has been practicing his pro fession in Georgia. Dr. Williams married Miss Marion Brown, of Asheville, last summer. Mrs. Williams was formerly connect ed with the North Carolina Farm Security Administration with head quarters in Raleigh. WEINER ROAST On Saturday evening July 4, Misses Effie and Dorothy Lewis delightfully entertained their house guests, Miss Martha Jefferson, of Fountain, Miss Martha Baker, Miss Edith Wilkerson and Bill Council, students at E. C. T. C., at an out-door weiner roast The guests, numbering fifteen, shared in the pleasures of the evening. NOTE OF THANKS IS RECEIVED FROM GIBBS I A note of thanks from Pvt. Skinny Gibbs, written from the Recreation Center, Fort Francis E. Warren, Wy oming, in acknowledgement Of copies of The Enterprise sent him recently upon receipt of a card by the Editor, states that "I read all the copies from cover to cover and each and every column. They were welcomed with open arms and heartiest greetings. The news wae very interesting and most enjoyable to a h- k boy. The Editor hopes to find time to dig up some more copies so- that Private Gibbs can keep up with the news from his little old home town. Everybody dislikee to spend cash. • ~ — *— , i ; suggested that Lewis Sidney Bullock, the director, write a parody on one of the old songs to stimulate the sal vaging campaign in the country. Mr. Bullock complied at once. He wrote a parody an "Dixie," enrourag ing the salvage of rubber. The Sym phonic Chorus sang it at the Pitt Theatre and included the song in their program at the Patriotic Day exercises at Farmville Saturday. The song goes something like this: "America needs your scrap rubber, Take something that's made or rttb '•*" bar, * I Throw it in with a grin— •Give- to your Uncle Sam. It may be that old wornout tire, Garden hose, hot water bottle. You will help us to win It you give with a vim. We will prove that down in Dixie We give and give For our dear land and Uncle Sam. We'll fight and die for victory, "* So now—right now! Let's help, this drive go over. We will—we will! 'Way down South in Dixie!"—Daily Reflector. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Mr. McDermid, of Greenville, will preach at the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at the eleven o'clock service hour. BIRTHDAY PARTY On Friday evening, July 3, Mrs. H. D. Baker delightfully entertained twenty-five friends at a birthday party honoring her sister, Miss Doro thy Lewis. The color scheme of green and yellow was effectively carried in the refreshments and floral decora tions. Games, contests-and dancing were enjoyed. The hostess was assisted by Mrs. E. E. Modi in, Mrs. Bertha Gard ner and Miss Effie*Lewia in serving a congealed salad |>late. The birth day cake was cut and served by the honoree. His name is Doolittle, but he did a lot in rural electrification systems throughout the country, and on Fri day the bessioiB will be given over to general operations problems. R. A. Joyner, Treasurer and D. T. Har ris, Superintendent, will attend the final day of the school. Self-billing and member meter reading, practices that have been used in the Pitt A Green Electric Mem bership Corporation system, for two years aa well aa in a great majority of the 788 REA cooperatives through out the country, are doebiy important now with conservation ot rubber and gasoline vital to the war effort. Sev eral hundred thousand miles of driv ing along the nation's ^60,000 miles of REA lines are saved every month through these member-participation practices. Bart of the final session will be given to a discussion of what REA lines have done, and can beat do, in the war effort Bow to make the best possible use of present facilities and how to prepare and maintain the cooperative's records in audi shape that quick adjustmentee can be made to every war emergency, will be dis cussed at Friday's session. The 84,000,000 motor vehicles in the United States, serving 130,000, 000 people, are riding themseives off the road at the rate of 8% percent a month. the paint ia' still freeh, instead of letting it r«t dry and hard. Then she wraps the clean brush lit paper, ties a cord around to bold the paper* on, and hangs the brush up by its handle to keep the bristles straight and ready for the next time she paints. ' When you hare finished painting, get as much paint off the brush aa you can with a rag. Then dip the brash in the liquid solvent. If you have been painting with oil paint, the solvent will be linseed oil; if you've been using flat finish paint, cjean with keroeene oil, or coal oil as some people call it. If you've been using sheltaar the best cleaner ia denatured alcohol. As for calamine or whitewash, just pbUh water will take thai off. Clean the bristles again with a clean doth and last of all wash the brush fat soap and water, rinse, and dry. Hang the brush up by the handle to keep the bristles straight. A good job of cleaning always winds up with cleaning the cleaning tools. One reason for putting clean ing tools away clean is that you don't Btore dirt. Your brooms, brashes, mops, and clothes don't develop sour or moldy odors and dont attract in sects. With clean equipment you are alwajj ready "to go" whan cleaning day comes around. You dont have ot waste a moment getting started and you can do an efficient job that gives you satisfaction. Bat when you open the closet and find the dust pan full of dust, the broom greasy or sticky, the mop dirty and mildew ed, well yon know what kind of a start that gives you. It just spoils your enthusiasm for cleaning, and you have to do a big job of cleaning up before you even start on the house HOME COOKED MEALS AT MRS. LAYNE DAIL'S DINING ROOM Phone 429-1 203 North Main Street SUNDAY DINNERS A SPECIALTY Places Most Be Reserved By Noon Saturday.