| W. C. Askew continues ill in a Wil
Mrs. Curtis Maasey is an the sick
list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paid 'Tripp spent
Wednesday afternoon in Greenville.
LeRoy Rollins and W. J. Rasberry
made a business trip to Mount Olive
Tuesday. ?
Mrs. J. M. Hobgood and Miss An
nie Perkins spent Wednesday in
Raleigh.
"Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Spell spent
Thursday of last week in Raleigh
and Durham. -
Mrs. Mary Russell of Raleigh left
Wednesday after a visit to Mrs.
Claude Joyner.
Mrs. B. L. Philips of Fountain
spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs.
Sam Flanagan.
Mrs. Mae Turner is leaving today
to spong, a few weeks with friends to
Lexington, Ky.
kiss Joyce Wood of Maury spent
the week end with, her grandmother,
Mrs. J*. G. Garris. m
Mrs. J. E. Warren of Battleboro is
visiting her son, EJd Nash Warren,
and Mrs: Warren.
Mr. and Mrs. Manly Lilea spent
Wednesday in Raleigh and Durham,
visiting their sons.
Mrs. Craft end Mrs. Louis Alex
will return Saturday from, a visit to
friends in Asheville.
Mrs. Annabel!# Allen is able to be
up after suffering a fall in which
she broke her ankle.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Roebuck of
Raleigh spent the week end with his
father, A. Q. Roebuck.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R.' Harris attended
a production of "Madame Butterfly"
in Raleigh Friday night.
Mrs. Helen Jones Nutter returned
Wednesday from Blackstone, Vs.,
after visiting relatives there.
Miss Rdhemary Holmes of Raleigh
spent the week end with her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Holmes.
Miss. Annie Perkins and Mrs. J. M.
Hobgood spent Thursday in Green
ville with Mrs. Kate H. Reynolds.
Friends will be glad to learn that
W. H. Fisher, who is a patient at
Duke hospital, is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert' Register and
family of Toano, Va., spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lewis.
Miss Fannie Gary of Goldston ar
rives tomorrow to spend the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Harris.
^Mr. and Mrs. 0. G. Spell, Jr., and j
children of Goldsboro spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. O. G. SpelL
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tripp, Jack
Briley and Mrs. H. B. Humphrey
spent last Wednesday in Charlotte.
Mrs. Thomas E. Gladson of Green
ville spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kelley.
Misses Connie Rollins, Pat Corbett
and Jean Flora spent the week end
in South Mills with Miss Jean Ethe
ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Westbrooks,
Jr., of Kington spent the week end
with his mother, Mrs. Cleve West
b rooks. ,
? Mr. and Mrs W. J. Kasberry, Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Flanagan and Miss
Elvira Tyson spent Wednesday in
Raleigh.
Mrs. Elsie Montgomery of Shelby
ville, Ky., arrived Monday for a
vjsit to her daughter, Mrs. R. E.
Pickett. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Brinn of Hert
ford spent last Sunday with her sis
ters, Mrs. M. V. Horton "and Mrs. W.
/"R. Willis. .
MrsJLena Gurganus, Mrs." Warren
Gurganus and Mrs. Harry Dixon
were Greenville visitors Tuesday of
last week.
.Miss Nell Beaman has returned
from Pitt General hospital, Green
ville, where she underwent a sinus
? operation. ?
Mrs. Lloyd Smith, Mrs. C. L.
Langley, Mrs. Fred Smith aal Mrs.
Elmer Hinson were Greenville visi
tors Monday.
Miss Anne Jones of Washington,
D. C., .will arrive today to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. V. Jones.
x Mr. and Mrs. Donald Broden of
Chicago,. 111., will arrive Sunday, to
spend the holidays with her aunt,
Mrs. E. R. Clesrir.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meade and son,
Ray, left Monday for their home in
Roanoke, Va^ after a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Joyner.
Julian Smith of Greensboro will
arrive tomorrow to spend the Christ
mas holidays with,his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Lloyd Smith.
Rev. and Mrs. Tom Hamilton had
family and Miss Hortense Pruitt of
Kinston were guests of Mrs. J. M.
Hobgood Friday afternoon. gy
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Drake and
Nancy, will arrive during
from Giithage, Tenn.,
? CALENDAR ?
Monday, December 22
7:00 p. m.?Kiwanis.
Tuesday, 2S
2:00 p. m.?Troop 4, Girt Scouts,
has party at Christian Church.
8:80 p. m.?-Rotary. J
Wednesday, 24
8:00 p^m.?Mr! and Mrs. J. O.
Pollard entertain Christian
Church Choir at D. A. R chap
terhouse.
Thursday, 25
CHRISTMAS DAT?O, Boy!
Friday. 26
9.-00 p. m.?Christmas dance, spon
sored by D. A. R. at chapter
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10:00 a. in.?Bird dub.
9:00 p. m.?Danee Club has an
nual dance at Country Club.
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Mr. and Mrs. R D. Rouse, Jr., and
son, "Robin" of Chapel Hill will ar
rive during the week end to spend the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. R D.
Rouse.
Mrs. W. B. Carraway who recent
ly underwent an,operation is recu
perating at the heme of her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. A. Meadows, in Jack
sonville.
Capt. and Mrs. W. C. Andrews of
Washington, D. C., spent Wednesday
night with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. An
drews en route to Florida to visit
relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Parker will leave Mon
day for Birmingham, Ala., to spend
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
McDavid, Jr., who are visiting rela
tives there.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Barrow and
son and Misses Gladys and Mary
Barrow spent Sunday with Dr. and
Mrs. A. F- Hammond and family in
New Bern. r * . ? r ?
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooke and
children of Mount Olive will spend
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lee Smith.
Miss Margaret Coates, member of
the Scotland Neck faculty, arrived
Tuesday to spend the Christmas va
cation with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. E. S. Coatea. *
Midshipman Donald E. Walston
of the U. S. Naval Academy, Anna
polis, Md., will arrive Saturday to
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Walston.
Among the tobacconists returning
from Tennessee and Kentucky to
sped the holidays with their fami
lies are W. R Burke. H. H. Brad
ham, R E. Pickett, R D. Harris, H.
N. Howard, Allen Danden.'
Capt. William A. Lewis, Jr., has
returned from a tour of duty in Alas
ka with Hie U. S. Air Force. Capt.
Lewis spent the past preek with ?rel
atives here. He left Thursday for
his new assignment, Mitchell Field,
N. Y.
CHRISTMAS DANCE
TO BE GALA EVENT
The annual Christmas dance for the
younger social set sponsored by the
Major Benjamin May chapter, D. A.
K? will he. held at the chapterhouse
Friday evening, December 26, from
9 to 1 o'clock.
Jimmy Marshall and his Carolini
ans from the University of North
Carolina have been engaged tfi fur
nish the music, and invitations are
being extended by those in charge.
INVITATIONS ISSUED
Invitations reading, as follows have
been received by Friends here: "Mr.
and Mrx Leon Daniel Gknrer request
the honor of your presence at the
marriage of their daughter, Betsy
Jane, 'to Mr. Joseph Franklin, Gre
gory, on Tuesday.-t&e twenty-third of
December, at five o'clock in the
afternoon. First Methodist Church,
Wilson, North Carolina.'' Enclosed
cards read: "Reception immediately
following tile ceremony at home." -
' ? FARMVILLE WINS TWO
Farmvi lie wan a doubleheader from
South Edgecombe last night. Faye
Corbett led the girls to a 32-28 vic
tory by scoring 16 points for top
honors . Sydney Oanuway led the
boys with 9 points to wallop . the
South Edgecombe lads, 37-17.
The girls have won five games
this year without a loss and the boys
have won and lost two.
Next game is scheduled jn Flarm
ville on Tuesday, December 30, with
Grimesland. . fs&- ? ;
BOOK AND BRIDGE CLUB
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Mrs". Walter B. Jones
the Book and Bridge chd
tional tables Friday afternoon in 1
BROWN
Mica Nannie Lou
bride oC?
a ceremony solemnised at
Friday afternoon in dee
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M4m&
of Bridgeton and father of
"wMte gladioli,* fern end ?floor
candelabra feemed a
wedding.
Mn. Bey Co*, pianist, played
"Largo," the traditional wedding
marches and during the cerer
"To a Wild Rose" by Mac Do well
need. Mies Nell Taylor Beaman of
FarmviBe sang "At Dawning" by
Cadman, "The Sweetest Story" and
Lutkin'a Benediction.
The bride who waa given in tnar
riabe by her father wore a mist pink
suit with winter white sceeeeoriee
and' carried an orchid oh her
book. Mies Ruth Little, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor and was
attired in a blue suit with which she
wore a corsage of white carnations
and a wine hat
Ushers were James and Charlee
Little, brothers of &e bride and Joe
and Jimmy Brown, the groom's
brothers. Wiley, Brown, another
brother of the groom, was best man.
Mrs. Brown, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chfries Francis Little of Win
terville, is a graduate of Winterville
high school and E. G. T. C. She Was
a member of the Erwin school facul
ty last year and at present is com
mercial teacher in Farmville high
school.
Mr. Brown, son of Bev. and Mrs.
Adrian E. Brown of Bridgeton, is at
tending B. C. T. C.
Immediately after the1 ceremony
the couple left for a trip to uiuut
nounced points.
Miss Ruth Little and Mrs. Charles
F.? Little, Jr., entertained at a cake
cutting Thursday evening for the
wedding party.
Attending the wedding from Farm
ville were Mrs. Carl L. Beaman, Miss
Nell Beaman, Oeri Beaman, Jr., Miss
Ruth Speir, Miss Margaret Lewis
and Miss Margaret Byrnun.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER SUPPER
GIVEN SY GIRL SCOUTS
As a courtesy to their mothers,
Girl Scouts of Troop 2 entertained at
a Mother-Daughter supper Friday
evening in the high school lunch
room. v
i The girls prepared the suppdr
which consisted of ham, candied po
tatoes, peas, hot rolls and pineapple
cake topped with cream and cherries.
Mrs. R. T. Williams, troop leader,
supervised the serving, of the meal
with the assistance of Nancy Lu
Moore mid Julia Satterthwaite.
Barbara Greene was toastmistress
and Carolyn Roebuck asked the bless
ing. Mrs. J. B. Joyner responded to
the address of welcome which was
given by Je^n Moore. The singing
of a Christsmas carol opened the pro
gram. '
After dinner, bingo was played
with small prizes placed under the
lighted tree being awarded the win
ners. Santa Clauses and candkfe fur
ther 'cjCrried out the Christmas
dining tables placed to form a
C were centered with sugar plum
trees. Handmade snowmen were
place cards. - Ivy interspersed with
candles was used down "the middle of
the tables. . r . ,;?>
Each Scout' received stars denot
ing the number of years she has been
in Scouting to be sewed on the uni
form. V" ; / { ?' - v .
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.JUNIOR WORAN'S^CLUB
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Tuesday's meeting of the. Junior
Woman's club was marked by the
recounting of the story of Henry
Van Dyke's "The Other Wise Ran"
by Mrs. Cherry Easley, who has been
guest speaker at this chib for the'
past few Christmas meetings. She
was introduced by Mrs. Sam Lewis,
program leader.
The treasurer announced that $6,50
had* been sent to the Greek relief
fund. '
. Stuffed angel food cake, salted
nuts and hot coffee were served by
the hostess, Mrs. James H. Darden,
Jr., who used greenery and candles
in carrying out the Christmas motif.
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STUDENTS RETURN FOR
CHRISTMAS holidays
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Among students returning to spend
the holidays at their reap
homes are the following: j^j
Miss Ja*n Beckman, Meredith eok
lege, Raleigh; Miss Ann Turnage,
Flora college, Red
Springs; Misses Vivian Scott and
Betsy Jones; St. Mary's, Raleigh;
Misses Margaret and Joyce Tyson,
Bab* Wflliford, Betsy Monies, Ora
Lee Flanagan; Jane Turnage, W. C.
U. N. C., Greensboro; Riss iiary
Leah Thome and Shelby Roebuck,
Norrit Lee Eason, Billy Russell, Neal
Howard, Dan
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A* guests arrived
white with red and
tions, ices molded in the shapes of
Santas, trees and Wis, salted nuts
and green and white miifts were
served. During play coca colas were
The dining table had an
of poinsettias around a lighted
candle flanked by sfhaller tapers aa
its centerpiece.
Mrs. Areihe Speight made high
score and received a gold bod vase.
She also won the floating prise, a
novelty belL The low Awahd, a set
of plastic table mats, was presented
to Mrs. Sam D. Bandy. ?
The honoree was remembered with
corsage -~"hnd a hendpainted
ash tray.
Mrs. Kermit Lamm of Wilson
an out of-town guest.
Mrs. Pollard was assisted in re
ceiving and serving by her daughter,
Ann, and her' sister. Mrs. Gary Ber
geron. ' .
WOMAN'S CLUB
George Frederick Handel, compos
er of the "Messiah" acclaimed as one
of the greatest pieces of music ever
written, was the subject of a talk by
Mrs. W. A. Pollard, Jr., before the
Woman's club Friday afternoon.
After giving a resume of this com
position, she introduced Miss Ruth
Moore who sang "Corrie Unto Me,"
which, is taken from the oratorio.
Reedrds in keeping with the theme
were played.
A nominating committee compos
ed of Mrs. W. Jesse Moye, Mrs. A.
B. Moore and Mrs. J. M. Hob good
was appointed by the president, Miss
Tabitha DeVisoonti.
After the repeating of the collect
and singing carols, the group was
served Russian tea and assorted
cookies by the hostesses, Mrs. B. L.
Lang and Mrs. Edison Moore. Mrs.
Hobgopd's home where the meeting
was held was made more attractive
by the use of Christmas greens and
different shaped candles.
Special guests were Mrs. Pollard,
Miss Moore, Mrs. F. M. Davis, Sr.,
and Miss Elisabeth Davis.
SEVEN PINES CLUB HAS PARTY
The Seven Pines Home Demonstra
tion Club held its andual Christmas
party in the form of a buffet lunch
eon on Tueeday, December 16, at
12:80 at the hoipe of Mrs. Ichabod
Allen. The hostesses were the new
ahd old officers, Mrs. Allen, Mrs.'L.
E. Garris, Mrs. Lyman. Heath, Mr*.
Clifton Ellis, Mrs. Roy Jones and
Mrs. Jasper Morgan.
Mrs. Allen's home was beautifully
decorated with holly, cedar, and rod
and green candles m apple Jwlders.
After the luncheon was served,
beautifully wrapped home made gifts
were given to everyone after which
Christmas carols were sung.
There were 22 members and 2
guests, Mis? Lowery and Mrs. Ed
ward Johnson, present
Bay "Savings Bonds" Have! HoUJ
and Mrge red
itels and baskets of ever
greens and scarlet berries.
A manger scene in miniature warn
led in connection with "Mary's
Journey Prom Nazareth to Bethle
hem," the program topic developed
by Mrs. G. Alex Rouse. A children's
vested. choir, composed of Mary
Prances Joyner, Theodora Albritton,
Louis and Frank Williams, Johnnie
Dixon, Will Jones. Jr.. and Jimmie
Joyner, singing 0 little Town of
Bethlehem and. Silent Night banealpj
a floor candelabra of glowing cathe
dral candles formed a living picture
and was used as a preface to the
tracing of Mary's journey.
Mrs. Z. B. T. Ck>x read the nativi
ty story from St Luke and O Come
Ail Ye Faithful was smog in unison.
Tying in the theme oflcve and
universal peace was a poem, "World
Harmony" by Grace Noll Crowell and
the closing supplications.
Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson, vice
regent, presided over the business
session, during which Mrs. J. 0. Pol
lard reported receipt of two broftze
markers for the chapter house door
and one of the windows to memo
rialize the late Mrs. Louise Moye
and parents of Mr. and Mia. A. C.
Monk.
Mrs. Pollard also outlined plans
for the Christmas dance, sponsored
annually by the chapter for the
younger social set and college group,
to -be held on December 26, and
Mrs. WlHiamson appointed addition
al committees in this connection.
The hostesses were assisted by
Miss Mary Ann Townaend in serving
a marshmallow salad, sandwiches in
Christmas tree motif, date ban,
chocolate crispies, cheese biscuit sod
coffee. ? ? '"J" ^
Special guests were Mrs. W. J. and
Mrs. B. O. Turaage, Mrs. R. H.
Knott, Mrs. J. L Morgan, Mrs. S. E.
Ewell, Mrs. Dunbar Lamar, Mrs. J.
T. Thome, Mrs. J. Frank Harper,
Mis. W. A. Pollard, Jr., and Mrs. Z.
B. T. Cox and Mrs. B. S. Smith.
MRS. JOSIE JONBS MARTIN
Mrs .Josie Jones Martin, 67, wife
of R. T. Martin, Farmvillte attorney,
died at her home here 'ate Saturday
afternoon after several yean of ill
ness. She was bom in Blackatone,
Vs.,'add funeral services were .held
from the family home there Monday
at 2 p. m., conducted by the Episco
pal minister at Blackatone. Burial
was in Lakeview Cemetery at Black
stone.
Mrs. Martin was A member of
Emanpel Episcopal Church at Farm
ville. Surviving are . her husband;
two sisters, Mrs. Walter S. Rummer
and Mrs. Helm Jones Nutter of
Blackstone; and two brothers, L. M.
and Baxter G. Jones of Blackstone.
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