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DR. AND MRS. WILLIS
•keep open house
ON CHRISTMAS EVE
?* Outstanding aonong the many
holiday, social affairs was the
very.-lovely C5hristjmas eve party
^ven by Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Willis
at ibeir home at the Sanatoriunu
yery beautiful and dignified were
the arrangements of flowers and
Christ!ma[s greens used for decora-
tioii^ A silver contjuner holding
white roses with tourning white
tap^ (»i 4ither side formed the
centerpieM of the dining room
itable from winch frozen punch,
confections and nuts were served.
A nuknber of people from Rae-
ford, Aberdeen and Southern
Pines as well as the surrounding
community enjoyed tiie hospital
ity of Dr. and Mrs. Willis.
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WILLIAMSON - WARNER
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and Mrs. G. W. Williamson
adunce the engagement of their
lighter, Marie to Jimmy Warner,
, of Mr. and Mrs. Jiames Warner.
wedding is planned for March
in the Presbyterian church.
CHRISTMAS CLUB
MEETING
MRS. MARCUS SMITH AND
MRS. W. D. HOWELL HAVE
CHRISTMAS TEA
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THE JOYS OF
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ALL YEAfl
The Educational Department of
the Woman’s Club held its annual
Christmas meeting in the home of
Mrs. Tom Cameron on the Tuesr-
day before Christmas. Mrs. Paul
Dickson, Jr., Mrs. Robert Gatlin
and Mrs. P. O. Lee were assisting
hostesses. Mrs. Cameron’s living
room and dining room Were lovely
with Christmas decorations. An
interesting Christmas tree with
dolls and toys of many countries
yras in the living room.
‘Miss Flora Boyce and Mrs. Neil
Senter had charge of the program
for the afternoon. The subject of
the programi was Christmas in
Other Countries. Miss Boyce pre
tented six of her kindergarten
children who sang two Christmas
songs and told the Chirstmas
Bible Story. These children were
Crawford Thomas, Jr.. Evans Mc-
NejlL Tom Cameron, Jr., Gerry
Decha'hle and Judy Lee Dowdy.
Mrs. Ne^ Senter then present
ed the following girls -who repre
sented different countries. As each
girl appeared, the club sang the
Christmas carol native to that
country. These girls were Betsy
Ross Gatlin, England; Lilmar Sue
Gatlin, America; Eloise Upchurch.
France; Carol McPhaul, Spain;
Lillian Scarborough. Germany;
and Suzanne Cameron, Wales.
Mrs. A. D. Gore then played wire
recordings of the High Schoob Glee
Club and her Latin Class sing
ing Christmas Carols. The entire
program was interesting, good,
appropriate to the season and ed-
ucationaL
The hostesses served,a dessert
course that was both pretty and
delkiouSi
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MISS FAYE BAKER
HAS OPEN HOUSE
Mra W. D. Howell and Mrs.
Marcus Smith entertained inform
ally on Thursday afternoon with
a very pretty Christmas tea at
the home of Mrs. .Smith. To this
affair they invited the members
of their bridge clubs. Mrs. Hey
ward, Mrs. NeiU A. McDonald
and her mother, Mrs. Nash of
Goldsboro were guests other than
club members. Festive decorations,
a gracious welcome, and delicious
party food made the occasion a
most enjoyable one.
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JACK McDUFFIE HAS
SMALL DINNER PARTY
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Fitzsimmons
and daughter of Macon, Ga. spent
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Ryan McBryde. Mr. Fitzsimmons
returned to Macon the first of the
week and Mrs. Fitzsimmons and
daughter remained for a longer
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatlin,
Betsy Ross and Anne are visiting
in Washington, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cole, Al
fred, Jr;, Betsy Ann and Sarah
Jane spent Christmas day with
Mrs. Coles’ mother, Mrs. N. W.
Jenkins in Fairmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Daivs of High
Point were guests l^unday and
Monday of Miss Louise Blue.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell of
Fairmont visited Mr. and Mrs. T.
B. Lester Sunday.
Mr. nd Mrs, John Luther Mc
Lean and children ad Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Newberry of Lumberton
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Neill McFadyen Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gatlin
spent Sunday, their tenth wedding
anniversary, in Wilmington.
Raeford
Dry Cleaners
Miss Faye Bakel^ kept open
house on Sunday evening from
five to six when a number of her
contemporaries called. Her out-
of-town guests were Miss Anna
Lean MoLamb of Benson, Dr.
Burgess Marshbanks of Lilling-
ton and Miss Bennie Lee McGou-
gan of Lumber Bridge and guest.
Miss Johnny Gardner of Lumber-
ton. A salad plate with coffee and
sweets were served to the happy
crowd, filled with holiday spirit.
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (Sunny)
Blue and daughter, Danee Sue, ar
rived by plane from Sacremento,
California, to spend Christmas day
here with his Grandmother, Mrs.
J. A. Blue. While here Mr. and
Mrs. Blue will visit his mother,
Mrs. Anna Patch Blue in Southern
Pines for a week.
■ Mrs. J. M. McDuffie gave a
small dinner party Monday night
in honor of Jack McDuffie who
was at home for the holidays.
Misses Alma Ferguson, Ellen Cur
rie and Peggy Bethune Were din
ner guests. The evening was spent
in playing bridge. Jack is leaving
today for Charlotte,- from there
he will go by plane to Chicago
and then to Oakland, California,
where he teaches in Castle Mont
High School. ‘
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MISS JOHNSON HAS
GOFFEE HOUR
Mr. and Mrs. Neill Ross of Ra
leigh and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton
Ross of Washington, N. C. were
Christmas day guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gatlin. Mrs. J. F.
Ross, who has spent the past
month with her dughter, Mrs.
Gatlin, returned to Washington
with her son.
On Sunday afternoon Miss Ag
nes Mae Johnson had a few fri
ends in for an informal coffee
hour. The girls home for the holi
days who were present were; Ellen
Currie of Richmond, Mrs. Keith
Tovey (Mary ^ib McBryde) of
Chicago and Mrs. A. R. Fitzsim
mons (Frances McBryde) o^f
Macon, Ga., Mollie Cameron of
Gastonia, Elsie Upchurch of Shel
by and Josephine McLauchlin of
Burlington.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Upchurch,
Jr. spent the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Tommie Caulk near Wash
ington and Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Mal
colm Collin at Patuxent Naval
Air Station, Md.
Page Robinson, Jr. of the U.S.C.
spent Christmas here with his
mother and his aunt, Mrs. Hallie
Gatlin. Mrs. Robinson, who had
been in Riieford for about a month
with her sister returned to her
home in Darlington, S. C. Sun
day.
There were several intermis
sion parties the night of the pre-
Christmas dance. Mr. and Mrs.
MitoheU Epstein entertained with
an elaborate turkey supper and
Sonny McIntyre had the yoimger
set for a party at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mc-
Intsme.
Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Eulxinkc
from Wii^ate spent Christinas
with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar HaR.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Graham
and family of Fayetteville spent
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Lytle.
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Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scarboro
of Fayetteville spent Christmas
Day with Mrs. Scarboro’s rnother,
Mrs. Will Davis.
On their return trip from Shel
by Tuesday, Mrs. Clyde Upchurch
and Mrs. Julian Johnson went by
Bessemer City, Gaston County to
see Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowrahce
who are living there now. Mr.
Lowrance is Superintendent of
Schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Keith
and baby daughter of Charlotte
visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Keith the past week-end.
Miss Doris Keith accompanied
them home Sunday- for a short
visit.
Miss Margy Campbell of China
Grove spent Christmas vacation
with Mr. and MrS. Ernest Camp
bell.
Miss Helen McKenzie of Lan
caster, S. C. visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J; W. McKenzie over
the holidays. Miss Sally Currie of
Red Springs was also a visitor in
the the McKenzie home.
Mr. and Mrs.. Clyde^Campbell of
Butner were in .R'a®f5rd for Christ
mas.
Frank Dickson and daughter,
Mrs. Marion Dickson McNeely of
Orlando, Fla. came by plane for a
short visit to Raeford relatives
Monday.
John Blue, of Sylacouga, Alaba
ma spent the Christmas holidays
with his mother Mrs. J. A. Blue.
Mr. and Mrs. O’Rourke and
daughter of Lan^ey Field, Va.
spent the holidays with Mrs. O’
Rourke’s parepfs. Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Walters."^
Mrs. H. A. Cameron, Misses
Marie, Mollie and Florence, and
Donald Cameron went to Asiheville
Monday to see Mr. H. A. Cameron
who is in a hospital there. They
also visited friends in Morganton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins.
Mrs. Collins’ sister and Dr. Roy
Collins of Holly Springs visited
Mrs. H. A. Cameron Sunday. Mrs.
Collins is a first cousin of the late
T. B. Uiyhurch.
Mrs. Frances Davis and daugh
ter,, Betty of Greensboro arrived
last Thursday for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. B. P. Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Coving
ton and Miss Mary Stewart Cov
ington spent Sunday in Laurin-
burg with Miss Alice Covington.
Miss Mary Stewart sang at the
morning.service of the First Meth
odist Church in Laurinburg. Pel
ham Covingtoi}, former Raeford
resident, was also a guest of his
sister. Miss Alice., He has been
quite sick but is better now..
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Phillips
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie PhiUips at Cameron.
Mr., and Mrs. Ed Brown and son
)f Charlotte spent the holidays
witti Mr. and Mrs. Clay LiUy.
Buster Maxwet! of Hie V^' &
Navy at Sen Diego anfved the
Tuesday before Christmas to tpeod
the holidaye with his father, day-
ton MaxWeD. He left this week to
report back to duty..
Guests in the home of Mr. and
and Mrs, D. J, Dalton for the holi
days were Mr, and Mrs. T, C-
Carrowan and Tommy Carrowan
from Lumberton and Maxton, Miss
P®ggy Bullard from Richmond, Va.
and Mr. and Mrsi. Hinson Walters
of Vass.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dixon and
sons and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Willis ^>ent Sunday in Oxford
with Mr. Dixon’s father, W. B.
Dixon.
Nathan Epstein of Latta, S. C.
was a visitor in Raeford over the
week end.
Boz Bethune of Wilmington was
in Raeford Sunday.
Jim, Wiliamson, Ed McNeill,.
Bobby Carter, and Jim Stephens
left Monday morning to go duck
hunting. They spent Monday and
Tuesday at Bogue Sound, Wednes
day at Lake Matamhskeet and re
turned , to Raeford Wednesday
night.
Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Smith and
children spent Sunday and Mon
day 'ATith Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
Cameron at Lake Waccamaw.
Eldred Helton is spending the
holidays with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Helton. He will return to
his duties with the National Ad
visory Committee fry Aeronautics
or. .January third.
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It Pays To Advertise
John Walker of Oak Ridge,
Tenn., who spent the holidays with
bis family here, returned to his
work Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bethune
and Jennie Blue spent Monday in
Raeford. Jennie Blue remained
for a ,longer visit with her great
grandmother.
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Earl Wilfong spent Christmas in
Gastonia with his parents. * •
Miss Lona Graham and Mur
doch McDuffie spent the holidays
in Faison with Mrs. D. Newton.
Mr. and Mrs^ Ledbetter Nichol
son spent Christmas in Ellenboro.
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Sgt. and Mrs. Bob Staley spent
the holidays in Monroe and High
Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Campbell
had the following guests. Sunday;
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McCall and
children, Mr. and Mrs. James
Bostick and children of Laurin
burg; Mr. nd Mrs. Arthur Camp
bell and children of Florence, S. C.;
and Herman Campbell and son of
Kings Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Stuart and
family spent the Christmas holi
days in the home of W. A. McLean.
Miss Nora Mae Garner of
Franklinton spent Christmas with
Mrs. A. R. Morris.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Yarbor
ough and son of Columbia, S. C.
spent, Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Yarborough at Oakdale
Farm.
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Q for a Bright
© New Year,
^ with every good
wish for you.
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Mrs. Clyde Upchurch and Mrs.
Julian Johnson took Miss Elsie
Upchurch back to Shelby Monday.
They spent the night and shopped
in Charlotte Tuesday.
Ampi;^ those going to the Sugar
Bowq^1Ct are; Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Willilc^-^. Mr. and Mrs. James
McDiarmid, Buck Blue, Jake
Austin, Mitchell Epstein, Jack
Morris and Devde Austin.
Miss Betsy Ann Cole, who spent
the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Cole, returned to
Hartford, Conn. Monday going by
plane. *
Mr. an Mrs. Douglas Tolar and
daughter of Newbern spent the
holidays with Mrsi Tolar’s mother
and; granclmother. Mrs. Ruth
Bridges and Mrsi Bennie Cox.
Mr. nd Mrs. J. H. Blythe and
Sandra spent Christmas with Mr.
Blythe’s mother in Huntersville.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Miller of
Washington spent Tuesday night
and Wedneday with Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Campbell. Mrs. Miller is
a neice of Mrs. Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McLean
and children left Sunday to spend
several days in Charlotte with Mrs.
McLean’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. M. Campbell.
Harlee Jobe of .the Farm and
Home Administration Office
spending this week in Raleigh.
We send you
our kindly
greeting as
the New Year
dawns.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Monroe went
to Kannapolis Friday to spend
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Hendrick. •
MjSgt. and Mrs. Ed Willis spent
Christmas in Kenansville with
Mrs. Willis’ mother.
Nat White 'of the Soil Conserva
tion Office is spending this week
at hdme in Henderson.
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Charles Ellis of Hartsville, S. C.
who attends the Citadel in Char
leston, S. C. arrived yesterday for
a visit with his aunt, Mrs. Ernest
Campbell. ,
Clyde Upchurch and Joe went
duck- hunting at Lake Matamus-
keet the first of the week.
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Morgan Jewelers
Raeford Florist
Mr. Mid Mrs. H. L, Gatlin, Jr,
and Leon and Pete Dickson spent
the week-end at Topsail Beach.
Mr. and MrsilMarvin Scull of
Daytona Beachj] Florida spent
Ohfistfnas here with relatives. Mr.
Scull .returned Tuesday but Mrs.
Scull ^remained for a longer visit.
Mrs. W. L. Senter pf Kipling ar
rived Wednesday for a visit in the
home of her son Neill Senter and
Mrs. Senter.
Paul Fuller of Hickory and Allan
Fuller of Washington. D. C., soris
of George Fuller, came by plane to
Raeford Sunday to see Mrs. A. J.
Fuller and Mrs. Dwight Brown.
Mt. and Mrs. Daniel Jones and
son of Gastonia spent Christmas
with Mr. Jones’ sister, Mrs. Agan-
ora Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Moon and
daijghters of Graham were holiday
guests of Mrs. lifoon’s mother. Mrs,
W. E. Blue.
A Steady flovF
of happy days
an through the
New Year is our
wish for you.
BAUCOM
APPLIANCE CO.
RAEFORD, N. C.
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New Year, we pause once y /
again to eigness our best
We trust yonl cat many
fancy Figure fights on
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BELK HENSDALE CO.