Personals
Hamner Hannah is spending
this week with his aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hofler,
Jr., in Windsor. *
Mrs. William H. Lewis and
son, Bill, of Broad Run, Va., are
visiting Mrs. Lewis’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Cowper.
Mrs. L. F. Overman visited
her brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Turner at
Ocean View last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Langston
of Jersey City, N. J., returned
home Friday after spending two
weeks with Mr. Langston’s moth
er, Mrs. Sallie Langston.
C. P. O. and Mrs. D. E. Brat
ton of Norfolk visited Mr. and
Mrs. C C Parker during the
weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Langston,
Mrs. Sallie Langston, Carter
Langston, McCoy Langston and
Mrs. Duke Hill and children,
Loretta and Tommy ,spent a few
days last week visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Langston in Wilm
ington, N. C.
William S. Parsons of Snow
Hill, Md., and Mr. and Mrs. P.
W. Parsons and daughter, Ann,
of Salisbury, Md., visited Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Eure during the
weekend, leaving Monday for
Kinston to visit relatives.
Carter Eason Langston is
spending this week with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Stallings of Hobbsville.
Mrs. Sarah C. Wiggins of
Ocean View underwent a opera
tion at DePaul hospital, Norfolk,
Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. Parker Cross and
son, Parker Cross, Jr., spent last
week with Dr. Cross’ parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Cross.
Miss Eva Hayes has returned
home after spending several
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. C. C.
Russell and Mr. Russell, at
Whaleyville.
Mr. and Mrs. Riddick Cowper
and son, Vernon, and Mrs. D. E.
Minton spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Covato in New
port News.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Parker
and children visited relatives at
Harbinger Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Liniger of
Tarbinge* spent Monday and
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Wesley Parker.
After spending some time with
her mother in Nashville, Tenn.,
Mrs.. Wesley Raby and children
have returned home.
Mrs. H. B. Lilley and son and
Mrs. S. E. Eure and son, Ed
ward, visited friends and rela
tives in Portsmouth and Crad
dock last week.
Mrs. L. S. Carter visited Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Jernigan in a
Rocky Mount hospital Friday,
where Mr Jernigan is a patient.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Carter of
Newport News spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Carter.
. Mrs. F. W. Blanchard, Dorothy
and Helen Blanchard spent last
week visitng Mrs. Blanchard’s
sister, Mrs. Margaret Lawrence,
at Suffolk.
Mrs. Karl Rawls and daugh
ter, Helen, have returned home
after spending the past two
weeks with Mrs. Rawls’ mother
in Lynchburg.
Mrs. Elizabeth Crouse left
Monday for a two-week’s vaca
tion at Nags Head.
Mrs. Hugh Horton and son,
Rawls, of Whaleyville are visit
ing her parents, Mr .and Mrs.
R. E. Rawls.
CPhM. and Mrs. John fetew
art Rawls and children of Ports
mouth spent the weekend with
Mr .and Mrs. R. E. Rawls.
Mrs. Horace Hudson and chil
dren, Woodrow and Avernia, of
Newport News are visiting Mrs.
Hudson brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr .and Mrs. Parker Smith.
Miss Ethel Parker and Mrs.
William John Hayes entertained
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Peter Cross, Mrs. Mildred Cross
Woodside, Dr. and Mrs. James
Parker Cross, and James Parker
Cross, Jr., of Suffolk at a dinner
party at Karl’s Place Thursday.
Guests at “Elmwood” for
luncheon Friday were Miss Sue
Murphy, Mrs. Harold Kneeland,
Robert and Reed Kneeland of
Washington, D. C.
SOCIETY
! Harris-Hastings
Nuptials Held
On Sunday, August 18. at 4:30
o’clock Miss Mary Alice Hast
ings. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph W. Hastings of Camden,
and Calvin Bruce Harris, son of
C. H. Harris and the late Mrs.
Harris of Elizabeth City were
united in marriage at the Saw
yer’s Creek Baptist church, Cam
den. The Rev. Dr. R. E. Wall of
ficiated using the double ring
ceremony.
The vows were spoken before
the altar flanked with palms, ci
batium ferns, white gladioli, and.
seven branched candelabra.
The bride entered the church
on the arm of her father who
gave her in marriage. Her gown
of white satin over marquisette
was a Cutrone original model
that was worn by the bride’s sis
ter at her wedding. The gown
was fashioned with a full-gath
ered long waist and leg-o’-mut
ton sleeves which tapered to a
calla point over the hand. The
sweetheart neckline, sleeve
points, and voluminous skirt
were edged in val lace and the
bouffant skirt terminated in a
court train. The finger-tip veil
of illusion was crowned with a
Juliet cap of lilies of the valley
and edged round with the same
lace trimmings. She carried an
arm bouquet of lilies. Her only
ornament was a triple strand of
pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Lawrence D. Garzieri of
New York City, sister of the
I bride, was matron of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Esther
Morgan of Lillington and Mrs.
Lin wood Jones of Elizabeth City.
They wore identical dresses
chosen from the Romantic Pe
riod and made of sheer white
organdy and taffeta.
Little Miss Lois Pearl Hast
ings, cousin of the bride, was
flower girl. Her dress was fash
ioned like those of the bride’s
attendants.
Master Graham Pollock of
Gatesville was ringbearer,
.carrying both rings on a satin
and lace pillow. He wore a little
Ford fauntleroy suit.
Twiddy Harris was his broth
er’s best man and the grooms
men were Robert Morgan of Lil
lington, Ed. Ferebee of Camden,
Everette Harris of Norfolk,
brother of the groom and Law
rence D. Garziari of New York
Citv.
Miss Clarine Gatling of Gates
ville was mistress of ceremonies.
After August 25, the couple
will be at home at 343 Fearing
Street, Elizabeth City.
The bride’s mother is a form
er welfare worker in Gates
county.
Overman-Britt
Hobbsville. — The wedding of
Mrs. W. G. Britt to Thomas Jar
vis Overman was solemnized on
Thursday, August 15, by the
Reverend T. Sloan Guy, Sr., us
ing the ring ceremony.
The bride wore a dress of
black crepe and pink lace and
had black accessories. Her flow
ers were a corsage of gardenias.
The couple left on their wed
ding trip immediately after the
ceremonies and will visit Wash
ington, D. C., and many other
places of inteerst.
— TRY —
Parker’s Dress Shop
For Ladies’ and Girls’ Ready
to-Wear. Newest fall styles,
Ladies’ Dresses, priced from
$6.98 to $10.98. Girls’ Dresses
from $1.80 to $4.00. We also
have the new Aralac Spun
Rayon in pink*and red, $2.29
a yard, 54 inches wide.
Come in and see us for prices
before you buy.
LAST'STAR OUT . . . Last
Spar to be discharged from
the U. S. coast guard, Mrs. Ann
Riordan, wife of state repre
sentative, John J. Riordan,
Springfield, Mass., is shown
picking up the culinary
threads of civilian lifd in her
kitchen.
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Mrs. Mathias
Feted At Party
Drum Hill. — Mrs. Laura
Mathias was honored with a sur
prise birthday dinner on August
4, the occasion of her 75th birth
day.
A picnic lunch, served on the
lawn at the home of Mrs. T. E.
Jackson, included ice cream and
cake.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Mathias and chil
dren, Willie, William, Barbara
Ann and Marjorie; Mr. and Mrs.
Norfleet Brinkley and children,
Stewart and Glen, of Cypress
Chapel, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie Mathias and children, Ann
and Charlie, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Dorsey Moore; Mr. and Mrs. Dot
Pruden and children and Henry
Wilkins of Suffolk; Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Fields and children; Nell
ie and William Miller of Bal
timore; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Griggs and Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Jackson and children, Fred, Ann
and Dolores of Gates.
The party was quite a surprise
to Mrs. Mathias and she was
very delighted to have all of her
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren present.
Fourth Quarterly
Conference At Zion
The Gatesville Methodist
charge will have its regular
fourth quarterly conference at
Zion Methodist church on Sun
day, August 25, at 3:30 p. m. The
Rev. J. Herbert Miller will
preach and the business session
will follow the sermon. The
service is changed from a. night
service to the afternoon service
and your attention is invited to
the time. All members and of
ficials are invited to attend and
urged to bring their reports.
Flowers,
PLACE YOUR ORDER
FOR FLOWERS WITH
Mrs. H. V. Brown
Phone 656 or 201
Gaiesville, N. C.
— Agent for —
Kiff-Dilday
Flutists
Ahoskie, N. C.
4-H Delegates
Home from Course
The 4-H club delegates who
spent the week of August 12-17
attending 4-H Short Course at
State College in Raleigh were
Annie Frances Riddick and Bil
lie Collins, Hobbsville club; El
len Parker and Everett Lewis
Green, Gates club; Helen Spivey
and Fred Parker, Sunloury club;
Omah Eure, Eure club; Cecil
Smith, Gatesville club and Beth
Ellen Edwards, county cQuncil.
There they heard many dis
tinguished speakers including
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, Dr.
Clyde Erwin and Governor R.
Gregg Cherry.
Thursday afternoon the dele
gates toured the State Capitol,
Governor’s Mansion and the
State Museum. On Friday after
noon they made a tour of State
College campus. An impressive
candle lighting ceremony Fri
day night - concluded the week’s
program.
The delegates were accom
panied to Raleigh by Miss Ona
Patterson and John W, Artz, who
also returned for them Saturday.
MARY ANN BEAMON
STUDIES FIRST AID
Gatesville. — Mary Ann Bea
mon left Saturday for Camp
Carolina and the national aqua
tic school of the American Red
Cross in Brevard. Miss Beamon
is taking a course in first aid at
the school.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. W J. Doughty
left Monday to spend this week
at Norfolk Virginia Beach and
Newport News.
Kitty Jones is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Garland Brinson, in
Norfolk.
Mary Ann Jones is spending
this week with her sister, Mrs.
Herman Pierce and Mr. Pierce,
in Newport News.
Miss Ethel Parker is attend
ing Farm and Home week 'at
State College, Raleigh.
Rev. and Mrs. I. S. Harrell of
Richmond, Rev. C. Fred Williams
of Charlottsville, Mr and Mrs.
William H. Holloman and son of
Colerain, and Mrs. J. J. Meeder
of Norfolk spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Williams.
Mrs. J. C. Blanchard and Mr.
and Mrs. Marvis G. Jones visited JT\.
Mrs. Armanda Jones and fam
ily at Drum Hill Sunday after
noon.
Mack Corbett of Baltimore
was the weekend guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Blanchard.
Misses Hettie and Hazel
Blanchard are spending the
week with the Reverend and
Mrs. J. Rountree Blanchard at
King William, Va.
Announcing
Change of
SUNDAY HOURS
— at —
Gatesville
Sandwich Shop
Effective August 25
Open 12 Noon
to 8 P. M.
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