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\ Mrs. W. A. Hicks, Mr. Graham
Hicks, Mrs. Marvin Claytolft >
of Roxboro, and Mr. and fttjfe;
Jasper Whitfield of
have returned home after spend*
ing some time with relatives in
Dillon, S. C. and White Lake, N.
C.
Those deaf people who will re
turn to N. C. School for the Deaf
at Morganton, N. C. September
13 are as follows: Drewey Chand
ler of Timberlake,Robert Smith
of Roxboro and Miss Lorese
Clayton of Ca-Vel.
Miss Julia Walker has return
ed to her home in Crew, Va. af
ter visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
T. C. Brooks.
Mr. R. L. Harris, Page Harris,
R. D. Bumpass, Jimmy Long and
Earl Bradsher left today to at
tend the wedding of W. H. Har
ris 111 to Miss Margaret Harkrad
er which is scheduled to take
place late today.
Mesdames C. C. Critcher, F. O.
Carver, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Clay,
ton and F. O. Carver, Jr. return
ed home Sunday following a
week’s tour in Western North
Carolina and Virginia.
Mrs. T. W. Henderson, Mrs.
Ruth Stephens, Mrs. B. E. Love,
and Miss Anna Catherine Love
returned home Sunday after
spending several days at Lake
Junaluska.
Miss Kattie Gentry of Raleigh
spent several days recently at her
home in the Allensville commu
nity.
Noell Jones has returned home
after spending several weeks at
Statesboro, Ga. on the tobacco
market.
(Miss Mary Hester left this
week for Kentucky where she
will teach in one of the girl
schools in that state.
Phone 3421 Mai" street
RAIFFS DEPARTMENT STORE
ROXBORO, N. C.
Dear Teachers:
We welcome you back one and all. We are not offering “An apple
for the Teacher’' but we do hope you will make our store your home while
in town. '
Our store has been remodelled which we hope you will like. Our
Fall clothes are the prettiest ever and as for our prices—well, we’ll let you
be the judge over that.
We extend to you a cordial welcome to come in and visit with us
at any time and wish for each of you the most successful year ever.
With the greatest of anticipation, we are looking forward to see
ing everyone of you in our store.
SINCERELY YOURS,
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Raiff’s Department Store
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* FASHION PREVIEW. *
SCHOOL clothes for the little girl, chosen for wearability, simplicity,
cut and fabric should include the checked gjpgham princess frock
on the left. Its pockets, collar and cuffs are edged with rickrack. The
pleated spun-rayon on the right has a demure collar and puffed sleeves.
Good Housekeeping for September features these among back-to-school
favorites.
John Fontaine Presents Musicale
At Bethel Hill Woman’s Club Meeting
Mrs.R. L. Hall and Mrs. B. E.
Mitchel were joint hostesses to
the Bethel Hill Woman’s Club re.
Miss Cleo Fox has left for Stem
where she will be teaching dur
ing the coming year.
John Yancey of Bridgeport,
Conn, is spending some time here
with relatives.
Mrs. J. A. Beam has returned
home after spending the summer
in Virginia.
Miss Bernice Erwin of New Jer
sey was a Roxboro visitor last
week.
Mrs. Ransome Frederick con
tinues to improve following a
serious illness.
Register of Deeds W. T. Kir
by is reported as improving at
Watt’s hospital where he was
taken last week for treatment.
PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO, N. C.
cently at the home of Mrs. Hall
at Woodsdale.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Mrs. Clyde
Woody. Two very interesting pa
pers were presented by Mrs. J.
Y. Humphries and Mrs. Lillian
Day. Mrs. Humphries’ paper was
on “Will Rogers Letters of a
Self-Made Diplomat to His Pre
sident.” and Mrs. Day’s paper was
“American Humor.”
The hostesses assisted by Misses
Helen and Louise Hall served
most tempting refreshments, after
which the members enjoyed a
musicale presented by Mr. John
Fontaine. Mr. Fontaine until re
cently made his home in the
Bethel Hill community. He is an
instructor in music at Atlantic
Christian College at Wilson, N. C.
The club was delighted to hear
Mr. Fontaine play.
Mr. Fontaine played a group
of Chopin; Waltz in C
sharp minor, Chopin; Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 12, Liszt; and
Stephen Foster’s immortal “Mas-
Pre-Nuptial
Parties Continue
For Miss Stephens
Two pre-nuptial parties honor
ing Miss Rachel Stephen were
given in Durham this week. Miss
Stephen’s marriage to Paul Forth
of Duke University will be sol
emnized Saturday afternoon at
5 o’clock at Concord church.
As a courtesy to Miss Stephens,
Misses Agnes Smith and Frances
James entertained at a bridge
party Monday night at their home
in the University apartments.
Guests were invited for 8;30
o’clock. Three tables were arran
ged for contract in the living
ing room of the apartment, and
bridal tallies indicated the places
of the players. Cut summer flow
ers were used for decorations
throughout the rooms.
After several hours of bridge,
prizes were awarded the win
ners. Then the hostesses served
refreshments consisting of a salad
course.
Guests included close friends of
the bride-elect.
Mrs. C. R. Skinner and Miss
VirginiaJskinner extended a pret
ty courtesy to Miss Stephens
Tuesday night when they enter
taihed at a bridge party at their
home on Hermitage court.
At the party Tuesday evening
the bridal motif was effected in
a number of clever ways. Bridal
tallies marked the places of the
guests, and wedding ices with ac
companiments were served for
refreshments. A corsage of pastel
flowers were presented each
guest, and Miss Stephens was
given a white corsage and a gift
from the two hostesses.
Miss Bunnie Thompson of
Creedmoor, whose engagement to
Jim Johnston of Raleigh was an
nounced last Sunday, also was
remembered with a special gift.
A prize was awarded the win
sas in de Cold, Cold Ground”
with variations arranged by Wil
lie Pope.
Guests included Mrs. Elvira
Cannon of New York City, Mrs.
H. G. Hammett of Great Falls, S.
C., Miss Mary Creath, Mrs. W. T.
Creath of Paces, Va., Misses Foy
Paylor and Madeline Hall, and
Mr. Fontaine.
Bradsher - Laws Vows Are Spoken
In Impressive Ceremony Sunday
In a quiet and impressive cere
mony Sunday morning at 9 ;30 o’-
clock Miss Helen Levine Brad
sher became the bride of Willie
Umstead Laws at the heme of her
parents on High School Drive.
Rev. W. F. West officiated using
the ring ceremony. Only mem
bers of the two families and a
few intimate friends attended the
wedding.
The pre-nuptial music consist
ed of “Salut d’Amour” by Ed
ward Elgar, and “Drink To Me
Only With Thine Eyes” by Jon
son, played by the pianist Miss
Mary Riley, followed by a vocal
solo “O Promise Me” by Mrs.
George Walker. The bridal chorus
from “Lohengrin” was used as
the processional. During the cere
mony “To A Wild Rose” by Ed
ward MacDowell was played soft
ly. The Wedding March from
Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer
Night’s Dream” was rendered for
the recessional.
ner of high score.
Late summer flowers in mixed
bouquets were used throughout
the home, and furnished an at
tractive setting for the party.
In addition to Miss Stephens,
guest of honor, Mrs. Skinner and
Miss Skinner invited the follow
ing friends to the party: Miss
Margaret Ross, Frances Pierson,
Frances Crum, Stella Heath, Bet.
ty Souders, Frances James, Ag
nes Smith, Marion Jones, Sarah
Fisher and Bunnie Thompson.
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Immediately preceding the
pledging of the vows the candles
were lighted by two brothers of
the bride, John and Edward
Bradsher.
The couple entered unattended
and spoke their vows before an
alter banked with luxuriant
ferns, forming a background of
rich greenery for pedestrial can
delabra holding white cathedral
candles. Floor baskets of white
gladioli and clematis completed
the decorations.
The bride was attired in a be
coming dress of viking blue with
black accessories. She wore a
shoulder corsage of sun glow
roses.
Mrs. Laws is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bradsher of
this city, She received her edu
cation in the city schools and for
a number of years has been cash
ier of the local unit of the Rose
Co.
Mr. Laws is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Laws of Rougemont.
He is a wholesale produce deal
er with his business interest in
Durham.
The couple left immediately af
ter the ceremony, taking a boat
from Norfolk, Va. to New York
and Canada. Upon their return
the will make their home in Rox
boro.
“To business that we love we
rise betime,
And go to ’t with delight.”
—Shakespeare.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939
Baptist Circle
Meets Monday
Circle No. 2 of the Missionary
Society of First Baptist church
held its regular monthly meet
ing Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. T. H. Clay at Tim
berlake.
Mrs, F. J. Hester, leader cf the
circle, was in charge. Mrs. M. T.
Clayton gave an inspiring devo
tional.
At the close of the business
meeting Mrs. Clay assisted by
Mrs. J. G. Pass served delicious
Brunswick stew and coffee. Then
the hostess brought in a lovely
pound cake with lighted candles
as the guests sang “Happy Birth
day”. This was presented to Mrs.
Willie Pettigrew who recently
had a birthday and is the oldest
member of the circle. Mrs. Petti
grew then cut and served the
cake.
There were 13 members pre
sent. This was to have been an
outdoor meeting but on account
of weather, we met in the house.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed
the afternoon.
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Bethel Hill
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improved appearance.
Bethel Hill was allotted one ad
ditional teacher this year. This
teacher will help relieve the ele
mentary teachers of the heavy
load which they have been carry
ing.