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marriages, parties social activities in «> rtOG. Maude < ole * ~, understand them He dot tln'v say When ■ , vlli : ,ot come; H‘ s the door. So. m ‘, .i.-ft and tense. He wait"- a>» A S i S n-° Ved StePS Along tllL „ .in-v-ure time He cannot a-^ By of hun g er gut kno\\ > i it is long i-.. a run, lc\vas Ids way A s ." hN vn'id went wrong. Before nis He lifts to those who pass Hi. question • . eyes i- ; anlv 'osponds for each touch, vJftakes the place of one Hi, heart demands. Choir Rehearsal Omitted. The choir of the First Methodist fh urch will not meet this evening, it [va> announced. Guests from Portland. Ore. .. Mabel Clark Bowers and 'm:-< Carolyn, of Ports fnf oregon. are guests of Mrs. E. T Alston on Montgomery street. At P.-T. A. Institute M,-. Thelbert Fuller is attending ~' p-T A. Institute whiich is in session at the University of North Carolina this week. Airs. Moore Returns. Mr. Nettie G. Moore has return pH from a trip to Norfolk, Xa. and H-riax and is at home with her sis ter Mrs. NV. D. Bunvell, on Chestnut street. Go on Hayride. jhe V. W. A. of the First Baptist church will go on a hayride Friday evening. AH those planning to go are asked to meet at the church at § o'clock promptly. Visitors from Dunn. Mrs. Stic M. Allen, Mrs. J. H. Rus sel! and son. J. H., Jr., of Dunn, spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L Allen. Mrs. Sue Allen remained here to visit them for a week or two. Supper Postponed. The ice cream supper which was supposed to be held Friday night on the lawn of the First Congregational- Christian parsonage, being sponsored br the young people’s class of that Sunday school, has been postponed indefinitely, it was said today. I Return to Danville. I Jfr. and Mrs. Robert F. Farley, for merly of Henderson, returned this afternoon to Danville to visit rela tives before going to their home in Greensboro. Mr. Farley, who is one of the news editors of the Greens boro Daily News, is on vacation. He was formerly connected with the Daily Dispatch. They have been visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mitchell here for the past several days. (OOL STATE Theatre 10c —25 c TONIGHT ONLY Jeanette McDonald ( lark Gable Spencer Tracy in “SAX FRANCISCO” News FRIDAY—SATURDAY GEORGE O'BRIEN StevHiisnn And His One-Man Wave Os Destruction “ROCHESTER” c 'i' ve you will agree with us when >Ve say this is the Hit Show Os The Summer. SOCIETY NEWS / ' TELEPHONE 610 * • * • * • * « . * HOURS: 9A.M.TO 12 NOON Marian Martin —; PATTERN 9133 You needn’t be on the “artistic” side to enjoy wearing a smock. Housewives, home girls, gardening enthusiasts and office workers have all discovered its usefulness as an all-over protection. You’ll love the comfortable, generous lines of Mar ian Martin’s Pattern 9133, and the trim, smooth fit of the shoulder yoke. There are several ways to make up this jaunty style. Scallop the collar like flower petals . . . or j leave it plain and rounded. Make the sleeves short, with shirred ruf fles or with ric-rac ... or make them long and full with tight wrist bands. Have the whole garment three-quarter length ... or make it longer to reach just above your hemline. ] Pattern 9133 may be ordered only in misses’ and women’s sizes 14, 16,1 18, 20, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44. | Size 16 requires 3 1-8 yards 39 inch j fabric. Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins for this MARIAN MARTIN pattern. Be sure to write plainly your SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, and STYLE NUMBER. * Send your order to Daily Dispatch, Pattern Department. 232 W. 18th St., New York, N. Y. Carson-Singleton Troth Announced The following announcement will be of much interest to friends here:’ Mrs. Carroll Vaden Singleton announces the engagement of her daughter Rebecca to Mr. Theodore Montague Carson of Richmond, Virginia The wedding will take place on September 2. Two Are Hostesses At Party At Country Club Mrs. Waddell Gholson, Jr., and Mrs. Roy O. Rodwell entertained for Mrs. Louis Horner at a bridge party Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at West End Country club. The club was decorated with mixed summer flowers. Those playing bridge at three tables included: Mrs. Louis Horner, Mrs. William Horner, Miss Tuddy Parham, Miss Katherine Macon, Miss Frances Hight, Miss Sally Hight, Mrs. Bill Hight, Miss Ann Upchurch, Miss Sadie Parham, Miss Carolyn Polston, Mrs. J. W. Horner, of Oxford, and Informal Reception Given Bridal Couple Miss Etta Norwood and Macon Short, whose wedding took place yesterday in a private ceremony, were honored by Miss Lossie Petty at an informal reception Tuesday evening, at her home on Burwell avenue. As the guests arrived, they were greeted by the hostess and invited into the living room, which was made lovely by a profusion of sum mer flowers in pastel shades. In the dining room, the main table was covered with a handsome luce cloth. A three-tiered wedding cake at one end was balanced at the other by two silver bowls of phlox, asters, and false dragonhead. Fern was ar Books At Library For Light Summer Reading Most of the books being received at the library these warm days are for light summer reading to help one forget the heat and world prob lems, but among them are two im portant reference books. “The Statesman’s Year-Book for 1939” is a statistical and historical annual of the states of the world. It includes a map of Central Europe as it was in March, 1939. It mirrors the world and shows each state as it is today. The territorial changes which came about in I&HS will be found carefully noted, and. numerous tables of world production. ' The world production of cotton from 1935 to 1938 is included. “American Women, the Standard Biographical Dictionary of Notable Women for 1939-40”, includes more than 10,000 brief biographies of liv ing American women, outstanding in various fields. The geographical in dex shows ninety-nine women born in North Carolina, and one hundred | and twenty-seven giving North Caro lina as present home address. The ! editor names the following as out standing women of 1938: Florence J E. Allen, judge; Jean Broadhurst, scientist; Pear Buck, author; Jac- At Duke Hospital. \ Mrs. W. E. Wilson went to Duke I hospital, in Durham, this morning, ■ where she will undergo treatment for I the next ten days. Leaves Hospital. Mrs. E. A. Hoyle, who underwenl a major operation at Maria Parham hosnital, has returned to her home and is reported to be improving grad ually. • -- Continues to Improve. Mrs. Matthew J. Woodlief, who has | been undergoing treatment at Wath hospital for sometime, continues tc improve, it was learned today. St. Andrew’s i Crossroads News Mrs. Claude Clark and children were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. George Harris. Clifton Harris spent Saturday night with Robert Harris. Mrs. George Hester, Mr. and Mrs Dorsey Hester and daughter and Miss Mildred Tucker, have gone to New York to spend a week. They are planning to visit the world’s fair. We regret the misfortune and loss that Claude Clark had in losing a barn of tobacco, and barn by fire Monday morning. Swain Clark, from Virginia, has been spending some time with rela tives and friends here. At New York Fair. Mrs. Walter Grissom and Peggy Grissom have gone to New York City, to attend the World’s Fair. Says A&NC Main- Tenance Has Lagged (Continued From Page One) road, offered employees who said that maintenance had been done at about the regular level. The directors adjourned lor lunch eon without taking any action. At the stockholders meeting this afternoon, Attorney General Harry McMullan was to present a recom mention from Governor Hoey that election of officers be deferred pend ing completion of the lease negotia i tions. _ HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939 Miss Sara James, of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Bill Hight was high scorer for the afternoon, and Mrs. William Horner was low scorer. Mrs. Louis Horner was presented a guest prize by the hostesses. A delicious plate, with nuts and mints, was served in the latter part of the afternoon. The following joined the other guests for refreshments: Mrs. K. L. Burton, Mrs. Guy Horner, Mrs. D. B. Kimball, Sr., Miss Carrie Burton, Mrs. A. W. Gholson, Sr., Mrs. W. T. Watkins, Miss Margaret Cand ler, and Miss Mary Sills Petty. ranged around the cake, and trailed down the center of the table. Lighted candles in low holders made a pretty background for the cake, and silver nut shells, in groups forming rosettes, completed the appointments. The bride-to-be, sealed at the table cut the cake, with which ice cream, nuts, and mints were served. Her knife had a miniature bridal bouquet tied on it. Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Robert Tanner and Mrs. Leon Vick. Miss Norwood was presented a pair of flower prints in gold frames by Miss Petty. Only immediate friends of the cou ple were present. queline Cochran, aviator; Grace Noll Crowell, typical American mother; Helen Hayes, actress; Alice Marble, tennis champion; Eleanor M. Pat terson, editor and publisher; Kate Smith, radio star; Julia C. Stim son, President American Nurses As sociation. Catherine Cornell’s biography, “I Wanted to Be an Actress,” has un usually interesting photographs of the author at various ages and in numerous roles she has interpreted. Fred Bartlet’s “Games, Dances, and Activities” will be helpful to those interested in young people’s Rose’s 5-10-2 5c Store Mid-nite Stars A Delightful Unusual Chocolate Candy Something New Special Ladies’ Full-Fashion Chiffon 2-Thread HOSE Just Received A Shipment Os Light Shades —lncluding— 4f Exciting” “Tropic Earth” “Hawaii” 59‘ CROCKERY CUPS Re-selected Thirds A Special Lot Os Cups At A SpeciaJ Price. 25/ recreation. Old favorites represented among the new books are B. M. Bower, with “Singing Hill”; Max Brand with “Fighting Fool”; Grace Lutz with “Patricia”; Berta Ruck with “Mock Honeymoon.” Two new books high on best sel ler lists are “Captain Horatio Horn blower”, by C. S. Forester, and “The Brandons” by Angela Thirkell. “Down-east Duchess”, *by Ruth Blodgett, as a story of New England, and “A son of the Sea”, by Sara Ware Bassett, a tale of Cape Cod. “Gamble’s Hundred” by Clifford Dowden, is a powerful and illumi nating historical novel with south ern background. The scene of “Yes terday’s Dreams”, by Ruth Feiner, is laid in Germany before the days of Hitler. “Take These Hands’, by Anne Paterson, is a story about doctors and SAFETY FIRST for youngsters from 7('f ' u, j 2 to 92 With ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION Important ? Yes, but important too, are tfee other economies that are provided by actual service. Adequate storage space for quantity buying . . . preserved “left-overs** for delicious lunches . . . economical and easily prepared frozen desserts ... a generous supply of ice cubes . . . convenience of arrangement . . , and low cost of operation, are all features that contribute to the popularity of Electric Refrig eration. You are cordially invited tq inspect the modem Electric Refrigerators and investigate the easy payment plans that are available. 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