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Page 10 Lowell's College Students MRS. W. G. Patricia Reid entertained Monaay evening with a lovely party honoring the college students, who are home for the holidays, and out-of-lown guests. The home was gay In the holiday motif.

Erldge was played at four tables and later dancing was enjoyed. The hostess served a sandwich course and a sweet course. Mr. ana Mrs. C.

H. Hand had as guests Christmas Day their son and Mr. and Mrs. C. H.

Hand of and Mrs. Dick Smith returned Tuesday from Atlanta where they were 'guests over the holidays of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Paul Titman had as guests Christmas Day Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Hanna and and Bill of Mooresville. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wilson and l.ieir daughter and family, Mr.

and Mrs. David Frye and Charles David Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wilson and Miss Nancy Wilson, all of Dr. and Mrs, J.

W. Reid entertained Friday with a dinner, having as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pickler of Greenville. S.

and Misses Margaret and Claudia Baker, the latter of and Mrs. J. W. Reid spent Sunday in Cornelius, guests of Mr. and'Mrs.

C. C. Smith, the latter Is a sister Dr. and Mrs. L.

H. Heck had as guests Christmas Day their children, Mr. and Mrs. Carol Heck of Salisbury. Mr.

and Mrs. E. H. Addlnglon en- with a turkey dinner on Christmas Day at their home in Jenklnsville, having as guests the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Gregory of BlacXsburg, S. Mr. and Mrs. J. O.

Long of Cowpens, S. and Mrs. G. D. Heatherly of Charlotte.

The dining room table was centered with an arrangement of greenery and red berries, flanked on either side by red candles. Mis. E. H.Addington has as guest for a few days Miss BiUle Bnmgard- ner of Blacksburg, s. Harrison, now stationed at Fort Bragg, is spending 10 days leave of absence with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Harison and Mrs. V. B. Weir spent Christmas Day in charlotte as quests of their daughter and family, Mr.

and Mrs. M. W. Sanford Mr. nnd Mrs.

Woods Mitchell hr.ve as guests for a few'days the latter's niece. Mrs. George V. Martin and Mr. Martin of Atlanta.

They were en route from New York, where they spent Christmas Day with relatives. Miss Mitchell will enter Wingate Junior College after ttie holidays. Included in the group going back to college are Misses Peggy Hairk to Wake Forest College, Patricia Reid and Jo Ann Lowry to WCUKC, Mary Louise Cook, Wake Forest college, Betty Holbrook, Salem College, Betty Sue Smith to Ejb Jones University, Bob and Sam Groves to Wake Forest College Jimmy Hoffman to Wingate, John SHIRTS l-5c 'Cash Carry JACOBS LAUNDRY The Gastonia (N. I uaner, Misses Wilma Carter anct Mildred Carpenter to S. B.

Seminary, Burrus Thompson, U. N. Thomas Roach, Wake Forest College, George Nipper and Brace Dellinger to Wingate College, Parks Wilson, Davidson College. Eugene Rankln will return to New York to take up his work as piano teacher in New Rochelle and resume his studies, part time, in music at Manhattan School of Music. Paul W.

Titman will return to U. N. c. as a member of the faculty -Rev. and Mrs.

R. C. Nimon and sons, Joe and" Franklin, returned home Tuesday. They spent the holidays in Pennsylvania with relatives and Mrs. L.

H. Heck spent Sunday in Bull's Gap, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ward Carol Heck of Salisbury is guest this week of Mr.

and Mrs. L. H. Heck. Mr.

and Mrs. P. E. Ford held their annual Christmas breakfast Christmas morning at their home. They had as guests their children and grandchildren as follows: Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Lowry and their children, Mr. and Mrs.

L. A. Falls and daughter, Edna Ann, Miss Jo Ann and Sara Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. A.

J. Kirby and daughter, Anna Jackson, of Gastonla. Fred Wilson Lowry. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lowry, was the only one absent. Ho Is serving in the Air Forces in Itanla, Japan. Fred will complete Ills Army training as laboratory technician in July. The home was beautifully decorated in the holiday motif. A bountiful meal was served, and gifts were exchanged around the glowing Christmas tree.

Burrus Thompson Is attending the Sugar Bowl Toot bairgamirin New Wilson is attending the debutante ball in Raleigh this week fa marshal for Miss Janle McNair of and ALEXIS JJMMIE students spending the holidays with their parents are Rufus Fisher, Dorothy Long, and Carolyn Isabel Hipp of Trenton, N. spent Christmas with her mother, Mrs. A. B. Hipp.

Visitors In the Hipp home Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hipp of Llncolnton, Mr. and Mrs. L.

F. Grover of Bclmont, Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Hipp, and Mr. and Mrs.

Don Mr. and Mrs. Don Hipp have returned from Miami, where they visited Die latter's relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

John Morris of Albemarle and Mr. and Mrs. Judson McOhmis of Cullowhee College visited Mrs. J. H.

McClure during the weekend. Mrs. Elaine Sellers and daughter, Patty, of Charlotte visited Mrs. J. W.

Abernathy on Christ- Bradshaw of Cherry Point is spending time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Bradshaw.

Mr. and Mrs. ames Sadler and daughter, Pat, visited In Greenville, S. during the and Mrs. William Stroupe were recent guests of Rev.

and Mrs. L. F. Hcl- derman, Charlotte, and Mrs. Enral Day Clippard visited the latter's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. O. C. Colley in Boger City Christmas Day. and Mrs.

Jack Mace and children were dinner guesls Christinas Day of Rev. and G. Mace at their home at Long Island. KNUTE ROCKNE Knute Rockne is said to have introduced the forward pass to football. It surely has grown in popularity with the fans.

We have many ardent supporters, too. Still we try to improve our services to you daily. US TIN'S Solution Suggested For Kendall Problem A possible solution to the problem of Hamp Kendall who wants a slanderous tombstone Inscription erased has been suggested by Attorney General Harry McMullan. McMullan said that Kendall might file suit against "the persons responsible for erecting and maintaining the tombstone," and "it is possible the court might issue a mandatory injunction requiring the erasure of the slanderous inscription." Kendall spent nine years in prison many years ago for a murder he did not commit. Later he was ftilly pardoned and the state reimbursed him about $5.000.

However, a tombstone had been erected in a churchyard near Lenoir with an inscription which said that Lawrence Nelson was "robbed and murdered by Hamp The local fire department answered a call Friday 'afternoon at 2:05 o'clock at the home of S. K. Williams on 714 West Henry avenue. The fire was caused by a defective stove, but there was ho damage to the house. Mrs.

S. J. Hand and sons spent the holidays In Troutman as guests of Mrs. Hand's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

George R. and Mrs. H. L. Harrison and children of Dallas, Texas, spent the past week as guests of the former's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Harrison, returning home Thursday of this week. A party including J. H. Cox, Mrs.

J. L. Boyter and children and Miss Annie Ford left Friday for Jacksonville, where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. William H.

Cox for a few J. L. Thompson and Burrm Thompson spent Christmas Day in Gastonla, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Knox Thompson.

rofessional About handling your finances through a CHECKING ACCOUNT can relieve you of many worries. You save yourself endless steps and your affairs are always in perfect order. We invite you to open a checking account at this bank now and gel the new year started right. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OF COMMERCE MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION IN PLAYMAKER PRODUCTION Saturday, January 1, 1949,1 The comedy team in "School for Scandal," to be presented here'on January 7 by the Carolina Playmakers, Is made up of Patricia Peteler of Glendale, and Lynn Gnult, technicolor director of the show rhey are shown above in a scene from the production which will be staged at the high school auditorium under the sponsorship of the Gastonla Lions Club. Carolina Playmakers Present "Sehbol For Scandal" Jan.

7 Eighteen students and three staff members of the Carolina Playmak- ers of the University of North Carolina are in the touring, troupe of Richard Sheridan's comedy, "School for Scandal," which will be presented here in the high school auditorium on January 7 at 8 p. m. The famous university theater group Is appearing here under the auspices of Lions Club. Hilda Sharkey, Chapel Hill student, will play the feminine romantic lead, "Maria," and Mac Shaw, Ridgewood, N. who has appeared in many Playmaker productions, will act the other romantic lead, "Charles Surface," the lad whose reputation has been mined by the scandal-mongers.

Shaw worked with Chapel theater In New Jersey, the Yardley theater in Pennsylvania, and the Clinton Playhouse in Connecticut, before coming to Chapel Hill to study. Patricia Peteler, Glendale, will appear as "Lady Teazle," the wife of old "Sir Peter." Before coming to the university, she worked with the Actor's Laboratory, Hollywood, the American Repertory theater, Los Angeles, the Showboat theater, University of Washington, and the Call Board theater, Hollywood. Her partner in the comedy team, "Sir Peter," is being played by Lynn Gault, technical director who designed the settings for the touring company. James Gelger, making his 39th tlie Playmakers as face." Gejker has Miami, is appearance with 'Sir Oliver Sur- played feature roles in the Playmaker productions of "Saint Joan," "I Remember Mama," "State of the Union," and "Cyrano de Bergerac," as well many experimental productions. Claude Ray-born, Greensboro, who is well known for his comedy roles, including the porter in 'Macbeth," will play "William." Hal Shad well, Columbia, S.

is to portray the feature role of "Joseph Surface." Shadwell, who acted did technical work at the Town theater and the University Players in Columbia, Is-making his first appearance with Ihe Playmak- ers. Another newcomer is Mike Casey, Turners Falls, graduate student and former dramatics teacher at Williams College, who is acting "Careless." Charles Blenkner, Billings, will por- Faye's Cut Wrist An Accident Says Elliott Roosevelt Emerson POUGHKEEPSIE, N. llott Roosevelt has made his reply to what he calls the "accusations and Insinuations" concerning his wife's cut He says lie wants the.sc points made clear: His actress-wife Faye cut, herself accidentally. There was no faintly disagreement at the time. Roosevelt held a news conference in the courthouse here shortly alter he was questioned by Diitchess County District Attorney w.

Vincent Grady, who later declared the matter closed. "I appeared here voluntarily," Roosevelt said, "because the press any, accusation insinuations. '( caiite here to clarify the situation and to put to rest insinuations that she (his wife) tried to commit suicide, that the wound was self-inflicted or that some one else may have inflicted it." Roosevelt said there was "no family disagreement" and that Dutches: County Sheriff C. Fred Close was "completely wrong in stilting; that there was disagreement." The 31-year-old Miss Emerson suffered the cut early Sunday fol- owing a family Christmas gathering at the couple's Hyde Park home. Roosevelt said he, his brother, Franklin D.

and Dr. H. Sherman Hirst of Hyde Park took her to a Poughkeepsie hospital, where eight stitches were taken in the wound. "Her Injury was minor," said Roosevelt, "and her life was never In danger." Both Roosevelt and Ills wife said after the accident that she iiad accidentally cut her wrist, on a loose razor ivlicn reaching Inside a drawer for some aspirin. After questioning Uoosevelt yesterday, Grady £aid "there lias been no violation of the law" and "the investIgatlon is tcrmlnaled." Orders Flowers, Kills NEW nndia ordered funeral flowers in a Bronx shop.

Inscribed them to then shol himself to death In the store, police eald Echeandia, 48, was reported! estranged recently from his wife Police told this story: Echeandia was trapped In Die flower show when he returned for change from a worthless he used to buy the funeral flowers Be drew a gun and fired wildly hlltibg a wall, a dog.and then himself. Several notes were found on Echeandia. Cards that he wrote when lie ordered flowers were (o himself, as If for his own funeral cards were written to appear as if relatives had sent them. Detectives said the dead man gave a worthless $140 check to George Cruz-Moscoso, owner of the In payment for the $50 flower When he returned for change, he was held by a clerk and police were called. Then the shooting scene took place.

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