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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1951. Coming Fvents The Coming Events Column is designed to supply the pub lic with facts concerning or ganizational and other meet ings, times, places and events only. Contributors to this column are requested to limit their coming evenis to these facts to insure the brevity and clarity of the various items in the column, PUBLIC LIBRARY Jean Flanigen water color dis play daily. . Confederate mementos, ar ranged by Laura Rutherford Chapter, U. D. C. on exhibition, Children’s Story Hour each Saturday in children’s room from 10 until 11 a. m. Library story time over WGAU each Friday, 5 p. m. Opening hours: Monday through Friday 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. Saturday 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Sundays 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. The Gaines Civitan Club will give a barbecue on the Gaines School grounds on Wednesday, June 27th, from 6-8 p. m. Chil dren admitted for ?¢ and adults for $1.50. The public is invited. Miss Sarah Flournoy will demonstrate “Ways to Prevent Home Accidents” dt a meeting in Park View Homes Social Building Tuesday night, June 26, at 8 o’clock. An hour and a half of cartoon movies will be shown Friday night at 8:00 in the basement of the First Christian Chuarch. The evening is being sponsored by the Christian Youth Fellowship to gain funds for missien’s work. Friends and members of the church are invited. - University of Georgia Dames will have a swimming party Wednesday night., Wives of University students, and mar ried women students are invit ed to meet at 8:15, Dawson Hall, for transportation to Stegeman Hall. Swimming will begin at 8:30. Nip and Tuck Sewing Club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. T. Young, 635 Pinecrest Drive on Thursday afternoon, at 3:30 o'clock. . All members of Masonary and DeMolay are invited to attend ‘the DeMolay Degree which will be enacted at the regular De- Molay meeting this Wednesday night at 8 o’clock, June 27. The DeMolay degree is the dramatic portion of the DeMolay ritual work. League of Women Voters will have a program on Mary Ann Martin’s Feminine Agenda Hour over WRFC on Friday morning, June 29, 9:45, During the World War II the U. S. Navy was able to reduce by one-half the amount of rubber re ouired by combat wvessels. % )(f**’ﬁ{ o THE SHOE e R e B i R g LT s T Top value... low prices in this twice yearly event?! . e%' WM& ; We've many styles in this “‘shoe with y the beautiful fit” . .. dress shoes, suit shoes, sports casuals . . . all from regular : spring and summer stock at greatly reduced prices. Of course, not all sizes ’ in all styles, but a wonderful selection of footwear fashions. All sales final. 85 85 and formerly 9.95 to 12.95 ' / Shoe Salon ‘ Street Floor Wedding Plans Of Miss Eloise Beckwith And Mr. Reginald Smith Announced Today Plans are being announced to day for the wedding of Miss Eloise Beckwith to Mr. M, Reginald Smith which is to take place at the First Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, June 28th, at '5:30 o’clock. Rev. J. W. O. McKibben is to officiate. Mrs. Katie J. Grif fith will be the organist, Mr, By ron Warner and Mr. J. Morton Smith, father of the groom, will be soloists, Wedding music is to begin fifteen minutes before the hour of the ceremony. Miss Beckwith will wear the wedding dress worn by her sister, Mrs. J. O. Applewhite, who will be matron of honor and only attend ant. Flower girl will be little Miss Ann Applewhite, and Master Jim my Applewhite the ring bearer. Mr. Smith will have as his best man J. O. Applewhite of Greens boro, N. C. Usher-groomsmen in clude Lloyd Florence, John Bon durant and Byron Warner of Ath ens, and Forrest Cumming of Gris PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bailey and son of Orlando, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sims of New Orleans, La., will arrive this week end for a ten day visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Denver Bai ley. - Miss Loutrelle Flanagan of Ma con and Athens, and Miss Evelyn Bass of Macon, returned to Ath ens on Sunday morning after a two weeks visit with ‘Mr. Felton Flanagan of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mrs. Roy Thaxton in Washington, y B 5 o R Friends of Mr., W. E. Pettyjohn will be sorry to learn of his ill ness at the Athens General Hos pital. * % * Miss Joanne Ezzard, daughter of Captain and Mrs. W. T. Ezzard, a student at Berea College, Ken tucky, has left for Hawley, Pa., to attend . Camp Teedy-Usk-Ung as a counselor.. ® % » Mr. and Mrs. John S. Peters and son, John, have returned from a three-week visit in Harrisonburg, Va., where they went tp see Mrs. Peters’ father, l\‘llr. W. J. Kaylor. i * * Major and Mrs. M. S. Bell and children, Miss Darlene Bell and Mr. Roger Bell, have taken the cottage on Oakland avenue which is being vacated by Rev. and Mrs. Claude Singleton who are moving to Tarrytown, N. Y. * % * Mrs. George Brandon has re turned from St. Mary’s, Ga., where she spent two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Brandon. Miss Peggy Brandon accompinief her home. * Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lane and children, Tom, jr., and Richard, have returned from Daytona Beach, Fla. The British Food Ministry, dur ing food-scarce World War II days ordained that wild rabbit was con= sidered tame when it weighed more than three and one-half pounds, and a tame rabbit, wild when it weighed less than that. |ﬁn. Series of Parties On June 23, Mrs. James Barrow, assisted by ner mother, Mrs, John Jenkins, entertained for the bride elect at a Coca-Cola party at her ‘home on Finley street. The hon oree was showered with many beautiful handkerchiefs. On June 25, Miss Beckwith was honoree at a party given by Mrs. H. B. Upchurch at her home on Catawba avenue. Delicious re freshments were served by the hostess, assisted by her mother, Mrs, John Mealor, after which the bride-elect was presented a lovely gift. On Wednesday, June 27, Mrs. W. L: Florence, sr., entertained at a luncheon at the Elks Club, After the rehearsal this evening, | Mrs. Applewhite is giving a buf fet supper for the wedding party and out-of-town guests at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. S. Beckwith on Cobb street. Has Exhibit In Georgia Museum The paintings of Miss Reaunette Everett, graduate student at the University of Georgia, are now. be ing displayed in the Georgia Mu seum of Art. Miss Everett’s home is in Waycross. For the past three years she has been teaching art at LaGrange College in LaGrange. Miss Everett is a very able painter and has won many awards and recognition as an outstanding young artist of today. She is teaching in one of the workshops of the Art Department at the University of Georgia this summer, The paintings by Miss Everett will be on exhibit in the Georgia Museum of Art until Saturday morning, June 30, &* * * . ’ Hull Baptist YWA’s Met With Mrs. Lance Thomason The Hull Baptist Y. W. A.’s held its June meeting with Mrs. Lance Thonrason. There were six mem bers present and Miss Hazel Mor rison was a visitor. “Stirrings in the Caribbean Bowl” was the topic for the pro gram. Mrs. Thomason gave the de votional and offered a prayer. Joan Hart had charge of the pro gram and those taking part were Hazel Morrison, Jimmy Lou Ward, Ann-Johnson, Weebie Ann Jones, Florene Strickland, Mrs. Dorsey Brown, Carlene Morris. A study was held during the month at the home of Carlene Morris at which. time Mrs. Dor sey reviewed the book, “Never the Less, Afterwards” by Mrs. Agnes Mackey. The July meeting will be held with Jimmie Lou Ward. —Publicity Chairman. * * * HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEET The 17th annual meeting of the Chastain Historical Society will be held July 1 at Alabama City, Ala., according to an announcement by Envoy W. Chastain, Smyrna, pres ident of the Society. THE BANNER-EERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA Miss Janet Simpson 'Gave Senior Recifal Thursday On last Thursday evening, June 21, at Durden’s auditorium, Miss Myrtle Harrell presented Miss Janet Simpson in her senior re cital. The program included nine numbers: two from Bach, two-part Invention and Gigue (Third French Suite): one from Hayden, Allegretto: and Six Variations from Beethoven. From Chopin, Miss Simpson rendered Mazurka Op. 7, No. 1 and Waltz Op. 69, No. 2. In the modern group, she gave MacDowell’s “Hungarian;” Greig's “To Spring;” and Lecuonas’ “Mal aguena.” Miss Simpson wore white or gandy and lace and her flowers were white carnations, gladioli, and chrysanthemums. The recitai was characterized by simplicity and a rendition of truly artistic talent. * * * Home Safety Talk Given By Sarah Flournoy “Wé#ys To Prevent Home Acci dents” was the subject of a lect ure demonstration given by Miss Sarah Flournoy, in the social room at the Parkview housing project Tuesday night. This was the third in a series of six demonstrations being given by members of an adult education class at the Uni versity. Miss Flournoy brought to the at tention of the group some of the situations that might cause home accidents. She then demonstrated ways of preventing accidents caus ed by falls, fire, electric shock, poisoning and improper use of household equipment. . A second feature of the meeting was a showing of the film, “Home Safe Home” which emphasized many safety precautions to be ob served in the home. Copies of a check sheet were distributed to the members of the group and it was suggested that each person check to see in how many ways she was preventing ac cidents in her home. A booklet, “Help Your Child to Safety,” published by the Metro politan Life Insurance Company, was shown to the group and copies were made available for those who wished to take this home. The demonstration for Wednes day night, June 27th, will be given by Miss Ann Smith. She will de monstrate the selection and use of dress accessories., One of the de monstrations will show how the same dress can be made appro priate of several occasions through the use of various acces sories. . - I Cancer Victim's Engagement To . Sailor Is Broken ATLANTA, June 26 — (AP) — Pretty 18-year-old Betty Thomp son, given only a short time to live because of cancer, has decided to break her engagement to sailor Tom Amburn, 19. She met Tom when he visited a neighbor and he made a number of visits here from Norfolk, Va., where he is stationed. On the latest visit a few weeks ago, Tom said his mother in Sloux ;1111, 8. D,, had collapsed on hearing of his engagement. Tom, on emergency leave to visit Betty, flew from here to South Dakota to be with his mo ther. When he returned to Nor folk he was reported suffering SALE! Michael's Men's Wear 9 Fine Quality Summer Regularly 27.50! g 14.95 Light-weight all wool coats for Bummer and year round wear. Browns, greens and tartans in two and three button models. Broken sizes 86 to 42. Lighters Reg. 1.25 J 9 Wind-proof cigarette light ers with atomatie flint chan ger and easy-to-fill 8 piece tank. Great gift buys! Reg. 2.50! 1.79 Western style copper rivited jeans in sanforized blue den im. Sizes 28 to 82 only. As sorted lengths. 5 Suit . 13 Reg. 17.95 to 25.00 . 19 Reg. 29.95 to 35.00 g 11 Reg. 39.95 to 49.95 - 43 Famous-name suits in washable cord, white linen and tropical weight wool or rayon. Tans, greys, blues, whites, plaids and stripes. Double and single-breasted styles. 137 White and Colored D Shirt Regularly 3.95 298 Famous-name shirts in broadcloth, madras and oxford cloth! Regular or wide-spread collars, single or double cuffs. Wonderful assortment of colors; blues, tans, greens, greys and white. Broken sizes 14 to 1714. from a bad case OF Rerver, One of Betty’s legs was ampu tated two years m an c&c to halt the dread gse. But spread to her lungs, Sshe was rnd\m,ed from high gchool June 6. 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Solids and prints. 63 ‘Water-repellent Sport Regularly 1.00 to 1.98 ! 69 to 1.39 68 assorted Summer hats and caps; some with mesh sides for ventilation. Tans, greens, greys, white and tartans. Many water-repellent! Broken sizes 634 to Tls. | cer. “I'm not mad at him,” she saidl | yesterday. “But I think it best to : end our engagement under tihe | circumstances. I love Tom, just " like I love everybody.” Ties Reg. 1.50 to 2.50! 98 Famous-name wool and ray on tles and bow ties in foul ard, jacquard, bold, semi bold, stripe and solid pat terns. Reg. 5.95 to 12.95! 1 & /z price 18 of our better robes in fine quality rayon, some lined. Smartly styled in maroon or blue. Broken sizes. PAGE THREE

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Athens banner-herald. (Athens, Ga.) 1933-current, June 27, 1951, Home Edition, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3