Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. George Robinson
received a phone call from Cali
fornia Saturday evening from theii
son, Alden F. Robinson, Seaman
1c, who was one of the boys res
cued from the u. S. S. Samuel b
Roberts, destroyer escort lost II
the Philippine sea battle area
Butch" as he is familiarly known
to his friends in Smyrna, is being
sent home for a 30-day leave anc
will arrive in his home town about
Saturday.
Pfc. Ray Smith, U. S. Marines
who has been in the south Pacific
for 80 months, arrived home early
yesterday to spend 30-day fur
Tough with his mother, Mrs.George
Scout and Mr.. Scout. Pvt. Smith
was in the invasion of Guadacanal
Cape Glouster, Pelilieu and other
islands occupied by the Japs, and
has received several awards fol-
outstanding bravery.
Mr.. G.. Reynolds Stevenson has
returned home after spending 8
weeks with his daughter, Mrs.John
A. Bush at Butler, N. ]. On his
return he spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. George M. Stew
enson and his sister, Mrs. John L.
Truax in Philadelphia.
Mrs. ]. E. Wilson, Jr., is spend
ing two weeks at the Marlboro Igh-
Blenheim Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ.
Miss Marilyn Sword, who is a
student at Hunter College, Freder-
icksburg, Md, spent the weekend
with Miss Elizabeth Wilson.
Seaman Wells Alexander FAIRIES,
u. S. Navy, has completed his re-
cruit training at the Sampson, N.
Y, training center and will arrive
home today on a short leave. Upon
his return to Sampson he will be
eligible for further training for a
petty officer rating.
Clinton Wooleyhan,s U. S. Navy,
who has been in active duty in the
Pacific area for year, is now on
leave and is spending some time
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wooleyhan.
Miss M. Marie FAIRIES of Fair
mont, w. Va, is spending this
-week. with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph FAIRIES. Miss FAIRIES is
medical technician at the Fair
mont Hospital and following her
visit home will return to the hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thompson
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, Joyce E.,
on Sunday, November 26th at
Kent General Hospital in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Taylor,
who have been spending this week
in Philadelphia will return home
today.
Mrs. Walter David has returned
home after visit of several days
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Everett
Warrington in Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Griffin
have received word that their son,
John Spruance Griffin III, is now
receiving his basic training at
Camp Blanding, Florida.
Mary Louise Porter, Y &c, U. S.
N. R., Washington, D. c., spent a
four-day leave last week with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
It. Porter.
Miss Dorothy Shahan and Mrs.
F. E. Foster, Jr., of Baltimore,
Md, spent the weekend with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Sha-
han near town.
Mrs. Henry H. Dietrich and son
Charles, of Westport, Conn, have
been guests the past week of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Pietsch.
Miss Bertha Smithers spent sew
eral days in Baltimore last week.
Mrs. Harry Kelley of Whining
ton, is spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Price.
Rev. Robert E. Green is spending
this week at bible conference in
Indianapolis He will return for
service at Asbury Methodist Church
next Sunday.
Mrs. Henrietta w. Reilly, The
Strand, New Castle, was a guest
over the weekend of Mrs. Kath-
leen B. Melvin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Carr of
Haddonfield, N. j., spent several
days recently with Miss Maud Carr,