The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-29

far away of Martha Holton ove
at Camp Mt. Mitchell for girls.
Martha left the city this past
Tuesday 70 spend a month at the
Mt. Mitchell camp. returning
there after a couple of years
absence. And she says the same
grand people are there, helping
her to have a swell time! She
will head for home in less than
three weeks.
North and South
AS last Monday came hustling
around, Smokey Warner clamped
down her suitcase, grabbed her
pocketbook and departed for
Lumberton. While there Smokey
is visiting relatives; and though
her stay is indefinite, it is posi-
bic that she will return to the city
sometime this week. Although she
says she misses the OLE h o m e.
town, she labels Lumberton as a
wonderful place!
Gettin' lazy? Nope, just taking
it easy for a while! So claims
BOBBY Melton as he sings his fish
line out again. But down in Jack
sonville, Florida, where Bobby is
visiting for a few weeks, he has
found more than fishing to do in
the ten Or twelve days he has
been there; although he has been
spending d lot. Of time with his
new rod and reel! The F lori d a
beaches are fine, he claims, but
So is good old Wilmington! And
SO Bobby will come back in
another week Oh. two.
Jere Freeman, like Robert Nc
Carl (who is spending a month or
two in Denver) seems to really
take a trip when he gets to travel
ing. For JeGe is staying down in
Tyler, Texas, for a week or two.
When The Citadel doors cleseI for
the summer a week ago, Jere
Joined his roommate, Carson
Dickey, and they both headed for
Carson's home town!
And while speaking of the Free
mans, the younger sister, Hester,
hasn't yet been operated on for
appendicitis in correction of last
weeks column. We make mis-
takes in this column, my typewrit-
er and /, but we surely don't want
to put a gal in the hospital! How
ever, Hester plans to have the op-
GRAFTON sometime soon due to an
inflammation. Our most humble
apologies, Hester. We hope you're
feeling okay! No stuff!
CHALK UP ANOTHER ONE
Well, we've done it again! We
can now add another name to the
long and evergrowing list of the
hometown boys we are 81 proud
of! This past Thursday John
Hearn graduated from the Off
GERS Candidate School at Fort
Benning, Georgia. So now he holds
the rank of second-lieutenant in
the army! He arrived home Fri
day for a leave of about ten days
following his graduation.
John graduated from MINIS IN
'46 and with an excellent record
behind him, in both ROTC work
and scholastic achievement. He
was captain-adjutant of the ROTC
Battalion and a member Of the
National Honor Society and Hi-Y.
CONGRATULATIONS, John, and looking
at your past, we say you are IN
for a great future as a good DILL
ceri
DELEAN AND HER GUESTS
All of the travelling, though, isn't
in leaving the city, for a few days
ago DeLean Longley welcomed
several guests to her summer cot
tage at Wrightsville Beach. Thurs
day Marilyn McKillop and Susan
Martin, school friends, arrived Tor
a stay of a week or SO with the
L%ongleys.
Early in June DeLean gradual
ed from Fairfax Hall, and, l
might add, with many honors.
Among her achievements there
during her two years, DeLean was
an honor student, and in the
spring of this last year was chosen
MAY Queen. Next fall she is I'M
decided as to whether she will
enter Randolph-Macon or Sweet
briar.
Marilyn--or preferably Make
halls from Winter Haven, Florida,
and Susan departed from her
hometown of Murphreesboro, Ten
nessee, for the visit on the Caro-
lima coast.
DeLean returned a week ago
from a trip through South Caro-
lima with her family. She journey
ed through Columbia, Orangeburg,
and Charleston.
OTHER SUMMER VISITORS
Helen Humphreys has been liv-
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