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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Elizabeth McCaw Long And Kenneth M. Sprunt
Married Yesterday Afternoon In Winston-Salem

as, and Wilmington, was his
brothers best man. Ushers and
groomsmen were Robert
Mebane Of Greensboro; Swift
Boatwright, Wallace Murchison,
Laurence Gray Sprunt. Peter
Browne Ruffin, all Of Whining
ton, and James L. Sprunt Of
Houston, Texas.
The bride, escorted and given
in marriage by her father. wore
a gown of old ivory pure silk
satin featuring a high round
neckline and long tight sleeves.
The trim of milliner's folds on
the bodice extended from the
shoulders and met in a point
at the tiny waistline. The full
skirt swept into a short train
and the veil of imported heir
loom rose point lace extended
into along train. The bride car
ried an old fashioned bouquet
Of gardenia5 on a background
of magnolia leaves and conferred
with a white orchid.
Immediately following the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Long
entertained at a reception at
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

Forsyth Country club honoring
Mr.. and Mrs. Sprunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lau-
renee Sprunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Long and the bridal party re-
ceived in the lounge.
In the foyer a large arrange
ment of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS was placed under the
paneled mirror and in the
lounge the mantels were deco
rated with chrysanthemums.
White chrys anthemums were
used on the east mantel and
yellow chrysanthemums at the
mantel at the far end of the
long room. On the piano was
a large arrangement of white
gladiolus and chrysanthemums.
The bridal table was centered
with the three = tered heart
shaped wedding cake, which
was decorated with tiny iced
roses and forget-me = nots in
pastel colors. From the point of
the heart to the corner of the
table was placed a garland of
tiny white flowers. Silver can
delabra holding white tapers
were used and lighted arrange
ment of roses, buddelia and
dahlias.
The champagne table was
decorated with two large silver
bowls of white Summer flowers.
Mrs. Sprunt was graduated
from Reynolds High School, St.
Mary's, Raleigh, and Salem col
lege, where she received an
ABB. degree in June, 1947.
Mr.. Sprunt attended the
schools at Wilmington. Wood
berry Forest and the University!
of North Carolina. where he
was a member of the sac.
fraternity. He served with the
Coast Guard for five years.
He is now manager of Orion
Plantation and is a member of
the North Carolina Yacht club
and was this year elected com
modore of the South Atlantic
Racing association.
After Oct. IS, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprunt will be at home at Orton
Plantation, Wilmington. For
travel Mrs. Sprunt wore a du-
bonnet Rosenstein gabardine
suit with Lily Dache matching
felt draped turban and brown
accessories. Her corsage was
the orchid from her bridal bou-
quet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

organist, and Mrs. Gordon
Hanes, soloist, gave the pro-
gram of wedding music.
Mrs. billiard Reynolds, cousin
of the bride, was matron-of-
honor, and bridesmaids were
Miss Anne Barber, Miss Vir-
ginia Whitaker, Mrs. Robert
Reynolds, Mrs. Britt Petty,
Miss Julia Stokes and Miss
Alice Carmichael of Knoxville,
Tenn. The d ants wore
identical dresses of champagne
faille made with basque waists
with small berthas giving an
off-shoulder effect. The full
skirts featured panier hiplines
with green velvet bows caught
at the left and cascading in
streamers to the hemline. They
wore large picture hats of
champagne .faille trimmed in
forest green velvet with bows
and streamers to the waistline.
They carried old-fashioned bou-
quets of starlight roses backed
with magnolia leaves and tied
with ivory ribbons to match the
roses.
Sam Sprunt of Houston. Tex
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
GwendolYn Kennedy Becomes Bride
Of James BLAME Wilson, Jr., Here

In a ceremony of simplicity,
Miss Gwendolyn Kennedy,
daughter Of Mrs. and Mrs. f.. v.
Kennedy became the bride of
James BLAME Wilson, Jr., son of
Mrs. Dora D. Wilson of this
city and j. B. Wilson of Conrad,
Montana Saturday afternoon at
5 o'clock in st. Andrews-Cove-
nant church.
DR.. Eugene Witherspoor;, pas
tor of the church officia+ed dur
ing the ceremony, and Henri
E1nurian, organist played the
nuptial music. John Brinegar,
soloist of Chapel Hill sang two
wedding selections.
The altar was banked with
palms, ferns, and native green
cry and interspersed with vases
of white gladioli, reflected by
the burning of candles in seven
branched candelabra.
Miss Kennedy, who was given
in marriage by her father, was
goWned III imported white bridal
satin, fashioned with a fitted
bodice with a sheer marqu;sette
yoke outlined with a satin bertha
and trimmed with seed pearls
Her long sleeves were pointed
over the wrist and edged with
seed pearls. Her boufant skirt
terminated in a court, train, and
her veil fell from a halo of tube
roses and orange blossoms She
carried a no. quet of white earn
ations, tuheroses, and white or
chids.
Mrs. A. z Fountain of Rocky
Mount was the brides only at
tendant. She wore a skyline bhu=
faille taffeta, styled with
dropped shoulder neckline out
lined with three cowl tiers, a
tight fitting bodice, and a bout
FAINT skirt caught in a hustle in
the back. Her bouquet was of
white carnations and her hair
cress a garland of matching
flowers.
Mr.. Wilson had as his best
man, L. r Clark, Jr., of Wen
|dell, and ushers were Kenneth
Wilson of Baltimore. and Win
stoa Blanchard of this city.
Mrs. Kenneth, mother of the
bride, wore a cyclamen crepe
with a V-neckline trimmed with
rose colored sequins. Her Shout
der corsage was an orchid. Mrs.
Wilson, mother Of the groom,
wore a light blue gown with an
orchid at her shoulder.
Immediately following the
wedding a reception was held at
the home of The brides aunt,
Mrs. Robert Plummer. Bridal
decorations were 4 carried out
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with cut flower arrange
lnents against backgrounds Of
southern smilax. The BRIDE
table was covered with a hand
embroidered linen cloth and CEN
tered with a three-tiered wedding
cake, flanked by burning can
dies.
Mrs. P hummer. received
guests, and Miss Agnes Blanch-
ard presided over the brides
book. Mrs. Donald Sewell and
Mrs. w. R. Page served punch,
and Mrs. Carrie P1ummer cut
cake following the bride and
groom's first cutting. Mrs. ]. D.
Purvis of Rocky Mount. Miss
Ruby Peel, and Miss Mary Ellen
Hashagen assisted in serving.
Later in the evening the
couple left for a wedding trip.
For travelling the bride wore a
stone grey gabardine suit with
brown accessories and the or
,hi5 from het bouquet.
Miss Kennedy is a graduate of
New Hanover High school. Prior
to finishing at the local school,
MISS Kennedy Was & student at
the Rocky Mount High school,
where she was q member of Del
ia Theta Delta sorority. In Will
mlngton, where she has lived
for :be pas. several years, Miss
kensdy is q member of
Beta Sigma Phi sorority.
Tie bridegroom is a s:aduate
OF the local high school and of
the University of North Carolina.
He is now employed ~ the VIII
m!ngton Evening Post where he
is a reporter.
fr:or to her marriage Mrs.
Wilson was entertained by the
following frieacs Mrs. Jack
Dcwdy, Mrs. A. E. Fountain,
both of Rocky Mount. and Miss
Agnes Blanchard, Miss Ruby
Peel, and Mr. and Mrs. j. H.
Johnston, all of this city.
Out of town guests here for
the wedding included: MI. and
Mrs. r. F.. Shepard. Miss
Grace Sheppard, all of Char
llotte; Mrs. Joseph Purvis of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Bridal Couple Will
Make Home At Orion
Plantation

WINSTON SALEM. Sept. 20.
Miss Elizabeth McCaw Long,
billy daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Long, West Fourth street,
(nd Kenneth Murchison Sprunt,
|m Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
laurence Sprunt, Wilmington,
Ftre married at 5 pm Satur-
Jay at Reynolda Presbyterian
|iwch. Bishop Thomas H.
might of the Wilmington do
|se, and the Rev. Marion G..
b,adwell. pastor of Reynolda
(urch, officiated.
Ferns and palms were banked
Jack Of the altar and inter.
krsed with Easter lilies, white
hlas and white gladiolus, The
taps. assembled by the brida.
uple, were lined with candle
Ena holding cathedral candles
ID conferred with an arched
mdelabra holding lighted
Fhite tapers.
Miss Betty Jean Holleman,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Community Center
Schedules Events

The following activities have
been scheduled for the
week September % ~ at the
Community Center:
Monday: 100 p. M, Cub Scout
leaders meeting, SO, Teen Age
club, 3-6. Girl Scout. leaders
meeting, $40, Training Institute
for Volunteer leaders, 8 = IL,
Bridge club.
Tuesday: s-5, Craft class for:
adult women, 3-6, Craft class
for adult women, Bill, Beta. Sig
ma Phi sorority meeting, $40,
Leather craft.
Wednesday 3 g., Teen Age
club, 8-11, Bridge club, ell,
Thalians.
Thursday: 3-6. Dramatic club.
Gil. ITALIAN work shop, 8-lo
Shell craft.
Friday: SO, Teen Age club,
3-6, Girl scout dramatic club,
Gil, Teen age dance. 8-l1, In
formal activities for military,
Saturday: 9 : 6, Services for
military, al, Formal dance for
service men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

of Wendell, Mrs. Zeb Williams of
Pink Hill, and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Page, Jr., of Jacksonville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

The couple, following their
wedding trip, will make their
home in this CITY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

About IS percent of the areas
of the "a U. S. national parks
are timbered, representing about
10 million acres of forest land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

Rocky Mount, Mrs. frankie Viii.
son and William W. Wilson of
Baltimore, Mrs. L. R. Clark, Jr.,
Evening star., 1947-04-28

Murray has to III treat her II
l.Singapore.' This is quite chang.
lof pace for Fred, whose pictures late.
lly have been on the comedy side
Ava. incidentally, is planning te
build herself a house when prices
drop enough.
keenan, Wynn is moving HEAVIER
and earth at Metro to be director
Give him break, boys-he's a good
director, to judge by the plays he put
on here little while ago.
Evelyn Waugh, if he had been able
to make a movie script of Brides
head Revisited would have been
paid OF with a castle in Irelandl
Evelyn didn't want any money-just
the castle. He received nothing, be-
cause the deal failed.
Jimmy Stewart is said to be re-
ceiving 121a per cent of the produc-
ton from TITS A Wonderful Life. p
That's one good reason why Jimmy
the picture.
is making personal appearances with
Jean Dean, luscious Varga girl,
has a bit in 'The Pirate" but in
stead OF showing her figure, Jean is
covered up to her neck and wears
big hoopskairts to her ankles.
tHeleased by North American Newspaper
Evening star., 1947-04-28

mental field OF saying what they
were trying to say. This is 9
lamentable thing for such a sta
tistic would be endlessly dramatic
and might even discourage a per-
centage of those who have reck-
lessly chosen writing as a career.
The most acute title troubles
have been those of movie makers
AS the most mammoth of tale.
bearers to the mass of mankind
Hollywood has been more acutely
title-conscious than any other ele.
ment In the literary sphere. Its
title switches have produced fas-
cinating succession of startling anc
amusing anecdotes. These have be.
come more numerous, startling anc
amusing in the last couple of years
This is not an accidental thing
1t is simply the outgrowth of re-
search, always dangerous adven.
ture, which confirmed Hollywood!
worst fears about the wrong title
Hired scientific hands, in thai
period, have returned from tht
unknown. but foully suspect, area o1
title study with the report that the
name Of a story can be even more
| important than the names of it,
stars.
! One of the early and somewha
hysterical effects of this news wa
to cause a title change in Jane!
Thurber's THE Secret Life of Wal.
ter NIFTY" Calmer heads located OF
the shoulders of Thurber fans greet
ed this proclamation with jeers tina
terrified Hollywood even more thar
the scientific reports of the IT'LL
expedition. The new title wa!
dropped and the old one restored
at least one time in Hollywood his
tory when emotionalism triumphet
over laboratory report.
Apparently, however, there is on,
writer who scorns the whole Holly.
wood notion of the definitive title
AS a matter of truth, the fellow VIII.
bears a deal of artistic -tissu,
as result of working in the movies
scorns just about everything elss
relating to Hollywood.
The writer's name is Tennessee
Williams. Mr.. Williams is piquins
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Hollywood:
MUM May Play
Pulitzer Role
On Screen
. By Sheiloh Grohom

/ Paul Muni is wanted for the Mr.,
Pulitzer role in The Pulitzer
Prize" the story by Geza Herczeg,
who also wrote "Juarez" and THE
Life OF Emile zola,' in which Paul
starred. The only snag at present
is that Herczeg is asking $250, 900
for his brain-child.
Al Jolson is definitely not going
to star in Brothers Of the East
Side" according to Producer Joe
Pasternak, who asks me to scotch
the rumor. Its for Danny Thomas
and Margaret O'Brien," says Joe.
Gene Kelly has fantastic idea
for vacation When he finishes
'"The Pirate" Gene is going to put
in two weeks climbing the Rockies!
John Garfield, when I ask him
what cooks in his deal to do Noon
rise" with William Wellman, replies
1--WE couldn't get together on finan-
cial matters" So he's out of the
picture.
Andre De 10th and Columbia
seem to be having trouble, with the
studio claiming that Andre belongs
to them as director. If so, how
about his two-picture deal with
Enterprise-for "The Other Love"
and "Ramrod," both of which Andre
directed and for which he received
big salary?
Atwater Kent gifted old-time star
Claire Windsor with a platinum
mink stole for her birthday. There
is no romance between them-At-
water was fan of hers when she
was making pictures and he always
remembers her birthday and keeps
her supplied with flowers the year
round.
Phyllis Calvert gets Compton Ben
nett to direct her in my Own True
Love" at Paramount when she re-
turns here in June. Compton is
the boy who made America con-
scious Of James Mason and Ann
Todd, in 'The Seventh Veil" Mel
vim Douglas co-stars with Phyllis.
Ray Milland packed up all his
shirts and underwear and expressed
them through to England. Then he
had to buy some in a hurry to wear
on the journey when he left here.
Robert Preston is up for the lead
with Ida Lupino in Early Autumn" !"
Alan Ladd and his wife, Sue, are
off on a hospital tour together,
when Alan finishes Whispering
Smith" The boys in the hospitals
will sure appreciate it.
Douglas Fairbanks blond leading
lady, Paule Croset, has to shed eight
pounds before she starts "The Exile"
Paule says she is not unhappy at the
inclusion of Maria MONTE in the pic
ture. Because" says Paule, IT get
Mr.. Fairbanks!"
Joan Lorring and Alfred Ryder are
no longer that way about each other.
Hes too far away" explains Joan.
And by the way, you should see the
Chinese antiques imported by Joans
mother, Ann Ellis. They are on view
at the Ernie Orsatti shop of oddi-
ties on Sunset Strip. Joan's father
is now back in Hong Kong and send
ing the stuff over. He was in Jap
prison all during the war.
X X
Ava Gardner is black and blue all
over she tells me, because Fred Mac
Evening star., 1947-04-28

the whole title world at the mo.
ment with the tag on a new play
He calls it, in SO many words:
"A Street Car Named Desire"
In Hollywood's sense of title, Il
may mean nothing, yet man can.
not get it out OF his mind.
Especially a man who came tt
work this morning in a pretty Capi.
tai Transit street car named duly
1915.
1t certainly intimates how much
more exciting life would have beer
in the Goth Century if Williams hae
been naming Pullmans. And how
much more exciting 1t could be ever
now if he were to drop playwritins
and spent the rest of his days nam.
ing street cars.
The purpose of premieres usually
is merely to get piece of enter.
tainment started. That Of Catholic
University's annual musical mex
Thursday night is far more noble
and praiseworthy.
First performances of the produc.
ton of Now You See It," will rails,
money for Fathers Fund" s
student enterprise to provide Speech
and Drama department scholarship.
for worthy students without refer.
ence to race, creed, or color.
Patronage seats for the perform.
ance, starting at IS but with the sky
as the limit, will provide scholar
ships for number of students.
Fathers Fund" named fol-
Father Gilbert V. Hartke, head OF
the department, Is the students con-
tribution to a work which the for
mer carried on for nine years by
himself.
Monday memos: Lisa Gardner
acting as an itinerant dance critic
pro tenn for this department, reports
that the Ballet Theater perform
ances in Baltimore over the week
end represent the groups best work
to date. Miss Gardner's basic
interest in the company derives from
the presence in 1t of Barbara Cole
a former Gardner pupil who has
done exceedingly we'll. Miss
Gardner also reports that public de-
mand will result next Saturday in
another production of Adventures
in o." children's ballet hit, at the
Roosevelt High School auditorium
Players Club of National Cathe-
dral School will present Peter
Pan" as their spring play May 10
at the Whitby Auditorium. Cur
tain time Is 8:15. The National
Committee on Atomic Information
will hold the first public showing of
It's atomic film, "One World OF
None" on Wednesday night. Two
other documentaries will be offered
on the program which will be shown
at the Department of Commerce
auditorium. Atom scientists will
explain educational use of the films
and will answer questions from the
floor. A dinner attended by some
30 leaders of District community
groups will proceed the showing of
the films.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Testing Unknowns
HOLLYWOOD


Three unknown girls from New
Jersey, Iowa and Canada will receive
screen tests at RKO Radios Holly
wood studio for. the coveted feminine
lead in the Jesse L. Lasky-W Walter
MacEwen perturbation Of 1.-The
Miracle Of the Bells"
The three were sifted out Of hun
dreds Of candidates, in the search
for an ideal unknown girl to play
IN the Russell Janney story the coal
miners daughter who becomes q
grand cinema actress.
Their identities will for the pres
ent remain secret. Fred MacMur-
ray and Frank Sinatra in a straight
dramatic role have already been an
nounced to head the cast.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time of Showing

Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
National-"The Two Mrs. Car
rolls: $3.50 pm.
Screen.
Ambassador-"Iove and Learn;
lao, 3:25, $50, 7::30 and s:4o pm
Capitol-'Ramrod"; IL am, l:45
4:30, tbs ands10 pm. Stage shows
l, 3:45, $50, and 9:15 pm.
Columbia-"The Red House.:
11:lo am, lis, $40, 5:25, 7:35 and
s:35 pm.
EarIe-"Love and Learn; 11:2O
am, las, $3.50, $40, 7:45 and 9:55
pm.
Hippodrome-"Brief Encounter"
2:15, $50, 5:25, 7, $40 and 10:15
pm.
Keith'<"The Best Years of Our
Lives; 11:15 am, 2:40, Sos and
$50 pm.
Little-"Henry the Fifth; 2:3C
and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Locket";; II :2C
am, 1:25. $3.50, 5:35, TAO and 9:45
pm.
Palace-"The Yearling":: 1l:o5
am. 1:4O. AIS. 6:55 and $50 pm
Pix-"Wuthering Heights; $50
s:45 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 1915 am.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
Phonetic Cure

Paramount has presented its new
| French star. Corinne Calvert with
new name. She will be known
henceforth as Corinne Galway, with
the accent on the last syllable. Since
her recent arrival from Paris to
start her long-term contract with
| Paramount, Miss Calvet's name has
been spelled Calvert in newspapers
| in all parts of the country.
Evening star., 1947-04-28
IA Street Car Named Desire
Is a Title to Brood Upon
By Joy Cormody

Title department: Since before the quill Of
creative writer's plagued title problems
their bones and their hearts and felt rather certain their
wrong title could be
nowhere writer's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-07-19

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