The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Rv JULIA McNICH SLEAR

once upon time in the yea
i 1947 there was scarcely a SOL
left in all of the Capitals Mort
Carolina Coloay. 1t was Chris
mas. And even the few unapl
to leave the city until lat
Christmas Eve, slipped int
Santa's sleigh or mounte
some fast plane to whip home
ward through the snowy skies
For. to Carolinians, the heart Q
Christmas is always besides tn
honey hearth-back home. Iher
they like to gather surrounde
by family and friends, to OF
serve the Christmas WIN tanlll
lar sweet rituals. There they ar
taken back across the years, Il
memory, to other Christmase
and other joys. There hope
renewed--faith recaptured.
Mrs. William Primm and he
small family hung up thel
stockings for the Jolly Little Ole
Man in Raleigh, while Mr.
Primm spent the holidays in Ala
bama with his parents. Mis-
Edith Bailey who has beer
spending the winter with he1
sister. Mrs. Primm, $50 wen
down to Raleigh to spend the
Christmas week with her moth
er. Mrs. Josiah W. Bailey. Miss
Bailey who will be with the
Primms in their Georgetown
home after Christmas has q
round of festivities awaiting her
if the glimpse of the early 1915
social calendar is an Indication
Mrs. John L. Mcclellan, (form-
erly Norman Meyers) wife Of
Senator Mcclellan Of Arkansas,
went down into North Carolina
for a brief Christmas visit with
her mother, Mrs. S. @. Movers
of Concord, before going to Hot
Springs and Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
vim Jester left last Sunday by
motor to visit their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. N. Sheriff..
It was another round up the
ladder of Christmas thrills for
Pfc Calvin C .Lebou OF Raeford
and Walter Reed hospital when
he was flown home in an Army
Air transport for the Christmas
holidays. For the Harry Wakes,
too, who are in Warrenton. Mrs.
Wake (she was Eula WILSON, is
showing her Missouri husband
how Tar Heels celebrate Christ
son and June Harper. DR.. Eliza
their stockings in the Wilson
home in Warrenton where Santa
has visited regularly fifty or
more years! Mr.. and Mrs. dar-
per Barnes were off Sunday Tor
Christmas with Mrs Barnes
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Jay
Henderson in Graham taxing
with them those young Christ
mas Boosters, Harper nenoef-
son and June harper Dr. Eliza
beth Macpherson is in Shiloh
with her mother, MIS-. Jane
Macpherson and Major and
Mrs. Jonathan l.. buckley are
guests this week OF Mrs. Buck
Iey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
C. Macpherson. Miss Gussle
Jones is enjoying the holidays
in Laurlnburg, with her mother
Mrs. J. F. Doares. She was JOIN
ed there by her brother, Com
mander D. E. Jones Of Raleigh,
who is now stationed in San An
tonic, Texas.
THE BEN DIXONS
..at very attractive couple,
Ben Dixons, are in Raleigh
viding their time between
sens parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright T. Dixon and Frances
mother, Mrs. James Mckee.
The Troy McKinneys dashed
down to Shelby to be on hand
when the tiny reindeers climbed
the Mckinney roof. But they will
be back in Washington for the
New Years Day festivities as
some of them will honor Troy
since it's his birthday. Miss
Sara Lee, the tall attractive
Statesville girl who works in the
Budget Office of the State De-
partment, recovered from a
throat infection just in time to
go home for a two weeks holiday
visit with her mother, Mrs. Car
RE E. Lee and her sister, Caro-
lyn. The inseparable pair from
New Hanover county, who spend
so much of their time on the
highways between WASHINGTON
and Wilmington are home for
the holidays, of course. They are
Jane Cooper who is a laboratory
technician at Walter Reed, and
Mary Applewhite, who is with
the Navy department. The girls
recently moved to Arlington
Farms from West Potomac
Park. Jane is the daughter OF
Tom Cooper of Wilmington
Miss Catherine Eastep ise spend.
ing the Christmas week with her
sister, Mrs. Ella E. Smith in
High Point.
Racing through the skies with
St. Nick last Wednesday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Durward i"Bud")
Harrison who were off for the
holiday season with Mrs. Harri.
sons family, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
w. Ingram of Robeline. La. En-.
route the genial Eastern Caro-
lima couple stopped at the Si1
Walter in Raleigh to see few
friends before be- :o,lth
Also winging their way home
ward were the Rravton ropoc