The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-10

Nelson Myers. Mrs. Myers is the
former Jessie Hall of this city.
Peg, you will be interested in
hearing that MI. and Mrs. vii.
liam Barfield of the Oleander
Court Apartments. have purcased
the residence of Colonel and Mrs.
Beverly c. Snow at 400 Forest Hills
Drive, and will move in very short
ly. Colonel and Mrs. Snow left
by motor this morning for Wash
ington, D. c., and tomorrow col.
Snow will depart from there by
train for San Francisco. On Fri
day of this week he will leave
California by plane for Guam in
the Southwest Pacific, where he
has been ordered for duty, cover
ing a two year period. Mrs. Snow
will visit New York City this week
to say goodbye to her father,
Colonel Broughton, after which
she will return to Wrightsville
Beach for an indefinite stay pend
ing the arrival of her army over
seas transportation orders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Graham
delightfully."- entertained a number
of friends at cocktails on Friday
evening from $3.50 until $3.50
o'clock at their summer home on
South Lumina avenue, Wrights-
vile Beach. Around seventy-five
guest called during the cocktail
hours.
Colonel and Mrs. William Van
Dyke Ochs of Chattanooga, Tenn,
arrived in the city on Thursday
and are spending their vacation
of several weeks at POP South Third
street. Col. and Mrs. Ochs we're
stationed here for a number of
years prior to the recent war and
lived at 302 South Third street.
Col. Ochs installed the original
R.O.T.C. unit at the New Hanover
High school and to him goes much
of the credit for the remarkable
success achieved. He recently re-
tired from thesU. S. Army and
decided to return to his boyhood
home in Chattanooga, where he
and Mrs. Ochs reside on Lockout
Mountain.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Neveland Brand,
Jr., entertained twelve friends at
dinner on Thursday evening at
8 p. m. at the Surf club, Wrights-
vile Beach, in honor of Caonel
and Mrs. William VanDyke Ochs
Of Chattanooga, Tenn, and Colonel
James deb. Walbach of Roanoke,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Owens
and two children, Bill, Jr., and
Elizabeth Owens, of Marietta, Ca,
will return home tomorrow by mo-
tor. Mrs. Owens and the children
spent a month here with the form
er's mother, Mrs. Gilbert C. Dean
at her home 715 Dock street, and
Bill Owens arrived on Friday to
accompany them home. Mrs.
Owens is the former Mary Penn
berton Smith of this city.
Mrs. Oliver Creekmore and
young son, Oliver, Jr., of Ports
mouth, plan to return home today
after a two weeks visit with the
formers mother, Mrs. c. David
Jones at her Wrightsville Beach
summer home 210 South Lumina
avenue. Prior to her marriage
Mrs. Creekmore was Grant Jones
of Wilmington.
Colonel James deb. Walbach, U.
S. Army retired, of Roanoke, Va,
arrived in the city on Thursday
for a visit of a week with his
mother, Mrs. Eleanor w. Walbach
at her apartment in Forest Hills.
Colonel Walbach's wife and daugh.
ter, Mary Tom ano Mary Vanp
Walbach are visiting army friende
in Washington, D. c., after which
they will come to Wrightsville
Beach for a short stay. The three
Walbachs returned several months
ago from Rome, Italy, where col.
Walbach was stationed following
an assignment in Bulgaria.. Col.
Walbach was stationed here for a
few years prior to World War 2,
as instructor for The 252nd Coast
Artillary National Guard Regi-
ment, and both he and Mrs. Wal
bach have hosts of friends here
who will welcome the news Ell
Enthusiastically that they are max
ing plans to settle here sometime
in the future.
Peg, I know you will be interest
ed in the announcement of the en-
gagement of William O. S. Souther-
land, Jr., son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
o. S. Sutherland, and Made
line Cooley, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Booth Cooley of Minot,
North Dakota. Billy has lived in
Wilmington all of his life. He grad
uated from the University at Chap
ell Hill with honors in 194z. enter
ed the army and served with the