Smyrna times., 1961-02-23
20 YEARS AGO

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Tax Department will sit at The
National Bank of Smyrna, Feb
ruary 25th and 26th to assist
in the preparation of income
tax returns. On March lst and
3rd a representative of Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue will sit
at the Post Office to assist in
the preparation of Federal re-
turns.
! The fourth quarterly confer
ence of ST. Paul's Methodist
Church conducted last week by
the district superintendent, the
Rev. DR.. Walter Hearn, unami-
ously invited the pastor of the
church, the Rev. ]. c. B. Hop
kins, to return for another year.
Superintendent Hearn delivered
the principal address of the
evening. The following were
elected officials and approved
as members of committees:
Trustees-J. E. Cats, Dudley
Crossley, w. S. Collision, ]. H.
Dunning, w. T. Dayett, c. w.
Hall, Reynolds Pratt, Herman
Sevil, R. w. Slaughter. Stew
ards-Dudley CroSsley, R. w.
Slaughter, Mrs. o. E. Knox,
Mrs. E. F. Macklin, Mrs. Harry
Bostick, ]. E. Cats, w. 7. Day.
EFT, Edward Ennis, Mrs. Carl
Hurd, c. w. Hall, Mrs. Herman
Sevil. Committees-M Membership,
evangelism, stewardship: w. R.
Dayett, Mrs. Herman Sevil, Mrs.
Eugene Knox. Finance: R. w.
Slaughter, c. w. Hall, Dudley
Crossley, Reynolds Pratt, w. S.
Collision. Pastoral relations: R.
w. Slaughter, c. w. Hall, Dud-
ley Crossley, ]. E. Cats, Reyn-
olds Pratt, Mrs. Robert Hollett,
Mrs. Eva LeCompte. Nomina-
tions: Mrs. Carl Hurd, Mrs.
Neva Johnson, Mrs. Marion
Smith, w. T. Dayett. Audit and
records: L. H. Walker, Reynolds
Pratt, Miss Mary Hutchinson.
Various phases of the motion
picture industry will be discuss
ed at the regular meeting of
the Gentry Club tomorrow af-
ternoon. Mrs. Joheph Ennis,
chairman of the motion picture
department, will introduce two
speakers, Mrs. Clinton Brown of
Wilmington and Mrs. F. B.Short
of Milford. Mrs Brown will
bring reports of the conference
of motion picture reviewers held
in New York City recently and
will also give her impressions
of motion picture making in
Hollywood Mrs. Short, who is
State chairman of moving pic
lures in the Federation of Wo-
, mems Club, will talk on Club
. Women's responsibility in OBJ
tanning good pictures in the
, community. Those to be pre-
, sented in the musical program
, are Mrs. William Wroten, vocal
, soloist and Mrs. John Fearon
pianist. Following the program
| guests and members will be in.
vited to Washington tea served
, by the hostess, Mrs. Alfred
, Tilghman.
Although volunteer fire com
panies throughout the state
would receive only half of the
amount they seek for the l941
43 period, under a bill intro
duced in the House of Repre-.
sentatives Monday, the measure
would provide them with twice
the sum allotted by the Legis
t lature two years ago. The Al
companies requested total oi
$94,0 for each year of the BIZ
: ennium, of $1,000 a year. The
bill presented Monday by the
Rep. Thomas A. Kellum would
allot them $1,000 year, each
for each of the next two years
Under the 1939-4l appropria'
ton they each received $500
: yearly from the state.
i Lorraine Donovan was given q
r birthday party recently at the
5 home of her parents, Mr.. ane
5 Mrs. Roy E. Donovan, in honor
: of her fourteenth birthday an
/ niversary. Games and dancing
l were enjoyed. Those present
were: Betty Jane Griffin, Sylvia
Harris, Dottie Green, Mary Hes
ter Downes. Marie Brommer