LOCAL AFFAIRS
Mr M. W. Beach of York, s|
C a spending a Peeks' vacation
fr?ends and relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs Bill Casev andl
children of Bristol spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. W
1 ? Casey.
Miss Thelma Farthing of Shel
by is spending a weeks' vaca
8? c'c. %???* -
Mr. Earl Greer of Albemarle
is spending a few days with his
Greer15' Mf a"d Mr* John
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dancy of
Vilas have returned home after
spending a few days in Alexan
dria, Va., and Washington, D. C.
Mr. R. F. McDade of Loudon,
Tenn. visited recently with his
daughter, Mrs. John Howell and
Mr. Howell.
Mr- William D. Farthing and
son. Willis, of Cleveland, Ohio
arrived Saturday and are spend
ing the week visiting relative**,
the Cove Creek section/
?Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lookabill of
1^??- W' Va- visited Mrs!
Lookabill s parents, Mr. and Mrs.!
Richard Greene, 0f ZionviUei
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Horton and!
son Bruce, of Winston-Salem!
spent last week at the home of
Mrs. Horton's father, Mr Leel
Teague.
Bobby Wilson, son of Mr. and!
Mrs. I. B. Wilson of Zionville!
underwent an appendectomy!
last Wednesday evening at
Grace Hospital, Banner Elk.
Mrs. W. L. Matheson of'
Mooresville and Mr. and Mrs. H j
C. Payne 0f Taylorsville are
visiting Mrs. F. A. Linney this1
week.
Mrs. T. D. Heffner and daugh-i
ter, Linda, of Glen Alpine ar-|
rived here Sunday to spend a few
days with relatives in the ooun-j
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sapp cf
Chapei Hill will return to theirl
home Thursday after spending a!
week with Mrs. Sapp's parents,!
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McGuire. j
Mrs. H. R. Maltba has returned
*.o her home in Popular Grovel
after spending ten days with)
Mrs. Oscar Hochstetler and!
grand-children of Luck, Wis.
Mr. Mack Beach pf Boone, Rt.1
1 has returned home from Grace
Hospital, Banner Elk, N. C.J
where he underwent treamen#
for a week.
Mrs. Ralph Hartley has return
ed home from a Statesville hos
pital, where she had been a pa-l
tient for several days. Her health!
is reported as being considerably
improved. *
Mr. and Mrs. J. B Mast and'
children, Jimmie and MarjorieJ
.nave returned from a two weeks
trip to Niagra Falls. Canada, New
York. Atlantic City, and Wash
-ngton. D. C. While away they
visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Horton of Farrell, Pa., and Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Horton. of Riva
Maryland.
Howell- Miller
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Miller be
came the bride of James Russell
Howell Friday, July 23rd at the
horn" of Rev. Mr. H. D. Murray
and Mrs. Murray of Jefferson.
The bride wore a pink en
semble with white accessories
and her shoulder corsage was
gardenias.
Mrs. Howell is the only daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James J.
Miller of Todd, and was graduat
ed from Elkland school with the
class of '48.
Mr. Howell is the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Howell of Mill Creek. He at
tended Elkland school and serv
ed three years with the U. S.
Coast 6uard during World War
2. He now holds the position of
RFD carrier at Todd.
The popular couple are mak
ing their home with the bride
grooms parents following a short
wedding trip to different points
in Virginia.
Green Valley Club
Meets With Mra. Proffilt.
The Greene Valley home dem
onstration club held its last meet
ing with Mrs. Henry Proffitt.
The meeting began by singing
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" fol
lowed by repeating the collect.
The club voted to give ten dollars
to Meat Camp church to buy
books for their new library. A
committe was appointed to com
plete plans for the annual club
picnic at Green Valley School,
beginning at 8 o'clock Thursday
night August 19. On this occas
ion, a collection will be taken in
line with the United Nations ap
peal for children. It is hoped that
I everyone will come and contrib
ute freely to this fund.
invoy denies U. S. plans
s^arate peace with Japan.
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES M. LEITH
? Photo by Palmer Blair.
miss nary l,ois rtowell is
Bride Of* Charles Leith
Miss Mary Lois Howell became
the bride of Charles Martin
Leith in the First Baptist church
of Boone, Saturday, July 24 at
twelve o'clock noon. The Rev.
Ward G. Bond, pastor, officiated,
using the double ring ceremony.
The vows were spoken before
an arch covered with English
ivy and Karl Druschki roses. On
each side of the arch were vases
of Corona and Snow Princess
gladiolus. The vases were flank
ed by baskets of gladiolus and
Ester Reed daisies. The back of
the church was banked with
;English ivy and hydrangeas.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs.
[Graydon P. Eggers, organist,
played "My Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice," by Saint-Saens, and
|"Liebestraum," by Liszt. Miss
Mildred Tunnell, of Boone, sang
["When Song is Sweet." The
I bridal chorus from "Lohengrin''
by Wagner was used as the pro
cessional, and Mendelssohn's
wedding march was played as
jthe recessional. During the cere
!mony Mrs. Eggers played
'"Romance," by Rubinstein.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
.Miss Velma McCollum Is Bride i
J Of Mr. W. Lee Roaxk
I Clyde, July 31 ? Velma Mc
Collum, only daughter of Mr.
|and Mrs. W. E. McCollum, pio
jneers of Callahan County, and|
|W. Lee Roark, of Ewa Oahu,
Hawaii, were married here this'
.evening in a garden ceremony]
at the home of the bride's uncle!
'and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. M.j
Pyeatt.
Homer Hailey, Church of
Christ minister of Adilene, read
the double ring ceremony.
Background for the wedding
scene was an arch of greenery
and white flowers, and baskets!
of white gladioluses.
Rosalie Forester, organist, gave
^he wedding music, and as the
^ceremony was read she played
"Indian Love Call." She also gave
the accompaniment for Mrs. Mar
tina Maywald to sing "Ah, Sweet
Mystery of Life" and '1 Love
You Truly."
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, R. A. McCollum
of Merkel, wore a dress of white
crepe fashioned with a sweet
heart neckline, long sleeves, floor
length skirt shirred at waist and
jside draped. Her fingertip veil of
lillusion was attached to a seed
j pearl tiara with a ruffle of chan
tilly lace. She carried a white
Bible topped with a corsage of
gardenias. Her something bor
rowed was the tiara, which be
longs to Mrs. R. A. McCollum,
and for something old she car
ried a handkerchief that is 50
years old and belonging to her
mother. The handkerchief was
carricd by a friend of the bride,
Mrs. Bronston James, at her
wedding 20 years ago.
The matron of honor, Mrs. R.
A. McCollum, wore a dress of
pearl grey crepe. Hie brides
maid, Mrs. T. T. Grubbs of Abi
lene, wore a blue crepe dress.
Both wore corsages pink
carnations.
Ring bearers were Don McCol
lum of Merkel, and Ken McCol
lum of Haskell, nephews of the
bride.
Pyeatt McCollum, Haskell,
served as best man. On a wed
ding trip the couple will viait
white embroidered organdy
dress. Her off-the-face hat and
elbow-length mitts were of the
same material as her dress. She
carried a colonial bouquet of
white camellias surrounded by
pink ragged robin and baby's
breath.
The ushers were John T.
Howell and Vance C. Howell, of
Boone, uncles of the bride.
Mrs. Leith, who is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Young
Howell, of Vilas, recently re
ceived her A. B. degree from
the Woman's College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, where
she was- an education major. She
has also done graduate work at
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege. During the next year Mrs.
Leith will teach in the North
Wilkes boro city school system.
Mr. Leith is the son of Mrs.
George Herbert Leith, and the
late Mr. Leith, of Cumberland,
Maryland. He is a graduate of
Fort Hill high school, in Cum
berland. At present, he is attend
ing Appalachian State Teachers
College, where he is a junior.
Mr. Leith was in the Air Corps
four yes>rs, three years of this
time being spent in Europe.
Tennesse, North Carolina, Vir
ginia and West Virginia.
Mrs. Roark wore a black silk
shantung two-piece suit, white
starched lace hat and other ac
cessories in white, and the gar
denia corsage from her bridal
bouquet
Mrs. Roark, graduate of Abi
lene Christian College, attended
Texas State University, Univer
sity of Colorado and received
library training at North Texas
State Teachers College. She has
been employed for the past four
years as Librarian at Central
Junior High School in Lubbock.
Mr. Roark is in the Civil Ser
vice, as an electrician at Marine
[Corps Air Station, Ewa Oahu,
Hawaii. Before going into the
service he was employed by the
Appalachian Electric Power Co.,
Charleston, W. Va.
The bride's parents were hosts
for a wedding reception at the
Pyeatt home. The lace-covered
table was centered with multi
colored dalhia zinnias. Mrs. R. H.
Garner ladled punch, Pansy Har
ris cut the three tierred wedding
cake which was topped by a
miniature bride and bridegroom,
she was assisted in serving by
Misses Mildred Butler and Mary
Lou Roberson. Mrs. R. M. Pyeatt
presided at the brides' book.
Todd Club MmIi With
Mr*. In?x Dirii
The Todd Club met with Mrs.
Inez Davis July 21 with twelve
members and three visitors pre
sent.
The meeting opened by sing
ing "America" and repeating the
collect.
Miss Mahteson gave a very in
teresting demonstration on more
color in meal. Also value of
vitamin A in foods.
Mrs. Davis, assisted by Mrs.
Ron Davis and Mrs. Paul Weston
served delicious refreshments.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. James Miller.
The hairspring in a lady's
wristwatch is' less than 1-3 the
diameter erf an average human
hair and vibrates 18,000 times an
Show.
MISS FRANCES CHAPMAN
Mi? Chapman. Hoyl
Safril to Appear In Concert.
A program of unusual interest
will be held in the College audi
torium Friday night August 13 at
8 o'clock, when Frances Chapman
and Hoyt Safrit will appear in
joint concert.
Miss Chapman, a native of N.
C., has been studying and concert
izing is New York for three years
She is a lyric soprano and is so
loist in St. Luke's Episcopal
Church in New York City. Miss
Chapman studies voice with Ed
gar Schofield and is coaching in
oratorio with Charles Baker.
Mr. Safrit, baritone, is a music
student at .Appalachian State
Teachers College and is majoring
in voice under Miss Virginia Wa
ry. Miss Wary will be at the
piano
The program follows:
Softly As in a Morning Sun
ROGERS WHITENER
Rogers Whitener to Appear
In Voice Recital.
Rogers Whitener, senior at Ap
palachian State Teachers College,
will be presented in voice recital
at the college auditorium Friday
evening, August 20, at 8 o'clock.
The excellence of Mr. White
jner's voice is familiar to most
, Boone residents, and the program
'will include numbers which all
Jwho hear him will enjoy. To be
jincluded are:
Handels' "Where'er You Walk"'
:from Semele; "For Behold, Dark
jness Shall Cover the Earth," and
jthe "People That Walked in Dark
ness", both from the Messiah; and
jWagner's "O du mein holder Ab
|endstern" from Tannhauser.
The second group will be "Ded
ication" (Widmung) by Fanz; Di
iProvensa il mar, from La Trav
liata by Verdi; and Pilgrim's Song
(by Tschaikowsky.
The third group of vocal selec
tions will include such familiar
songs as "Come to the Fair" by
Martin; "I Heard a Forest Pray
ing" by Peter de Rose; Brown
October Ale (from Robin Hood)
by DeKoven; and the Hills of
?Home by Fox.
The recital will end with a
group to include "Gwine to Heb
b,'n" by Wolfe; Deep River by
Burleigh; Rain and the River, by
Fox, and I Wonder as I Wander,
by Niles.
Miss Virginia Wary will accom
pany Mr. Whitener.
The public is invited to the
concert.
Aug. 20 Deadline
For AAA Credit
The Watauga County AAA
Committee again advises those
participating farmers who have
not received any conservation ma
terials or reported any practices
that August 20 is the final date
for receiving credit for any ap
proved practices already carried
out this year. After that date only
practices which have prior appro
val of the committee will be al
lowed credit. However, conserva
tion materials may be ordered
only to the extent of the money
available to individual farms. For
further information see your
County or community committee
men or the local AAA office.
The blackberry is gaining in
popularity, reports the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, which
has just issued a new bulletin
called "Growing Erect and
Trailing Blackberries"
HOYT SAFRIT
rise, Romberg (from New Moon);|
I Heard You Go By ? Miss Chap
man - Mr. Safrit.
The Desert Song, # Romberg:
The Blind Ploughman. Clarke;
Smilin' Through, Penn; Ol' Man
River, Kern ? Mr. Safrit.
Der Ring, Schumann: Hat dich
die Liebe herubet, Marx; Voi lo
Sapete - Aria - from Cavalleria
Rusticana, Mascagni: When I
Have Surig My Songs, Charles;
The Star. Rogers ? Miss Chap
man.
Avant de quitter des lieux
Aria - from Faust. Gounod (Even
Bravest Hearts May Swell); Tu
Lo Sai. Torelli (Well Thou Know
est); Erlking. Schubert (The Erl
king ) ? Mr. Safrit.
Rose Marie. Friml (from Rev .
Marie); Sweet Hearts (from May
Time). Romberg ? Miss Chap-|
man - Mr. Safrit.
Mrs. Isaacs Eenlertains
At Dessert Bridge
Mrs. Lloyd Isaacs entertained i
at her home in the Wilson apart-'
ments Friday night at a -dessert
bridge and miscellaneous shower, i
honoring Miss Martha Hamby.i
whose wedding to Robert Tripp 1
Ross, Jr.. will be an event of
September 11th.
A color note of green and
white was observed in the party
appointments, the dining room
tajjle was decorated with an um
brella of green and white, which
was filled with gifts suggesting a
bridal shower. The home was de
corated with various colors of
gladioli. A corsage of white roses
was presented to Miss Hamby
upon her arrival. Several pro
gressions of bridge were played,
and Mrs. Rob Rivers won the
prize for high score, and Mrs. Joe
Crawford received second high.
Guests included Miss Hamby,
|Mrs. Vaught Mast. Mrs. A. E.
Hamby. Jr., Mrs. James Storie,
Mrs. J. B. Hagaman, Jr., Mrs. Joe
Williams, Miss Gail Clay, Mrs.
Locke Kenerly, Mrs. Earl Coe,
Mrs. Jack Ragan. Mrs. Homer
Critcher. Mrs. Joe Crawford, Mrs
Frank Payne. Miss Rachel Ann
Vance, Mrs. Gravdon Eggers, Mrs
Rob Rivers and Mrs. Greer Hod
ges
Brown Reunion is Held
At Bluff Park
About forty-five were presentl
for a reunion of the Brown fam-|
ily held at Bluff Park last Suday.
Joseph Holbrook, 78. of Traphill
was the oldest member of the
family connection present, while
John Wesley Brown, eight mos.
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanford
Brown, was the youngest.
METHODIST BAZAAR
"Donald and his Quacks" will
be on hand Saturday to lend an
air of celebration to the Summer
Bazaar that opens at 2 o'clock atl
the Boone Methodist Church, andl
will give a program of music for
a half hour beginning at 2:30 p.
m.
Conducting the bazaar that
will feature a food sale of bak
ed, special and canned goods,
fancywork, gift items and sur
prise packed "white elephants,"
are Mesdames Joe Crawford, Ray
Estes. D. J. Whitener, Paul
Graff and Ullery.
A motion -picture camera has
been developed which can take
11,000.000 frames a second. Six
teen frames is normal.
Clark opens drive on price
fixing over the country.
flfisTiriifc
BOONE. If. C.
Saturday 2, ?4, 7, 9 o'clock |
9c and 25c
SATURDAY
"CHEYENNE
TAKES OVER"
with
Lash LaRue
Fuzzy St. John
Comedy - Serial - Cartoon I
4-H Club Dress
Revue Is Held
The county dress revue for 4-H
Club girls was held at the
Appalachian High School, Sat
urday morning, July 31 at 10:00.
There were nine contestants in
the dress revue in comparison
to the two contestants in the
1947 county revue. Three girls
entered in the Junior division,
Dorcas Reese, Bethel, placing
first with her playsuit made of
sacks and costing 25 cents; Helen
Hardin, Deep Gap, placing
second, and Robbie Lynn Norris.
print school dress, placing third.
In the Senior division the entries
were Beulah Hodges, Cove
Creek Sr.; Joyce Norris, Boone
Sr.; Olive Moretz, Boone Sr.;
Maude Wilson, Bethel; Joy
Robinson, Bethel and Janice Ray
Swift, Bethel. First place was
won by Janice Ray Swift with a
two piece pink eyelet dress,
second place was won by Joy
Robinson with a dress of pink
chambray trimmed with white
eyelet, and third place was won
by Maude wilson, with a printed
voile dress.
The judges for the revue were
Mrs. Frances Wagoner, Alleghany
county home agent, and Miss
Marie Scott, home agent and her
assistant, Miss Helen Neill, from
Avery county.
Thumbprint Is
Asked On Checks
The Merchants Association,
through its directors and Presi
dent Howard Cottrell, has agreed
to cooperate with the North Caro
lint Bankers Association in re
quiring thumbprint endorsement
of checks, in cases where iden
tification is required.
The action of the retail group,
followed considerable trouble re
cently in the passing of checks
in local business circles.
Signs for use about the cash
register, telling of the new re
quirement may be procured from
Alfred Adams at the local
Bank, without cost.
Sprue Pine Hotel
Razed by Flame
Spruce Pine, Aug. 0. ? The 40
room Topliff Hotel, a landmark
in this section since 1906, was
virtually destroyed by fire which
broke out early this morning.
Most of the rooms in the two
and three story structure were
occupied but all guests and em
ployes escaped without serious
injury. ?
Arnold Grindstaff, twenty-five,
of Wing, who had taken a room
late last night without register
ing was overcome by smoke be
fore being rescued. He was taken
Blowing Rock, N. C.
Thursday Aug. 12
"CARNEGIE HALL"
A great array of Muiical
Talent
Fri. Aug. 13
"I WALK ALONE"
with
Burt Lancaster and
Lisabelh Scott
? Exciting Drama ?
Sal. Aug. 14
"THE DUDE GOES WEST"
? Top Entertainment ?
A take off on a western ?
Comedy Plu? ? With Gale
Storm, Binnie Barnes,
Eddie Albert
Sun. Aug. 15
Join u* with . . .
"A DATE WITH JUDY"
with
Jane Powell. Eliiabeth Taylor.
Wallace Beery. Xavifr Cugat
MGM'S Joyous Musical in
Technicolor
Mon. Aug. IS
"TENDER YEARS"
with
Joe E. Brown in a different
type Morie
? Family Entertainment ?
Tues. Aug. 17
FEUDIN' FUBSIN, ^IGHTIN'
with
Donald O'Connor. Marjorie
Main
? You'll Roar Oyer Thia ?
Wed. Aug. It
"CHRISTMAS EVE"
with
George Rail and George
Brent
Yep. It's Christmas in August
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to Williams Clinic where his con
dition today was reported good.
Damage to the building and its
contents was estimated in excess
of $75,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Due to herioc efforts of the
Spruce Pine volunteer fire de
partment, the three-story addi
tion made to the building some
twenty-five years ago is still
standing, although badly damag
ed by smoke and water.
Explosion of fuel oil stored in
the basement added to the fire
fighter's difficulties.
Skillful use of advertising urg
ed to help fight inflation.
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