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THE GLEANER Local News ? A number from here attended home-coming day at Hawflelds Sunday. ? Several from here attended memorial exerciser at Mt. Hermon Sunday. ? Curtis Wrike is doing a bit of remodeling ou his bouse, North Main street. ? Alamance Superior Court will oouveue Monday, 24tb, for ihe trial of civil actions. ? Employees of the Town of Graham are giving a supper at Gants Lake Friday evening from 8 to 7 o'clock. ?^Banks Lewis, N. Maple street, is painting bis residence. Paintiug always helps in appear ance and preserving. ? W. N. Stansell, McBride Holt, Lake Lee and O. B. Moore went to Morehead City the first part of the week on a fishing trip. ? The Woman's Auxiliary of Graham Presbyterian cburcb cel ebrated tbeir 25tli anniverrary at the church Monday night. An interesting program was given. ? Memorial services will be held at Saxapahaw Union church Sun day. An appropriate program will lie reudered. The address will be given by Rev. G. W. Vicks of Greensboro. ? Miss Elsie Ruth Knight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hamp ton Knight of Bynum and a mem ber of the Eli Whitney School faculty and Joseph Neave Mc Bane of near Snow Caiup ?ere married here ou the 8th at the Friends parsouage, Rev. John M. Permar officiating. They will make their home iu Graham. ? Graham Firemen will have a memorial service at 2:30 p. in., Sunday,- May 30ih. The service will be held in Graham Theatre, with Rev. R. P. Ellington making the address and Rev. John M. Permar in charge of the music The service will be in memory of Lawrence G. Gowens and Bryant Cheek, two firemen who have passed since the last service was held. Jerre W. Bason New Farm Agent. It is given out today that Mr. Bason haw been certified for County Demonstration Agent to succeed N C. Stiiver, resigned. Mr. ltason is a native of Ala mance County. By training, edu cation and experience be is emi nently fitted for the office. Richard C. Kelly Buried Here. Mr. Kelly died suddenly iu his office iu Greensboro last Thurs day moruing. After the funeral service in Greensboro at 10:30 lust Saturday morniug the body was brought to Graham and bur ied in Liuwood cemetery. He was born in Virginia, llis mother and two sisters live in Chattanoo ga, Tenn. Be was one of the State's foremost lawyers. A large unmber of his legal brethren and other citizens of Greensboro aud elsewhere were present at the last rites. North Carolina Day at Junior Order Orphanage. Sunday was North Carolina Day. at the N. C. Jr. Order Or phanage near Lexiugton ? a day that ia observed annually on some date in May named by a commit tee. / The writer and three others, O. R. Mann, Losson Perry and K. B. Wilson, accompanied W. truest Thompson in his oar. Others from Qraharn Council present were M. (1. Flanigan, G rover Davis, J. L. Jones, Craven Wood, Eli Payne and S. J. Huffman. Several other Alamance Coun cils were represented, the largest number, 35, from Glencoe Coun cil, which won the prize for the largest number present from any Council, miles traveled consid ered. The writer was' awarded (he prize for being the oldest member prevent. The orphanage if #bout tt?P year* old aqd is now caring for 250 children. The plant has a 300-acrw farm with dairy and extentive farming equipment. The orphanage now consists of four large fire-proof buildings, power house and water system. The location is In a fine undu lating aection and very attractive. Jt is doing a wonderful work for the children la iU care. Pipe amokiog is believed to Originated in America. PERSONAL Sidney S. Holt, Univ. N. C., was Mt home ior the week-end. Mr. ?nd Mr*. L. H. Kernodle of Danville spent ibis morning here. John B. Stratford left Monday on a business trip to Sonth Car olina. Miss Leo u * Walden spent the week-end with relative in Roan oke, Va. Mrs. R. Q. Reun of Raleigh is visiting ber mother, Mrs. P. R. Harden. Mr. and Mrs. John Slallings and John, Jr., Ispent Sunday in Wilson. Mrs. Geo. S. Attmore is visiting her brother, 3. J. Lane, in Hen derson. Mrs. R. Q. UcPherson, near Saxapabaw, was In town Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hogan and danghter, Patsy, spent the week end at Starr. Miss Mar} Ernhart of Salis bury is here visiting her sister, Mrs. E. I. Bemligo. O. L. Thomas of Hillsboro spent Sunday with bis sister, Mrs. W. L. Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Casper Jones and daughter of Roxboro spent Sun day here with relatives. Miss Elizabeth Moore, at Wo man's College, was at home for the week-end Don S. Holt was a business vis itor in Washington the latter part of last week. Miss Annamerle Arent of Ral eigh spent Sunday here with Mrs. Frank W. Moore. Don t . Noyes or Charlotte vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. A. Thompson Wednesday. Miss Madeline Nicholson and James Nicholson spent the week end in Martinsville, Va. Julius Thompson and Robert Nicholson, at State College, were at home for the week-end. H. W. Scott, Jr., and James Holt, at the University, Chapel Hill, spent the week-end at borne. Mrs. L.G. Wilson and children, Mary and Larry, of Danville are visiting Mrs. Mc Bride Holt. Mrs. 6. W. Orrell and Mrs. Her man Curry of Greensboro spent Sanday with Mrs. W..S. Oakley. Mr. and Mrs. J as. M. Moon and children and Miss Lola Moore spent Sunday in Charlotte with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harden of Durham spent Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. P. R. Har den. , J John W. Harden of Charlotte visited his mother, Mrs. P. R. Harden, the latter part of last week. Carroll Ellington, at Campbell College, spent the week-end at home here with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. R. P. Ellington. . Misses Sarah Yelverton, Marga reret Plonk and Elizabeth Byrd spent the week-end with Miss Elizabeth Grant in Mebane. Mrs. H. K. Benson, Mrs. T. W. Bradshaw, Shirley Benson and Mildred Anne Bradshaw spent Sanday at Benson. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Barnes of Lillington spent Wednesday evening here with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harper Barnes. Capt. and Mrs. Wilfred Brown and daughter, Miss Betsy, of Chattanooga, Tenn., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stratford the latter part of last week. Mr, and Mrs, F. T. Webster and A. 0. Ausley were Sanday visitors with Mrs. T. O. Coble in Southern Fines and Mr. Coble in the County hospital where be has been under treatment for several weeks. Miss Pat Dicks and Phil Scbin han of Chapel Hill, on Saturday evening, and Mian Mary Catha rine Proctor of Raleigh and Stokes Adder ton of Lexington, on Sunday evening, were gaeste of Mr. and Mrs. Harper Barnes. QIOflAMA CUTOUTS Here's a treat lor the young sters. Now they can baild their owd World Museum in mioatare Diorama eatoata which appears regularly Id the Comic Weekly of the BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN. On a ale at all news-stands. New Hanover farmers grew good lettuce (or which they re el Ted poor pricea this spring. Carrots and beets an now selling wall, however. Elon College Closing Exercises Begin Saturday Evening? Ser mon by Dr. Lightbourne--Lt erary Wednesday by Roger Babson. . The 47th annual commence ment at Elon College will be held irom 22 to 26, inclusive. On Saturday evening the Dra matic Club will present "The Im portance of Being Earnest," by Oscar Wilde. On Sanday morning the annnal sermon will be preaohed by Dr. James H. Lightbourne, pastor of the First Christian church of Burlington. On Tuesday at 11 o clock Rev. George W. Perry of Durham will deliver the alamni addrees. J O Atkinson, Jr., Esq., of Qreeis boro is president of the Alumni Association. Wednesday, 26th, is graduation day. lion. Roger W. Baboon, Moderator of the National Coun cil of Congregational and Chris tian churches, will deliver the literary addrees on the closing day at 10:30. Roger W. Babson is nationally kuown as statistician, educator, writer and author. Everyone who can will want to bear Mr. Babson. The College is very for tunate in securing him for com mencement speaker. With this addrees the exercises will close the college year. Legion's Benefit Bell, Oxford, Graham and Burlington Girls Honor Guests. When Gay Lombardo strikes up the sweet melody of "Auld Lan Syne" in Oxford, Jane 3, for the American Legion's Annual Benefit Bali and tbe thousands of dancers present tune their toes to the tempo of the Royal Canadi ans, Qraham and vicinity will be well represented. Invitations have been bx tended to Misses Mary Worsley .Rives and Betty Scott of Grabam, May Tingen, Mary Louise Chandler and Elizabeth Gant of Burling ton to attend the ball and they with 200 of the 8outh'a most charming yonng women will be honor guests of this eveut, which is expected to draw an attendance of 5,000 dancers and spectators. Lombardo's only engagement in tbe State for this visit will be at Oxford and several hundred tickets have alread y been sold at tbe special advance priee of 91.50. Mail orders may be sent to A. B. Clement, Oxford, N. C., prior to May 30. A new Chevrolet will be given away at the ball. On Honor Roll at University. A special from Chapel Hill gives the names of J. O. Foust, Jr., and H. W. Scott, Jr., of Gra haui among tbe 348 students making the scholastic honor roll las t quarter at the University of North Carolina. To make tbe honor roll a studeut must make an average grade of B (90-95) on all courses. The Junior class led with a tot al of 111 making the list; seniors, 08; sophomores, 5tS;and freshmen, 83. According to different schools within the University, the General College led with 134 ; Commerce, 23; Engineering, 16, and Phar macy, 13. Harden-Christy Miss Cora Llewellyn Harden and Joe Albert Christy gave their relatives and friends a big sur prise on last Thursday, 13th, by driving over to Greensboro and getting married. Mrs. Christy is tbe youngest daughter of Mrs. P. R. Harden and a popular member of the younger set. Mr. Christy was formerly with the U. 8. Hospital, Andes Fort, Pa. He is a son of Mrs. C. K. Christy of Burlington. For the present the couple will make their home with the bride's mother. DEATHS John Rotas Aid ridge, 62, died suddenly at one o'clock Monday night at his borne at Haw River. He was a prominent farmer of the community. Fnneral and barial at McCray Wednesday af ternoon. He is survived by bis widow, one son, a brother and three sisters. S. J. E. Somers, b2, of Morton township died early Tuesday morning. He is survived by his wife, three sons and five daugh ters. Funeral and burial at Beth lehem Wednesday afternoon. Dental pUtes were first pat ented in the United States in 1840. Among TKe Sick. Mrs. Sam T. Johnston, who haa bwn at Clinic hospital for treat meut and operations for several weeks, hu returned borne and ia ?lowly mi droving. Mrs. P. K. Harden, who haa been qnite sick, is much improved. ? _____ ___ "GUESTS WE NEVER INVITE AGAIN" Amnaing incidents of modern life depicted in inimitable atyle of a distinguished art. Beautiful ly colored. One of many interest ing features in May S3 issue of the American Weekly, the big maga zine which cornea with the Balti Sunday American. On sale at all newsdealers. Wood row Wilson was a lover of limericks and often wrote them himself. Johnston county farmers mark eted 81 carloads of hoga dnring the period from February 19, 1936, to April 19, 1937, for which they received $111,737.36 in cash. Limestone and superphosphate are showing fine results where applied to pastures in the foot hills and mountains. Some farm ers point to the very line where the material "gave out" and note the( greater growth of early grass es where the applications were made. Commencement a t Woman's College Starts June 4th Among the Graduates Win be Miss Ruth Holt of Graham Greensboro, May 18? MUa Ruth" Holt, of Graham, is a member of the senior class at thai Woman's College of the University of North Carolina where 218 seniora will be candidates for degree* at the 45th commencement of the college) June seventh. Miss Holt has majored in gram mar grade education and 1a there fore 4 lii the group of students working towards the bachelor of arts degree. She is a member to the Dikean society, the Education club, the college Y W C A, and she has served as a house vice-presi dent In one of the residence halls at the college. The commencement program at the Woman's College wll^ get under way Friday evening, June 4, with the commencement ball for the senior class, the first event of Its kind In the history of thecol lege. Saturday, June 5 alumnae day, with a general assembly of alumnae scheduled for 10:15 o'clock In Student's building . The for mal opening exercises of the the new alumnae house will take place an hour later on the lawn In front of the house. At 12 :30 there will be a luncheon in the college din ing halls with the alumnae aa guests kf the college. A formal reception will be he*3 in the alumnae house at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and clasa day exercises will beheld at ?;30 on the front campus An all-reunion sunset supper win be held at six o'clock on the quadrangle of the west campus, and at S o'clock that evening a guest performance by the Play-Llkera of "Little Women," dramatisation of Louisa M. Alcott'a famous book, wlil be given for alumnae and campus visitor*. Bishop Jamee B. Freeman, of the Washington diocese of the Epis copal church, will preach the bac calaureate sermon Sunday morning, June ?, and the final exercises with conferring of degrees are schedul ed tor Monday, June T. Why Suffer with Cold*-P?In f- TAKE COOK'S -T ccc And Ba Raiiarad I High School Students ? ? ? When you graduate thU ?pring do not hesitate to lareatlf ate I Beauty Culture Training There 1* a nation wide shortage of BEAUTY OPERATORS Oar coarse of training In thli profes ?lon la Clear, Concise and Complete For full Information write fo King's Beauty School 3)9 8. Elm Street Greensboro, N. C. SPECIAL HUMMER BATES Tha Osnilasa' Urg?it Sehool Accredited aad appro red by the North OaroMaa BtaU Board of Cnswstln Ait. NOTICE! Summons by Publication VORTH CAROLINA. ALAMANCH COUNTY Id Th? General Oounty Court. Donald C. McCurdy, Plaintiff m Olivia LaRue McCurdy, Defendant. The defendant, Olivia LaRne Mc Curdy, will take notice that an action entitled aa above has ijecn commenced In the General County Court of Alamance County, North Carolina, for the purpose of secur ing a divorce from bed and xwrd on the grounds of the defen - dant's wilfully deserting the plain tiff, and the said defendant will take notice that she is required to appear at tho Office of the Clerk of the General County Court of Alamance County at the Court house In Qraham, North Carolina, not later than trhlrty days from the date hereof and answer or de mur to the complaint of the plain tiff filed In said cause, or the plaintiff xrSl apply to the Court for tho relief demanded in said complaint. This tho 7tK day Of If ay, 193T, SARA MURXAY, Asat. Clerk of Superior Court Ex-Officio General County Court Bsrnle P. Jonea, Attorney. Burlington, N. C. NOTICE! Summons by Publication NORTH CAROLINA, ALAMANCE COUNTY In lk* General Count/ Court Sallie Florae Braxton, Plaintiff, va. Ernest Braxton, Defendant The defendant Erneat Braxton will take notice that an action entitl ed aa above haa been commenced in the General County Court of Alamance County, North Carolina, to 4obtaln an abaolute divorce, and the defendant *111 take notice thait he la required to appear at the office of the Clerk of the General County Court of Alamance Coun ty In the courthouse ig Graham, N. C? on the 4th day of June, 1937 , and anawer or demur to the com plaint in said action, or the plain tiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the said complaint. This the 5th day of May, 19J7. R. H. MURRAY. Clerk General County Court of Alamance County. William C. Perdue, Attorney. (isfKsr- i "Plata receiving the additional amount of potaah v produced largtr yields, haaviar a sad, haaviar bolls, non lint per seed, hotter grade, longer stapla, stronger fibers, and a higher percentage of normal fibers. Rust damage on plats receiving no additional potaah lowered the yield and re duced the quality of fiber to such an extent as to lower the value of the crop $18 to $25 per acre." ?North Carolina Agricultural "Experiment Station. J 1H1S vuivmom rouowea iwo years experimental woik, with a standard variety of cotton grown on soils where hoary rust damage had appeared. Extra potash was applied as a top-dressing in addition to the 400 lbs. of a complete fertilizer containing 3% potash used at planting. * If you did not apply enough potash at planting to oontrol rust, see your fertilizer dealer or manufacturer about adding the equivalent of 50-100 lbs. of muriate of potash per acre in a nitrogen-potash top-dresser. You will be surprised how little the extra potash costs and it will help to insure your getting the greatest profit possible from your cotton this year. American Potash Institute, Inc. U i ??*???! MUla? WuKiafton, D. C. BmmAmm 01 1 1 1 Oaarait? B14#-. AiUmU. Georgia CAMEL* COSTLICR tobacco* CAME Notice of Sale of ' tJoder and by virtue of authority conveyed by that cer tain deed ot trust signed by & E, Pennington and wile, Min srvia Pennington, dated tbe S3 day o f March, 1935, and recorded in Book 123 at pages 1U, 185, in the of fice of the Register of Deeds for Alamance County, the undersigned trustee, will, at 12 :00 o'clock, noon, Tuesday, May 25th, 1917, at the courthouse door in Ala mance County, Graham, N. C., sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder, the following land, to- wit : Two certain lots or parcels of land lying and being in Burlin gton Township, Alamancd County, North Carolina, and being more fully de scribed a* follows, to- wit : "Being lots Nos. 10 and 71 in Block "?J" of the property known as Piedmont Estates, map of which made by A. C. Linberg, C. B_, is recorded in Book No. >, page <3, office of Register of Deeds for Ala mance County. Block ?"J" being a part of Block No. 17 of old surrey of Piedmont Estates, plat of which is recorded in Book No 1. page 30, Alamance County." This sale is made on account of default in payment of the indebt edness secured by said deeo of trust, and a ten (10 percent) cash deposit will be required by the highest bidder at the sale, said sale to remain open for advance bids as provided by law. This the 20th day of April, 1ST. William C, Perdne, Trustee. NOTICE! Summons by Publication VORTH CAROLINA. <LAMANCB COUNTY. In The General County Court Mra. Angie Mansfield Gflmore TU G. C. Gilmore The defendant above named vfll take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the General County Court of Ala mance County, North Carolina, for divorce; and the said defendant will farther take notice that he is required to appear before 8. H. Murray, Clerk of the General County Court, at his office in Graham, North Carolina, on the XI day of Jane, 1937, and answer or demur to the complaint in Mid action, or the plaintiff Till appgy to the Court for the relief de manded In said complaint. This the 2?th day of Hay 1ST. ? a MURRAY, Clerk General County Court <ot Alamance County. J. J. Henderson, Atty. Mortgage Sale Under and by virtue of the power ol tale contained in a Mort gage Deed, dated November 7,1919, executed by Lexle Golston to the undersigned, to secure the balance of the purchase price of the land herein described, and default hav ing been made in the payment of said mortgage deed, I win sell at public auction at the Court-house door in Graham, .V. C? on Saturday, June 5, 1937; at 11 00 o'clock, A. M? the following described property: A certain tract or parcel of land, lying in Melville Township, Coun ty of Alamance, State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands o f John W. Bason, William Burns and others and bounded as follows : Beginning at a stake on the North side of the Graham road, the said Burns corner, running then ce with said Burns line. 14 chains M links to a white oak, near a spring ; thence North SO deg. East 7 chains 75 links to a stone, said ? J. W. Bason's line; thence South 60 deg. Bast 7 chains to a red oak, J. W. Bason's corner; thence South 10 deg. East 7 chains St links to the Graham road ; thence nestwardly with said road, 14 chains SO links to the Beginning, and con - lng IS 1-2 a cres, more or lese(. The same being the tract of land conveyed to Graham Land Com pany by P. H. Thompson and wife, Martha Thompson, by deed, dated the 10th day of November, 1918, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Alamance County, tn Book of Deeds No. 54 at page 491. This the 3rd day of May, 1937. John R. Hoffman, Mortgage* I c ? -? ? M
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