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Bttt^^DwvotM Mndi ’ToM. to Affairs of Building A Loan Here fOU S, V. Tomlinaon was boi3, and odncatPd in East 4iend. Yadkin county. N. C., and be spent his early years In his father’s home, who was a manu facturer and farmer. Mr. Tomlln- aon came to North Wllkesboro In 190J, and went Into the mercan tile business. He Is interested in many different kinds of business es and Industries, but his major hobby Is agriculture. He loves the farm and is o"c of Wilkes coun ty’s largest and most prosperous farmers, being tho-owner of two of the largest and perhaps most outstanding. fa>*KS in the county, as well as iereral other smaller arms. le is not only^4he owner of •evoittl large businesses that he operates in his own name, such as S. V. Tomlinson Wlible^le Grocery, TomlUfson’s. Department Store, ?i[joOTe 1^1 Motor com pany. and several other retail 8. -V. TOJtIWNSON stores,in North WAkeaboro and vicinity, but he is president of the. North .Wllkesboro Hotel com pany,; president of the North Wil- kesboro Insurance Agency, pres ident of Grier Cotton Mills, presi dent of Gordon Mills, vice presU, soeiatlon, v1eh . 9nBKI^t-«ii4“4lf rector of Bank et ^orih 4inUtaiisi boro, director of FonHit Fmmltus*; company.. vice president and dtf rector' of the. Jenkins HaMware company, oirner of the Qordon Brick company, part owner of the North Wllkesboro Ice * Fuel company, local distributor for the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, one of tbe largest buyers of cross i-les In this section of the country, member of the Board of town commissioners and mayor protem. Mr. Tomlinson has always been very active in the social, civic and religious affairs of this com munity. He Is a member of the board of stewards of the Metho dist church, member of the North Wllkesboro Kiwanis club, and will always be found ready and willing to cooperate with any movement that will be of benefit to North Wilkesboro and Wilkes county. His business judppent and tanslgbtedness is uwatklled. '.The several corporations and Inslltu- tlons which he is connected with in an official capacity owe, in a great measure, their success to his splendid pbility. North Wil- keaboro is proud of this very fine and outstanding cltiien. -TOtm ROMANCiJ -mm EVANS •JOHN BOLES 8.>iUC£ CA63T/ AARIGN MARTiN . 6ENE LOCKHART Monday and Tuesday GINGERROGERS JAMES STEWART ^oday and — in — . “VIVACIOUS LADY” ADDED ATTRACTIONS Freddie Rich and His Orchestra COLOR CARTOON AND NEWS ATTEas’D THE AIR - CONDITIONED OrpheumTheatre Ri Boomer News Itms la Brief (Continued from page two) and Mrs. Arthur Jones, during the week-end. The Boomer baseball club gave an Ve cream supper Saturday evening for the benefit of their team. They realized $21 profit. In addition to the supper, several interesUne contests were held. Miss Blanche Swanson, daughter of .Mr. Clyde Swanson, was award ed the cake for being the pret tiest girl, Mr. Odius Gilbert, the pickles for being the homeliest man: and Mis Ruth Howell caotiired the cake in “The Cake Walk.’’ Mrs. Mitzugh Montgomery and children, of Lenoir, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Walsh. Mr. L’lcile Bedsell and two children, of near Myrtle Beach, S. C., came un Wednesday to visit her brothers, Messrs. John son and Ralph Caldwell. Miss Della Dare Watts who is a student at A. S. T. C. Boone spent the week-end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Dodson Watts. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Minton, of Wilkesboro, were visitors in the community Sunday. SOBOi ;Bid, ^ S'OCl&tlOB:, fa « Now! PRICES WILL GO HIGHER! Be A Home Provider VIA THE BUILDING AND LOAN WAY PART OF EVERY MAN’S OBLIGATION TO HIS FAMILY IS THE SECURITY OF A HOME ALL THEIR OWN. ATTAIN YOURS VIA THE CONSISTENT ACCUMULATION OF YOUR “NEST EGG” . . . THE BUILDING & LOAN WAY! We carry a complete line of building material, and saw all our material from local lumber, all well kiln dried. If you need any thing in our line our prices will please you. Give us a trial, and don’t forget we exchange finished lumber for rough lumber. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE North Wilkesboro Building and Loan Association FOR ITS 35 YEARS OF SERVICE TO ITS SHAREHOLDERS 1" Prtsley L Brown ! BUILDING MATERIALS • ROUGH LUMBER Telepktte No. 236 NordiWdkesbH'o,N.C. ner. His' work tor..^a aosocikttoit),' together :iWUh his gt^nisL ponBonv ality, has won for him recognition extending far beyond tbe territory seryed by tbe association. His ul- wlce and counsel are frequently fsonght by officials of tbe Nortb. I ^rolina Building > a n d Loan ^jUtagne. :-SO€!ETf |-4li»isiwnfcg^ irMb' td E#lkr*"w5iiw j Brnii^toi' raainiii^ srbo, ^latttes; ICrj^anll Mrs. OUitt Bargeiii; Til Ky., bottsegneels of Mr. taf iStVf J. M.^'Crawfoinl:. Mr. in« - Jnllan Bloodworth, of iSainsivIlki Ga., honseguests of MX. and Mn Chal McNeil; Mr. and Mrs. John Hector, of Chula VisU,'*^ CaMf., who are on a visit here with rela- tlvee; Jndge end' Mrs. Johnson J, Hayes, of Greensboro, who^aiw spending sometime in Wllkeeboro now at their summer home. J. B. WDUAAMS Has An Important State League Post J. B. Williams Is Keaster Memorial Chairman; li Sec’ty-Treas. Kera J. B. WilHsma was born In Iredell county at what was then Evelyn postoffice, where he was reared on a farm. He came to North Wilkesboro in the early part of 1902. attended the local schools, but boasts, of the fact that he has seen North V/llkes- boro grow from its infancy into a thriving city. His first work was with the Henry & Terry brick yard, as a boy, where he laid palate boards for 20c a day. He later, during his school days, worked at different jobs, mostly in the furniture factories. About the time he finished school he secured work with the Horton Telephone company as a night operator. Later he was employed in the local postoffice as general de livery clerk and in I'tlS he went with the Watauga & Yadkin Riv er Railway company, having serv ed this company in various posi tions, Including time keeper, payroll keeper, purchasing agent, assistant auditor, with the main tenance of way and train service depot agent and chief clerk tt the general manager. He was with this company until it ceased to operate. He then went .into the insurance business in North Wll- kesboro and has continued in this business since. In 1920 be was elected assistant secretary-treas urer of the North Wilkesboro Building & Loan association and in 1927 was elected secretary- treasurer. This position he has held since. The building and loan associ ation has seen its greatest growth under Mr. Williams’ manage ment. In 1920 the resources o the association were only $32, 443.68, whereas today they are $733,157.93, or more than $700, 000.00 increase since this coming with the association. Mr. Williams has always been very active in civic affairs of this community, having served in an official capacity in practically every lodge in the city and was the first secretary of the Kiwanis Club, and was prior to the com ing of the Kiwanis Club, very ac tive with the Wilkes Commercial club, and has been treasurer of the Wilkes county chapter, Amer ican Red Cross, since 1918; was honored the past two years by the State Building & Loan League as president of the western dis trict and at this time is state chairman of the Keesler Memor ial committee of the North Car olina Building & Loan League. North Carolina recognizes Mr. Williams as an cutstandlng in surance and building and loan executive, in that he has been honored by both associations at various times with important committee appointments and chairmanships. He is one who is always willing and ready to serve In helping his fellowman and in making North Wilkesboro and Wilkes county a ^est-Duni^ ^ows Are Announced Announcements reading. »s .tol- dows were received here with :much Interest yesterday: Mr. and Mrs. Connie Gary West announce the marriage of their daughter Doris to Mr. Owen Edgar Duncan Sunday, July the third nineteen hundred thirty-Mght Jonesvllle, S. C. Mrs. Duncan, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. C. 0. West, of Jones- ville, S. C., is a graduate of Win- throp College at Rock Hill, S. C. and is pleasantly remembered here as a former member of the North Wilkesboro school faculty. Mr. Duncan, elder son of Mrs. J. E. Duncan, of this city, and the late Dr. Duncan, graduated from the TTniverslty of North Car olina at Chapel Hill and is now associated in business with the Goodrich Company at Laurln- burg where the young couple will make their home. il AuxF-iary Met, 'iih IftisB EHnribetli'Bjirber Rev. and Mrs. B. M. Lackey, t>f Lenoir, were prespnt for the ^Jiily meeting of the Episcopal Auxil iary which was held,Tuesday aft ernoon at the home of Mias Eliza beth Barber with an attendance of fourteen members and tFw visitors. Rev. Mr. Lackey led the devotional period and made a most interesllngvtalk on Rural Work of the church. Mrs. W. W. Barber, the presi dent, occupied ,the phair during the busing session at which time I r«^ ail artlela, ^Mn. Mia try'it. ■' _ U,iA T«MM« BahreJtbad'Bkopa mliratea ’ Try •‘IUMIy-Ti«»"-W(HM’i Be*t Unlis»sl D^ElfRASLE POWER Modem MBl Senriee r • » Entire Satisfaction • a BMBR jCREEK BURR On -U. JS.' Highway 421 Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Tomlinson Hosts' At Rook Party One of the largest social af fairs of the wfcc-k was the rook party given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tomlinson at their home on Memorial Avenue Monday eve ning at which time seven tables were made up for the game. Ta-1 bles were arranged in a festive setting of roser and gladioli while tallies ’core patriotic de-j signs. I Prizes in the game were award- ej to Mrs. J. M. Crawford and .Judge Johnson J. Hayes for high scores with the honor prizes be- ■to ing held by Mrs Wayne Eller and Mr. Tip McNeil. Following the rook game Mrs. Julian Blood- worth played a number of selec tions on her accordion. Punch was served on the GET YOUR NICE, LARGE ICE COLD WAIERMONS at the plant of the North W^edboro ’ k& &. Fnel Ch. Satodky TRIPLE FEATURE PROGRAM EXTRA!-EXTRA!-EXTRA! TlMMcCOY enjoy the SEASON’S HITS Llber^ Always the Best All Ways The official, exclusive FIGHT PICTURES! Between JOE LOUIS and Max Schmeling. The Biggest UPSET in FIGHT HISTORY! SEE the unparalleled ATTACK by J O E LOUIS. SEE the Brown Bomb er crowd 15 rounds in to ONE ROUND of the most VICIOUS FIGHTING EVER FILMED! It’s a THRILL you’ll NEVER FORGET! In His Newest Feature ‘PHANTOM RANGER” TEX RIHER In His Newest Picture “ROLLIN PLAINS” Louis-Schmeling Fight Pictures o — BIG FEATURES - ^ ^ AH New! — Never Before Such a Show! — To The NORTH WILKESBORO BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION: Organized 35 years ago, our local B. & L. has rendered a great service to home-owners in this community, many of whom would probably not own their homes today had it not been for the fore sight of those who organized our B. & L. many] years ago. On the occasion of the association’s 35th anniversary, we extend oar hearty congratulations, and wish its officers and directors continued success in its management. ESTABLISHED YEARS AGO... OUR FIRM, too! HAS ALWAYS STRIVED TO RE OF SERVICE TO THOSE WISHING TO ERECT THEIR OWN HOMES, OR REMODEL, AND INVITES YOUR BUILDING MATERIAL PATRONAGE. SEE US FOR ^RICES ON ANYTHING IN FINISHED BUILDING MATERIAL. ALL KINDS OF BUILDING MATEWAlJS ' North Wykdbro, N. C.
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