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Auxiliary
MfcthiK
na 3farch meotid'g of the Le-
■i Auxiliary was held ^Monday
■tax «t the hooie of Mrs. John
•lostica with lira. L. M. Nel-
e. Miss EHizabeth fMnley, and
iK I41Tian Stafford as associate
■tesees, halving arotind twenty
nent. Mra^ R. G. Finley, the
aMdent. ipresided for the usual
B«Ms session, after which Mrs.
Rousseau, chairman of
Ity Service, presented an
tatarastinx program.
■ra. Palmer a repre-
■amtathre from the.'19;-Tr A., told
atanct the playground movement,
aifciLh the auxiliary is helping to
■panaor. Mrs. T. A. Finley, from
Rha Wnman’s clufh, presented the
cad Scout movement, and the
aMsdnary went on record as mak-
kp It a national activity instead
M laealbr, ti^th fiaancially and
■many. |W. J. Baihn, chairman
If thee liGdmmunity Service In the
h■c!r'ican Legion, chained the
tav^ State that is being organ-
had Cb the schools and said that
km Iraped fo get one organized
maam in Rte school here for the
(■fs, and that an organlzatiion
■■mid he set up for the girls too.
MJse new meoiSers were re-
pautad. Refreshmelts were served
taaing the social hdtir that fol-
kamed the meeting.
g«t atteattod^—aad resnRsI
I itad all kinds of fresh
Mid garden seeds at onr
All at lowest prices. Seed
weed oats, seed beans,
kesgiedeM .seed.s. PEARSON
RS. S-36-tf
I
ALL PERMANfINTS
REDUCED
FOR EASTER
$6.50
$5.50
$5.00
$4.00
$3.50
$2.00
Wilkes Beauty
Shop
vVilkesboro. N. C.
-OPERATORS—
Helan Walsh Dixon
Jessie Byrd
Oil of Tulip
SS.S0 Helen Curtis
Only —
9M0 Madilneless
Super Rewave
iSJM Nutric Tonic
Only
SUM Henni Leg-
aaixr
Shso Pep
DiOy.
Both Divisions of Mi^c
Lovers Club Bntertamed
Splendid meetings were held
b|y both divisions of the Mu^ic
Lover’s club of which Miss Ellen
Robinson is counsellor. Peggy
Pearson and Gordon Reins were
hostesses to the junior division
at the Pearson home, having
practically all the members pres
ent. For the program ^ Nancy
Rousseau and Peggy Pearson
gave a short dialogue on Men
delssohn’s life, and Miss Robin
son gave the story of his oratorio
“Elijah.” Jane Carter gave a
tine sketch of the life of Sfchu-
berl.
Those playing piano solos were
Jimmy Hethcock, Jo Anne Jones,
Frances Gilreath, Patsy Waller,
and Billie Moore. Ann Cragan
gave the life of Stephen C. Fos
ter, after which his picture
“’Swanee River” was discussed
and a number of the songs were
sung. Refreshments were served
during the social hour.
Roselle Cauddll was hostess to
the senior division with a good
attendance of the members. An
informal discussion of musicians
born in February consisted of
Handel. Choipiti, and Mendelssohn,
especially the latter which was
given in a splendid way by Tudie
Hix. .i^nnie Ruth Blankenship
.sang “Beautiful Dreams.’’ and pi
ano solos were played also by
her. .Margaret Rhodes, and Ro
selle Caudill. The study by Steph
en C. Foster also contributed tb
the program. The hostess served
refreshments, at the close.
lor WoBMHif*
Mootay afteimuoa "tt S:ft0
clock »t the home of Mre. X 4*"*
' Aduu with Mrs. r. 4tnwe%
ud Mrs. B. E. suer as lMsoot*''
ate hoeteasce. . - s
S. T. Taylor Is ' ,
Bridge Club Hostess '
’The members of the Young Ma
tron’s Contract club were delight
fully entertained Monday evening
by Mrs. S. T. Taylor ac her home
On Eighth fitreet. The Blaster idea
was carrieo out in the table ap
pointments and the refreshments
that followed the bridge game,
which was iplayed at two tables.
Mrs. Pressley Myers won the top
score prize. Mrs. Taylor’s moth
er, Mrs. Nachamson, of Durham,
was a guest of the club.
Mrs. O. E. Triplett
Entertakis At Bridge
.Mrs. O. E. Triplett entertained
at a delightful bridge party at
her hoime on lower Kensington
Drive Friday evening at which
time .she had players sufficient
for three tables. The high and
second high score prizes were a-
warded to Mrs. King Spa'nhower
and Mrs. B. A. Lewis. -At the con
clusion of play the hoste.ss served
a tempting salad course followed
•by sweets.
Fidelis Class Met
Tuesday Evening
Twenty-one members were
present for the monthly meeting
of the B’idelis class of the FMrst
Baptist church which was held
Tue.sday evening at the home of
Miss Gladys Lomax with Mrs. J.
LI. .-\dams and -Mrs. John Hall a.s
co-hostesses. Mrs. .Adams occu
pied I tie ciiair for the hiisiiiess
period and the Bible study jn
the gospels of John was tauc.ht
by .Mrs. Kiank Tomlinson.
Some contests during the so
cial lio'ir were directed by .Mrs.
Ethel Moore and Mrs. D. L.
friKik. after which the hostesses
served refreshments.
Wilkesboro Junior Club
Met Tuesday Nigbt
With the Literature Depart
ment in charge of which Miss
Helen Bumgarner is chairman, a
splendid program was given on
North Carolina Literature at the
monthly meeting of the Jumlor
Woman’s club o f Wllkeaboro
which was held Tuesday evening
at the Comurunlty House. Three
songs of North Carolina, ‘"The
Old North State.” "Ho For Caro
lina,” and “North Carolina Hills,’’
were sung by four school girls,
Betsy Battber, Catherine Irvin,
Nancy Garwood, and Betty Jean
Linney. For dramatics Mrs. Law
rence Miller told about Paul
Green’s play, “The Lost Colony”;
for poetry Mary Gage Barber
read some of James Larkin Pear
son’s poems; and O'Henry’.s short
stories by Miss Margaret Hix.
Miss I.A)Uiise Pearson presented
North Carolina novels and Betty
Jean Linney gave a reading.
In the absence of the president,
Mrs. Frank Gentry, the business
part of the meeting was in charge
of Mrs. Miller. Two new memibers
were received into the .cluib, Miss
Iva Faw and Mrs. Carlisle Jordan.
Around thirty were present and
enjoyed a social hour and re
freshments at the close of the
meeting. The Garden dopartment
is to have charge of the program
at the April meeting, which is to
be held the second Thursday in
April.
96,075,794 Paid To
PWA Employes In
9 Southern States
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IldUofg out *tth ii]
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R(^sx River, w
h of e town, or even North
keiS>oro.>’« a very large hity,
la a little-atartllng to hur
eensboro spoken of by an edu
cator as “a lar^e village,” or to
asar ‘"Plme’^ designate Wlnston-
item as a "small town.’’ (“True
, _ y r, .aaoes” says ^Winston-Salem
It 'Fat iaadverter.tly itiuriied by 'a zteynolda, where' Smith Key-
Mils rmntit pivis mcaaati^ iw
wwrld's ktrgtat ii»ea» leitaflljr ae-
faired h)r HarntfS anlvefs^. Tke
giant kradUan topaa - welita kll
ponnda, and U esthnated to be aheaf
iee,l)M,eM yeara eld.
Surprise Birthday
Dinner Is Given
A surprise bUrthday dinner wae
given last Sunday for William
Marsh, of Wllkeaboro, In honor
of his sixty-second birthday. The
bountiful dinner was spread on a
large table on the lawn of hto
home.
When he and Mrs. Marsh re
turned home from church the
children; friends and neighbors
had gathered in the home. Mr.
Marsh said "This is a surprise
sure enough.”
Elder Clanton, pastor of Shady
Grove Baptist church, was pres
ent and delivered an address,
after whidh everyone helped
themselves to the good things to
eat. J
The children present were:
Mrs. S. D. Martin and children,
of North Wilkesboro; Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Woodie and children,
of Wilbar; Mr. and Mrs. Basil
Jarvis and children, of Wllkes-
boro; Mr. and Mrs. Parks Marsh
and little son, Harold Dean, of
Millers Creek;; iMr. and Mrs.
Frank Gilreath and little son, Al
vin., of Wilkesboro; Messrs. Silas,
Odell and Dewle Marsh, all of
Wilkesboro.
-*PERCE STRINGS”
by
THOMPSON
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THOMPSON
KTHEADIN6Ca
i AnO THEia HIOHSTANPAItn
OF REUAWUTY.
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THOMPSON RFFREADING CO.
PENNSLYVANU 'nBES AND TUBES
Phone 418 North Wilkesboro, N. C.
3% Penalty
Ob1939 County Taxes li Payment
Is Not Made On Or Before
April 1st, 1940
Pay Your 1939 Taxes Now And
Save This 2% Penalty.
C. T. Doughton,
SHERIFF OF WILKES COUNTY
Wage earners in nine southern
States drew $96,075,794 In pay
during the past seven years con
structing public imiprovements
•built with the aid of the Public
Work.s Administration, Regional
Director Harry A. Wortham said
today as the PWA program near
ed completion.
“The average eaniing.s of all
lasses of skilled labor was
$1,121/2 P«r hour and the average
lor common labor $0.35per
hour.’’ he said.
Pay enveloives in Alabama.
B’lorida. Georgia. Kentucky, Mis
sissippi and Tennessee all aver
se .$1.12 an lunir fi>r skilled and
.0.:l.') for coinmoii iai or. In Vir
ginia the average was $1.25 and
$0.40 and in North Carolina the
average was $1.10 and $0.35
hile in South Carolina $1.00
and $0.30.
"Workmen in these States
spent a little loss of their dollars
for food, about the same tor
clothing, less for housing, and
more for furniture and household
operation than did workmen in
northern States.”
"These families also budgeted
more of their dollars for trans
portation. amusements and recre
ation and medical care than did
the families of the New England
n d Middle Atlantic States,’’
Wortham said.
The earnings were paid during
construction of 2,824 public
works in the nine-state region
over the past seven years. Each
project was sponsored by either
a State government or one of its
subdivisions and the projects are
publicly owned, Wortham said.
All workers received wages
through regular channels of pri
vate industry which co-operated
with Federal and State, County
and City Governments in the pro
gram.
Average wages for the whole
pay roll without regard to skill
ed or unakllled classifications of
work varied from $0.43 in Mis
sissippi to $0.68 In Kentucky.
“This difference is due to vary
ing quantities of common labor
used in different types of con
struction and many methods of
accomplishing work. For exam
ple, use of machinery requires
piilled labor and reduces the
need for common labor while
boosting average earnings on the
job.” he said.
Newspaperman Shot
Trying to Nab Bandit
Baltimore.—A Baltimore news
paperman, shot in the chest by
a bandit he tried to capture dur
ing a downtown holdup, remain
ed in a serious condition today as
police threw out a dragnet for his
assailant.
The injured man was Robert
Murray, 47, Baltimore Sun copy-
reader and former city editor of
Ihe Norfolk Virginia-Pilot.
itnesses said Murray was in
a tavern when two men entered
tlie place about midnight last
night, announcing “this is a hold
up.” When one patron sought to
flee, one of the bandits fired a
shot at him.
Murray turned and grappled
with the armed man who fired
one shot and missed. A second
shot struck him ibelow the heart.
Other patrons of the tavern jump
ed on the ibandit who fled into
the street, firing two shots as he
ran.
He escaped in automobile driv
en tiy a confederate, police said.
.A third man, identified by Police
Lieut. John B. Kenealy as James
Charles Smith, 22, of Wasliing-
lon, was captured as ho ran up
the street.
Three other patrons of the
tavern were injured in the scuf
fle.
Murray was horn in Orange
county. North Carolina, and
worked on the Durham. N. C..
Herald before going to Norfolk.
He returned earlier last night
from Asheville, N. C„ where he
had attended the wedding of a
relative.
Hospital physicians said his
condition was “serious ibut not
critical.”
The' thing ■ A
titekndiscrlinfinitihif #iul
woiilaii In the Ikil
in 4he D. ». ipW
» be ruletl iMofnte^ g
Han comikr^" -'•eji ^
mi*U rAli Aries hi'e^ -n^
loot fn A Ft"
comrade) and who has the most
eniel face, the most wily, deceiu
fiH. dlflJbollcal eyes ever iMotured,
' 'on the Ohs hand: and an egocen-
tfK/maniac wiin a hobo's mns-
Utehe, on the other. Besides beliig
eMIy the two most hated men on
earth, Stalin and Hitler seem to
possess nearly as few talents as
virtues.
* * •
Tkey may not continue their
absolutism for long. Vincent
Shean says, "A revolution in Ger
many Is as certain as tomorrow’s
sun, though it may he consider
ably longer in arriving.” And the
modern countenpart of Ivan the
Terrible may be no more invinci
ble—or immortal.
* • •
But there are two reasons, in
comprehensible to us, for their
divine right” tyranny. (1) Joe
Stalin and Adolph Hitler un-
dou'btiy have abilities we cannot
suspect and aibout which no writ
er will tell us in the present cris
is. History may devote some pag
es to Hitler, which would im
mensely gratify the ex-corporal,
since it is escape from obscurity
and the verdict of history which
preoccuipies him constantly.
(2) Russians and Germans are,
as we “old country folk’’ are sup
posed to say of all foreigners,
literally, "Not our kind o.f peo
ple.” The system of collectivism
that dictated the confiscation of
grain that caused 7,000 or more
peasants to starve in their frozen
north, does not even impress the
Russian mind inured to Asiatic
banbarities descending from the
Tartars and Ivan the Terrible.
Besides the fact that the Ger
mans will be long and servilely
su'iamissive to authority—even to
Nazis—Field Marshrll Lord Milne
says, “There is a deep strain of
brutality in the German nation.”
* • •
It was infuriatingly Ironic,
£olda was killed when Ltbby Hol
man and Ah Walker were so
“tight,” is in South Carolina!)
• * •
“Time” said Robert M. -Hanes
whs a big city banker, though he
lived In a email town. He used to
ride a motorcycle. One day it got
away from him. and tore through
his wife’s flower beds. At break
fast he complained to his wife,
“Mildred, some damn fool has
torn up your flowers.’’ “Yes,”
said Mildred, “I know who the
damn fool was.”
Junior Home Will Get
Two More Teachers
>faiw/4hig augsRplnny
all^Uie'jboya a*4 g(rlk
ifldge dppgar in v«raoii, Tttarl JA,.
(irandwiiy and Bsro, tb*. two
nlt>wlta that'll keev yon 1 langli*
lug from start to flnUh; AraiMU,
the conntry cousin in her Garden
of Ere dance, and “Ray and
Dell”, Arkansas Hot Shota, In a
specialty you won’t forget. HUH-
mer introduces the first blaoktace
hillbilly comedian. The Miseonrl
Hot Shots go to town with their
music. It’s a Mg Radio Jamboree
with 12 people in the cast and one
of the best shoiwg the Liberty has
presented this season. Stage
shows will be presented at 2:45
at the matinee performance, night
shows 'Will ibe at 7fl6 and 9:15,
No advance in price will be
charged on this attraction. Mat
inee will 'hie 20c and 25c; night
all seats 25c, children 10c.
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Lexington.—.Miss Virginia Bry
ant, of Boone, and Miss Elizabeth
Cowan have been elected addi
tional teachers of the Lexington
Children’s Home school, which
will be enlarged over the coming
week-end by arrival of 103 chil
dren from the National Junior
Orphans Home at Tiffin, Ohio, it
N announced by Superintendent
W. M. Shuford.
Miss Cowan is an alumna of
the local orphanage school and
afterwards graduated from Scar-
rltt College, Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Bryant is a graduate of
Appalachian State Teachers Col
lege.
Superintendent Shuford states
that the 67 children brought
here from Tiffin less than a
month ago have adapted them
selves to their new surroundingF
remarkably well and he antici
pates the big shifting of children,
an epoch-making event in Amer
ican orphanage experience, will
be completed without hitch.
, FARMERS, be snre to see ns
for yonr seeds. We have a com
plete stock—seed potatoes, oats,
beans, lesfiedeza, etc., PEARSON
BROTHERS. • 2-264f
SPECIAL!
Sale Of
COSMETICS
—FOR 10 DAYS—
We Are Closing Out Our
Entire Line of Kosan and
Countorue Cosmetics At
Very Low Prices On
Everything Until Sold.
Come and look our
line over. You’ll Be
highly pleased over
the bargains we are
of^ring.
EMILY’S
Beauty Salon
'PHONE 168
Next To Steele’s Jewelry Store
tvmg fifiT fiag fltuStUMS!
IT’S EASTER AT
Jl
Sheer—Ringless
GAYMODE.
Fine quality—genuine crepe
twist. Sheer-as-nu&t chif
fons and sturdier .service
weights in the season’s new
est color.s.
79*^
Stunning Leather
HANDBAGS
Shi’red capeskin, rich doe
skin, patent, and others,
feyon lined.
98c-$1.98
NEW SPRING
An outstanding collection
of beautiful styled, well
made coats. Trim fitted or
casual boxy types in a
smart variety of fabrics.
In the most popular spring
colors, and navy and
black. Sizes 12 to 20.
OTHERS .. $4.98 to $9.90
For Spring! Glen Row*
¥
There were 8,170 traffic acci
dents in North Carolina last year,
against 7,495 during 1938.
See os for your needs in seed
potatoes, seed oats, ooioo seta,
lespedeca seed, seed beans, and
all kinds ef garden seeds. PEAR
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Cest Of Living
Up 1 Per Cent
For February
New York.—A rise of one-half
of 1 per cent in the cost of liv
ing in the United States last
month as compared with January
was reported Monday hy the Na
tional Industrial Confer e n c e
board, a research organization
sponsored by private industries.
Mainly responsible tor the rise,
according to the 'board, was an
increase in the cost of food to ap
proximately the level of last Oc
tober following four mouths of
declining coats. The February
costs were 1.8 per cent higher
than In February, 1939, and 30.6
per cent higher than in March,
1933, but 23.6 per cent lower
than in February, 1929.
Apothecary drag stores are
maintained for and supported by
the sick.
PEARSON BROTHERS—He«l.
quarters for Seeds of all Uadi-
Potatoes, oats, oaioa seta, lespe-
deza, beans, etc. LowOst prices
Gay prints and
colors in lovely
Woven-In-P attems!
MEN’S
Fitted
to 44.
luscious solid
soft rayons!
waists, flared skirts. 12
Others $3.98 to $4.98
SHIRTS
Finest styling and fabrics
for Easter! Sanforized
broadcloth and madras.
BEHTY CX)-ED
SJ^.OO
•Fabric shrinkage will
'exceed 1%
not
Hats $1.98
OTHERS AT
98c
Spring Colors!
MEN’S
Handsome blends of ra^n
with cotton, wool or silk.
Hand sewn!
49^
•Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Dozens of attractive styles in soft
supple felts and crisp straws. Gai
ly trimmed with veils and flowers.
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