Mdelis Claas Met
Tuesday Evening
Around twenty-five members
were present- for the monthly
meeting of the Fidelis class of
the First Baptist church which
met Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Frank Tomlinson, with
Miss Madge Jennings Is
Bible Cla^ Hostess > .
The April meeting of the
Young Woman's Sunday school
class of the Walnut Grove Bap
tist church was held Friday eve
ning at the home of Miss Madge
Jennings having eight members
Mrs. D. L. Crook. Mrs. Alice Staf-1 present. Mrs. Elarl Meadows, the
ford, and Miss Sallle Outlaw as
co-hostesses. Mrs. J. Q. Adams,
the president, presided for the
usual business session.
The Bible study, which was
on the gospel of St. John, was
given by Mrs. C. E. Jenkins, Sr.,
being assisted by some of the
members. Mrs. John Hall and
Mrs. Avery V.'hittington directed
some contests during a deiightful
social hour after which refresh
ments were served.
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president, occupied the chair for
the business session during which
time plans were dlacuased and
passed upon for the improvement
of the jlass and Sunday school.
Miss Bessie Brock led the devo
tional period.
Ice cream and cake was served
during the social hour that fol
lowed the meeting.
with 'which the
long been a^ootetcd,-^
Miss Hayes 1» eldest daughter
of Judge Hayea. of the United
States district court, and Mrs.
Hayes. She was graduated from
Qreenaboro high school and be
longed to an exclusive sub'-deb
club here. She Is now a student
at Duke university, Durham.
Mr. Wanless. a senior in the
law school of Duke university, is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.
Wanless, of Springfield. III., and
in 1937 was graduated from De-
pauw university. He is a member
of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and
of Phi Delta Phi legal order.
The wedding will be a formhl
event during June in the Duke
university chapel.
Miss Wi la Jean Hayes To
Wed Thor Wanless
Judge and Mrs. Johnson J.
Hayes, of Wllkesboro, formerly
of Greensboro, announce the en
gagement of their daughter. Wil-
la Jean, to J. Thor Waniess. of
Springfield. 111. The marriage will
take place in June.
Of particular interest t o
Greensboro, where the bride-elect
(and her family lived for a number
1 of years and only recently left to
j return residence to Wilkesboro.
I this betrothal will create cordial
; attention throughout the state
and of course be of vital concern
'in the western part of the state
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Washington. April 15.—While
in Washington attending the D.
A. R. convention, Mrs. Claude
Doughton, of Wllkesboro will be
the guest of Representative and
Mrs. Robert L. Doughton of the
Ninth North Carolina district. A-
mong the visitors from the Tar
Teel State who called today to
see Representative Doughton
were Dr. Frank Taylor of Char
lotte. who Is here in the interest
of the small cotton growers;
Frank Propst and Miss Loralne
Propst of China Grove, who are
sponsoring a rural electrification
project for the China Grov-e sec
tion: and Mrs, Thomas P. Bum-
gardiier of Ramseiir, who is vis
iting’ friends in Washington. Mrs.
Bumgardner’s late husband "^'as
clerk of the -ways and means com
mittee.
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was biu«d on the fiA ot jglmbp
Walter Rnaaell LaniAMtIk.'Vi&uIs,
an Interesting theme for' lilur
monthly meeting of the Nolrth
Wllkesboro Methodist .AuxiUnry,
which was held at' the church
hut Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. A.
B. Johnston was in charge of ttie
program and was assisted iby Mrs.
FTank, Johnson and Mrs. J. C.
Reins. Mrs. W. D. Hslfacre, the
president, occupied the chair dur
ing the business session.
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Held Monthly Meeting
A large number of the members
of the Pr4sbyterian Auxiliary
were present for the monthly
meeting which was held at the
church hut Tuesday afternoon,
with the new' president, Mrs. W.
J. Bason in charge. To open the
meeting Mrs. Bason led an Im
pressive devotional period, after
which Mrs. W. P. Grier, Jr., pre
sented an Interesting pn^ram on
the Christian Jlome, being assist
ed by several of the memibers.
Interesting Items
From Deep Gap
Charles And Mary E. Crook
Honored At Birthday Parties
Mrs. D. L. Crook entertained
at two delightful partie.s Monday
honoring Charles and Mary Eve
lyn Crook. Ttie first party in
the afternoon was to celebrate
Charle.s’ fifth liirthday whicli was
on Friday. Around fifteen little
■boy.s and girls were present and
enjoyed a mimiier of games out
doors, after which they were in
vited into the dining room for ice
cream and cake. Charles received
lots of nice gifts and the gue.-ts
were given balloons as favors.
The p,arly Monday evening cele-
hrated Mary Evelyn’s thirteenth
birthday, her natal day being on
Saturday. Tliree tables were made
up tor rook with the high and
low scorns prizes going to Patsy
Ruth McNeil and Mary Louise
Newton. An ice couree was served
at the close of play, and for each
party a color scheme of pink and
white was emphasised in the
decorations.
Thomas Dancy Honored
On Birthday Anniversary
A surprise birthday parly was
given at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Dancy. 9U:! Hinshaw
Street, on Saturday niglit. Aiigu-st
in. in honor of their son, Thom
as. .-V large number of his friends
were present. The dining room
table .was centered with a huge
pink and white birthday cake,
decorated with nineteen candles.
The honoree wa.s showered with
Mr. Bill Steelman, who has
been a pneumonia patient in
Watauga Hospital, has returned
home and is able to be out again.
Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Hodges, of
Mt. Zion, visited Mr. and Mrs. C.
.\I. Miller on Thursday of last
week.
Mr. A. C. Miller is having ad
ditional work done on his dwell
ing house.
Mi.ss Pearl Carroll spent last
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. I.
\V. Day at Wilkesboro.
Mr. Grady Watson, who Is a
patient in the Wilkes Hospital,
is sliowing much improvement
after a serious operation.
Miss Earltne Reeves, who has
been ill. is very much improved.
Mr. A. F. Nichols and family,
wlu) resided in Boone during the
winter, liave returned to their
home here for the summer.
Miss Charlotte Starnes, of Hen
drix, spent last week-end v ith
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Moretz.
.Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Greene vis
ited their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Hall, at Valdese. Sunday.
Mrs. Hazel Siansbury, of Todd,
visited relatives here a part of
last week.
.Mr. A. F. Nichols made a bus
iness trip to Raleigh, Tuesday.
The “Tip-Top Service Station’’
is open for service again after be
ing closed through the winter.
.Misse.s Mary Nell Bledsoe and
Violet Vannoy, of Fleetwood, vis-
ted relatives here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Parker, of
West Jefferson, spent a tew
hours with .Mr. and .Mrs. R. D.
Wellborn, Sunday.
Bobb.v. small son of Mr. and
Mrs. .1. H. Taylor, haw been suf
fering from liead aiisesses for
several days.
many nice gifts from the guests.
.\fter games had been played,
refreshments were served to a-
bout forty.
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Mr. and Mrs. .Martin Latttn%n! of
the Little Elkin community, irere
among the visitors at Bethel
church here last Sunday. Mr.
Luftman preached an inaplrinx
sermon, taking his text from
John 3:7, “Ye Must be Born
Again.’’
They were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mathis.
The many friends of Mrs. J.
T. Trlplette will ibo glad to know
that she is much Improved and
expects to be discharged from the
hospital this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Morrison,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer , Morrison
visited the latter’s grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Chap Pard:ue near
Roaring River last Sunday after
noon. They also spent a while
visiting Mrs. Morrison’s nephew
and family, Mr. Noa^. Walker, of
Pleasant Grove.
Carl Durham, of Swan Creek
spent last week-end here with his
sister and family, Mrs. Martin
Green.
D. S. Gilliam, Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Stroud attended a quartet
singing held at King last Sunday
afternoon. Mr. Gilliam is a mem
ber of the Yadkin Talley Pour, a
quartet from Elkin who was on
the program for the service.
Mr. and .Mrs. Jack Ingrim vis
ited his mother and family at
Jonesville last Sunday.
Misses Louise and Pauline
Morrison were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred McBride, of North
Elkin last Thursday. While there
they attended services at Elkin
Valley church.
Mr. N. E. Burchette, a bedrid
den patient from the result of a
paralytic stroke six years ago. has
not been so well for the past few
(lay.s.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Swaim, of
Cycle, were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones here
last Sunday.
-Ma.ster Keg.gie Simpson, who j
lias 1,'een here at the .home of his j
aunt, Mrs. G. F. Pardue. conva-j
lescening from a serious attack
of illne.^s for which he was treat
ed at the Hugh Chatham Memor
ial Hospital at Elkin, returned to
his home at Dobson last Friday.
Mrs. Thos. Jennings and chil
dren, of Cycle, spent last Sunday !
and Monday here with her par-j
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hemrlc. j
Quartet Singing
Sunday, May 19
.Ml qnartels are invited to at
tend the Brier Creek quartet
iiiging io lie held at Bethel Bap-
ti.st church, five miles southwest
of Elkin, the third Sunday in
.May, beginning at 1:30 o’clock
p. m.
Operetta at Ferguson
An operetta. “The Land of
Dreams Come True,” will he pre-
.sented at F'erguson school on
Tuesday night. April 23. at 7:30.
A small admission fee will be
charged. Parents who have chil
dren in the operetta will be given
complimentary tickets. The pub
lic is cordially invited.
J. K. Lawrence, of this place, i
is confined to his bed with Illness
we regret to note.
Miss Julia Belle Hemric had as;
her guest last Saturday evening,
iV's Mattie Osborn, of Elkin. j
Mrsi. D. S. Gilliam visited a
while with Mrs. A. C. Hendrix j
at Ronda last Friday evening ,
rthiie her daughters. .Misse.s Nor-,
ma and Kathlene attended the
Junior-Senior banquet held at the
school. '
Mrs. Sam Mathis is recovering ,
from a tonsil operation at her ,
iiome I ear here. '
.Mr. John Hemric. who operate.s |
a saw mill here on the Arm- j
strong place, has been at his |
home at Swan Creek for several j
days due to illness. |
Use the advertising columns of
this paper as your shopping guide.
One hundred and thirty-six bi
cyclists were killed in North Car
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inclusive.
SERVICE OF SUMMONS BY
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North Carolina, Wilkes County.
In the Superior Court
Mrs. Viola Merrick, Plaintiff,
* Vs.
L. A. Merrick, Defendant
To the defendant, L. A. Merrick,
above named:
Hereby take notice that an ac
tion has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Wilkes county,
in which the plaintiff, Mrs. Viola
Merrick, is seeking to obtain a di
vorce from the defendant, L. A.
Merrick, on the statutory grounds
of two years separation.
The defendant, L. A. Merrick,
will further take notice that he is
required to and appear in the
office of the Clerk of die Superior
Court of Wilkes county, at Wilkes
boro, North Carolina, and answer
or demur to the complaint filed
within thirty days from tlie publi
cation hereof or the relief sought
will be granted.
■l^is 9th day of April, A. D. 1940
C. C. HAYES,
Clerk Superior Court of Wilkes
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