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Mr. «nd Mrs. H. 0. Nichols vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Laffoon
in Blkln Sunday.
• Mr. Bill Colbaugli, of Eliza-
bethton, Tenn., was a visitor at
Glendale Springs, Sunday.
Mr. C. C. Paw, Jr., has returned
iVom Hartford, Conn., where he
attended an insurance school.
Mrs. Irene Scroggs, of Chapel
Hill, spent the week-end with
relatives and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Sanders
visited relatives at Stratford in
Alleghany county Shnday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Day and
children vlsdted Mr. Day’s father,
Mr. Fred Day, and other relatives
in Elkin Sunday.
Mrs. Harold Riley, of St. Louis,
Mo., has arrived to spend two
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Rosa
Reeves.
Mesdames C. E. Jenkins, Sf.,
R. M. Brame, Clarence Call, John
son J. Hayes, and J. C. Reins
went to Elkin Friday to attend a
lovely luncheon given by Mrs.
Eugene Spalnhour, a daughter of
Mrs. Brame.
Mr. T. J. James, well known
resident of Laurel Springs, was
a business visitor in this city to
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hethcock
and sons. Bobby and Jimmy, Vis
ited relatives in High Point Sun
day.
Mrs. John Maden, of Johnson
City, is spending two weeks with
her mother, Mrs. O. F. Blevins,
in Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Ivanson Chenault, of Dob
son, is spending this week "Hr
Wilkeeboro with her mother, Mrs.
O. F. Blevins.
Lawn
Mower
s
THE
Your Neighbors Buy!
THE READING PENN.
The Biggest Lawn Mower
Value In Town
•
25 Sold In 1937
38 Sold In 1938
42 Sold In 1939
13 Sold This Year
Buy as your neighbors buy
—you can’t go wrong.
The following bought re
cently :
Willard Caudill Hays
Ira D. Payne . Local
Lyman Shepherd .... Local
T. E. Storey - Wilkesboro
Mrs. O. Greer . M. Falls
Mrs. Phillips ...Wilkesboro
J. C. Wheeling Cricket
Tal Pearson Local
G. O. Triplett
Mrs. W. E. Coilvard..Local
Isaac Duncan Local
i^own of N. Wilkesboro
C. D. Coffey, Sr._ Local
Buy the popular mower—
the big value mower—the
mower your neighbors
buy—you can’t go wrong.
We swap!
CARLTON’S
HARDWARE
Loretta Jones, three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norrts
Jonee, has been taking treatment
at the Wilkes hospital.
Mr. W. W. Harris, well known
merchant of Roaring River, was
a North Wilkesboro visitor Fri
day.
We are pleased to state that
Miss Kiter Bower is improving at
her home in Wilkesboro after an
illness of several days.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Minton, of this city, on Tuesday
night of last week, a fine son,
ThO'mas Clyde.
Mrs Lula C. Hubbard, who has
been ill at her home in WJlkeer^
boro for several days, is much im
proved, we are glad to state.
.Mrs. Lois Boatwright, of Ashe
ville, spent the week-end in this
city with her sister, Mrs. F. T.
Cranor.
■ Mrs. Lottie Johnson, of Iicnoir,
spent the week-end in the home
of her brother, Mrs. George Ken
nedy.
Dr. F. C. Hubbard and Dr. .J.
H. .McNeill are attending the
.Vorth Carolina Medical Society
convention at Pinehurst.
Miss Elizabeth Frazier, of Win
gate College, sipent the week-end
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Frazier. She had as her
guest Mr. Jack Price, of Monroe.
Mrs. J. R. Parlier. who has
been spending several months
with Mrs. C. C. Parlier in Char
lotte, is visiting her daughter.
Mrs. F. T. Cranor.
Mrs. Ruth Gambili and daugh
ter, Barbara, of Asheville, spent
three days last week in Wfilkes-
boro with Mrs. Gamblll’s sister,
Mrs. T. E. Story.
Mrs. Ray Barnes, of this city,
underwent an operation at-, the
Davis Hospital in State.sville last
week, and is now getting along
tine, we are glad to report.
Slight improvement is now not
ed in the condition of Mr. Charles
Leckie, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Leckie, of Wilkesboro. Mr. I-eck-
ie has been quite ill with rheu
matic fever for several weeks.
Miss Margaret Cassel. student
nurse at Bryn Mawr Hospital,
Bryn Mawr, Pa., is sipending two
weeks in Wilkesboro with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Cas-
el.
Mrs. C. C. Parlier returned
Sunday to Charlotte after spend
ing two weeks with relatives in
Wilkesboro. Mr. Parlier and son,
Harry, came and accompanied her
tome.
Dr. A. .1. Eller, Mrs. Bertha
Bell and -Mi.ss Helen Rigsbee. of
he coiimy health department, at-
: ended the sessions of the North
Carolina .Medical Society conven-
ion today at Pinehurst.
Mr. W. J. Caroon, Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Halfacre. Mr. Blair Gwyn,
Ml. and Mrs. R. (1. Finley attend
ed the North Carolina Bankers
.\s.snciation convention T'uirsday
and Friday at Pinehurst.
Cli^d
Ttile.
lii«r Iiom*
CSBtebus, Oeorgla, after ape-,^.*^
in'g a few days In ’’Wllkesboro^pl]^-.-®
Vljth Mr. Pennell’B sister, Mrs. J
iir Bumgarner.
Mr. and Mra H. C. Edwards
of Darlington, Md., are visiting In
the Mountain View community
and at Sparta with Mrs. Edwards
brother, Mr. Mack D. Wagoner,
who is ill. Mrs. Edwards was for
merly Miss Agnes Willis, of
Mountain View.
Messrs. Clyde Parke and Paul
Shore, of Cycle, spent the day
Sunday vtelting relatives and
friends in Winston-Salem and
Greenaboro. They were accompan
led by Miss Thelma Parks and
Misses Nora and Flora Bottoms,
also of Cycle.
Mrs. W. A. ■I'aylor and Dr. Car
olyn Taylor, of this city, Mr. and
Mrs. Russel Cook, of High Point,
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Tyndall and
children, of Mount Airy, and Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Irvin, of Greens-
■b|oro, enjoyed a picnic dinner at
the Irvins’ clubhouse near Greens
boro Sunday
Mrs. J. E. Duncan, of this city,
visited her son, Mr. Stuart Dun
can, in Raleigh, the past week
end.
Twin calves were bom Friday
to a cow owned by Mr. Llnville
Bumgarner, who resides In Wil
kesboro. The cow is a Jersey.
Mrs. D. E. Smoak. of Salisbury
is visiting her daughter. Miss
Eleanor Smoak, in Wilkesiboro
and relatives at Boomer.
Bessrs. Robert and Ernest Set
tle, of Norfolk, Va., visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Set
tle. the past week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Moore. Jr.,
of Wilkesiboro, left yesterday on a
few days’ vilsit with Mrs. Moore’s
iparents, Mr. and. Mrs. Walter
Halre, in Bladen county.
Mrs. C. H. Colvard returned to
■her home at Wilbar Sunday after
a visit w ith her son, Mr. Q. E.
Coivard, and family, at Matthews,
N. C. While there she attended
the graduation of her grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Colvard.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Colvard,
of Wilkesboro, motored over to
Statesville to accompany her
...
of liOHls dtOWSi^r:«r'&9
.,«^:hls ^e^.Mrs,
his'' mother,
Mrs.
Dies
r - Owens, infant
daugh^s^^^J^roe ‘ and' Lucinda
Hays, died
Thursdafi^d funeral service will
be held ^ff^rday, 11 o’clock, at
Bethel ob|i^-with Her. A- B.
Hayes'4h , '■> -
Felix
.Rites C>n Tuesday
Funeral s^tce.was held Tues
day at Antl^b. church for Felix
‘ Shww, Alitt" 8L»-who died
on
Monday af lit home In the Pur-
lear community.
Come on boyn and ’em. We
l(ot plenty of all kinds of seeds
for yon. Save money by baying
from ns. PEARSON BROTHERS.
2-26-tf
back home from that city.
Local Nine Makes
Good Showing In
Season’s Opener
NOTICE SALE OP
REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of 'WUkes
Counly, made in the special pro-
ce^ngs, entitled David Stewart
vs. Mary Stewart Church, Marvin
Stewart and Jessie Lee Stewart,
the same bein^ No. — upon the
special proceeding docket of said
court, the undersigned commis
sioner will, on the 10th day of
June, 1940 at the hour of 12:00
Noon, at the court house door in
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, offer
for sale, for cash to the highest
bidder, the following described
lands, ,to-wit:
Being a House and lot iu the
Town of Wilkesboro, N. C., bound
ed on the North by a road, on the
east by the lot formerly owned by
Mrs. R. A. Deal, on the south by
an alley and on the west by a lot
formerly owned by Julius Holler,
now Shumate. Tliis deed
covers .the entire lot formerly own
ed by J. T. Welbom and for fur
ther description see deeds to J. T.
Welbom.
This the 7th day of May, 1940.
J. H. wHlCKEK,
J. F. JORDAN,
Commissioners 6-3-4t m
North Wilkesboro baseball
team opened the season here Sun
day by losing to Banner Elk Bob
cats 11 to 9 but A^hran.d
of baseball indicative of better
days to come.
It was not until the last half
of the ninth inning that North
Wilkesboro sluggers fctegan to
connect with the offerings of
Banner Elk hurlers but in that
inning Reavis and Gilbert homer-
ed and Templeton hit a triple, all
accounting for six runs and a real
threat against the lead which
had been piled up by the visitors
a combination of hits and
PRIMARY MAY 25
Giles Y. Newton
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'•^ree Ben vS^*if‘iWi
Don’t Feol People—Serv* Them
I
Fancy Straws and
Crunches
SAILORS—Regrulais •
and Long Ovals
97c *“ SJ.98
97c $J.98
va
IT’S STRAW HAT TIME—GET YOUIS NOW
Men^s Sport Ensembles
$1.98.$6;50
Shirt smd Pants To Match. All Colors and Sizes
Just Arrived . . . Shipment of
Men^s Rivercool Pants
Made of Spun Rayon; Sizes
28 to 50. All One Price
$2-98
Cooper’s Jockey
SHIRTS and SHORTS
(Summer Comfort Insurance)
50c
each garment
Tommy Walker and
Sandy McDonald
SPORT SHIRTS
Broadcloth and Rayons
97c “*-$1.50
MEN’S
TWO-TONE SPORT SHOES
Made by Weyenberg, in Brown and White,
Also So/lid White, at — —
SUMMER
ACCESSORIES
a Men’s Ties
s Suspenders
SI Garters
s Sntart Hose
- S And All The Rest
BELK’S
MEN’S DEPARTMENT
North Wilkesboro, N..CL _
on
errors.
The team management is mak
ing efforts to schedule games
ith the leading semi-pro teams
in the western part of the state
and ho.pes to place North Wilkes-
horo prominently on the baseball
map this summer.
Regardless Of What You
Build Or Remodel
More than 12,000 pedestrians
were killed in this country last
year.
PAINT IT!
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S. C. R.
FOR DISCO.MFORTS DUE TO
COLDS—COUGHS
—with—
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SOAP
Giant Bar
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U. S. P.
Milk Of
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Full Pint
17c
^ Dr. Lyon’s
TOOTH
OTDER
25c Size
17c
50c Phillips
Milk Of
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31c
Lux or Lifebuoy
SOAP
3'“17c
Assorted
POCKET
ICOMBS
3c
A Thousand Times...
Thank You!
We take this opportunity to thank the
Hundreds of friends and patrons who
have paid compliments to our newly
rentodeled store. We have tried to
make it a complete drug store, capa
ble of deserving your patronage and
support, and the countless favorable
expressions received leads us to be
lieve that we have, in part at least,
succeeded. To each of you, we sin
cerely express our thanks.
SALECONTINUESTHISWEEK!
Stock up on your needs, now and fu
ture . . . and save money. Note just a
few of our many specials.
HORTON
Cut-Rate Drug Stwe
f
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PHONE 300
WB DELIVER
CARTER’S
PILLS
25d Size
19c
PAINTS and VARNISHES
Bottle 100
Your new home isn’t complete until you paint
k, and the sooner you do it the better . . . be
fore the weather has a chance to gi^ in hs de
structive work. Save the surface and you save
BAYER
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ASPIRIN
59c
Fix Up Your **Home Sweet Home^^
$1.00 Size
IRONIZED
YEAST
63c
5-GRAlN
ASPIRIN
PAINT
with
NETOP
TABLETS
Bottle 100
12c
HINKLE
PILLS
Bottle 100
Sc
Hydrogen
Peroxide
Fall Pint
23c
or
OJACO
Follow the example of the ' birdies” . . . keep your home knodlemized
and trim, always looking new and invking. If you’re not building new.
then give a thought to modernizing . . . and in either case PAINT wkh
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riety of paints for every purpose, including stains, varnishes and enam
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