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-Utss-Jsne Perry hw -rotumed
home after «(>ending her vaca,
t^on at Carolina Beach.
^ Mrs. fine Turner and sons, Har
old and Lloyd, spent one day last
week in Charlotte. ‘
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■Mrs. W, R. Bumgarner, of
Mountain City, Tenn., Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Lotes,
in this city.
Miss Winnie Lowe returned
h^e Sunday from a week’s vis
it to New York World’s Fair and
other points of interest.
Dick Underwood, son of Mr.
aad Mrs. Ryburn Underwood, i-s
visiting his aunt, Mrs. W. A. Ellis,
in Raleigh.
Mr. Lewis B. Bradshaw, a
teacher at Webster > Grove, Mo.,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Sturdivant.
, Bankav^of ^njrdi.fork.
Ylk,, .spool last, week here with his
counsln,'Wimam .Qfiodoeri eon of
Mr. and Mrs. Bdd P. OardBer. -f
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Mr. and Mrs; , Joliosen -^widers
left Sunday bn a:.ten,4aya-. vasal-
tlon trip to Washington, D.'C.,
and other points' Of ihtorest.
Mrs. H. A.'M^^ of Cheraw,
S. C., is sipendjjtc ^mb time here
with her daughter,.'Mfs " ~
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Phil Mitcheli, son of‘Mr. and
Mrs. S. P. Mitchell, underwent a
tonsil operation Tuesday at the
Wilkes hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Hodges
have returned from a trip to Ni
agara Falls and .points of inter
est in Canada.
.Mr. John Winkler and family
have returned to their home in
Wyco, W. Va., after spending
several days in Wilkeaboro with
relatives.
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>Torth Wllkeuhoro roatt
'Mr.' Walter Severt and ^ Mr.
James" (Jentty, of ‘ Kanhadwlli,
ifAda and Charlotte Wlng-
leil o/’Jlendale ’Springs, motored
Sparta and Roaring Oap, Sun
day. ’ '■
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■ Mr. and Mrs. W.' Lj Yatee had
he their guests, Sunday, Mr. and
jMrei M. N. Yates, Mr. and Mrs. R;
Bt Bailey, and daughter, Barbara
'jane, Of Winston-Salem, and Mr.
and Mrs- Roy Mason and daugh
ter, Jerry, of Yadklsvllle.
Mlss" Katherine Bartes^liie re
turned to her home at Jackson
ville, Florida, after spending a
month here as a guest of Miss
Katherine Finley. Miss Finley
returned with her for a visit of
several days
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anits with no iatertbei
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Police Chief-j. K Walker Skid ; Bnrvt#:
,today -that Odbrge’ Caaiipbell, ihe
Master Bobby Brame is spend
ing sometime on the Brushy
Mountain with his grandmother,
Mrs. R. W. Gwyn.
Miss Margaret Faw, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Faw, ot
this city, recently resigned as a
mjmber of the Wllkesboro high
school faculty.
^‘^PEPSOOERT.'
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Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Snyder, of
Winston^alem, former residents
of this city, were guests over the
week-end of Mrs. Rosa peeves on
theii way home from Sparta.
Mr. J. D. Hobbs and family, of
Cherryvllle. and Mr. Lake Hobbs
and family, of Llncolnton, visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Miller in Wllkesboro Sunday.
The Messrs. Hobbs are nephews
of Mrs. Miller, and Mr. P. B. For
ester who is here from Washing
ton. D. C. on a two weeks’ visit
with relatives.
'and J;\D. 0«fty», ‘J.r., who 'trd
alleged to taavd- stolen W. ik Ah-
aher’a car here on Saturday night,'
hhve been thmdd obhr to fedAal
officers to face the charge - of'
transporting a atolen car acvosi
a Mate line. ' »’
The car was found in Soat£
Carolina Monday and the two lo
cal hoys were arrested there and
brought back to North WUkes-
tooro. They have heein released
under bond for appearance at the
next term of federal court in
Wllkesboro in November.
Chief Walker said the boys,
both of whom are just out ^f
high school, had confessed to an
attempt to take J. D. Moore’s car
a few minutes before they left
here with' Absher’s car. Mr.
Moore's cay 'by G.,C.
Carop^ meinb^Slv;’ tfS' -A ' Stocked
in weatera
Ij-onto
Inverted to the homp
days bat his AViUSsii^
jiation is more rsmtotianT of t^ej
fe.w I
Ynten the flood last week ioo)t
biitfjliBaotically : jfePMb
Ihatvjitrt b¥ Mwy and
seylouBlir damaged the road#
tween the hrtdgea . he -promptly-
borrowed a toy’g bicycle and th^t-
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^ |Hva and cold.' 28 ymmn in boaineaa. Four
chinaa in ^yaratioB.^ For prices writp: C
is the way the malt is heln^ trahf^
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ported.' -sh-
.He makes better time on a bi
cycle than on a horse and he can
carry the bicycle over the ronghr
eat spots but a horse—well it
would be auite a burden.
R. E. FAW
HICKORY, N. C.
Baseball League
. Games Scheduled
street and the’Wyt fled^
Both are bw with y
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Mrs. W. A. TayPr, Dr. i court before this time.
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Mr. and Mrs. Coite H. Jones,
of Durham, spent the week-end
with his mother, Mrs. MoHie
Jones, in the Ready Branch com
munity.
Mr. and -Mrs. T. J. Lillard,
Charlotte residents who have
been spending the summer at
Roaring Gap, visited Mr. and
■Mrs. Pat Williams this week.
.Mrs. Marion Shell, who for the
past four years has held a posi
tion with the Moravian National
Farm Loan Association office in
this city, has gone to Knoxville,
Tenii.. to make her home. Miss
.Margaret Hall, formerly of
Waynesville, has succeeded Mrs.
Shell in the offi-:e here.-
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Campaign Now On
Membership Fee $5.00
for short time only
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PHONE, APPLY OR WRITE:
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Phone 491W 914 C St. Phone 477
CHARLEY BROWN,
Phone 272J
A. Jack Mount, Membership Director
Phone 45.5 Box 295
Taylor, and 'Mrs. \V. E. Colvard,
of this city, have returned from
a houseparty of a week at Ge-
neva-On-The-Lake, Ohio. Others
going with them ■were Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Tyndall and two chil
dren, Dorothy and Bobby, of Mt.
Airy, Drs. Paul and Varlna War
ren and two sons, Bonner and
DeSha, from Huntsville, Ala
bama; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cook,
of High Point; Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Trylor and four children, Bil
ly, Annie Lee, Claude and iCbar-
lotte, from Youngstown, Ohio;
Dr. Norcella McGuire, of Sylvia;
and Mr. Bill Wiilmouth, of
Georgetown, Ky.
■Chief Walker also r^orted, to
day that an' A'model Ford stolen
from on Tenth street Sunday aft
ernoon had been found in Mor-
ganton and that Frank Somers, a
resident of that part of the state,
was beiiig' held there for the
theft.
Salvagii^ Task
Well Under Way
Baseball Team
Will Play Sparta
The baseball diamond on the
fairgrounds here is covered with
mud just about so deep from the
flood last week and North Wil-
kesboro baseball team will play
this year on August 25.
out of town for the first Sunday
The team management an
nounced today that North Wilkes-
boro will play Sparta there on
Sunday afternoon and asked all
players to report at Dixie Barber
shop in this city Sunday after
noon not later than one o’clock.
Flooded Factories Making
Plans To Reopen As
Soon As Possible
The Wilkes county baseball
league, which had no games last
week-end because of the dbod,’
will resume operations o’n Satur
day.
Rock Creek and Purlear will
play two games, both at Purlear
Saturday afternoon or one at Pur
lear Saturday and one at Rock
Creek Sunday as the teams de
sire.
Fairplains will play Clingman
at Clingman Saturday and Cling
man will play at Fairplains Sun
day.
Managers of the teams are
asked to meet at the office of
The Journal-Patriot on Tuesday
evening, August 27, to arrange
schedule for the remainder of
the season and to disc iss plans
for the league next year. Others
interested may also attend.
Workmen are busily engaged
in factories put out of operations
here by the flood last week in
salvaging materials and cleaning
machineo' damaged by the flood
waters.
However, two Industrial plants
were totally destroyed by fire in
AD.MINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as Administra
tor of the estate of Sadie Martin
Petty, deceased of tWilkes County,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims agrainst
the estate of said deceased to ex-
w...,. hiWt them to the undersigned at
Infant Dies
Funeral service .was held today
at Lewis Fork church for Mary
Frances Triplett, one-year-old
daughter of J. R. and Grace Bak
er Triplett, of Purelar route 1.
She died Wednesday.
Surviving are the father and
mother and one brother, Howard
Triplett. ,
Stage and Screen
MONDAY ONLY
All your friends from WSM in Their First Big Picture
UNCLE DAVE ROY ACUFF
AND DORRIS
GEORGE HAY
The Solemn Ole Judge
AND SMOKY MOUN
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RACHEL
with
Weaver Broliiers and Elviry
Grand Ole Opry
SEE THEM ALL
ON THE SCREEN
NO ADVANCE IN
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For This Double Stage
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NIGHT - 30c
CHILDREN 10c
MONDAY ONLY
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Playboys
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The Carolina Hobo
SARAH
The Texas Yodling Cow Girl
Music — Singing — Yodeling
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Comedy
FROTHING FUN—WITH BILL
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Burcham Reunion
The Burcham reunion will be
held at Crooked Creek church in
Carroll county, Va., the first
Sunday in September. This church
is eight imiles east of Galax, Va.,
or just about two miles west of
the Scenic Highway near Galax,
Va. All are invited to attend with
full baskets of dinner.
and International Shoe company
Company officials of both firms
are busy checking losses and fu
ture plans may not be known for
some time.
Officials of the International
Shoe company said today that the
matter of the flood and fire loss
here and future proceedure will,
he taken up in the next direc
tors’ meeting of the large firm to
be held at its home office in St.
Louis, probably in September.
Salvaging and cleaning work is
in progress at A>merican Furni
ture company. Oak Furniture
company and P. E. Brown’s lum
ber plant, the industries suffering
heaviest flood losses, and plans
are to reopen as early as iposslble.
WJlkesboro Manufacturing com
pany, which had substantial loss
es in the flood, has already re
sumed operations.
1941, or this Notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment.
■nis the 18th day of July, 1940.
WADE HOUCK,
Admr. of Sadie Martin Petty,
deceased 6-22-0t-t
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How This Bank Serves
the Cohimunit}^
w. ABB naturally interested in the welfare,
growth, and success of the community because
an3rtbing which helps the community grow and
prosper helps this community bank.
Here are some of the ways we serve: We ex
tend sound loans to enable merchants to lay in
stocks of goods • we help buyos take advan
tage of cash discounts • we assist in the expan
sion of business vdudi in turn means employing
more pet^le. We offer dieckin^ service vdiidi
makes possiUe the rapid, safe and convenient
transfer of funds • we provide a safe place for
you to keep your money and valuables • we
furnish advice to you on financial matters. We
r«-«ih checks • encourage thrift • collect drafts
and checks nationally and locally • supply au-
rency, change and payroll fimds. Our service to
the community truly has many sides.
The Northwestern Bank
Resources Over $4,500,000.00
Serving Northwestern North Carolina
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George W. Brown
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral service was held Tues
day at O'bids church for George
W. Brown, age 82. who died Sun
day at Glendale Springs. Rev. W.
W. Whittington and Rev. Carroll
Burkett conducted the funeral
service.
Mr. Brown is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Martha Harless, of
Glendale Springs, and Mrs. Clem-
ie Beshears, of West Jefferson.
John G. Eller
Dies At Hendrix
Funeral service was held today
at Mt. Zion church for John G.
Eller, age 72, well known citi
zen of the Hendrix community
who died Tuesday. Rev. B. C.
Hodges conducted the last rites.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ellen Barnett Eller, one son, L.
M. Eller, of Hendrix, and one
daughter, Mrs. D. M. Triplett, al
so of Hendrix.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina,
Wilkes County.
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Wilkes
County, entitled. Town of Wilkes-
boro vs. Vetra Poindexier, the un
dersigned Commissioner will on
the 30th day of August, 1940, at
12 o’clock M at the courthouse
door in Wllkesboro, North Caro
lina, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, that certain tract
of parcel lot of land lying and be
ing in Wilkesboro township Wilkes
county. North Carolina,
Being lots number 22. .23, and 24
as shown on map of Grafton
Beights, W. F. Miller, and W. A.
Stroud development. These lots
front on Corporation street, for
further reference see deed in
Book 141 at page 660 from W. F.
Miller and t^e. Ruby Miller, to
Mrs. Vetra Poindexter. ^
This the Slat day of July, 1940.
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