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lONDAl M H s Church, Civic And Social Activities MISS MAMIE SOCKWELI., Editor—Phone 215 Wilkesboro Baptist W. M. U. Holds Monthly Meeting Mrs. Charles Steelman, Mrs- George Kennedy, and Mrs. W. A. Stroud combined hoapitrlity to the members of the Wllkesiboro Baptist Missionary Society at the home of Mrs. Steelman Thursday evening. Fifteen members and two visitors were present. The topic, “An Urgent Go,?pel—De mands trained Heralds” wa.s pre sented under the direction of Mrs. R. L. Wellborn with several of the women taking part. Mrs. O. K. Whittington led the devo tional period, and the president, Mrs. George Johnson, wrs in charge of the business part of the meeting. Refreshments were en joyed during the social hour. To “Keep ’em Flying'’ you must “Keep on R’lvino-" Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps regu larly. I I I I I I I I I I I I I Don’t Forget—The U-S-0 Theatre Week Starts Today! Sans Souci Cub Met With Mrs. C. J. Swofford The members of the Sans Souci club and one extra visitor, Mrs. R. E. Gibbs, were delightfully en tertained by Mrs. C. J. Swofford at her home on F Street Thurs day evening. The top score prize in the game, which was played at two tables, went to Miss Edith Brown. Mrs. Walter Eller received the award for the low est score. A salad course was served at the conclusion of play. Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs, Jr. Gives Two Parties Two delightful parties of the week were the ones given by Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs, Jr., at her home on E Street, entertaining Friday and Saturday afternoons. .At each party a dessert course preceded the bridge game at three tables. The high and. low score prizes for Friday afternoon were won by Mrs. O. E. Triplett and Mrs. J. S. Zimmerman. The award for the highest score on Saturday afternoon went to Mrs. L. M. Neson while Mrs. James Somers received low score prize. But whatever it is, the Miss Janie McDiarmid Is Hostess At Charming Tea Miss Janie McDiarmid was hos tess at a charming Mother- Daughter tea at her home on B Street Friday afternoon honoring her mother. Mrs. James McDiar mid her two aunts, Mrs. Edward Johnston and Miss Eloise Mc Diarmid. both of Fayetteville. the ladie.a of the Friday Afternoon Book club, of which Mr;; McDiarmid is a member. Those assisting Miss McDiar mid with the receiving were Miss Kllen Robinson, Miss Becky Reins. Mrs. C. D. Coffey. Jr.. Mrs. Archie Ogilvie. Rqiiirv of Eiistis. Florida, who is hero visiting the Ogilvies at Oakwoods, and the officers of the Rook ciuh, Mrs. J. C. Reins. Mrs. C. D Coffey. Sr.. Mrs. A\. Jones. Mrs. Leonard V>-ne, and Mrs. C. E. Jenkins. In the dining room Mis.s Re becca Mosley poured tea and those serving were Miss bPth Finley. Miss Ruby Black burn, and Miss Gordon Re ns- Good-byes were spoken to Mis- Lizzie Hisle. The dining room was atirac- livelv decorated with roses and snapdragons while mixed S^rden tlower.s were used about the oth er rooms. vHh the three M-M-M boyt GEORGE MURPHY ALAN MARSHAL BURGESS MEREDITH Direcud by GEORGE KANIN Produced by ROBERT SISK Story ond Scr«en Ploy by Pout Jorricc Thursday - Friday Misvs Frances O’Dani^^ is Bride of Mr. Kinsr Charlotte. — Mrs. Joseph J. King, of Charlotte, prior to her marriage last Sunday gening, August 24. was Miss Frances Elizibeth O’Daniel, of North Wil- Uesboro and Charlotte, and a daughter of C. C. O'Dan.el and the late Mrs. Lillian Turner O- Daniel of North Wilkesboro. The bridegroom is the son o ■ r. .and Mrs. L. A. King, of Char- llotte. Mr. and Mrs. King are now I at home at the Frederick apart- ' ments. Maybe it’s chocolate and maybe it’s vanilla. ... ..., ice -ream soda that Tom (George Murphy) has brought for Janie (Ginger Rogers) seems to be an effective device for holding a girl’s attention while you tell her how much you love her. A scene from RKO Radio’s supremely entertaining romantic comedy, 'Tom, Dick and Harry.” Di.k and Harry, Tom’s rivals in this game of hdarts, are played by i.Alan Marshal and Burgess Meredith, respectively. This picture opens at Allen Theatre Thursday. jVTi^s Luev Finlftv Social Calendar Honors Mrs. Mitchell The Woman’.s Missionary So ciety of the North Wilkesboro Baptist church will meet 1'ues- day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the lionie of Mrs. E. M. Blackburn. . Fort Bragg.—Wild Boot, TiItJt impresaive claims of 'being the ornerlest mule that lever stuck its nose Into > hnny feed box, will be retired here some tlmg in the very near future at the ripe age of 33 years with all the fan fare reserved for perfectionIn any art—bo U ever so rambhinc- tious. When the event takes place, the 4th F. A. Bn., under the command of Lt. Col. William Clarke, with all the trappings of splendor, will be on hand with other distinguished company to pay tribute to a little dun-colored mule, which has the staggering reputation of having thrown a man a day for seven years and two on the final day she was sad dled, just to show that she was not weakening. On her dun-colored, time hewn hide is the fading brand of World War days and in her own dreamy eyes still lurks some of the fire j that won for her without a strug gle the title of the meanest mule in the 4th Field Artillery Battal ion with which she has served since 1919. No leas a dignitary than Maj. Gen. Jacob L. Devers recognized that Wild Root had earned her rest. Several letters to the War Department by the organization resulted in no answer, and Wild Root was destined for desructlon. But at the final minute Maj. Gen. Devers endorsed a letter to THef have atartad to" work on the Oakwoods roi^ again and we h9« they will finiili the road by cold weather. Mlsa Ruth 3teel>nuth bad her tonsils removed at the Wilkes Hospital last week. Mrs. M. C. Jones has returned home after a visit with her cous- : tnor&lDg. Miu Nora JlAws teaefaer this yw. . Mrs. R. Jennings visited'^ hw aunt, Mrs. M. C. Jones, Hon> , day. Dry weather and shrinking pasture feed has retarded raw milk production 1 n Durham county, reports County Agent W, 1ns, Dr. and Mrs. T. D. McCarter, I B. Pace. 'Tlio Epi. copal .Auxiliary will meet Tupsda.v afternoon at 4 (•’clock at the home of Mrs. C. H. Cowles. Mi.ss Lucy Finley was hosiers the War Department which The I’rpsb.vterian cireles are meeting on Tu?sday witli the following a.s Iio.stegses: No. 1, Mrs. Cecil .Adamson. No. 2, Mrs. Hugli Morton. No. 3. Mrs. Leonard V.yne. No. I, Miss Nonna Steven son. No. Mrs. James Somers. No. 6, Mrs. 4®"*' Warren. Tl'p first three will meet at 3:;l0 and the la.st lliree .at llieir usual hours. Tile circles rtf the NoHli AVilkesboro Jlethodist cliiirch will meet Tuesday as follows: Alary Brame at the home of Mrs. F. C. Hubbard, 3:30 p. FRANCHOT TONE WALTER BRENNAN Today - Tuesday ALLEN Will H >nor Youth ed by a short vesper prayer ser vice will he given at the North , Wilkesboro Methodist church I Wednesdpy evening at 7 o clock to honor the iboys and girls ot the church, who are going away to school and college this fall. All members of the church are invited to attend, and bring tbeir supper, which will be spread to gether on tables placed on the church lawn. Drinks are to he furnished by the church. . Every boy and .girl of the 'church, who is planning to go a- I way to school this fall is urged jto be present. . ■ ■ ■ • I Let the advertising columns o' llllllllllll'lthis paper be your shopping guide WANTED WANTED MIXED OAK BRIDGE TIMBERS Cut Largely First Items 10x10x10 Feet 10x10x10 Feet 10x10x16 Feet 10x12x10 Feet 10x12x12 Feet $1.80 Each $2.20 Each $3.00 Each $2.25 Each ^ $2.65 Each ThVTbove to be cut full to size and not over Va heavy. MIXED OAK xvo. 5 Cross Ties 85 Cts. Each No. 4 Cros* Ties 70 Cts. Each 3 Cross Ties 50 Cts. Each 2 Cross Ties - ~ 40 Cts. Each N 1 Cross Ties - 3® Each and Chestnut Oak Switch Ties 70% 14 to 16 feet long, $22.00 per hundred. Rmtiui HoHim at the home of Mrs. Tom Perry. 3:30 p. m. Frank Smoot at the home of Mrs. Z. O. Filer with Mrs. -lohn Tull as eo-hos(ess, 3:30 p. m. Franklin at the home of Mrs. C. J. Swofford with Mrs. W. G. Gabriel its co-hostes.s, 7::tO p. III. (iardner at the liome of Mrs. Darwin Smithey with Mrs. Clyde Pearson as eo.hostess, 7:30 p. in. j-j.J-j-f r J-^ Tuesday, entertaining at break fast, in honor of Mrs. S. P. Mitch ell. of Portsmouth, Va., who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. R. Finley. A delicious break- frst in two courses was served at 8:30 with covers being laid for ten. Mixed summer flowers were effectively arranged in the living room, and pink roses and snap dragons were used on the break fast table. Mrs. Mitchell was re- ineml.ered with a gift. brought “retirement to the pas ture” for Wild Root. The Gen eral’s endorsement read as fol lows: “It isi ray desire that this mule be recommended to the Quartermaster General for retire ment.’’ The big day bas not been yet set, but meanwhile preparations moved apace and soon it will be lush fields, leisure and plenty of canteen for Wild Root, a mule pith a past. 14#® NOR ALL ^ SHOOTING These are low prices—but you can save even more by ordering a case of 20 boxes of 25 shells at a time! For .squirrel, duck, geese, game, ask for our Clean Bore and Peters—the heaviest factory loaded shells made. I ARROW SHELLS, $1.20 box A SHORT RANGE QfZc SHELLS, box Off NITROEXPRESS $1.25 SHELLS, box We’re headquarters for all huntsman’s equipment at economy prices. GET YOUR HUNTING LICENSE AT OUR STORE. Jenkins Hardware Company North Wilkesboro, N. C. WEARENOTHOuime Lees-McRae College To Open Sept. 17 Banner Elk. Aug. 2 8.—The 1941-41 session at Lecs-McRpe College will begin on September 17 with every indication of a full enrollment, according to a statement by Dean Leo K. Pritch ett. Statistic.5 show that enroll ment is ahead of last year. The new term will begin with the ofticia'. faculty meeting on Tuesday, the sixteenth. Registration of students, re examinations, and physical exam inations will be held on Septem ber 17. First semester clas.sec be gin on the eighteenth, and Eng lish examinations for freshmen and conference meetings for all students will he held the same day. At the opening cha.pei e.xci- cises on the eighteenth, the sf; dents will be welcomed to 'in’ campus by President Edgar H. Tufts. Among the new curricula of fered to students matriculatin.g at Lees-McRae this year will be one for the training of ho.spital bookkeepers, and a curricula for students majoring in the field of music. No. No. No. J H. Myers Tie & Lumber Co. Headquarters for Railroad Stock WEST JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA M.ATTKESSE.S Two new Greene County A.AA mattress-making centers have been opened, one at Snow Hill and one at Walstonburg. says J. W. Grant, assistant county a- geut. ! THIS MESSAGE FROM Yadkin Valley Motor Co. WILL INTEREST EVERY USED CAR BUYER IN WILKES COUNTY om USED CARS to profit at the | public’s expense ■ '39 Plymouth ’40 Ford Tudor Holding used cars for higher prices, as so many dealers are now said to be do ing, is gambling, pure and simple—and, at the public’s expense.. There is every indication that those who hold them tcill get higher prices for them. Prices have gone up, and the trend is still higher. We think that lioldiitg used cars is in- flalioiia. y. W'eVe again-st s«ich a policy. The foundation of our business is new cars—aiul this comimuiily has given us r.cor«i new-car sales this year. We will not nov/ gamble in used cars, at ihe e.\pen.se of the public who have given us one of the best years in our history. So—our used cars are priced doivnivard^ for immediate clearance. On our lot, now—to an even great er extent than in recent months — you will find ‘■‘buys” substantially un der the market. We invite you to come in and look them over. 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