_ ittS’s Church,
Snd Social^Activities
MISS MAMIE SOCKWELL, Editor—Phone 216
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> Ladies Bible Class Has
mas gifts of money to flye ■war
Delightful Christmas Party veterans at Oteen and two at
A deUghtful Christmas party Fayetteville.
W held by the members of the Aronnd fourteen members we^
Ladles Bible class of the North Present and during t^e social
Wllkesboro Methodist church at hour were served deUc^^ re-
the parsonage Tuesday evening, freshments by the h^tesses
A covered dish supper was served -h.le M.s.s Colvard pmjr^ coffee
I at 6:30 o’clock buffet .style, each at the d.mng room table.
''rdt^nlnT-h th\ i;-;Wi|kesboro ^^^^^ Guild
1^ ter of the first name. After the Holds Monthly Meeting
' supper a series of contests were
directed by Mrs. A, C. Waggoner
in which prizes were won by Vrs.
Charlie Day. Mrs. E. High*.
Helms, and Mrs. J. D. Schafer,
member took a small gift
nPSisapped with name inside, and
were exchanged at the close
of the evening by drawing nitm-
J’^ters corresponding to numbers
on package. .Miout twenty-two
were present.
The Francis Turner Y.W.A.
I Met With Mrs. Lovette
The Francis Turner Y. W. A
met with MLss Donnie Ruth Imv
ette Sunday night in their recu
All the officers for the Wes
leyan Service Guild of the North
Wllkeeiboro MethodW e- ehurch
were present for the.;lkstalUition
service which was held at the
home''of Mrs. Ekld F. Gardner
Tuesday evening.^ Hostesses tor
the meeting were Mrs. Rufus
Morrow and Mlse Margaret Hall
and at the close they served
tempting refreshments.
Mrs. Otis Keeling, the chair
man, led the devotlonals arid was
in charge of the business part
of the meeting. Mrs. Keeling, as
chairman of the Guild, ani Mrs.
Gardner, as president of the
Woman’s Society, were remem
bered wiVh attractive gifts from
the Guild members. Miss Eliza
beth Heath was welcomed Into
•he Guild as a new member and
Mrs. Newlnnd Campbell was a
visitor.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the Wilkeshoro Me hodist church
niet Tuesday evening at the home
of .Mr. John Rogers with .Mrs.
Russell Pearson as associate
hostess. Mrs. George Parlier. the
president, was in char.ae of the
bti -ines.s part of the glass of the North Wilkes-
during which time, officers for the | church w.us held at
Fidclis Cb.'ts Holds
Monthly Meeting
The December meeting of the
new year were elected. Miss El
eanor Smoak is to he the new
president.
The program for the evening
was given by Mrs. Pearson. Mrs.
William Parlier. and Miss Betty
Henderson. Plan.i were made
for the Chris" mas party to he
ette sunuay niRiu. >■> the Community House
lar monthly meeting. Miss Lillian evening at 7:.30 o’clock.
Kilby, the president, presided and a social hour
the business -session ana . . T*\voniv
over
ness ^ession and the meeting. Twenty-
Miss Clara Bumgarner h.ad present,
charge of the program. She was
assisted by Pansy Reems. Lorene
Martin, Grace Dean, Lois Church,
[’Lillian Kilby and Mrs. Clate
Bumgarner. *A.t the close of the
y^tin^ Miss Lovette served de-
refreshments to the 13
members and one visitor present.
,I>egion Auxiliary Met
Monday Evening
Mrs. Gordon Finley, Mrs. T
^A. Finley, and Mrs. J. B. McCoy,
combined hospitality to the mem
bers of the Legion .\iixiliary in
their monthly meeting at the
,^>me of Mrs. Gordon Finley on
Monday evening .Miss Ruth Col-
vard. the ne^' president, occupied
the chair tor the u-siial business
ses.sion. Mrs, T. A. Finley gave
an interesting article on “We Will
Never Forget” pertaining to re
hahilitaion.
During the luisines^ part o'"
the meeting it was decided to
hold the next meeting in Janu
ary at the Red Cross Sewing
Room and do some sewing for ‘hr
Red Cross, also to send ChrUt-
Local Peonle Attend Party
In Greensboro Saturday
A3is.ses Lillian Stafford. Nonie
Gordon, Evelyn Sharpe, and Lu
cille Young wen’ to Greensboro
Saturday to attend a luncheon-
bridge given by Mrs. V. 1', Grose
honoring her sister. Mrs. Frank
Stafford, of Winstoii-Saleni. Mrs.
Stafford, the former Miw I.ilyaii
Miller and a inemtier of the city
school faculty, and Mr. S'afford
were married Iiere in the Ftr“t
Baptist church Th:snksgiviiig
Day.
Luncheon was served at one
o’clock after which hridze was
played at three tables. The high
and low score awards in the. game
went to Miss Gordon and Miss
Stafford. Mrs. Stafford, who was
iccompanied to Greensboro by
tier mother. Mrs. E, S. .Miller
ilso of Winston-Salem, was re-
uemhered with a gift. The home
or the party was attrae'ively
decorated in the Christma.s col
ors.
boro Baptist church wa.s held at
the home of Mrs. A. H. Casey
Tuesday evening with Mrs. R. F.
Casey. Mrs, S. L. Pardue, Mrs.
C. E. Jenkins and Miss Emma
Eller as hostesses. A'torney A. H.
Casey led the opening prayer and
made an inspirational talk on
“The Influence of the Bible in
.America.” A large number of
the members were present.
Mrs, A. C. Chamberlain, the
president, was in charge of the
business session, and upon the
report of the nominating commit
tee of which Miss Lillian Stafford
was chairman, the following offi
cers were chosen: President,
Miss Gladys Lomax: first vice-
president. Mrs. R. T. McNeil;
second vice-president, Mrs. John
Hall: third vice-president, Mrs.
F:ed Emerson; secretary and
lieasurer, Mrs. J. G. Chipman;
and assis’aiit .secretary and trea
surer. Mrs. Glenn Greene.
All auction sale of Christmas
jiackages which were brought
by the meinliers were auctioned
oft by Mrs. Chamberlain and
Mrs. Rufu.s Church, the proceeds
to be used for Ohristmas Cheer
work. To close the meeting the
group san.g a number of Christ
mas carols afer which the hos
tess .served refreshments.
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, hero
of the British advance in Africa last
year against Italian forces, is shown
in riding attire similar to the rid-{
ing chaps used on western plains of,
the U. S. He is wearing his yellow'
sweater and is giving aogar to his
horse after a ride, somewhere near
the Iran border.
Social Calen-dar
The Wilkes county Greensboro
College Alumnae Association will
hold a mee'lng Friday evening at
7:30 o’Qjock at the home of Mrs.
William Marlow on F Street.
The North WiWlkesboro Wom
an’s club will meet Monday af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. A. H. Casey.
Two .Authors
Teacher; “Willie, did your fa
ther write this essay?”
“No ma’am. He started it, but
mother had to WTite it all over
I again.’’
The Civic and Social cliih, a
department of the North Wilkes-
I'.oro W’onian’s club, will meet
Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock
at ‘he Woman's club house on
Trogdon Street, with Mrs. R. G.
Faucet’e, Mrs. Carl E. VanDe-
Man, and .Mrs. C. L. Gibson as
hostes.ses. Miss Lillian Stafford is
to be program chairman. Each
member will take a Christmas
I package , which will be sold at
'auction and the proceeds to go
for Christmas Cheer work.
I Use the advertising coinmna of
this paper as your shonping guide.
Mr. Royce LookablU, who ta M'
'he U. S. Service at Fort'U^db,
Maryland, spent a few days here
last week with his parents, .Hr.
and Mrs. W. D. LookablU.
Mr. Gurney Luther, who has
been ill with pneumonia, is now
up again. Mr. Luther is employ
ed by the state and expect to re
sume work again within the next
few days.
• Mr. C. M. Miller and Mr. Joe
Mitchell left last Monday for
Alabama, where they expect to
work this winter.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Wellborn, who has ben ill with
pneumonia and pleurisy, is now
recovering. We hope to see him
back in school soon.
Mrs. John^, Luther and son,
Mr. G. E. Luther, visPed in the
home of Mr. J. E. Luther Sunday
afternoon.
.Mr. Ravon Wilcox is having a
house built near tbe home of his
father,'Mr. F. L. Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Luther, of
Sumpter,- S. C„ visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lu
ther, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wellborn
of Hickory spent the, week-end
with Mrs. Wellborn’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Nichols.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alec
Blecher at the Hagaman Clinic
last week, a son.
JOIN^^ SALISBURY—
Notes From Navy
Recruit Statioh
Salisbury.—Due to the in
creased rate of Navy enlistments,
the Salisbury Navy recruiters will
be unable to continue the sched
uled visits to the neighboring
cities and counties to secure en
listments.
All patriotically inclined young
men who wish. to be enlisted in
the Naval service will be requir
ed to come to Salisbury In order
to be enlisted. Young men be
tween the ages of 17 and 21
must have the consent" of their
parent or guardian. Those hav
ing birth certificates should
bring them with them. Any man
may enlist in the Naval Reserve
for the duration of the war. Ap
plicants may choose the day they
wish to "leave for training or
may be enlisted the day follow
ing their application.
NAVY RECRUITER.
We are Headquarters for
Christinas...
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Special prices to Schools and Churches
Planning to have Christmas Treats and
Entertainments. We Suggest that You
Call In Now and Place Your Orders as
Present Stock May Soon be Exhausted.
Larger Quarters
Larger Stocks
We have moved our wholesale and retail store just one door
North—to the building formerly occupied hy the Gaddy Motw
Company. Larger quarters enables us to carry falser stocks,
and we especially invite the pubKc to visit our...
New Grpry Department
just opened for the convenience of our nmy patrons. fSielli- ,
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er you buy retail or whfdeside, we can save yon moiiey ib
your Groceries, Flour, Meats, Feeds, and many other Renpjto
be found in our store.
Tenth Street
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