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Mr. Ad&m Jolmson, of Cherry Point, vent a few flays with his ■wife and children at Hays. Mrs. J. H. Nelton, of Lenoir, ■pent last week as guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Allen. Miss Bella Ritchie, of Rahway, N. J., is Tlsltlng Mr. and Mrs. James Ritchie at Poree Knob. Mr. Clyde Grayson and son, Jer ry, of Baltimore, are spending a few days here this week with rel- atlrea and friends. Mrs. Bd Allen, of Harlem, Ky., Is Tlsltlng her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allen. Opl. Ed Allen Is In England. Miss Gray Greene has been f quite 111 at her home in Wllkes- boro the past several days, we re gret to note. Mrs. Vernon Kizer is spending several days in Marion with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bow- P. and Mrs. B. W. Pendry, of ays postoffice, spent Saturday ad Sunday at Camp Croft, S, C., with their son. Pvt. James Pendry. Mr. G. T. Bare, proprietor of Bare’s Department Store, is in Knoxville, Tenn., this week in the of his business. Mr. and Mrs. Russell G. Hodges spent a few days in Charlotte last week with Mrs. Hodges’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. DeLaney. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wood, of Baltimore, Md., spent last week end with Mr. Wood’s father, Mr. Ira Wood, of Hays, who Is very 111. Mr. Jeff Johnson, of Hays, has accepted a position with tho Wilkes Plumbing company In North Wilkesboro. Miss Joyce Poole, of Independ ence, Va., was a guest over the week-end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Gambill. Miss Poole is a sister of Mrs. Gambill. j Mrs. Luclle Sanders, of Greens- I boro, spent last week In Wilkes boro as guest of Mrs. Lottie Johu- Ison. While in the county Mrs. Sanders also visited relatives. j Mr. and Mrs. William Norvell, of Ciiarlotte, were here for the • week-end with Mrs. Norvell’s sis- ' ter, Miss Loree O’Daniel, and oth er relatives. Mrs. C. H. Fowler, of Boomer, ^ has recently received letters from the Caudill brothers, Blake and Ross, who are in service overseas. They said they were well and get ting along fine. They aro nephews of Mrs. Fowler. Jtflse Avis Dean Martin has re turned to her duties at llallas, Texas, after spending two weeks wth her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. MarUn, of Wilkesboro route onet. Miss Martin grad uated from the school of nurs ing at Grace Hospital, Mcrgan- In September, 1943, and did post graduate work there before, going to Dallas, Texas, where she Is now supervisor in the obstetrical department of John Sealey hospital at tho University of Texas. back a* They’ve been scarce for a —but now you con Jsh'yoor depleted stocks with^ ^^^th^firiesl,b!dnltefs in yeors repler SOo/oWOOL.dlS f/4 lbs. kets containing 50% or more wool are ALL GUARfkNTEED FOR 5 YEARS AGAINST MOTH DAMAGE I Choose NOW — on Lay-Away, if you wish!. NOTICE! TO THOSE WHO ATTEND MY EVANGELISTIC SERVICES HERE ON —SATURDAYS— manv neoole throughout Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany counties toXrtlTwnkLboro regularly every Saturday to attend my « air non-denominational Evangelistic Servii^, I wish to an- T will be away from the city for,a short period of time tathe inSt of God’s word b4ing deliver^ over the J station. If I can possibly be in my services this coming adca Aing i ^ ^ inside the new buUding John Tomliimon on’A street, at 2:30 p. m. An all-out invasion against "nL^ind the devil, will soon be announced through Wilkeg county, ,”*1?,!fntinae3 Victory is won. Please watch paper for omcem vt of my firs* broadcast over Station WNOX, Knoxville, in iJlA yCTf D6AT fllttir^ the nrayers of aU God’s people, as 1 am carrying on this uSTwork ^tirely by FAITH. YOUB friend and MINISTER IN CHRIST, ANGELIST CHARLES A. KEYES, Jr B. p. D. 1, RURAL HALL, N. C. _«FND ANY AND ALL FREE-WILL OFFERINGS FOR THIS TO»TOra*ABOTOADD*ESS. Miss Pauline Troutman, who holds a position here with the Southern Railway, left Saturday tor her home at Troutman and while there will undergo an opera tion. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Myers, of Baltimore, are here visiting with their children, Bertha Jean and Sonny, Mr. Myers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Myers, and other relatives. Mrs. C. H. Fowler, of Boomer, killed a huge blacksnake in her bam last week. The snake, which was 67 inches long, was swallow ing a rat which was 18 inches long. Mr. R. E. Hayes and his sons were mowing in an orchard near Gilreath when they killed five large snakes. Three of the snakes were moccasins and two wore ex tra large rattlesnakes, Mrs. E, W. Griffin and Miss Car- l.vle Ware loft Saturday for their home at Kings Mountain after a weeks visit here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones. Mrs. Grifflti it. a sister, of Mrs. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Nichols, of Morganton, and Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Nichols, of this city, returned to their respective homes yester day after spending several days at Shatley Springs in Ashe coun ty. Mrs. Pearl Hartley, of Boone, spent the week-end in Wilkesboro with her ttrother. Representative T. E. Story, and family. Repre sentative Story was quite ill sev eral days last w'eek with infection of the nose. Mr. L. R. Shephard, of Norfolk. Va., his son. Cpl. Roy Shepherd, of Hunters Field, Ga., and daughter. Miss Mary Shepherd, of Newport News, Va., have been visitors at their home on North Wilkesboro Route three for the past several days. Lieut, and Mrs. Edward P. Boll, of 3 Clayton street, Roseband, Staten Island, N, Y., announce the birth of a daughter, Helen Frances, on Thursday, July 14, at Staten Island hospita' Mrs. Bell is tho former Miss Helea Bumgar ner, of Wilkesboro. -A, daughter, Diane Louise, was born Friday night at the Wilkes hospital to Capt. and Mrs. John M. Derr, Jr. Mrs. Derr is the former Miss Gwendolyn Hubbard, daugh ter of Dr. aud Mrs. F. C. Hubbard. Capt. Derr is in service in Eng land. Friends are glad to learn that Attorney T. E. Story has recover ed from a serious illness. He was treated at the Wilkes hospital last week for blood poisoning from an infection in his nose and he re covered rapidly after penicillin was administered. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pardue, of Washington, D. C., have returned after having spent ten days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Par- due, at Roaring River, and at Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Cook’s in Granite Falls. Eugene is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Pardue and a broth er of Mrs- Cook. Mrs. Darrell Kirby has been spending several days in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Pardue, while her brother, Mr. Eugene Pardue, and his wife, were there on their vacation. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Cook also visited in the home. Mrs. Cook is a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Pardue and sister of Eugene and Mrs. Kirby. Mrs. R. M. Pound, who Is visit ing her mother, Mrs. J. C. Smoot, on the Brushles, and her sister, Mrs. B. G. Finley, of this city, will return to her home In Char lotte the last of the week. Her son, Lieut. R. M. Pound, Jr., of the U. S. Pacific fleet, Is expect ed home within the next few days to visit her and Mr. Pound In Charlotte. The Soldier’s Medal has been awarded to First Sergeant Samuel G. Hall, of Statesville, for the part he played In the evacuation of men from the hold of a damaged trans port. The Award was presented to Sergeant Hall, who Is in Italy, on June 27 The citation reads as follows: “Samuel G. HaU, 14109824, first Sergeant, Ordnance Depart ment, United States Army, for heroism aboard an Army transport on 2nd January, 1944. An explo sion damaged the bow of th© ves sel and inflicted many casualties among the troops quartered In that part of the ship. At Immi nent risk of his life, first Sergeant Hall voluntailly descended a rope ladder Into the wrecked compart ment, filled with toxic gases, and took a leading part in the evacua tion of the wounded, remaining In action until the compartment had been completely cleared of all per sonnel. This gallant and volun tary act of First Sergeant HaU probably prevented a much larger loss of life and was In keeping with the finest traditions of the service. Entering the military service from Statesville, North Carolina.” Tho Soldier’s Medal Is the highest decoration awarded to a member of the army who distin guishes himself by heroism not in volving actual conflict with the enemy. The medal has an eagle displayed on a bronze octagon standing on a fasces between two groups of stars of six and seven, above the group of six a spray of ‘leaves. On the reverse a shield play of 13 pieces on tte chief, the letters ”U. S.” supported by sprays of laurel and oak, around the out er edge the inscription “Soldier's Medal” and across the face the words “For Valor”. Sergeant Hall's mother, .Mrs. W. G. Hall, last week received one of the two originals of the citation. V All Are Invited To Tent Revival Here Rev. Harvey Phillips, who with other ministers is conducting a re vival in a tent located near Caddy Motor company, invites the public to attend the services now in prog ress. Rev. Mr. Phillips in an an nouncement given to The Journal- Patriot said: "I wish to announce that the report that my wife’s first husband is living is a false report”. - •V •. Pr^ch Bet&i to^ Homes of T«^ Xerriflo •belUng mad bombmrilmcnt redacod this town of Ugny, Frmaoe. to Jnst m sheS of Ms former sidf, bnt to these Freachmea ■ tm borne me they move bmek to mormmlcy la their vUImge mftor it wmi oconpied by the Americmn mrmy daring the tovasioa of the Normmad] comet. Simply. In m voice devoid of i tion, WllUmm Farber, Sea Diego, Cmlif., deocribes m miracle of the 20th centory. He had been blind fer 39 years. ' The telephone was not designed for entertainment or visiting. Its original intent and purpose was for transmit ting brief messages, to save time and travel between the parties talking. Hemember, your telephone is seriously helping to lick the Germans and the Japs. We must handle 100 million tele phone calls every day, with less equip ment and less skSled help. During business hours we peed existing wires badly. There are times duriiig the day that calls come in faster than we can handle them on the switchboard. Over 900,000 applications have been received for new telephone service but orders could not be filled. Why? lie- cause telephone equipment is being used in the many theatres of war. In Japan, all civilian telephones have been confiscated for use by the government Be thankful you have a telephone but use it intelligently, sparingly; be a good teleidione neighbor, especially on parf> lines — till victory! DOUBLE DUTY L-DOLLABS CENTRAL ELECTRIC & TELEPHONE CO. HOME IS THE SAILOR ... /or a jeva treasured hours! Thefe*s precious eat go aboard our buses these days fathers on last leaves—war-wounded going home—war wprk« _ bound for the arsenals of Victory - all the gtpusands of acti^ Americans who must be kept on the movt ^*7 8“® up to far more passengers than buses have ever carried befOTe—-m spite of the serious shortage of equipment and manpower. Our task fo^j of the highways’M? able to carry out its vital mission only with vour help ...the help of all who travel wisely in warttme. . GREYHOUND TERMINAL , telephone 216 M. C. WOODIE, Agent
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