SOCIAL NEWS
Clubs, Parties, Church Activities, Etc.
Jennings-Hornby
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Engagement
Mrs. Bertelle Jennings, of
Wllbar, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Hannah
Jean, to Ddsel M. Hamby, son of
Mrs. Rebecca. Hamby, of Wllbar.
No definite date has been set for
the -wedding.
Social Calendar
The combined murtJln of
the Woman's Bible chuw and
the Spiritual Ufe Group of the
North Wflkesboro First Meth
odist church will meet Tues
day afternoon, 8:80 o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. R. M.
Brume, Sr.
Mrs. Ben Marsh Is
Feted at Party
Mrt. Rum*U 0. Hodgoa anter
tained at a until .brtdga party at
h?r home on Righth greet Fri
day afternoon honoring Mm,
Ban M*r*h, who before bar re
pent marring* waa Mt? Roberta
Miller, of Charlotte, Another
bonor gueet M the parly vm
Mi** Rltaaheth Smith, of Newton,
houeegueet of Mto- \V. IX Abeh*
er, Mm Mareh and Mlt* Smith,
a former member of tbo oily
*rhe?l fleetly. emh meetvet re
twembrenea* from ibo hoeteea. in
tbo bridge game, wbWh im fol
K>wo4 by refreahmeata, Ml** Lola
Seregge vm Ibo win nor of tbo
top ncoaro prize.
Mrs. J. Gwyn Gambill
Gives Bridge Party
Mr*. J. Gwyn Gam bill. woo
hostess at a delightful bridge
party at her homo on D Street
Wednesday afternoon as a cour
tesy to her sister, Mrs. W. H. S.
Burgvryn, of Woodland, who was
her bousegusst for the day. Shar
ing honors with Mrs. Burgwyn
was Mrs. Ben Marsh, who prior
to her marriage was Miss Rober
ta Miller, of Charlotte. A dessert
course preceded the game of
bridge played at fonr tables.
Each of the honor'ees received
gifts, and high and low score
prizes in the bridge game went
to Mrs. BuTgwyn and Mrs. James
Lowe.
Mrs. A. H. Clark
Entertains Her Club
The members of the Sans Sou
ci club and two extra guests,
Mrs. Boyd Stout and Mrs. Ivey
Moore, were delightfully enter
tained by Mrs. A. H. Clark at
her home on Kensington Drive
Thursday evening. Bridge was
played at two tables with the
high and second high score priz
es going to Mrs. R. H. Shell and
Mrs. Moore. A dessert course was
served during the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Inscore
Hosts to Reverie Club
Mr. and Mr*. 1 t^rad Insoors
were hoata to the members" of the
Reverie Rook club at the home of
the B. P. Inscore* on Friday
evening. Rook was played at
three tables and was followed by
an Ice course. Top score prise
for the ladles went to Mrs. R. S
Godfrey and for th? men to Mr.
Russell Pearson.
Tar Heel Bride b
Wed By Telephone
Fort Myers, Fla., July at ?
An Impatient North Carolina
brunette and a sergeant in the
U. 8. Army of Occupation were
married .by transatlantic radio
phone today with an army chap
lain officiating on the German
end in apparent defiance of his
commander.
Ninoy Carol Hln?on? 19# of
Landts, N. C? was Joined by ra
iiophons to 8-8gt' Harlee Pete
Odom. Jr.. of Wilmington, N. 0.,
M 10:11 ft. m. to*"* *ft*r tw?
previous attempts yesterday and
earlier this morning had failed
because the sergeent was unable
to get a chaplain to aselst him.
Ml?a Hineon turned awey in
tears yesterday when her con
nection with Munich. Germany,
reeulted only In Odom* explana
tion that no chaplain wae obtain
able. She tried egaln early this
morning with the same tearful
reeult except for her closing
sommand to the sergeant:
"Go get a chaplain."
At 10 a. m. the call was made
igatn and this time in Munich
Sergeant Odom's friend, Chap
lain Don Hudson of Sarasota,
Fla., was at his side.
The ceremonies began witn a
brief conversation (between Hud
son and Judge Hiram Bryant
who was officiating In Miss Hin
gon's behalf. Judge Bryant dis
closed the nature of the ser
geant's difficulties when he
turned bo the waiting bride and
"It looks like he (the chap
lain) defied the orders of bis
am j ucucu ,t
commander and came anyhow.
The dark-eyed Miss Hinson,
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who hopes to join her husband
n Germany in six weeks, was se
rene as she repeated her vows
Into the telephone mouthpiece
but his difficulties apparently
had unnerved the sergeant.
Inter-oounty telephone and tel
egraph officials who were there
to assist in the arrangements,
handed her a bill for $1-25 for the
telephone time plus $20.30 foi
extra equipment and installations.
Mrs. Odom paid this and $3.5C
for the marriage license. Judge
Bryant said his fee was $25 bul
that Mrs Odom could pay it later.
Mrs. Odom departed on the
noon bus for her home In Lan
dis.
Mrs. Lodemia Souther
Succumbs In Virginia
Funeral services for Mr. Lo
demia Bricknell Souther of
Chase City, Va., who passed
away Saturday, July 17, at a Vir
ginia hospital with a heart at
tack, were conducted at Mt. Pis
gah church after she was brought
back to North Carolina Tuesday,
July 20, at one o'clock. Burial
followed in the family plot In
the?Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
Mm. Souther -is survived by
two sons, Dewitt Souther, Union
Grove, and Glenn Souther, of
Chase City, Va.; one daughter,
Mrs. Gladys Lawson, of Chase
City, Va., and one sister, Mrs.
Nancy J. Chatham, of Gilreath.
She joined the church while
young and lived a faithful Chris,
tian life and "was loved by all
who knew her.
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New Drug Helpful
Treatment of Pelio
Houston, Texas, July 81 ?
Doctors at the city-county Jeffer
son Darts hospital today con
firmed reports that polio pa
tients treated with thlasolyl, a
new sulfa-type drug, are up and
walking around.
They also said the acute ill
ness period, of patients treated]
with the durg is being cut as
much as one-quarter of the usu
al fire to eight-day period.
The doctors, who declined to
be quoted by name, warned how
erer of ovefaptimism.
"We feel that the drug la do
ing some good," one of them
?aid, "hut we just want to be
sure before we make any claims.'
? Use of the drug here and at
the John Scaly hospital at the
University of Texas School of
Medicine at Oalerston was dls-.
closed last Saturday,
Jefferson bavls officials said
"more than 40" patients hare
been treated locally with thla
solyl ?- alio known as "Drug
No. 8"?and another new drug,
aureomycin.
Dr. Ohaunoey Leake, dean of
the university school, Saturday
night confirmed the reports but
said, "It Is too early glre any
opinion on the value of the
drug." He said 81 patients
have been treated at Galveston.
Nearly 260 polio victims have
been admitted to Houston hos
pitals this year.
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The 4-H Pig Club program is
making rapid progress in the
western counties of the State.
Children's shoes,. hundreds of
pairs on the tables at bargain
prices, 91.00 per pair and. up,
see us. The Goodwill Store.
7-2?-8t.
Blue and tearose petticoats in
rayon at $1.04. Ladies' rayon
panties in white, yellow and tea
rose at only 89c per pair. The
Goodwill Store. 7-29-2t.
NOTICE
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
In tho Superior Court
Richard J. Council, Plaintiff
?a.
Nancy D. Councill, Defendant
The above-named defendant,
Nancy D. Councill, will take notice
that an1 action aa above entitled
has been commenced in the Supe
rior Court of Wilkes County, N.
C., by the plaintiff, Richard J.
Councill, to obtain an absolute di
vorce from the defendant on the
ground that plaintiff and defend
ant have lived continuously sep
arate and apart from each other
for more than two yeara next pre
ceding the commencement of thia
action; and said defendant will
further take notice that aha is re
quired to appear at the office of
the Clerk of tike Superior Court
of Wilkes County, in Wflkeeboro,
V. C., on the 13th day of August,
1948, or within twenty days
thereafter, and answer or demur
to the complaint filed in said
muse, or the plaintiff will be en
titled to the relief demanded in
raid complaint.
This 13th day of June, 1948.
C. C. HAYES,
3-5-4tM Clerk Superior Court
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