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Parties, Church Activities, Etc.
MISS MAMIE SOCK WELL ? EDITOR
Reno Welsh Foil
Weds Fred Walker
In * candlelight service at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Walsh in Moravian Falls, their
only daughter, Rena, became the
bride of Fred Walker, son of
Mr. Earl Walker of Grey Manor
Terrace, Baltimore, Md., and the
late Mrs. Walker. Rev. Dean
Mlnton officiated, using the dou
ble ring ceremony at 7:00 p. m.,
Saturday, December 24th, in a
green and white setting of pine,
white gladioli and seven branch
candelabra Molding Cathedral
tapers.
The bride wore a floor length
drees of aqua Ice satin, with
small stand-up collar and tiny
oovered buttons down the front.
She carried a white prayer book
showered with pink roseB and
wore a single strand of pearls.
Miss LaVerne Parleir, of Mo
ravian Falls, was her maid of
honor. She wore a dress of wind
er white. Mrs. L. B. Walsh, mo
ther of the bride, wore a street
length dress of slate blue. Each
wore a corsage of pink rosebuds.
Mr. Charles Wood, of North
Wilkesboro, Route 2, was best
man andr also lighted the can
dles
^AJr travel the bride changed
to a maroon imported gabardine
suit with brown and mauve ac
cessories and a corsage of baby
orchids.
Ml 1m. Walker is a graduate of
Wiitesboro high school, attend
ed Clevenger College, and is now
employed at Spainhour's 1 n
North Wilkesboro.
Mr. Walker graduated from
Mountain View high school,
Berved 2 1-2 years in the U. S.
Navy in the European Theatre.
He Is now taking a Pre-med
course at High Point College,
High Point. N. C.
Those attending the wedding
were Mrs. Charles Wood, North
Wilkesboro, Route 2; Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce Pearson, Moravian
Falls; Miss Patsy Hawkins,
North Wilkesboro; and Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Walsh, of Boomer.
Reception Given For
Mr. and Mrs. Walker
A very delightful cake cut
ting, with about 30 guests at
tending, was held Dec. 25th, at
8:00 p. m. at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wood, of North
Wilkeeboro, Route 2, to honoi
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker who
were married Saturday. Mrs
Walker is the former Rena
Walsh Foil of Moravian Falls,
j The decoration was carried
out in white and green color
scheme. Madonna's filled< with
white gladioli were used on the
mantle, white narcissus was the
dining table center piece. Poin
settia's and fern completed the
decoration.
The bride cut the first piece
of the three-tiered wedding cake,
after which Mrs. Charles Wood
cut and Served the remainder
assisted by Misses Velma Lee
Vandenburg, Kathleen Sebas
tian, and Phyllis Sue Wood
Miss Margaret Handy presided
at the punch bowl.
Appropriate music was fur
nished by Miss Margaret Han
dy, pianist, and Misses Phoebe
Mason, Velma Lee Vandenburg
and Phyllis Sue Wood.
Mrs. Walker received silver
in her pattern.
Davis-Tom I inson
Engagement Is
' Announced
Winston-Salem.?Mr. and Mrs.
I John Neal Davis, 2714 Reynolds
Road, Winston-Salem;--Jianounce
| the engagement of their daugh
! ter, Nancy Victoria, to Worth
Evan Tomlinson, son of Mrs. S.
V. Tomlinson, of North Wilkes
boro, and the late Mr. Tomlin
son. The wedding will take place
January 28, at eight o'clock in
the evening, at the First Bap
tist church in Winston-Salem.
Miss Davis graduated at Mere
dith College in 1943 with a ma
jor in music. She -worked with
the Oral Hygiene Division of
the State Board of Health for
three years. She is a member
i of the Mozart club, Thursday
Morning Music club, and is
chairman of Woman's Commit
tee of the Winston-Salem Sym
phony Association.
Mr. Tomlinson attended the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill two years and grad
uated from the National Busi
ness College at Roanoke, Va. He
is now affiliated with the es
tate of the late S. V. Tomlinson.
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FROM THE
OLD MILL STREAM
Most of the industry in ouj
Piedmont Cayolinas was
"down by the Old Mil.
Stream" when this century
began The rains came, and
sometimes the little riverside
plant went out with the flood
Then adventuresome engi
near* began to turn power
wasting at falls and shoals Into
electricity They transmitted
it to sites located a safe dis
tance from the rivers. These
sites rapidly grew into towns
Factory loss by flood ended
Such river sites as could t>.
reached and profitably de
veloped were "used up" Too
it was found that, in time oi
drought, streams proved in
adequate to power needs tr
the awakened Piedmont
**|cilities tor steam generation were begun and have con
gs
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. ? z. ?PUJ ruatli today they provide most of the power delivei
r j6. 5 ZJkul
uke System One plant now under construction. tb<
oar present expansion -program, will produce mere than
ta macb pewer aa was esed last year in all the lerritor>
the Duke Pewer Company.
Kilby-Summers
Vows Solemnized
The marriage of Miss Betty
Adele Summers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Summers,
of North Wilkeeboro, and An
drew Lomax Kllby, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew F. Kilby, also
of North Wllkesboro, took place
in High Point on Sunday, De
cember 25.
The bride, a graduate of the
North Wllkesboro high school,
attended Lees-McRae College at
Banner Elk, and is now employ
ed as secretary to Attorney Lar
ry S. Moore.
The groom, also a graduate of
the North Wllkesboro high
school, prior to attending the
Bowling Green Business " Uni
versity at Bowling Green, Ken
tucky, served two years in the
Army Air Corps. He is in busi
ness at the Yadkin Valley Motor
Company in North Wllkesboro.
The young couple are now re
siding at the home of the bride's
parents on F street.
Plentiful Foods
For Month Listed
Apples, winter pears, and
dried beans and peas are first
on the U. S. Department of Agri
culture's plentiful foods list for
January, Mrs. Annie H. Greene,
home demonstration agent for
the State College Extension
Service, reported this week.
Winter pears are at their
prime in January, Mrs. Greene
said, and the apple crop, accord
ing-to latest figures, is 50 per
cent larger than in 1948 and
20 per cent bigger than the av
erage for the past 10 years.
Dried beans, USDA estimates,
will set a record this year. Both
dried beans and peas, classed as
excellent protein foods by USDA
nutritionists, are in ample sup
ply oh Southern retail markets,
the home agent said.
Pick of the fruits from the
standpoint of quantity will be
oranberries. oranges, and dried
prunes and raisins. For specialty
foods, Mrs. Greene suggests the
plentiful tree nuts?walnuts, al
monds, pecans, and filberts?as
well as honey, sugarcane sirup,
and molasses.
Turkeys remain in the plenti
ful class for January, and broil
ers and fryers are also recom
mended buys for January shop
pers. For still another choice in
meats, Mrs. Greene suggested
pork and pork products, plenti
ful at reasonable prices, and
frozen fish. Manufactured dairy
products and seasonally increas
ing supplies of eggs are other
protein foods to be found on
January markets in ample sup
ply
Good buys in green and cann
ed vegetables for January, she
reported, will include cabbage,
spinach, celery, lettuce, and
canned corn. -
Turkey Schools To
Be Continued Now
Three meetings for turkey
growers will be held by the
State College Extension Service
in large turkey-producing areas
of the State during January.
The first will be held in the
city hall at Cherryville, Gaston
county, at 11 a. m. on January
16; the second at Marshville,
Union county, at 10 a. m. on
January 11; and the third in the
schoolhouse at Harrells Store,
Sampson County, at 10 a. m. on
January 30.
The program for all the
meetings will be the same. Poult
brooding will be discussed by L.
W. Herrick, extension turkey
specialist;, production of oats and
corn, by Dr. E. R. Collins, in
charge of agronomy extension;
feed requirements for turkeys,
by Dr. Joe Kelly of the State
College poultry department; and
poultry diagnostic ' service at
State College, by Frank Craig,
also of thfe poultry department.
Colored slides will be used to
illustrate some of the talks.
With interest in large-scale
turkey production increasing in
North Carolina, large attendanc
es are expected at the meetings,
according to Herrick. He added
that all large and small grow
ers, feed and equipment sales
man, and allied industry men
are invited to attend the meet
ing most convenient for them.
Support the Scouts
As of last June 30, about 78.2
I of the nation's farms were elec
trified.
HIDDEN TAXES?irS THE
WOMAN WHO PAYS. Before
starting breakfast, tbe house
wife has already paid seven tax
es, and by the time day is over,
countless more hidden costs are
paid by women. For the almoet
unbelievable story about the
American tax tangle, don't miss ?
"Hidden Taxes?The Lady Pays"
appearing in January 15 issue of '
The American Weekly, Nation's f
Favorite Magazine With the Bal- -
timore Sunday American. Order '
from Your Local Newsdealer.
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NEW 1950
mERIURY
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ir SETTER, IN R?-SALE VALVE !
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1930 MERCURY SPORT SEDAN
White slde-woll tires and rear wheel
shields are optional at extra cost.
? Last year, Mercury was head and shoulder*
above the field in value!
This year, Mercury value is even better than
ever! For the big, new 1950 Mercury is now
better than ever in everything you want.
Better in styling! Better in economy with
"Econ-O-Miser" carburetion! Better in per
formance with "Hi-Power Compression"! Bet
ter in comfort with "Cushion-Coil" front
springing .. ."Lounge-Rest" seating! Better in
handling ease with "Stedi-Line steering!
Better in all-round value, too!
Before you make up your mind about any
new car?see and drive the new 1950 Mercury!
Once you do, you'll be convinced it's better
than ever to make your next car Mercury.
YADKIN VALLEY MOTOR CO.
Ninth Street Phone 700 North WHketboro, N. C.