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Thursday, April 27, 1939 OCAIA Dick Cummings, of Brannon, visited relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Reece had as their Sunday guest J. C. Reece, of Boon ville. Mrs. Carl Poindexter spent MOnday in High Point, the guest of her niece, Mrs. Amos Kerns. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brown and children, Jean and A. L., H, spent Sunday in Mount Airy, the guests of friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Freeman, of Winston-Salem, attended to busi ness matters here on Thursday of last week. Will Helton, of Asheville, spent the week-end with his brother, Miles Henry Helton, at his home in Jonesville. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stanley were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willie White, at their home near Dobson. Mrs. F. C. Stough, of Cornelius, was the guest Thursday of Mrs. H. B. Holcomb, at her home on West Main street. Mr. ana Mrs. Jack Smoot an nounce the birth of a son, at Hugh Chatham Mem orial hospital, April 25. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Fitzgerald and little daughter, Becky, of Winston-Salem, were Sunday guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Byrd. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Holcomb and daughter and son. Sarah and Hugh, spent Saturday the guests ot friends at Cornelius. Glenn Cummings, of Salisbury, spent the week-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cum mings, near Brannon. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Turner, of Mocksville, were the guests last week of Mrs. W. M. Cundiff, at her home on Bridge street. Arvil Evans returned Saturday to Hoboken, N. J., after spending two weeks here with his mother, Mrs. Wilson Evans, who has been ill. Mrs. E. M. Hodel, of this city, was a guest at a bridge-luncheon at the home of Mrs. Avahlee Hammock, in Kemersville Satur day. Mrs. Hugh Parks returned Monday from a visit of several days with her mother, Mrs. J. P. Gwyn, at her home in Yancey ville. Dr. and Mrs. Fraser Lapsley, of Badin, were the guests Thursday of Mrs. Lapsley's mother, Mrs. J. L. Hall, at her home on West Main street. Miss Louise Pure ell, of Red Springs, arrived Saturday for a visit of a month to her sister, Mrs. A. M. Smith, and Mr. Smith, at Hotel Elkin. Mrs. R. C. Freeman and little daughter, Mary Liles, have re turned from a visit of several days to Raleigh, Randleman and Wilson Mills. FERTILIZER for the Lawn and Garden F.A.Brendle & Son Elkin, N. C. Announcement! It Is a Pleasure to Announce That We Have Been Chosen WESTiNGHOUSE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR DEALER FOR ELKIN 10 HOURS OUT OF 12 IT USES NO CURRENT AT ALL W. A. Reeves, of Statesville, arrived Wednesday for a visit of several days in the home of Mrs. R. G. Franklin and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Greene, of Statesville, have been the guests for several days of Misses Jennie and Auba Gray, at their home on Vine street. Miss Mary Virginia Barker, Miss Elizabeth McNeill and Sam Gambill attended a recent meet* ing of the N. C. Scholastic Press Institute at Chapel Hill. Rev. J. L. Powers has return ed from Hillsboro, where he as sisted in a revival meeting last week. Rev. Powers is pastor of East Elkin Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Moody, of State Road, announce the birth of a daughter on April 15, Mrs. Moody was the former Miss Eve lyn Shoemaker, of Jonesville. Mr. and Mrs. William Andrews and son, Billy, of Shelby, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. An drews' mother, Mrs. E. E. Harris, at her home on West Main street. W. A. Neaves is expected to re turn today from Detroit, where he has been for several days at tending to business matters for Chatham Manufacturing com pany, James Gray, a student at North Carolina State College, Ra leigh, spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Annie Gray, at her home on Franklin street. Mrs. W. D. Turner, of Stanley, has been the guest for several days of Mrs. George Royall at her home on Church street, and Mrs. M. Q. Snow, at her home on Circle Court. Mrs. W. L. Cawthon, of Jack son, Tenn., is spending some time here with her daughters, Mrs. Thomas Roth and Miss Norma Cawthon, and her sister, Mrs. H. C. Graham. Mrs. D. H. Morrison attended a luncheon meeting of Greyhound ticket agents at the Robert E. Lee hotel in Winston-Salem Mon day. She was accompanied by Miss Florence Eldridge. Mrs. G. L. Hill has been in Winston-Salem this week with her sister, Mrs. Carl Hunter, of Westfleld, who has been quite ill at the Baptist hospital. Mrs. Hunter is much improved. Ben Kirkman, of High Point, spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. R. L. Kirkman, at her home on West Main street. Robert Kirkman, of Winston-Sa lem, also visited his mother Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Young and daughter, Patty Rue, Mrs. W. E. Bohannon and Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Dockery spent Sunday in Greensboro, the guests of Mrs. Bohannon's sister, Mrs. J. L. Hol ton. Mrs. John Sagar, Miss Carolyn Lillard. Miss Josephine Paul and Miss Lucille Young will attend a tea Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Wall, in Lenoir. Miss Young will remain for a week-end visit with Mrs. Wall. Miss Ina Cooke, of Winston- Salem, has been the guest for several days of Mrs. W. I. Shu gart, at her home in Jonesville. Mrs. Shugart also had as her guests Sunday, Mrs. J. T. Burrus and Miss Essie Glenn, of High Point, Mr. and Mrs. Will John son, Miss Lillian Johnson and Mrs. F. D. Holcomb, of Mt. Airy. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Friends of H. F. Laffoon will regret to know that he Is in the hospital for treatment, prepara tory to an operation. Mr. Laf foon is secretary-treasurer of Elk Printing company, publishers of The Tribune. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trivette, Jr.. of Lewisville, and Mr. and Mrs. Manley Conrad and Mrs. T. O. Trivette, of Winston-Salem, were the Sunday guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. R. Q. Franklin, at her home on West Main street. Mrs. Arlie steelman, of Boon-, ville, and Mrs. Gillis Stinson, of Winston-Salem, spent Saturday here with their father, L. R. Combs. Mr. Combs, who is re covering from an illnes, accom panied Mrs. Steelman home for an indefinite visit. Mrs. Ella Holbrook left Mon day for her home in Turlock, Calif., following a visit of several months with relatives in this sec tion. She was accompanied home, by her sister, Mrs. Fannie Sny der, of State Road, who will spend some time in California. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Parker and little daughter, Betty Ann, spent the week-end in Wilson, the guests of Mrs. Parker's mother, Mrs. John C. Daniel. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Parker's sister. Miss Fannie Daniel, who will be their guest until Friday. Miss Mary Idelia Benson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. L. Benson, of this city, a student at the Woman's College of Duke University, Durham, won second place in the women's division of the National Inter-collegiate De bating tournament which was held recently at Winthrop Col lege, Rock Hill. S. C. Students from 60 universities and colleges entered in the tournament. Mrs. Sam Neaves spent the week-end in Winston-Salem with her mother, Mrs. Mae Boden heimer Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Folger and Mr. Neaves went down Sunday to ac company her home. They were accompanied by Mrs. W. A. Neaves and Miss Rosamond Neaves, and in the afternoon they were the guests of Mrs. Neaves' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Cox, at Mouth of Wil son, Va. Miss Neaves Is Hostess at Dance Monday Evening Having as guests about twenty five* members of the high school set, Miss Rosamond Neaves was hostess at an enjoyable, informal dance Monday evening at her home on Bridge street. The spa cious home was decorated with early garden flowers. Punch was served throughout the evening. PLEASANT HILL Rev. I. W. Vestal preached at Pleasant Hill Sunday morning and night. Our Sunday school has been slacking during the winter months but it is steadily going up to the 300 mark again. The quartet from the Lucy Hanes club of the Chatham Man ufacturing company met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Gil liam Saturday night for their practice. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Darnell had as their guests last week-end Mr. and Mrs. Mackie Royall and family, of Thurmond. Sunday afternoon both Mr. and Mrs. Darnell and Mr. and Mrs. Royall motored to Wilkesboro. Mrs. J. B. Darnell had as her Sunday guests Mrs. Laura O'Brien, of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Victoria Darnell. Odell Gamble, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Gamble, is re covering from a recent operation. F. H. C. Class Meets Thursday The F. H. C. class of the Plea sant Hill Baptist church met Thursday evening at the home of Miss Irene Day. The class president, Miss Mo zell Darnell, presided over the meeting. After the business por tion of the meeting was over, a very inspiring talk was given by Mrs. D. C. Gilliam on "Our American Neighbors." The Guid ing Star quartet furnished special music. At the close of the business session very enjoyable refresh ments were served to the 28 members present. Ail Were Settin' "Where were you boys when I called for you to help me an hour ago?" asked Farmer Jones at the supper-table, "I was in the barn settin' a hen," said one. "And I was in the loft settin' a saw,".answered another. "I was in grandma's room set tin' the clock," came from the third boy. "I was up in the pantry settin' a trap," said the fourth. "You're a fine set," remarked the farmer. "And where were you?" he asked, turning to the youngest. "I was on the doorstep settin' still," was the reply. BAPTISTS MAKE HEAVY GAINS DURING YEAR 24,932 Churches Record Rec ord Number' New Members TOTAL IS NOW 4,770,185 Nashville, Tenn., April 22 When the Southern Baptist con vention meets in Oklahoma City, May 17-21, a year of unusual gains will be reported .according to figures just released by Dr. E. P. Alldredge, secretary of the de partment of survey, statistics and information of the Sunday school board of the Southern Baptist convention. Dr. Alldredge reports 24,932 Baptist churches within the bounds of the Southern Baptist convention—lß southern states and District of Columbia—with a total membership of 4,770,185, a net increase in the number of churches during the year of 386 and a net gain in membership of 174,583. The number of mem bers received by baptism during the year, 256.814, was the largest number by 23.243 ever reported in any one year before. The av erage number of baptisms for each year for the past 21 has been 202,338. The total number of members received by baptism during the past 20 years has been 4,046,760. Sunday Schools Gain The total number of Southern Baptist Sunday schools is now 23,514, with an aggregate enroll ment 0f,3,368,851, a net gain over the previous year" of 157,144, which was the second largest gain in Southern Baptist history. The 3,548 vacation Bible schools, with an enrollment of 375,455, had a net gain last year of 111,- 396. Likewise the Baptist Train ing union with its 38,202 organ izations and membership of 805,- 945 had e net gain in enrollment of 63,738, the largest in its his tory in any one year. The Woman's Missionary union organizations reached the grand total of 38,597, which shows an unprecedented net gam of 4,003 organizations. The membership reached a total of 715,402, a net gain of 103,327, one of the great est gams in history. The contributions of the churches revealed one of the largest gains in recent years. The total contributions for all causes amounted to $35,265,687, an in crease over the previous year of $2,999,653. Of this amount $5,- 798,529 went to missions and ben evolences. Total value of church property $210,446,838, a gain of j $3,778,425. The number of Bap |tist ministers reported was 22,075, |an increase of 386. Weaver Is Speaker At Forbush School The commencement exercises of the Forbush school will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6. The program arranged by Principal D. D. Martin, is as fol lows: May 5, 8 p.m., operetta, "On Midsummer Day," by primary grades. May 6, 2 p.m., devotional, by Rev. R. L. West, pastor Yadkin ville Baptist church; commence ment address by Prof. L. S. Weaver, Jonesville; presentation of diplomas; recitation—declama tion contest; 8 pjn., a play, "Her Blessed Boy," by the grammar grades. WITH THE SICK The following patients have been admitted to the local hospi tal during the past week: Lucy Gray, Elkin; Mrs. Ruby Baldwin, Elkin; Sarah Ratledge, Elkin; Addie Wall, Elkin; Kim Vestal, Jonesville; H. F. Laffoon, Elkin; Mrs. Flossie Sparks, Boon vllle; Delmar Comer, Elkin; Mrs. W. D. Turner, "Stanley; Mrs. Ruth Threatte, Dobson; Mrs. Willie Tucker, Elkin; Anna Reeves, Sparta; Charles Lyons, Elkin; Mrs. Noah Darnell, Elkin; George Ed Erwin, Sparta; Glenn Carter, Jonesville; Mrs. Sudie Macemore, Jonesville: Mrs. Jack Smoot, Elkin; Frank Wall, Elkin; Rich Chatham, Jr., Elkin; Mrs. Cora Lee Hanes, Mt. Airy; Mrs. Gail Wall, Rockford; Mae Size more, Yadkinville; Mrs. Cleo Southard, Hamptonville. Patients dismissed during the week were; George Felts, Elkin; Mrs. L. W. Bonkeymeyer, Kern el's ville; Hattie Jenkins, Jones ville; Mrs. Phoebe Hall, Scotts ville; Dorothy Crabb, Thurmond; Carol Martin, * Jonesville; Mrs. Ethel Davis, Elkin; Odell Gam bill, Elkin; W. H. Joyner, Yad kinville; Louis Walker. Mt. Airy; Verona Simmons, Harmony; Del mar Comer, Elkin; Mrs. W. D. Turner, Stanley; Vergie Haynes. Jonesville; Kim Vestal, Jones ville. > Miss Blackwood Is Yadkin Champion In a spelling contest here Miss Peggy Blackwood, of Jonesville, was selected to represent Yadkin county in the Journal-Sentinel spelling contest of several coun ties, which will be held in Win ston iSalem Saturday. Miss Blackwood represented Yadkin county last year. She is from the Jonesvlite school. Miss Blackwood was selected from a list of seven from other schools in Yadkin county. Those taking part in the contest and the school they represented, were: Mary Melton, Yadkinville; Willie Adams, For bush; SaWe Ruth Brown, West Yadkin; How ard Adams, Boonville; Evelyn Murphy, Pall Creek; and Dallas Brown, East Bend. MINE RIDGE Several people from here are attending the revival services at the Pentecostal church in Elkin this week. Mrs. L. C. Lowe has returned from a visit of two weeks with her sister, Mrs. T. E. Parks, and Mr. Parks, in Leaksville. The Mine Ridge school closed a successful term Friday. Miss Unias Simmons has re turned to her home in Elkin, fol lowing a visit with her sister, Mrs. Marvin Martin, and Mr. Martin. Harvey Sidden, of State Road, was the Sunday guest of Warren Harper. Mrs. George Snow, who has been quite ill, is improving, we are glad to note. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Norman, of Thurmond, spent the week-end with Mrs. Norman's parents. Luther and Clyde Smith, of Pleasant Ridge, visited friends here Sunday. Mrs. Annie Norman and son, Willie, of Summerfield, spent part of last week here attending to business matters. Exasperated The farmer came back to the house puffing and blowing, and threw his rake into the corner. "Mercy sakes. Dad!" cried his wife. "Why did you chase that poor man off the farm, like you did?" "Reason enough!" growled the farmer. "I've just had to buy you that new dress and hat, and I had to buy Daisy a present for her birthday, and I had to buy David a new suit. Then I had to buy a set of harness for the horse, and a cow rug for Straw berry, and a license for the dog—" "Well, what has that got to do with it?" "That fellow asked me if I wanted to buy something for the mosquitoes!" Nothing is musical to a person who has no ear for music. / What Finer Gift for Graduates? Visit Us Today and See the Many Attractive Models MISS VIKING Accurat* p»»»»j»bi» tiondiome Vjr $1073 »093 appearance I and H» brilliant HHHHB BfRfWfPMRTTTPifffTfIi Performance is a 1 fllHlmliißl c ' ia l* n 9*>°ativol-CREDIT.TERMS^, wes in the watch Md ! W. M. WALL Phone 56 JEWELER Elian, N. C. Berate In the little town in which I lived as a boy, two or three times a year the local druggist's window would be filled with what looked to me like portions of harness. Always surrounded by mystery, people seemed afraid to speak of them, when as a matter of fact they were nothing more or less than trusses, or mechanical de vices for keeping portions of the intestines from protruding through or between the muscles of the abdominal wall. There are three very thin muscles covering the abdomen, which are connected to a heavy connective tissue resembling a stout cord, known as Poupart's ligament. Commonly the loop of intestine would bulge out either above or below this ligament, and the truss was used to press back into place the rupture or hernia. Due to a bad coughing spell or heavy straining, such as lifting weighty articles, this loop of in testines would often get twisted and it would be impossible to re place it. The blood supply was cut off and one had what was known as strangulated hernia which was really dangerous. Perhaps 25 per cent, of our population suffer from hernia in some form at some period of life, and are obliged to wear these trusses. This meant a source of great revenue to the quack and the Men! You Don't SPORT : JFML ENSEMBLE /JJSFF The Shirt and Slacks Match! They're Smart! $750 G^|£) Manhattan: (Pi A A Sport Shirts . 4>l'W Polo Shirts .... ...SI.OO SLACKS. All Jfi Art Up New Colors (fuiJO The Men's Shop Herman Guyer Barrett Lankford newspapers of the day were filled with rupture cure devices and remedies, which were cf no earth ly value. Some of the charlatans pasted plasters over the surface of the rupture. More used med icines which were absolutely val ueless and advised the use of their special form of trusses. Many suffered untold agony throughout life. There is no question but that a truto properly made and ap plied scientifically helps mate rially. I had one cranky old pa tient who made his own truss, using a portion of the hoop of a whiskey barrel and a croquet ball, sawed in half and covered with leather, affixed to each end of the device. Today, with modem surgery, asepsis, and either a local or gen eral anaesthetic, an operation done by an expert usually cures the rupture and saves the patient the great inconvenience of going through life handicapped by a truss. So if you suffer from this trouble, see your surgeon and do what he advises. Correct Address The poor man was effusive in his thanks to his rich friend. "This five pounds will help me out of a tight hole, and Fll send it back to you to a few weeks. By the way, what is your address?" The rich man looked solemn. "Fairview Cemetery." he replied. "Oh, nonsense. That's not your address." "No," said the rich man, "but it will be before you send this five pounds back."