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Thursday, September 28, 1939 tftloCAK Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lineberry spent Sunday in Greensboro, the guests of friends. Mrs. M. W. Evans is spending this week in Winston-Salem, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Gilbert. Byron Lopp, of Lexington, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Parks Hampton, at their home on Surry avenue. M. W. Evans left Friday for New York for a visit to his sons, Glenn and Arvid Evans, and to attend the World's Fair. Rev. and Mrs. O. V. Caudle have as their guests at their home on Gwyn avenue. Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Bach and little son, of Whitesburg, Ky. Mrs. Jesse B. Glenn, of Win ston-Salem, and her brother. Joe M. Reece, of Petersburg, Va., were here Monday visiting friends and attending to business matters. W. S. Reich returned Monday from a visit of ten days with his daughter and son, Mrs. R. B. Boren, Jr., and Paul C. Reich, in Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. H. Edward Wells and children, of Shelby, spent Sunday here with Mrs. Wells' mother, Mrs. W. E. Bohannon, at her home on Elk Spur street. Ralph Parks, of Raleigh, was the overnight guest Wednesday of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Farks, at their home on Bridge street. Mrs. Irwin Wade and children, of Durham, are spending some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reece, at their home on Bridge street. Mrs.' John Reich and children, Patricia and Joan, of Statesville, arrived Wednesday for a tisit with Mr. and Mrs. E. F. McNeer, at their home on Church street. Mr. and Mrs. James McCartney and son, Billy, and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Howell, of North Wilkesboro, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hill, at their home on Bridge street. Rev. and Mrs. O. V. Caudle, Mrs. O. D. Causey. Mrs. Ovid Blackburn, Mrs. R. L. Mills, Mrs W. R. Wellborn and Mrs. T. A. Leeper attended a group meeting of the conference of the Winston- Salem Presbyteral at Jefferson Tuesday. They were accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. B. C. Bach, of Whitesburg, Ky., guests of Rev. and Mrs. Caudle. Men! Come In And See FALL SUITS JL All the New Fabrics . . . All the new styles and colors ... You'll find them BH heie! $22.50 UP You'll like the High Quality and Mm / Superior Styles of Our New Florsheim Shoes mmiaT $8.75 and $101)1) Mil Crosby Square Shoes In a Wide Array of New Styles $5.00 to $6.50 The Men's Shop Herman Guyer Phone 199 Barrett Lankford You Get Your Money's Worth When You Buy BUILDING MATERIAL From Us, Plus Prompt Service and Courteous Attention Elkin Lumber & Mfg. Co. "Everything to Build Anything" Phone 68 Elkin, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bauser man and daughter, of Winston- Salem, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. W. M. Cundiff, at her home on Bridge street. Mrs. Bauser man is a niece of Mrs. Cundiff. Excavation was begun Monday preparatory to the building of a new home by Mr. and Mrs. James Booher in the new development, Westover Heights. The plans for the home are of colonial design. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Noe, of Norfolk, Va., announce the birth of a son, Robert Stillman Noe, Jr., on September 22, 1939. Mrs. Noe was before her marriage Miss Margaret Barker, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. James Booher had as their guests Wednesday at their home on Gwyn avenue, Mrs. Booher's sister, Mrs. T. B. Stout, and James and Clyde Reser, all of Bristol, Tenn. Mrs. C. E. Nicks, of this city, is in the hospital here suffering from a severe sore throat, her many friends will regret to know. Her condition was reported im proved Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. James and sons. Larry and Jerry, returned Wednesday fom Apex, where they visited Mrs. James' parents, Mr. And Mrs. Sexton Lawrence, and Raleigh, where Mr. James at tended to business matters. A singing convention will be held at Copeland school house on the second Sunday of October. This convention is one of a series to be held in Surry county during the year. All quartets are espe cially invited to be present. Miss Evelyn Holyfield, of Rock ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Holyfield, has been elected senior editor of the Acorn, monthly literary magazine, at Meredith College, Raleigh, where she is a student. Mrs. T. F. Ward and Mrs. Leo Topping, mother and sister of Mrs. Howard Hatch, returned Monday to their homes to Law rence, Mass., following a visit of two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Hatch at their home in Westover Park. Mrs. S. B. Miller, who has been spending the summer at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. F. McNeer, at her home on Church street. Mrs. Miller will leave within a short tune for Sedgfield Inn, Greens boro, where she will be during the winter. THE KT.KIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA Mrs. Parks Hampton and son, Johnny, spent the latter part of last week In Lexington, the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Myers. The many friends of Miss Mat tie Mae Powell will be glad to know that her condition shows improvement following a major operation at Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital last week. Mrs. Elizabeth Abernethy and Mrs. Will Sutton plan to leave today for their homes in Hamlet, following a visit to Mrs. L. I. Wade, at her home on West Main street. Mr. and Mrs. James Booher and little son spent Sunday in Mt. Airy, the guests of Mr. and Mis. R. M. Hudgins. The Hudgins, former residents of Elkin, have recently completed a lovely new home in Mount Airy on Country Club Road. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mays and daughters, Misses Ruby and Ma mie, of Newark, Del., are spending two weeks with Mr. Mays' mother, Mrs. L. J. Shelton of Dobson, and other relatives in this section. They will also visit Mrs. Mays' father, J. E. Shaffner in Fries, Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Click are expected to return the latter part of the week from New Haven. Conn., and New York. They ac companied their daughter, Miss Sarah Click, to New Haven, where she is a student at Yale, and will return by New York to visit the World's Fair. Dr. Sam Holbrook, of States ville, a native of Traphill, who was injured in an automobile ac cident near Raleigh Saturday night, is much improved, accord ing to latest reports from Rex hospital, Raleigh, where he is a patient. It is believed that he will be able to resume his duties at Davis hospital, Statesville, within a few days, his many friends here will be glad to know. Mrs. Richard G. Chatham spent the latter part of the week in Galax, Va., the guest of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C. Felts. Mr. Chatham went over for the week-end and to accom pany her home. On Friday Mrs. Chatham was hostess in Galax at an afternoon tea to honor Mrs. Carlyle Higgins, Jr., of Greens boro, who was before her recent marriage Miss Margaret Vaughan of Galax. Friends of Attorney W. M. Al len will regret to know that he is ill in the hospital here suffering 'from pleurisy. Mr. Allen was stricken Tuesday while in Win ston-Salem with a delegation of Surry county citizens attending a special observance of Surry Coun ty Day. Mr. Allen spoke over the radio about noon Tuesday and was stricken later in the after noon. According to latest re ports from the hospital his con dition shows slight improvement. Among the members of the senior class of the local high school attending annual high school day at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Sat urday were: Misses Betty Gam bill, Frances Alexander, Kay Lee Walker, Lena Sale, Louise Laf foon, Elizbeth McNeill, Lestine Lawrence, Amelia Lutterell, Nancy and Betsy Moseley, Dorothy Hutchins, Fannie Sue Harris, Edith Fox, Margaret and Laura Evelyn Boger, Mozelle Darnell, Gladys Transou, and Tom What ley, Joe Transou, Jim Harrell and Herman Burcham. Others at tending with the group as chap erones and drivers were: Misses Lena Lewis and Mary Holland of the school faculty, and Franklin Miller, Jr., Earl Pardue and Mason Burcham. WITH THE SICK The following patients have been admitted to the local hos pital during the past week: Mrs. Shirley Hanes, State Road; Mrs. Lillian Matthews, Elkin; Dalous Vestal, Yadkinville; Mrs. Ruby Moxley, Boonville; Harvey Stock ton, Elkin; Mrs. John Franklin, Elkin: Mrs. Mamie Etheridge, Fleetwood: Mrs. Edna Folger, Dobson; Charlie Woods, Roaring River: Mrs. Collie Shores, State Road: Woodrow White, Boon ville; Mrs. Theresa Wall, Elkin; Mrs. Stella Money, Jonesville; Mrs. C. E. Nicks, Elkin; Sam At kinson, Elkin; Crofford Dockery, Jonesville; Clayton Odell Lovett, Elkin; Mrs. Minnie Vernon, Mt. Airy; Mrs. Delia Cockerham, Elk in; Mrs. Edith Freeman, Elkin; Marion Allen, Elkih; Mrs. Mary Spencer, Boonville: Thomas Har ris, Glade Valley. Patients dismissed during the week were: Hazel Sale, Jones ville; Mrs. LTila Hastings, Bes semer City; Mrs. Ethel Mathis, Jonesville; Imogene Crouse, Thur mond; Mrs. Frank Finney, Elkin; Mrs. Laura Timmons, Boone; Mrs. Violet Lewis, State Road; Junior Joyce, Pinnacle; Mrs. Mont Jones, West Jefferson; Mrs. Mary Cockerham, Jonesville; Mrs. Lexie Cummings, Elkin; Rudolph Smith, State Road; Sonny Bill ings, Thurmond; Eddie Hatch, Eikin; Mrs. Shirley Hanes, State Miss America, 1939 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—lntro ducing Miss Patricia Donnelly ot Detroit, Mich., winner of the annual Atlantio City beauty oontest lor Miss America.' °SOCi ETY. Picnicking Party at the Home of Miss Lillian Hicks iMisses Lillian Hicks and Ethel Draughn entertained at the home of Miss Hicks, near Pilot Moun tain, the Salem Fork Rambling Stars with a picnic Sunday after noon. The outing was given in honor of Miss Ruth Lundy who was visiting friends in this com munity. Those present were: Misses Ruth Lundy, Maxie Black, Ruby Jones, Maurice and Loree White; Messrs. John Benbow, Jack Snot ty, Leonard Brass, Thomas Pet tigrew, Alvin Weldon, George Swymore and Jack Whitlock. Lyon-Kennedy Marriage Is Solemnized Saturday Miss Margaret Lyon, of this city, and Junior Kennedy, of State Road, were married in a pretty ceremony Saturday morn ing at 10 o'clock at the Baptist pastorium on Church street, with Rev. Eph Whisenhunt officiating, using the ring ceremony of the Baptist church. Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt, pianist, played the "Wedding March" from Mendelssohn's Lohengrin, as a recessional. The vows were spoken before an improvised altar ol autumn flowers. Only a few close friends and members of the families attended the service. For her wedding the bride wore a fall dress of light weight navy woolen, trimmed with touches of white. Her accessories were of navy and her shoulder bouquet was of carnations. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Nancy Lyon, of this city, and the late Dolphus Lyon. The bridegroom is the son of Nathan iel Kennedy and the late Mrs. Kennedy, of State Road. Immediately after the cere mony the young couple left for a brief wedding trip to places of in terest in the Blue Ridge moun tains of North Carolina and Vir ginia. For travel the bride wore a two piece suit of browr. with accessories of the same shade. They are making their home in North Elkin. Parent-Teachers Meet Tuesday Afternoon Meeting in the first session of the school year at the elementary school auditorium Tuesday after noon, members of the Parent- Teacher Association voted to supply a telephone for the ele mentary building and to give additional toilet supplies to both the high and elementary school buildings. Mrs. George Royall, chairman of the ways and means commit tee, announced that the organ ization would sponsor a play to be presented during October. Re ports of other committee chair men were also heard. Mrs. J. Mark McAdams, presi dent, conducted the devotional period and the new members and teachers were welcomed by Mrs. J. Harold Click. To acquaint new members with the objectives of the association the P.-T. A. creed was read by Miss Emma Cooke and the state president's annual message by Miss Blanche Dixon. Mrs. McAdams told of the high lights of the Parent-Teacher in stitute which she attended at Chapel Hill during August, giving particular emphasis to informa tion regarding the schools of North Carolina. Misses Lena Sale and Frances Alexander, accompanied by Miss Peggy Royall, gave two duets, "Loch Lomond" and "Tinkle-loo" and MLss Josephine Paul led the group in singing familiar songs. Attendance awards went to Misses Mary Virginia Barker's Bnd Elizabeth Anderson's grades Road; Mrs. Lillian Matthews, Elkin; Dalous Vestal, Yadkinvtlle; Mrs. Mamie Etheridge, Fleetwood; Charlie Woods, Roaring River; Woodrow White, Boonville; Crof tord Dockery, Jonesville: Judy Ellis, Elkin; Mrs. Edith Freeman, F3kin. in the high school and Miss Mary Hendren's grade in the elemen tary school. JONESVILLE NEGROES HURT IN SHOOTING John Francis, Jonesville negro, and his wife, were both admitted to Hugh Chatham hospital last Friday after a shooting affray at their home in which both were injured. Francis is alleged to have shot his wife and she is said to have shot him in turn. The woman was the more ser iously injured of the two, the bul let striking and breaking the bone in her thigh. Francis received a flesh wound and has recovered to the extent that he was removed from the hospital to the Yadkin county jail at Yadkinville Tues day on a charge of assault with intent to kill. He is alleged to stated prior to the assault that he was going to kill his wife. A third party, a man, is said to have figured in the trouble which resulted in the shooting. SURRY COURT ADJOURNS AFTER WEEK'S SESSION The September term of Criminal Court for Surry county closed Fri day. Many of the most important cases were continued until a later date. Frank T. Llewlyn, Clerk of Court, stated that most of the cases disposed of were small, un important ones. Judge Zeb V. Nettles presided. - Civil Court, which was scheduled to have opened on Monday, Sep tember 25 was postponed until a later term, which will probably be called sometime in November, it was said. Present tobacco mar ket conditions and the war situa tion were given as reasons for the postponement of court. TWO SECURE PERMITS IN COUNTY TO MARRY Two couples havve secured mar riage license at the Surry county Register of Deeds office in Dobson during the last week. They are: William C. Catron, 22, and Mar guerite Tarter, 21, both of Wythe ville, Va., and Fleet B. Madison, 30, and Nancy Hilda Huddleston, 23, both of Statesville, N. C. BASKETERIA STORES P-NUT BUTTER 2 ™ 23 c Pineapple Queen Sliced Can 15° APPLE JELLY 2 "19 c Preserves Cherry, Blackberry I^l9 c l RINSO JTpK LIFEBUOY SOAP 3 ,J " 19' LUX POWDER IPX SOAP 3 L * 1 "' 19 Pancake Flour Aunt Jemima 2 PKG. 25 c SYRUP Premier Pancake QT. m COFFEE Charmer 5 ~ d 69 c SQUASH™ 1 ™ 2 "-15' BEEF ROAST Si lh 20° CELERY Ls st *' k 10° BEEF STEW lb 20° TOMATOES i """ y 2 lh 15' VEAL CHOPS M '" y 25' SNAP BEANS - 2""-15' SAUSAGE p "" r '° rt 20 1 Joe Bivins Foley Norman No. I—Elkin No. 2—Jonesville DRINK OF KEROSENE CAUSES TOTS DEATH Stricken critically ill from drinking kerosene oil at the home of a neighbor where the mother was visiting early Thursday af ternoon, Rachel Ardilla Hinson, of State Road, died at five o'clock the same afternoon in the local hospital, where she was brought for treatment. The child was nineteen months old and was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Hinson, of State Road. Surviving in addi WE APOLOGIZE For Any Inconvenience We May Have Caused Our Customers Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday While We Were in the Midst of Remodeling Our Store ... BUT — Now That It's All Done and the Carpen ters and Painters Gone, We Want You to Come in and See Our New Balcony De partment, Made Necessary to Care for Our Growing Business. , i Eagle Furniture Co. EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME Elkin, N. C. tion to the parents are both the maternal and paternal grand parents. Funeral services were conduct ed at Stony Knoll Friday after noon at 3 o'clock. Early Training Commuter—l attribute my suc cess to the fact that I was al ways the first man at the office. For 20 years I have caught the 6:15 train into the city. Jawson—Ah, I see. It was due to your early training.
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