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Thursday, January 4, 1940 I Mrs. D. O. Smith was called to York, S. C., Sunday on account of the serious illness of her mother. Miss Barbara Weedon, of De troit, Mich., is thfe guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harris, at their home on Circle Court. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wilmoth, L. I. Isaacs and Miss Mary Isaacs spent the past week in Dover, Del., visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wellborn, of State Road, announce the birth of a son, Jimmy Glenn, on December 23, 1939. John James returned to Weldon Monday, following a holiday visit with his father, E. C. James, on West Main Street. Hugh Chatham, of Winston- Salem, spent Thursday here the guest of Charles Neaves, at his home on Bridge street. Misses Emily and Anne Joyce, 3NQtßo9}ford, were the guests dur ing the holidays of their grand mother, Mrs. J. H. Ball, on West Main street. W. S. Reich left Sunday for Winston-Salem, where he is the guest this week of his daughters, Mesdames R. L. and R. G. Wil moth. Miss Mary Elizabeth Sanders, of Roxboro, was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Neaves, at their home on Gwyn avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hayes and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. James attended the funeral of Mrs. P. A. Martin in Winston-Salem, Sunday. Joe Gwyn Bivins, Dicky Smith and Dick Graham left Tuesday for Davidson College, to resume their studies, following a holiday visit with their parents here. Lester Halsey, Jr., and Hardin Halsey, of Mouth of Wilson, Va., were the week-end guests of Bill Graham, at his home on Gwyn avenue. Miss Sally Greene left Tues day for Long Meadow, Mass., fol lowing a holiday visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Greene, at Hotel Elkin. Miss Kathleen and Graves Wampler, of Galax, Va., were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bivins, at their home on Gwyn avenue. Mr. and Mrs. George Chatham, Jr., and daughter, Peggy, and Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Calloway spent the week-end in Galax, Va., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Key. Mrs. L. E. Aldridge and daugh ter ana son, Kaiss IviJtAiiicr • and Dale, spent the latter part of last week in Greensboro and Guilford College, the guests of relatives. Misses Idelia and Frances Ben son left Tuesday to resume their studies at Duke. University, Dur ham, following a holiday visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. L. Benson, on Hospital Road. Misses Margie and ReginaMeed left Monday to resume their studies at Western College, Ox ford, Ohio, following a holiday visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Meed, on West Main street. NOTICE! The Mayor and Board of Commis sioners of the City of Elkin have ordered that every passenger car and truck owner in the city limits i of Elkin be required to buy a city license tag, and display same. It is hoped it will not be necessary to resort to law in order to sell these license plates, but if neces sary warrants will be issued to enforce compliance. DIXIE GRAHAM City Tax Collector City of Elkin Miss Mae Myers, of Charlotte, spent the latter part of last week here the guest of her sister and brother, Mrs. Beatrice Myers Phillips, and C. N. Myers. Miss Ruth Elliot and C. L. Wall of Princeton, West Va„ were guests the latter part of last week of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Stewart, at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Green wood, of Edenton, announce the birth of a son, Martin Nixon, on December 29, 1939. Mr. Green wood is a native of Jonesville. Phillip Burch has returned to N. C. State College, Raleigh, to resume his studies, following a holiday visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Burch, at Moun tain Park. M. A. and Alex Biggs and M. R. Bailey will leave Friday for Chica go, to attend the Fruniture Mart. C. O. Garland will also attend the Mart but left Sunday to visit re latives en route. Miss Nettie Hinshaw of the Syd nor-Spainhour company will leave Sunday for New York City, to buy spring ready-to-wear for the firm. She will be accompanied by buyers from the North Wilkesboro store. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McNeill, and daughter and sons, Miss Minnie Ruth, Claude and Bobby, spent Sunday at North Wilkesboro, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Mc- Neill. Claude McNeill, Frank Walker and Bill Reece left Monday for Wake Forest College, Wake For est, to resume their studies fol lowing a visit with their parents during the holidays. Hunter Maguire, Lon Dillon, McNeer Field, Sam Gray and Robert Nicks left Monday for N. C. State College, Raleigh, follow ing a holiday visit with their families here. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sale and daughter, Pamela, of Lexington, S. C., and Miss Myra Sale, of Ra leigh, were the holiday guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sale, at their home near Ronda. The many friends of Jesse B. Glenn here will regret to know that he is critically ill at his home in Winston-Salem. His wife is the former Miss Mary Reece of Elkin. H. L. Hoppers of New York City, spent last week here with Mrs. Hoppers and little son. Eld ridge Lee, at the home of her mother, Mrs. I. A. Eldridge on West Main Street. Charles Gwyn Chatham of Campbellsville, Ky., and Earl Hat field; W Louiwiilt, Ky., were the guests during the holidays of the former's father, Alex Chatham, at his home on East Main street. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Hadley and daughter and son, Miss Ruth and Charles, of Statesville, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. Hadley's father, W. J. Snow, on Gwyn Ave nue. Miss Mary Greenwood, a stu dent at Norfolk Business College, who spent the holidays with her parents at West Yadkin, spent Wednesday and Thursday in Jonesville, the guest of her sister, Mrs. N. E. Porter. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Mrs. H. C. Wlshon and Mrs. P. C. Wlshon of Winston-Salem, were the guest last week of their sisters, Mrs T. V. Cockerham and D. Ch Reece. Miss Frances Benson spent the week-end in Winston-Salem the guest of Miss Margaret Hines and was a guest at a dinner party given by Miss Hines Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith, of i Pittman, N. J., and Mrs. R. C. Smith, of Guilford College, were the Sunday guests of Mesdames Jane Smith and L. E. Aldridge, at Home Hotel. Miss Rosamond Neaves left Tuesday for Duke University, Durham, to resume her studies, following a holiday visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Neaves. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. York had as their guests during the holi days at their home on Gwyn avenue, Mrs. York's sister, Miss Odessa Snow, of Bluefield, W. Va., and Misses Beatrice and Ruth Hedrick, of Lexington. Edwin Royall, Dick Shugart, Hoke Cockerham, Bill and Sam Gambill, Charles Neaves and Henry Dillon left the early part of the week for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, to resume their studies, following a holiday visit with their families here. Dr. John W. Jolly, who has been associated with the local hospital for the past several months, and Mrs. Jolly and son, Jimmy, left Monday for Daytona Beach, Fla., where they will make their home. They were accom panied to Florida by Mrs. Seth M. Beale and little son, Johnny, who will spend some time there. Those from here attending the ception following the rehearsal of the wedding of Miss Julia Fin ley and the Rev. Chalmers Era ser McCutcheon at North Wilkes boro Thursday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Smith, Miss Har vison Smith, Dicky and Alexander Smith, Mrs. Raymond Chatham, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gwyn, Ray mond Chatham, Alex Chatham, Jr., and Charles Gwyn Chatham, the latter of Campbellsville, Ky. POPLAR SPRING Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hayes had as their guests last week Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hayes and family, of Greenville, S. C., and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hayes and little daughter, Lucille, of Big Stone Gap. They also had as their guests over the week-end Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bowman and family, of Mt. Airy. Mr. and Mis. Thurmond Steele and family were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Avery White, of Dobson. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Welborn announce the birth of a son, Jimmie Glenn, December 24. Miss Fonzie Key, of Siloam, spent last week visiting friends in this community. Miss Lucille Sprinkle, of North Elkin, was the overnight guest of Miss Connie Hinson Sunday. Miss Essie Hayes honored her niece and nephew, Helen and Clyde Hayes, of Greenville, S. C., with a delightful party, Saturday night. A large number of young people attended the party and re ported a nice time. Games were enjoyed and at a late hour the twenty-eight guests were invited into the dining room where refreshments were served. MOUNTAIN VIEW Miss Lois Shore is spending some time at Louisville, the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mcßride. Mr. Jay Stokes returned home Saturday after spending the' past week with his sister, Mrs. Jody Riley, and Mr. Riley, of Winston- Salem. Among the sick of this com munity are Mr. Lester Riley, Mr. Joe Harris, seriously ill with dou ble pneumonia, Mrs. Viola Wil kins, Mr. Zeno Tucker, Mr. J. P. Collins, Mr. Lee Mathis and lit tle Doris Procter. We wish tdr them a speedy recovery, Misses Eloise Stokes spent the past week with „ her sister, Mrs. Joe Cheek, and family. Mr. Will Hall, of Princeton, W. Va., visited his brothers, Mr. Richard Hall and Mr. Charlie Hall, during the Christmas holi days. Master Carl Durham Powers, of Elkin, was the Friday dinner guest of Curtis Lee Stoke 3. Mr. Taft Wilkins, of Colorado, is spending some time here with his mother, Mrs. Viola Wilkins. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. White and children, who moved from Center to their newly pur chased farm here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cooper, of Elkin, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. Cooper's mother, Mrs. Vallie Shore. Read Tribune Advertisements! Miss Etta Green Is Bride of Odell Lawrence Announcement - was made last Wednesday of the marriage on Thanksgiving Day of Miss Etta Eva Green and William Odell Lawrence, both of this city. The wedding was solemnized at the Methodist parsonage in Hillsville, Va., with Rev. E. B. Randall, pastor of the church, officiating. For her wedding the bride wore a costume suit of brown wool with accessories in the same shade. Mrs. Lawrence is the daughter of James Green, of Ronda, and the late Mrs. Green. She has re sided here for a number of years, where she operates the Ideal Bauty Shoppe. Mr. Lawrence is the son of Mrs. Thomas F. Lawrence and the late Mr. Lawrence, of Elkin, and is prominently identified with the business and religious life of the town. He is associated with Law rence Dry Cleaners. After January 15 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence will be at home in their new home which is nearing completion on North Bridge street. / Shumate-Castevens Wedding Is Solemnized Thursday Miss Pauline Shumate and Howard Welborn Castevens, both of this city, were married Thurs day afternoon at the home of Rev. J. L. Powers, on Elk Spur street, with Rev. Powers officiat ing, using the ring ritual of the Baptist church. The ceremony was attended only by a few inti mate friends of the couple. For her wedding the bride wore an advance spring costume of gray with harmonizing acces sories. Mrs. Castevens is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Shumate, of Crumpler. She is a graduate of Grace Hospital School of Nursing, Banner Elk, and for the past several months has been a member of the staff of registered nurses at Hugh Chatham Mem orial hospital. Mr. Castevens is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Castevens, of Jonesville, and is associated with the Lyric Theatre here. Mr. and Mrs. Castevens will be at home at an apartment in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reece on Bridge street. Mrs. Willard Honored at Shower Mrs. Dewey Mounce and Miss Opal McCormick entertained a number of guests last Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock at Mrs. Mounce's home near Boon ville when a miscellaneous shower was given for Mrs. Fred Williard, recent bride. Games and contests were en joyed during the afternoon, prizes being awarded to Mrs. Arvil Davis cLiiOt Misccc IDsssis ».nri Myrtle Davis. The honoree received many gifts from the guests, which were car ried into the living room by little Miss Mary Jane Mounce, niece of the bride, on a small wagon dur ing the contests and opened. Refreshments of sandwiches, cake, and hot chocolate were ser ved to the following: Mrs. Fred Williard, honoree; Mrs. A. B. Mounce, Mrs. J. W. Mc- Cormick, Mrs. John Hobson, Mrs. Tom Murphy, Mrs. Dewey Hobson, Mrs. Ralph Davis, Mrs. Romie Hinshaw, Mrs. Arvil Davis, Mrs. Robert Reece, Misses Myrtle, Ruth, Mae and Ila Davis, Dessie Pendry, Velma and Reba Kate Hobson, and Goldie Lineberry. BOONVILLE Boonville, January 3. The Boonville school opened yesterday morning, with a fairly good at tendance. Several students were reported to be absent due to sick ness. Mr. Prank Woodhouse made a business trip to North Wilkesboro Tuesday. TLose college students return ing to the various colleges which they are attending after spending the past several days with their parents here are: Hugh Transou, Billy and Dwight Brendle and Everett Gwyn of Mars Hill; Miss Virginia Anne Craver of Meredith; Miss Annette Woodhouse of Greensboro College; Misses Joy and Jean Riden of W.C.U.N.C.; Misses Edith Spencer and Kath leen Bestal of Applachain; James Reece of V. P. I. and Dan Williams of Georgia Tech. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Shore and family of Pilot Mountain were the weekend euests of his brother, Clifford Snore, and sisters, Vallie and Mrs. Nova Reece. Dr. T. W. Shore remains ill at his home. He is suffering from a severe case of flu. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Brown of Sandy Ridge were the week-end guests of Mr. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Brown. Dr. and Mrs. Amos A. Abrams of Boone were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coram. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben Martin have returned to their home in Orlando,. Flordia, after spending several days here and in Eat.t Bend visiting their parents. a£r. Wade Williams, «,'hc holds a position with R. J. Reynolds To bacco Company In Greenville, 8. C., has returned there after a visit of several days with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover S. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gentry have recently traded for the resi dence belonging to Joseph Flem ing of the Elkin road. They have already moved into their new home. Miss Cornelia Speas visited Miss Mildred Barger at Mooresville the past week-end. Miss Sadie Fleming spent a feW days visiting relatives and friends in Zebulon. Capt. E. E. Hood has returned to his post at Wortburg, Tennessee after spending the Christmas holi days with his family here. WITH THE SICK The following patients have been admitted to the local hos pital during the past, week: Rich ard Spencer, Elkin; Mrs. Louise Martin, Ronda; Mary Lee Layell, State Road; Everette Jester, East Bend; Robert Lee Eidson, Har mony; Sidney choplin, Boonville; Mrs. Roxie Sprinkle, Elkin; Rev. L. C. Comwell, Rutherford Col lege; Mary Wolfe, Thurmond; Kent Combs, Thurmond > —Carol Derry, Elkin; Harvey Carter, State Road; Frances Childress, Elkin; Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh, Elkin; Mrs. Pauline Marshall, Elkin; Rev. D. A. Lewis, Old Fort; Robey Nixon, Mountain Park; Margie Baughman, Elkin; Brax ter Owen, Elkin; Beauford Nich ols, Dobson; Mrs. Eva Walker, Elkin; Cassie Comer, Dobson. Patients dismissed during the week were: Floyd Summers, East Bend; John Marshall, Mt. Airy; Mrs. Flossie Freeman, Elkin; Graham Hanes, State Road; Mrs. Ella Mock, Boonville; Terrell Bledsoe, Dobson; Mrs. Bessie Beulin, Elkin; Andrew Smoot, Danville, Va.; Lonzie B. Layell, State Road; Richard Spencer, Elkin; Mary Lee Layell, State Road; Mrs. Joyce Hemric, Jones ville; Foy Shugart, Boonville; Mrs. Stella Pardue, Boonville; Mrs. Tom H. Shugart, Elkin; Mrs. John Jones, Elkin; Tommy New man, Jonesville; Mrs. Delia Har ris, Jonesville; Richard Woodruff, Boonville; Robert Lee Eidson, Harmony; Mrs. J. A. 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She is survived by five children, Richard Pruitt, State Road; Mrs. Richard Draughn, Jonesville; Mrs. Richard Moxley, Boonville; Mrs. Noah Marshall and Johnny Pruitt, of Jonesville; and three brothers, John and Eli Macemore, of Cycle, and David Macemore, of Winston-Salem. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Swaim's OUR PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT STANDS BEHIND YOUR DOfTOR! If you are not feeling well ... if you feel the .. symptoms of a cold .. . don't delay! See your doctor at once! Such precaution will often prevent serious illness. Our prescription department cooperates close ly with your physician in safeguarding your health. Bring us his prescriptions and be as sured of prompt, accurate compounding from fresh, pure drugs. • Turner Drug (£>. Geo. E. Royal! Phone 64 Baptist church. The rites in charge of the pastor. Rev. Clete Bunmons, assisted by «?v. R. L. apser. Interment was in the family plot in the church cemetery. NEW CAFE OPENS HERE ON NORTH BRIDGE ST. A new cafe, known as The Big Nickel Lunch, has recently been opened here on North Bridge street in the building opposite F-W Chevrolet company, former ly occupied by the W. V. Hol comb grocery store. The new eating place will fea ture five-cent sandwiches of all kinds, in addition to other foods. It will also handle all kinds of wines, beers, tobaccos, magazines and newspapers. Beer on tap may also be had there. An advertisement in this issue gives complete details and lists menu and prices.
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