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BOONVTLLE | Mr. and Mrs. Edd Burrus and family, who have recently moved to Winston-Salem, were visitors In the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Hobson Sunday. Wade Williams, of Shelby, spent the week-end here the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poindex ter, of Winston-Salem, visited friends and relatives here Sun day Mr. and Mrs. Hal Transou and family, of Winston-Salem, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R- Transou. Miss Sadie Fleming spent the week-end in Raleigh. Miss Frances Thomas spent the week-end at her home in Sum merfield. She was accompanied by Miss Ruby Winkler. Mrs. Ott Coram and daughter, Barbara, spent the week-end here with Mrs. Coram's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Speas. Miss Mary Corpening spent the week-end in statesville. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reece vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Hobson to Yadkinville Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Woodruff and children, of Winston-Salem, were the week-end guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reece, and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Woodruff. Little Mary Ann Holt, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Holt, is much improved from a severe case of double pneumonia. Mrs. Cornelia Burch, who has been ill at her home here, was moved to Hugh Chatham Mem orial hospital Saturday for treat ment. Mrs. Howard Moxley and little son, of Toledo, Ohio, are spend ing several weeks here visiting relatives. Mr .and Mrs. Chapell Wilson and children, of Boone, visited Mrs. Wilson's mother, Mrs. Hen ry Reece, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reece, Sunday. Mrs. Emma Reece underwent an operation at Hugh Chatham Memorial hospital, in Elkin, last week. She is recovering nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Reinhardt and Miss Betty Lou Steelman, of Elkin, were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Steelman, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Matthews, of Winston-Salem, visited Miss Amanda Hallman here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gurnie Stinson, of Simi, Calif., are on their way to North Carolina to visit rela tives here. Robert Woodward visited rel atives at Statesville over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Poindexter, of North Wilkesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Poindexter, of Win- WSM 25 Shoots and 25 Envelopes Qenuitu CngraveJ Personal Name or Initial LADIES' STATIONERY - Only YOUR CHOICE OF OBT oi 100 moat popular tot nw or your personal Initial, qsnnlns stool dlo engraved on a wide vari ety of Una papors, enhanced with gold Imprinting. Stop in and ax «milne tMs 11M, Elk Printing Co. Phone 96 - Elkin, N. C. %NOJs£ o is on display here! wJWp" ' "ft -llf M D° n>t i»isj seeing the refriger- PTL MOr t * lat s * lmost storage V*' T, ,ets y° u "Store more yet in the * * )• J Cellaret" at no extra cost. All the ■]'-* j'l J W"I / I food you tuck away in the big i|' f • 7 * cold compartment is protected : by the exclusive Royal Rollator 1 1 Xr| yfQP domestic compressor cooled 4r economical going under heavi est loads in hottest weather. BEFORE YOU BUY, SEE HINSHAW CASH HARDWARE CO. Phone 143 ' > Elkin, N. C. ston-Salem, were the Sunday goests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Jones and family. Mrs. Jettie Matthews, who is a teacher in the Davidson county school system, spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. R. M. Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. Mickle, of Win ston-Salem, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sprinkle and sons, Tom and Frank, of Winston-Salem, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Hobson. The W. M. S. of the Friendship Baptist church met last Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. D. Angell at 2:30 in observance of the regular April meeting. Ten members were present for the meeting. The program opened with a song by the whole group. After this Miss Nell Chatham gave the Bible study and ren dered the devotionals. The pro gram topic for the month was "Evangelizing Home Missions." Those discussing parts on the program were Miss Irene Hall, Nell Ray Douglas, and Fonphro Crissman. After the program a short business session was held. The minutes were rtad and approved and other matters of routine na ture were discussed. The hostess served refresh ments to Miss Irene Hall, Miss Nell Chatham, Miss Nell Ray Douglas, Miss Violet Angell, Mrs. Fonphro Crissman, Mrs. Paul Matthews, Mrs. C. G. Angell and Mrs. R. H. Angell. The first part of the com mencement at Fall Creek school will be presented to the patrons of the school Saturday night, April 20, when the primary grades of the school present an operetta, "Peter Rabbit." This play is in three acts, and is taken from the story of "Peter Rabbit and His Adventures." The remaining schedule of the commencement exercises is as follows: Rev. Eph Whisenhunt, pastor of Elkin Baptist church, will deliver the commencement sermon at 2 o'clock Sunday after noon, May 5. Dr. I. G. Greer, superintendent of Mills Home at Thomasville, will deliver the ad dress at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, May 8, and the sixth and seventh grades will present two two-act plays Wednesday night to bring the school year to a close. MULBERRY Rev. Richard Pardue will fill his regular appointment at Bes sie's Chapel Baptist church Sat urday evening at 7:30 and again Sunday at 11 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Gaither Wall and little daughter, Hazel, of this section, spent the week-end with Mrs. Wall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Mounce, of Friendship community. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holder and Miss Wilda Holder, of this sec tion, spent Sunday in High Point with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Holder. Miss Kathleen Dobbins, of Winston-Salem, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Dobbins. Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Southard and Mr. and Mrs. Kearnie Mounce spent Sunday near Greensboro with Mr. and Mrs. Carmel Mounce. Mr. A. C. Wall and Misses Dorothy Southard and Kate Wall, of this section, spent a while Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Pres ton Mounce, of Friendship com munity. Miss Annie Laurie Johnson, of Mountain Park, spent Monday night with Miss Audrey Renegar. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA AGED WOMAN PASSES AFTER USEFUL LIFE "Aunt Sally Ann" Vestal Lived in Five Generations and Four Major Wars QUAKER FOR LIFETIME Funeral rites were conducted at [Forbush Friends church Thurs day morning for Mrs. Sallie Ann |Williams Vestal, 92, who died at the home of a son, Hampton Ves jtal. East Bend, route 1, late Tues day, after an illness of several months, due to the infirmities of old age. Her condition was se rious for four days. The last ser vice was in charge of Rev. Charles H. Hutchens, and Rev. E. C. Norman. Burial followed in the church graveyard. Mrs. Vestal was one of the oldest and best known women in Yadkin county. She was the widow of the late Jesse Monroe Vestal, who died July 28,-Je£db}. She and Mr. Vestal were mar ried September 26, 1872 and lived together for 52 years before his death. She had been a member of Forbush Friends church for 65 years and was an active and faithful member in church and Sunday school work until her health failed. She was a daugh ter of the late Mr. J. Lace Wil liams and Mrs. Williams and was born near the last home where she had spent her life. She was the last one of a large family of children. Survivors include three sons, John J. and Hampton Vestal, of near Forbush Friends church; Sanford Vestal, of Union, Iowa; two daughters, Mrs. Gurney Nor man, Yadkinvilie, route 2; and Mrs. Leona Hutchens, Lake Crys tal, Minn.; also 35 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren. "Aunt Sally Ann," as she was known to hundreds of young and old, will be missed in her sec tion. She had lived through five generations of people and through the greatest age of de velopment known to man. She was a grown girl when the war between the states was in full blast; she was a grandmother when the Spanish-American war began; she was a great-grand mother before the world war. Ev ery war from the civil war, except the present one, took some mem ber of her family. Nomination of Shore Confirmed Here Saturday At the convention of the 24th District held in Yadkinville Sat urday afternoon, Yadkin's choice of Miles F. Shore for state sen ator was confirmed by the dis trict, which is composed of the counties of Wilkes, Yadkin and Davie. > Following the nomination Mr. Shore spoke briefly to the con vention. He is a prominent farm er and owner of Grassy Grove Dairy farm near Brooks Cross Roads. The convention was called to order by Chairman W. E. Rut ledge, who asked Attorney B. C. Brock, of Mocksville, to preside. Thomas L. Harding was later elected district chairman for the coming two years. The choice of Senator rotates around the dis trict, it being Yadkin's time this year. Other speakers during the con vention were R. B. Long, A. E. Hall, Hovey Norman, B. B. Spen cer, of Yadkin county; C. W. Hall, Alex Tucker, Mrs. George Winecoff and B. C. Brock, of Davie county. COOL SPRINGS Rev. Grant Cothren filled his appointments here Saturday after noon and Sunday at eleven. A large crowd attended the service Sunday and heard the great mes sages delivered by this humble man of God. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Castevens and children and Mrs. Joe Hol brook all of Traphill visited Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Holbrook Sun day. Miss Marie Eller and Mr. J. Van Byrd visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Harris Saturday evening. Messers Todd Kress and "Curly" Cooper of Salisbury were Sunday guests of Maynard Harris. Several new cases of mumps are in the community since last week. The Sunday evening service at the church is being well attended as the weather improves. Small grains in this community show far more promise than we had even hoped for. Farmers are very busy planning and preparing for the coming crop season. DEBT The United States farm mort gage debt, in the fall of 1939, was the smallest in 20 years. HAMPTONVILLE Rev. Grady White filled his regular appointment at Flat Rock church Sunday night. A good at tendance and a good sermon. Mr. O. L. Brown and children were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Allen. Mr. Winfield Smith Is on the sick list, suffering with flu and complications. Mrs, S. G. Allen is ill at her home. Mr. Joe Anthony is very sick at his home. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Allen and little son, Bobbie Gray, and Miss Ruth Jerry Campbell were visit ors In the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Allen Sunday . Jack Allen, little son of Homer Allen, is ill with asthma. The operetta, given at West Yadkin high school Friday night, was enjoyed by all. It will soon be commencement time again. REPLACEMENT Lespedeza is replacing soybeans as the favorite hay crop in Greene county, says J. W. Grant, assis tant Extension agent. How Does Your Advertising Investment Compare With The Average .... Competent business men scale their adver tising investment in proportion to gross sales • | • 1 ••. Then they use their advertising- on a pro j/ J gram basis so as to follow a systematic plan. A A *The following percentage of gross sales usually are followed, according to surveys made by reeognized authorities: Department Stores 2.5 Men's Stores 3.3 Cfc fif f}7 Women's Wear Shops 3.1 *9*3 /Q Furniture Stores 6.3 Drug Stores 2.9 General Merchandise 1.5 Jewelry Stores 3.1 of all failures in business are Grocery Stores _ 1.0 from the ranks of non-adver- Meat Markets : 1.0 tisers ... Only 5 per cent, of Specialty Shops «. 3»8 those that fail are adver- Dry Cleaners and Dyeing 3.3 tisers. According to Brad- Hardware Stores /. 1.0 street. Other Businesses .... .'. 2.0 What About YOUR Firm, Mr. Business Man? > / Check your gross sales and your advertising percentage can easily be fig ured ... Your business cannot differ much from the average in your line, and if you .wish to improve it—or even hold it where it is today then you cannot ignore your duty to yourself ... And maybe we can help you. The advertising medium that for more than 25 years has produced the greatest results for business men who have desired to reach homes in this trade territory with their messages is— The Elkin Tribune NORTH CAROLINA'S BEST WEEKLY *Figures compiled by Harvard Bureau of Business Research and Northwestern University Bureau of Business Research. Democrats Name County Candidates Yadkin county Democrats have filed a full ticket In the county to be voted on in the fall elec tions. ( F. C. (Tom) Forester, of Wilkes county, has filed as Senatorial candidate against Miles F. Shore. F. M. Woodhouse, of Boonville, will oppose Hovey Norman, Re publican, of East Bend, as house candidate. Democratic nominees for coun ty commissioners are as follows: District No. 1, J. E. Shore; Dis trict No. 2, J. W. Shore; District No. 3, Tuttle Allen; District No. 4, D. A. Reynolds; District No. 5, Dr. H. A. Brandon. CYCLE We were very much saddened by the death of Mrs. B. B. Cas tevens in our community. Miss Bessie Bell has returned from the eastern part of the state after visiting friends there. Mr. Graham Van Hoy under went an operation for appendi- citis In Davis hospital, States ville, Friday. He is improving slowly, friends will be glad to know. Miss Lucille VanHby spent Monday night with her sister, Mrs. Anna Lee Howard. Mr. Roy Sale was a business visitor in Elkin Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harp, of Charlotte, are visiting friends and relatives here this week. BOONVILLE SCHOOL TO PRESENT OPERETTA % The elementary grades of the Boonville school will present an operetta, "Sunny of Sunnyside," Friday evening, April 19, at 7:45. Eleven boys and twelve girls play the major roles in the operetta, with about 50 children taking parts in the choruses and dances. Miss Bertha Hine, public school music teacher of the Boonville school, is in charge of the enter tainment, assisted by the teach ers of the elementary grades. The public is cordially irtvited to attend. Johnny—Can I kiss you? don't know. Most fel lows have been able to. Thursday, April 18, 1940 We Proudly Announce A MIRACLE! We can dye and clean any col or of ladies' suede shoes. Will not scuff or smut off. The wort: is done by a new dyeing pro cess. Also any leather shoes for men, women and children. ROGERS ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP ELKIN, N. C. Just Received CAR LOAD OF BASIC SLAG F. A. BRENDLE & SON Elkin, N. C. Patronize Tribune Advertisers. They Offer Real Values.
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