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Thursday, May 16, 1940 (ftIoCAK Ted Brown and Fletcher Harris spent Tuesday in Charlotte, at-, tending to business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Jones spent the week-end at Oaffney, S. C., the guests of Mr. Jones' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs. Hazel Hopkins, of Mar tinsville, Va., spent the week-end here the guest of Mrs. Annie Paul at her home on Church street. M. A. Biggs left Monday for Atlanta, where he will spend sev eral days attending to business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Watson Byrd, of Candler, spent Sunday here the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Byrd. Miss Jane Wilson, of Washing ton, D. C., was the week-end guest of Miss Sara Kelley Lillard at her home on Gwyn Avenue. Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Johnson and children, Phillys and Harry, Jr., of Greensboro, were the Sun day guests of friends here. Miss Madgie Mathis and Billy Calloway, of Concord, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Mathis, of Swan Creek. Miss Susan Biggs arrived Wed nesday from Key West, Fla., where she has been spending the winter. Mrs. R. L. Hubbard spent the week-end in Winston-Salem, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harris, the latter her daughter. E. W. Smith of Dunn, was a week-end guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mason Lillard, on Gwyn Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Dortch spent the week-end in Raleigh, the guests of Mr. Dortch's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Dortch. Pvt. Omer Wood of the United States Army, stationed at Charleston, S. C., spent a few weeks with his mother, Mrs. Nora Wood, at Crutchfield. Miss Rachel Burch, of Greens boro, attended the commence ment exercises at Dobson last week and visited her mother, Mrs. Ua D. Burch, at Rusk. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Roscoe, of Chapel Hill, spent the week-end here with Mrs. Roscoe's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Masten, on Elk Spur street. Among those from here attend ing the air show at Greensboro Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lawrence, Miss Lucille Marion, Miss Anne Newman, Jim and Ralph Greenwood. l,;|L v - Bt flj H iWH BBKm ill k 9 BKi j^*Z' • -^B Hyi^Sslr^a^Bß»^ jWMKjgT'H : j THE ELKIN POUCE DEPARTMENT INVITES EVERY ELKIN MOTORIST AND PEDESTRIAN , f, - to Come Down and See These PUPPET "SOSEWDRIVERS" AND "SCREWJAYS" ' JT * * . ;\ ,"**«. • Perform at Double Eagle Service Co. SOUTH BRIDGE STREET Tuesday, May 21 THE PUPPETS APPEAR HERE IN THE INTEREST OF IMPROVING SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ELKIN, AS A PART OF THE POLICE DEPART MENT'S WAR ON SCREWDRIVERS AND SCREWJAYS. J. O. Morrison, of Lynchburg, Va., spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. C. S. Mor rison, at her home on Market street. Mr. and Mrs. James Booher an nounce the birth of a daughter, Mahala Embree, at Hugh Chat ham Memorial hospital, May 9, 1940. James Gray, Lon Dillon and McNeer Fields, all students at North Carolina State College, Raleigh, spent the week-end here with their respective families. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hambright, of Burlington, spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brown, at their home on Church street. Mrs. R. L. Price, of Greensboro, spent the week-end here the guest of her mother, Mrs. R. L. Poindexter, at her home on West Mam street. Mrs. Mattie McDaniel and daughter. Miss Agnes McDaniel, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday here the guests of friends and relatives. Garland Johnson attended the annual convention of the North Carolina Bankers association which met in Pinehurst the latter part of last week. Billy GamblU, a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, spent the week-end here with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Ira S. Gambill. Dr. Viola Reece and Mrs. Ada Green have returned to Washing ton, D. C., after spending some time in Dobson visiting Mrs. W. L. Reece. Mrs. S. C. Wishon, Mrs. E. P. McDaniel and Mrs. C. A. Hill, of Winston-Salem, were the Sunday guests of Mrs. T. V. Cockerham, at her home in Chatham Park. Mrs. Ed Gray and little son, Jimmy, of Blowing Rock, arrived Monday for a visit of several days with Mrs. Annie Gray, at her home on Franklin street. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Somers and children, Emily Lou and Albert, Jr., spent the week-end in Chapel Hill, the guests of Mrs. Somers* mother, Mrs. I. W. Pritchard. Mrs. Fannie Salmons and daughter, Mrs. T. W. Church, at tended the wedding of the form er's grandson, Lee Salmons, to Miss Louise Jones, which was sol emnized Saturday at high noon at the Centenary Methodist church in Winston-Salem. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Cooke and Miss Bertice Bates spent the week-end in Alta Vista, Va., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Burcham. Miss Jane Hopkins will arrive today from Titusville, Pa., for a visit of several days with Mrs. Richard G. Chatham, at her home on Hospital Read. Mrs. E C. Grier and Miss Louise Grier spent Sunday in Greensboro with their daughter and sister, Mrs. E. C. Voss, and Mr. Voss. Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hay wood, Jr., have as their guest at their home on Hospital Road, Mrs. Haywood's father, Richard D. Rickard, of Port Lauderdale, Fla., and Seaside Park, N. J. Ben Kirkman, of Charlotte, and Robert Kirkman, of Wln ston-Salem, spent Sunday here with their mother, Mrs. R. L. Kirkman, at her home on West Main street. Misses Edwina Lawrence, Mary Elizabeth Poster and Amy Kathryn Myers, all students at Meredith College, Raleigh, spent the week end here with their respective families. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Wilmoth and daughter, Anne, and Graham Reich, of Winston-Salem, spent the week-end here with their father, W. S. Reich, at his home on Vine street. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Forester, Jr., and little daughter, Joan, of North Wilkesboro, spent Sunday here with Mrs. Forester's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Church, at their home on Gwyn avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Poindexter and children, Thomas Gwyn and Anne, of Sanford, spent the week-end here with Mrs. W. M. Cundiff, at her home on Bridge street. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones and daughter and son, Miss Margaret and W. E., Jr., of North Wilkes boro, attended the graduating ex ercises of the city schools here Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Crysel of Lenoir, attended the graduating exercises here Tuesday evening. Their nieces, Misses Margaret and Laura Evelyn Boger, were mem bers of the graduating class. Misses Cora and Edna Schmuck of Wooster, Ohio, were the guests Friday of Mrs. R. L. Hubbard, at her home on Surry Avenue. The Misses Schmuck are cousins of Mrs. Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Errol Hayes are expected to return today from Raleigh where they have been since Monday while Mr. Hayes attended a convention of the North Carolina Funeral Direc tors and Embalmers Association. Mrs. Mae Bodenheimer Green wood, of Chapel Hill, was the overnight guest Monday of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Bod-' enhelmer, rt their home cm Elk Spur street. Mr. and Mrs. H. Q. Nichols and daughters, Misses Mary and Peg gy Nichols, of North Wilkesboro, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Laffoon, at their home on Church street. Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Mc- Adams had as their guests Tues day at their home on Church street, Mrs. Mc Adams' mother and brother, Mrs. Z. V. Strader and C. V. Strader, of Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sale had as their week-end guests k at theif home here, Mrs. Sales' mother and sister, Mrs. James C. Morri son and Miss Rachel Morrison, of Statesville, and Miss Rachel Mc- Kay, of Mooresville. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Hobson, of Yadkin ville, announce the birth of a daughter, Alice Moore Hobson, at Hugh Chatham Mem orial hospital, May 10, 1940. Mr. Hobson 1 s superintendent of Yadkin county schools. Mrs. W. H. Edmisten and daughter, Miss Chcssie Edmisten, of Champion, attended the grad uating exercises here Tuesday ev ening. Their granddaughter and niece, Miss Louise Laffoon, was a member of the graduating class. Miss Claudia Austin left Satur day for Cincinnati, Ohio, to at tend a meeting of the American Association of Industrial Editors. Miss Austin is editor of the Chat ham Blanketeer, industrial paper pubished by Chatham Manufac turing company. Mrs. Velna Weaver, Misses Mary and Carolyn Melton and Gerry Weaver are leaving this week for a two weeks stay In New Orleans, La., and Houston, Texas. They will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Melton, of Greens boro. Mrs. R. E. Devereux returned to her home to Danville, Va., Monday following a visit of sev eral days with her sister, Mrs. C. G. Ashby, and Mr. Ashby, at their home on Bridge street. Mr. Dev ereux came over for the week-end and to accompany her home. Rev. J. A. McKaughan, of Win ston-Salem, retired Baptist min ister, will fill the pulpit at the First Baptist church here both at the 11 o'clock hour of worship Sunday morning and the evening service at 8 o'clock. The church extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend the services. J. B. Bell, of Ronda, and Dothan Reece, of this city, will leave Wednesday for Durham to attend the state convention of the P. O. S. of A. The local camp has received national recognition during the past year, having doubled the membership of the group. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Atkinson 1 and family, of Charlotte, Richard I Atkinson, of Mars Hill, Mrs. W. | J. Miller and Kemp Atkinson, of Winston-Salem, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Atkinson, of Siloam, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Atkinson, at their home on West Main street. Mrs. Charles McNeill and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, and Miss Ella Mae Gambill, all of North Wilkesboro, were the guests Monday of Dr. and Mrs. Ira S. Gambill, and attended the Class Day exercises on Monday afternoon presented by the senior class of the high school. Mr. and Mrs. Grady C. White, of Kannapolis, were the guests of their parents, Mrs. Elsa L. White, of Salem Fork, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bowers, of Zephyr, over the week-end. They' were accom panied home by Mrs. White's sis ters, Misses Mamie and Ila Bow ers, of Zephyr, who will spend several days as their guests. Among those from here attend ing the funeral of George Beale, father of Dr. Seth M. Beale, of this city, in Burlington Friday, were Dr. and Mrs. Beale, Mrs. H. F. Laffoon, Prof. Z. H. Dixon and Albert C. Glover, Jr. Mr. Beale, who was 52 years old, died in a Greensboro hospital late Wed nesday from a critical illness of several days from peritonitis and pneumonia. Daisy Mae Irwin, Billy Joe Jackson, Joe Eldridge, McKinley Dudley, Kay Frances, Dixie Car ter, Juanita Steele, Lubeth Layell and Vanlce Gentry, students of the third grade at North Elkin school, who made perfect attend ance records for the school year, accompanied by their teacher, Mrs. Leslie Reinhardt, spent Wednesday in Thomasville, where they visited Mills Home. 2 WATCHES AWARDED TO SCHOOL SENIORS Miss Edwina Hemric, Jonesville high school graduate, and Miss Louise Laffoon, graduate of Elkin high school, were the winners of two beautiful watches presented by W. M. Wall, Elkin jeweler, it was announced Wednesday morn ing. Names of the graduates of the two schools had been inscribed upon a large clock face at Wall's, and the clock wound to run for several days. It ran down some time Tuesday night and the hands were pointing to the names of the young ladies mentioned above, designating them as winners of the watches. WILKES WOMAN PASSES AWAY Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Dur ham, 83, Dies Tuesday Near Ronda RITES HELD WEDNESDAY Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Durham, 83, passed away at her home near Ronda at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning from a brief serious Ill ness due to the infirmities of her age. Mrs. Durham was a native of Wilkes county and a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Set tle. She was the widow of Co lumbus Durham, who died seven years ago. For many years she had been a member of the Mace donia Baptist church. She is survived by three daugh ters, Mrs. J. P. Wagoner, Jones ville; Mrs. W. F. Flynn, Ronda; and Mrs. Fred Turner, Cycle; and two sons, Ernest Durham, Ronda, and James Durham, of Washing ton, D. C.; 23 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from Macedonia Baptist church. The rites were in charge of Rev. Treat Your Lawn With TOBACCO STEMS PHONE 117 F. A. BRENDLE & SON Elkin, N. C. 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