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Thursday, July 11, 1940 ®|oCALS Mr. and Mrs. Freer Adams left Wednesday for a vacation of two weeks to Carolina Beach. Mrs. Carl Poindexter is spend ing today in Lexington, the guest of her niece, Mrs. John Raper. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. York spent Sunday in Mount Airy, the guests of friends and relatives. Hugh Royall and R. L. Lovelace spent Sunday at Oteen, with the formers' brother, Miles Royall. Miss Gloria Morrison left Sun day for a visit of two weeks with relatives in Bristol, Va. J. E. Shaffner of Fries, Va., is spending some time in Jonesville, with his sister, Mrs. W. M. Love lace. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lopp moved last week from an apart ment to the Bivins home on Sur ry Avenue. Billy Salmons, of Winston-Sa lem, is spending several days here the guest of his aunt, Mrs. T. W. Church, on Gwyn avenue. Miss Jane Womble of Raleigh, was a guest last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Burcham, on Elk Spur street. Miss Rebecca Wearn of Char lotte, is the guest this week of Miss Eleanor Hayes, at her home on Church street. Miss Dorothy Colhard left Sun day for a visit of a week with Mrs. Garland Talton, Jr., in Ox ford. Miss Collie Hinson of Hamp tonville, is the guest this week of Mrs. Leslie Reinhardt, at her home on Elk Spur street. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Hill left Tuesday for a vacation of two weeks to Pineola, in western North Carolina. Misses Sarah and Nancy Click expect to leave Saturday for a stay of a week with their grand mother, Mrs. J. P. Gwyn, in Yan ceyville. Jim Greenwood has returned from a vacation trip of several days to Carolina Beach. He was accompanied by a party of friends from Ramseur. Lee Layne and son, Leo, and Howard Cox, of Ramseur, were the guests Tuesday of Mr. find Mrs. Carl Chappell, at their hoifte on Bridge street. Mrs. V. R. Williams has return ed to her home in Pittsburgh, following a visit of several weeks with Mrs. Elmer C. Cockerham, at her home on West Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laffoon and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams, of Alta Vista, Va., spent the week-end at Slater, in eastern Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brewer and children, Lucy and Charles, Jr., of Oxford, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Spainhour and other friends here over the week-end. Miss Grace Williams, of Gas tonia, was the week-end guest of Rev. and Mrs. Herman F. Dun can, at their home on Market street. Miss Blanche Willis, Miss Maxine Nesbitt, Cramer Little and Clyde Allen, also of Gastonia, were Sunday guests of Rev. and Mrs. Duncan. AH Kinds Lumber I Blkin Lbr. & Mfg. Co. I "Everything to Build | Anything" gj Some Believe in Luck Other* Insure HUGH ROYALL ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE PHONE 111 Misses Anne Mae and Molly McCall, of Brevard, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Miller and family at their home north of Elkin. Dr. and Mrs. Fraser Lapsley, of Badin, were the overnight guests Friday of Mrs. Lapsley's mother, Mrs. J. L. Hall, on West Main street. Mrs. C. J. Hyslup and little daughter, Jane, left last week for a stay of three weeks with her brother, Dr. R. E. Odum, in Youngstown, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sale left Monday for their home in Pitts burg, following a visit of a week with Mr. Sale's mother, Mrs. W. S- Sale, on Bridge street. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Hambright and little son, Jimmy, of Burling ton, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brown, at their home on Church street. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Triplett and little son spent Thursday in North Wilkesboro, the guests of Mr. Triplett's brother, O. C. Triplett. Mrs. E. G. Click and Mrs. Ruth Gwyn Parks left Wednesday for a visit with their brother, Judge Allen Gwyn, and Mrs. Gwyn, in Reidsville. Mrs. L. W. Bunkemeyer re turned to her home in Kerners ville Sunday, following a visit of several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Maguire, on West Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hendren, of Tuscpn, Ariz., who are visiting here, and the former's sister, Miss Mary Hendren, are spend ing this week in Asheville, the guests of friends. Misses Helen and Carol Cor nett, of Elk Creek, Va., Miss Ora Cornett, of Comers Rock, Va., and Miss Mae Jenkins, of Flat Ridge, Va., spent the week-end here the guests of friends. Mrs. O. R. Tharpe and daugh ter, Mary Blanche, of Lexington, Va., arrived Sunday for a visit of a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parks, at their home on Bridge street. Mrs. C. A. McNeill and daugh ter and son, Miss Elizabeth and Claude, Jr., spent Thursday at North Wilkesboro, where they visited-relatives and attended the Independence Day celebration. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Martin and daughter, Miss Marcell Martin, of Charlotte, and Jimmy Martin, of New York, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cockerham, on West Main street. Misses Virginia and Edwina Lawrence, who are attending summer school at Wake Forest, spent the week-end here with their mother, Mrs. E. B. Law rence, at her home on Gwyn avenue. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Myers of Lexington, spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Parks G. Hampton and Mr. and Mrs. By ron Lopp. Mesdames Hampton and Lopp are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Myers. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Sullivan and family, of Winston-Salem, were the guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Martin, at their home on West Main street. Mrs. Sullivan is a sister of Mrs. Mar tin. Mrs. Fred Colhard and Mrs. W. J. Thurman left Sunday for . a visit of a week with Mrs. Col hard's mother, Mrs. Chas. E. Marshall, in Thaxton, Va. They will also visit in Bedford City, Va., while they are away. Mrs. Harold Messenger and daughter and son, Miss Betty and Dicky, of Hartford, Conn., arriv ed Wednesday for a visit of sev eral weeks with her sisters, Mes dames Raymond and Alex Chat ham, and her brother, Paul Gwyn. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Butner spent the week-end in Pinehurst, the guests of Mrs. Butner's moth er, Mrs. A. E. Leavitt. They were accompanied home by their little daughter, Janice, who has been visiting relatives in Raleigh for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gcaham, Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Waller and Mr. and Mrs. John Weatherford of Dur ham, and Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Moose of Mount Pleasant, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Errol Hayes, at their home on Church street. Miss Julia Abrams, of the nursing staff of the local hospi tal was called to her home in Rutherfordton Saturday on account of the critical illness of her father, who passed away on Monday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the home. Among those from here who attended the last rites were: Mrs. C. L. Davis, Mrs. W. J. Brown, Mrs. W. V. Holcomb, Miss Bonnie Swaringer and Miss Mary Hartzog. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA Miss Lucille Hensley of Pine hurst, is spending this week here the guest of Mrs. Henry But ner, at her home' on Franklin street. Mrs. Fannie Salmons returned to the local hospital Sunday from Winston-Salem, where she under went an operation last week for a hip injury sustained several weeks ago. The many friends of Mrs. Salmons will be glad to know that her condition con tinues to improve. Miss Emma Sue Steele return last week from Alta Vista, Va., where she spent some time with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Adams, and Mr. Adams. She was accom panied home by her nephew, Sam Adams, who spent the week-end here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Steele. Mrs. * Paul x Zearly and twin daughters, Paula Louise and Mary Drusilla, of Richmond, Ind., ar rived last week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Meed, on West Main street. Mrs. Zearly left the early part of the week for her home and the little girls remained for a visit of a month. Mr. and Mrs. Felix Layne and daughter, Miss Mary Layne, of Seattle, Wash., have arrived here to make their home and will have an apartment at the home of Mrs. W. M. Cundiff, on Bridge street. Mr. and Mrs. Layne are both natives of North Carolina, but have been residing in the west for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Coch rane and daughters, Anne Rita and Barbara Jean, have returned to their home in Athens, Ga., following a visit with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Coch rane and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mil ler. They were accompanied home by their niece, ReElla Mil ler, who will spend a month there. Mrs. W. E. Paul returned Wed nesday from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Paul, the former her son, in Wilmington; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hunter, the latter her daughter, in Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Armfield, the latter her daughter, in Greensboro, and her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Crews, and Mr. Crews, in Henderson. She was accompanied home by Mr. and tytrs. Crews, who were her guests until Monday. Among those from here attend ing the wedding of Miss Barbara Weedon and Frederick Page at Blowing Rock on Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Folger, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hatch, Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Dortch, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Eller, Mrs. Richard Chat ham and daughters, Betty and Margaret, Miss Anna Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Graham, Alex, Raymond and Richard G. Chat ha m, Sam Atkinson, Robert Lahkford, Bill Dixon and Rich and Bobby Chatham. Miss Madge Glazener of Chil licothe, Ohio, who was a room mate of Miss Amy Kathryn Myers of this city, at Meredith College last year, and who is attending summer school at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, arrived Friday for a week-end visit with Miss Myers, at her home on West Main street. Misses Myers and Glazener, accompanied by Clyde Rudd and Howard Whitaker of Henderson, spent Saturday and Sunday at Nags Head and Roan oke Island, and attended a pre sentation of the "Lost Colony" during their visit. RONDA Miss Nancy Lee Thorpe was the Sunday night guest of Miss Ada Lou Thorpe. Mrs. Ralph Martin and daugh ters, Nancy and Ida Ruth, spent part of last week in Charlotte. Mrs. D. C. Mathis returned Sunday after a visit of a few weeks at Winston-Salem. Her granddaughter, Charles Irene Mathis, returned to stay a few days. Mrs. J. C. Byrd is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Byrd at Pleasant Hill. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Sale and daughter, Barbara Jean and Jim mie Crater, visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Sale Sunday evening. Miss Elizabeth Burchette spent a part of last week with Miss Grace Burchette at Clingman. Miss Bertha Mcßride and Mrs. B. A. Edwards and sons, Gerald and Wendell are visiting Mrs. Robert Boger at Concord. TULIPS Of the 100,000,000 tulips ship ped into the United States each year, the Netherlands was re sponsible for 98,500,000,*50 a new industry may be created in this country through necessity. LOCKERS Although primarily designed for farm families, freezer lockers are rapidly becoming accepted "food banks" for city residents, who find the lockers cut down on food bills. BETHEL Miss Plana Harris, daughter of Mrs. Lelia Harris of this place is being treated at a hospital in Winston-Salem for infantile par alysis. Misses Norma and Kathlene Gilliam returned home last Sun day from a visit of a few days with their aunt and family, Mrs. W. A. Stroud of Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Sparks of Winston-Salem, Mrs. J. D. Eller of Jonesville, with her grand sons, Marshall Jr., and John Pitt man of Atlanta, Ga., who are spending sometime with her, all visited Mesdames Sparks and El ler's brother and family here Sun day evening, Mr. W. H. Jones. David R. Gilliam of Jonesville brother of Mrs. J. T. Triplette of this place is quite ill we regret to note. Mrs. W. A. Pardue and family had as their guest last Sunday her daughter and family, Mrs. Jones Vanhoy of State Road. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Green visited their daughters, Mrs. Fred Eidson and Mr. Eidson of Elkin last Sun day. Born to Mr. and Mi?. Will Roberts a son June the 29th. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones, and family were the dinner guest of her brother and family last Sun day, Mr. C. W. Gilliam. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Morrison visited her mother near Wilkes boro last Thursday. They were accompanied by Mr. W. T. Mor rison and daughters, Misses Louise and Pauline, who were at Wilkes boro for the celebration. Several from thi6 place were in Wilkesboro for the glorious Fourth and to attend the county wide singing which was held at the court house. Daniel Gilley, son of Rev. and Mrs. Albert Gilley had the mis fortune to painfully injure his shoulder. He was treated at the Chatham hosiptal at Elkin. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Melton and children, Dorothy, Joe and James D., and Mrs. Vicie Snow were the guests last Sunday of their daugh ter and son, at their home at Elkin, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Cox and Mr. %nd Mrs. Fred Melton. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Armstrong of Winston-Salem spent last week at their home here, and had as their guest Mr. and Mrs. Bragdan from Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ferlozzo and little son, Eddie, from Winston-Salem were here for the fourth also. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Myers and little daughter Carolyn and Miss Elizabeth Hemric are spending a few days this week in Winston- Salem visiting relatives. EAST ELKIN The Woman's Missionary soci ety of East Elkin Baptist church will hold their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Everett Byrd on Chatham street Thursday night. Mrs. A. A. Newman is leader of the service. A special study of mission work in North, South and Central America will be studied. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, of Mountain Park, spent last week visiting relatives here. Rev. Arvil Alexander, of Plea sant Hill, preached at Bast Elkin Baptist church Sunday night. Rev. J. L. Powers filled his reg ular appointment at Bean Shoals Baptist church near Pilot Moun tain Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. He preached wonderful sermons at both services. Mr. Powers was re-elected pastor of the church by unanimous vote. Singe he has been pastor of this cJfttfch the attendance has in creased a great deal and added improvements have been made to the church which now is one of the strongest rural churches in the county. Mr. Everett Dalton, of Danville, Va., spent last week here visit ing in the home of Mr. T. L. Oambill. Mr. Roy Nixon, of Mountain Park, visited relatives here Mon day. PLEASANT HILL The W. M. U. of Pleasant Hill Baptist church met Monday ev ening at the home of Mrs. Charlie Day, with ten members and one visitor present. Mrs. Edgar Set tle, circle chairman, presided over the meeting and conducted the devotionaLs. Mrs. Grace Eads presented an interesting program, assisted by Mrs. C. R. Darnell, Mrs. Jack omoot, Mrs. Edgar Settle and Mrs. Robert Wilmoth. Mrs. C. R. Darnell offered the closing prayer. Miss Ada Love, of North Wilkesboro, niece of Mrs. Jack Smoot, is spending some time here with Mr. and Mrs. Smoot. A business meeting of the W. M. U. of the Pleasant Hill Bap tist church will be held at the home of Mrs. Odell Couch Mon day evening at 7 o'clock. It is urged that every member be present. The Tndians in the U. S. are grouped into 59 families. FIDDLERS CONVENTION IN GALAX AUGUST 9-10 The seventh annual old fiddlers convention will be held in Galax, Va., on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10. The event, which is held under the auspices of civic, fraternal and business organizations of the town, has steadily gained in popularity, and last year musicians from six i Announcement! \ We Are Glad to Announce the Addition to Our Sales Force of P - Mr. Fred Myers We were very fortunate in securing Mr. Myers as he has had eleven years ex perience in the grocery business and comes very highly recommended, and we are sure you will find him very courteous and efficient. He Vill be glad to have any of his friends come in to see him any time. BASKETERIA, Inc. Elkin, N. C. i TRY SOME OF THESE DELICIOUS BIRDS EYE FROSTED FOODS. THEY ARE FARM FRESH STRAWBERRIES Equal 1 Quart.... BOX 25' LIMA BEANS Nice and Tender .... BOX 27C PEAS ANB CARRBTS Ktf-fU BOX 25° CAULIFLOWER SKo* _ BOX 25 C ASPARAGUS TIPS All Green.... . ... BOX 39c RASPBERRIES Delicious BOX 25c OYSTERS B,UE P ° INT BOX 36 G RED PERCH FILLETS POUND 28 C ALSO LONG ISLAND DUCKLING, TURKEYS, LOBSTER, SHRIMP AND LOTS OF OTHER MEATS, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES No. I—Elkin No. 2 —Jonesville Joe Bivins Foley Norman states participated in the festival. Cash prizes totaling $132.50 will be awarded the contestants. A program will be held at 7:30 each evening and a small admission fee will be charged. BRIGHTENED The National defense program has brightened the domestic de mand for farm products, since increased industrial production should mean larger consumer in comes during the last half of this year. Cabinet Hardware ■ Elkin Lbr. & Mfg. Co. I "Everything to Build I Anything" H
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