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Thursday, October 3, 1940 ®SOCi ETY. Mission Circle to Meet This Evening Circle number four of the Wo man's Society of Christian Ser vice of the Methodist church will meet this evening (Thursday) at 7:45 at the home of Mrs. Hugh Royall, on West Main street, with Mrs. Edworth Harris associate hostess. All members are urged to attend. Presbyterain Circle to Meet Monday Evening Circle number one of the Presbyterian church will meet Monday evening, October 7, at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. O. V. Caudill on Gwyn avenue. The devotional period will be in charge of Mrs. Van W. Dillon, Sr., and Mrs. Dan Barbour will present the program. All members are urged to attend and visitors and new comers to Elkin are cordially invited. Junior Chnrch Choir is Feted Friday Following the weekly practice of the junior choir of the Presby terian church on Friday evening, Mrs. O• Mrs. O. T. BlackbUfn"" the young people at a surprise party at the home of Mrs. Blackburn on Bridge street. Twenty-three members of the choir and four visitors were present. A number of games and contests were enjoyed, with prizes going to Jim Hanks, Dick Web- F-W CHEVROLET COMPANY Elkin, N. C. I »!•] 1 * R^FO ■|l ; I /J B Y ELK i >T«il>j |J Pharmacy (Wow *f>ifKV*—\" /1' THE PRESIDENT , *TMC f j KKift\A/'"S A Q,i E VnoM J V and AIL •I / ( ™? e ®tUv Vi« eiJirc / \TM6 MftMßeA3 OP TMC A V TMK . There's no question about the dependability of our pre # scription service. When a physician has prepared a prescription, we will ful £i 11 its requirements PVVIV^JVVVPVVV 1 !! with the painstaking 14" Si iM I care that means com plete accuracy in every fc N^c7[taWilnj step. MQfjgg n-. T ,_ , , u, ~ own heat—bums fuel from the car- DON T drive in an ice box buretor inside * patented sealed again this winter, inviting colds chamber, from which all fumes and sniffles. Come in today and let pass out the engine exhaust! as show you the greatest car heater „ , , invention you ever mw • e s the Teal iireside comfort for amazing South Wind that heat* hot U " P« r , hour than *}»• P"ce ef a in 90 seconds by the atop watch. f Uck of gum-comfort no other - neater at any price can give. Yet South Wind is America's the South Wind costs no more than fastest-selling quality heater be- a good ordinary heater. Let us in cause it gives hot heat while your stall your South Wind now—before engine it still coldl It makes its | colder days arrive. • New! "Special" Indentical in principle to the bigger South Wind, the new "Special" is smaller, and costs less, yet gives more heat in shorter time than any other heater except the South- Wind itself. See it here. K-B SERVICE STATION Chas. Poplin, Prop. - Phone 280 - Elkin, N. C. ster, Walter Gaynor and Betty Long. . Refreshments were served dur ing the evening. Ambarn-Edwards Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Luther F. Amburn of Boonville announce the engage ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Earle Beecher Edwards of Fay ettville. The wedding will be solemnized in a simple ceremony October 13. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Boonvillejtiigh school and of a Greensboro business college and has made her home in Greens boro some years. Mr. Edwards is a native of Charlotte, attended Tulane University at New Orleans, La., and for two years has been in business at Fayettville. Mrs. Gray and Miss Masencup Entertain Friday Mrs. Burrus Gray and Miss Grace Masencup entertained at a delightful party Friday evening at the Lucy Hanes Chatham club house honoring Misses Florence and Margaret Westmorland and Gilmer Dinkins and Kenneth Duddley on their birthday anni versaries. The club house was attractively decorated with au tumn flowers and in the center of the room the table was centered with a handsome birthday cake, topped with candles. Surrounding the cake were rosebuds and fern. Games and contests were en joyed during the evening. Cake and punch were served. The guest list included twenty-five. Mrs. Biggs Is Hostess to Garden Club Thursday Afternoon Mrs. M. A. Biggs delightfully entertained members of the Yad kin Valley Garden club at the regular meeting at her home on West Main street Thursday af ternoon. Guests in addition to the thirteen club members pres ent were Mrs. Van W. Dillon, Sr., and Mrs. W. L. Cawthon, the lat ter of Jackson, Tenn. A colorful array of autumn flowers was arranged in the liv ing room, hall and dining room. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE, ELKIN, NORTH CAK 3IJNA Free Theatre Tickets Go to These iff;" B T* '■ ''■■'•■, ■ j|hH| HB I w Hj ■F Mf'' S§ 'vHlp l - - i ** ./i™||3| -> % « These three men will be given two free theatre tickets each, good for admission to the Elk or Lyric theatre if they will call at The Tribune office—(Tribune Photo.) Mrs. E. G. Click, president of the club, presided over the busi ness session, which featured rou tine reports. An interesting program on flower arrangements was pre sented by Mrs. J. H. Beeson. The hostess served a beautiful ly appointed two-course colla tion during the afternoon. Miss Mattie Eidson is Married to Joseph Lasley The marriage of Miss Mattie Lee Eidson of this city to Joseph Lasley of Winston-Salem and Burlington, which was solemnized in Independence, Va„ on June 23, was announced Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eidson of this city, parents of the bride. Rev. L. D. Mayberry officiating at the wed ding, which was attended only by the immediate families of the young couple. Mrs. Lasley was graduated from the local high school with the class of 1937, and has been em ployed for some time with Mc- Daniel's department store. Mr. Lasley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James William Lasley of Winston-Salem, and is employed with the Harrison-Wright con struction company at Burlington, where they are making their home. B» Hist Circles to Meet Monday and Tuesday Circles of the Woman's Mis sionary Union of the First Bap tist church will meet Monday and Tuesday. Circles meeting Monday afternoon at 3:30 will be the Naomi Shell circle with Mrs. Parks Hampton and Mrs. O. K. Richardson as hostesses; the Emma Leechman circle with Mrs. F. M. Norman and the Neal Young circle with Mrs. T. F. Cooley. The Rosalee Appleby circle will meet Monday evening at 7:30 with Mrs. James Burcham and the Pearl Johnson circle will meet at the same time with Mrs. Leslie Reinhardt. The Pauline Moore circle will meet Tuesday morning at 10:30 with Miss Beulah Lawrence and the Edith Adair circle will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 with Miss Hazel Byrd. All members are urged to at tend. Mr. and Mrs. Folger Honor Guests at Party Honoring their week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs. George Long of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Folger entertained at a delightful bridge-dinner Saturday evening at their home on Gwyn avenue. Autumn flowers were used in the living room, dining room and hall, where covers were placed for twenty at five small tables. Dinner was served at 7:30 and bridge was played during the evening. Scoring honors went to Mrs. A. O. Bryan and Thomas Roth at the conclusion of the play. Mr. and Mrs. Long were each presented a gift. Those enjoying the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Folger were: Dr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Haywood, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Spainhour, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Page, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Gavin Dortch, and Mrs. Hartley Lord of Wellesley Hills, Mass., the latter a sister of Mrs. Folger. Mrs. Cawthon is Honored by Mrs. Poindexter Honoring Mrs. W. L. Cawthon of Jackson, Tenn., who is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Roth, Mrs. Carl Poindex ter was hostess at a lovely morn ing party and luncheon Thursday at her home on Gwyn avenue. Bridge was played at four tables in the forenoon, with the hltfh score award going to Mrs. W. L. Cawthon at the conclusion of the play. Mrs. Cawthon was also presented a gift as guest of honor. Mrs. John Raper of Lexington and Mrs. M. E. Motsinger of Win ston-Salem, out of town guests, were also presented remem brances. Four additional friends, Mrs. G. T. Roth, Mrs. I. L. Halsey of Mouth of Wilson, Va., Mrs. L. E. Osborne of Pittsburg, Pa., and Mrs. E. F. McNeer, came in for lunch. Among these Mrs. Roth drew the prize and Mesdames Halsey and Osborne, out-of-town guests, were presented remem brance. /. A beautiful arrangement of autumn flowers was used in the living room and dining room, and as a centerpiece for the luncheon table. • v "—* —' —*—" Parent-Teachers Meet In First Session of Year Monday The initial meeting of the school year of the Parent-Teach er Association was held at the elementary school auditorium Monday afternoon, with a splen did attendance. The meeting op ened with the P.-T. A. song, fol lowed by the devotional period in charge of Rev. Herman F. Duncan. Mrs. Harolcf Click, president of the association, presided over the business session, which feat ured routine reports. Miss Min nie Ruth McNeill, of the school faculty, gave a report of the Parent - Teacher Institute at Chapel Hill during the summer, which she attended. It was decided to observe bundle day today (Thursday) and anyone having usable clothing for children from the ages of 6 to 14 is asked to call Mrs. T. A. Leeper, who will arrange to have the bundles gathered. They will be distributed to children in the elementary school who do not have adequate clothing. Group singing, led by Miss Jos ephine Paul, and two piano solos by Mrs. Stephen Morrisett, con clueded the program. Attendance awards went to Miss Mary Hendren's first grade in the elementary school, and Miss Mary Virginia Barker's tenth grade in the high school. Three Groups Enjoy Picnics Daring Week Three groups have enjoyed pic nics during the week at the W. A. Neaves picnic park in West over Heights. On Thursday evening of last week members of the George Gray Post of the American Le gion and the Legion Auxiliary held a joint meeting which was climaxed with a chicken stew and picnic supper. Approximately 60, including a few invited guests, enjoyed the delightful outing. Rev. J. S. Hiatt spoke briefly during the evening and members of the Legion also made im promptu talks. On Friday evening approxi mately 50 employees of the Cen tral Electric find Telephone com pany, including employees from the offices in Elkin, Mount Airy, Mocksville, Leaksville, North Wilkesboro, Sparta, Pilot Moun tain, Rural Hall and Charlotts ville, Va., enjoyed a picnic sup per at the park. The occasion marked the annual get-together meeting of the company. The last of the series was the anual chicken stew given by members of the Mason Lillard Bi ble class of the Methodist church Monday evening. The guest list, which included members of the class and their families, and sev eral visitors, numbered about one hundred. A bountiful supper was served. Woman's Club Luncheon Is Held Tuesday; Mrs. Binford Speaks With ninety-five members present, the annual get-together luncheon of the Elkin Woman's club was held Tuesday in the banquet hall at Hotel Elkin. The luncheon, which marks the form al opening of the club year, fea tured a talk by Mrs. Raymond Binford, of Guilford College, well known lecturer, and an outline of the plans for the program for the year. Mrs. W. W. Whitaker gave the invocation. Decorations of the banquet hall, which were in charge of Mrs. E. W. McDaniel, were sug gestive of the harvest season. Autumn leaves and wooden bowls filled with colorful fruits and vegetables, were used in attrac tive arrangement. Mrs. Binford spoke on "Em phasis on Living," and urged her hearers to look for good in peo ple to praise rather than to look for faults to crticize and pointed out the advantages of such a philosophy of life both to an in dividual and to a nation. Her talk was highly enjoyed. Mrs. Earl M. Hodel presented Mrs. Binford a Chatham blank et from the club in appreciation for her splendid contribution to the program. Mrs. Errol Hayes, membership chairman of the senior club, and Mrs. John Sagar, membership chairman of the junior depart- SENSATIONAL PURCHASE 7-Way "Ni&ht- Light" Reflector LAMPS $C^95 Ivory or bronze finish. Opal (Class reflector uses 3-way 50- 100-150 watt bnlb for Indirect light, and three side arm candle lights for direct light ing. Complete with parchment shade. Compare with lamps selling at $7.95 and up! Belk-Doug-hton Co. Elkin, N. C. ment, Introduced thirty-two new club members. During the business session, over which Mrs. R. C. Freeman, club president, presided, plans were made for the work of the club year, which included the adult night school, the public li brary project and the equipping of the elementary school play ground, which are the major club objectives. An appeal was made for workers for the American Red Cross by Mrs. P. M. Greene, in charge of the work locally, and Mrs. Marion Allen made a motion to supply the recreation h)om of Camp Clyde R. Hoey, local CCC camp, with pictures. The club year books were dedicated this year to the enrollees of the camp for their splendid citizenship dur ing the recent flood disaster. The program was interspersed with two vocal solos, "By the Bend of the River" and "Joy," by Miss Josephine Paul, accompan ied by Mrs. Franklin Polger, Jr. The meeting closed with the WE TRUCK COAL DIRECT FROM THE MINE We Guarantee Correct Weight! We Sell You BETTER COAL at LOWER PRICES! PHONE 83 SERVICE SATISFACTION El The SICK NEED PHARMACY as Your doctor knows best . . . and so do we—a scientific combination for health. Have your pre v scriptions filled by us for skillful attention. Only the best pure, fresh drugs used. We Check and Double Check Turner Drug Co. Geo. E. Royall Phone 64 / I SPECIAL! 150 SUITS From Our Regular ■Jf&afr, 100 Wool! Single and Double Breast WSb Were an^ Now All One Price— T ! 13" Get Yours While They Last! BELK-DOUGHTON COMPANY ELKIN, N. 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