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r^r Thursday, November 21. 1940 (§1) &CAIA Mrs. J. I. Myers, of North Wilkesboro, was a business vis itor here Tuesday. Mrs. Roscoe Poplin and children spent last week in Statesvllle, the guests of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Goforth and Miss Helen Myers of Lenior, were the guests of friends here Sunday. Jack Holcomb, of Newport News, Va., spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Holcomb, in Jonesvllle. Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Wellborn spent the week-end in Lancaster, S. C., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Isley. Mrs. R. E. Burgess of Fayette ville, is spending a month here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy West. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Roberson, of Hudson, spent Wednesday in Elkin and Jonesvllle, attending to business matters. Mrs. John Evans spent the week-end in Winston-Salem, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Fitz gerald. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. York spent the week-end in Bluefield, West Va., with Mrs. York's sister, Miss Odessa Snow. Mrs. Ralph Fletcher of Elkin and Boonville, spent the week end in Winston-Salem, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lewis. Mrs. Roger Carter spent the week-end in Badin the guest of her sister, Mrs. Fraser Lapsley, and Dr. Lapsley. Miss Marjorie Cockerham of New York City is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Cockerham, at State Road. Rev. Stephen Morrisett, pastor of the First Baptist church, left Monday for Charlotte to attend the annual Baptist State Conven tion. Mrs. Byron Lopp and children have returned from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Myers, and other friends and rel atives in Lexington. Miss Margaret Renegar, who recently graduated from the Rex School of Nursing in Raleigh, is spending sometime in Arlington, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Renegar. Miss Renegar left on November 20, for Durham, where she will join the nursing staff at Duke hospital. DON'T MISS THESE RED HOT SPECIALS jQk DRESSES AT BELK S! OHC rEC ' t ' Va ' UeS f rom Children's Dresses Attractive Styles in Cotton, MB $1 Rayon and Velvet. Sizes 1-3 Hi SI.OO to $1.95 \ ne values from Parka Hoods tflPO They're All the Rage This Ladies' Sweaters Season! «-$i.95 48c .o 97c Men's Sweaters PjUows, 2 for __ SI.OO 97 c to $1.95 Skirts 97c • Footballs 48c to $1.95 Men's Pine Dress Toboggans 15c 8 Outing, Regular 15c and Q7 C 19c Value 10c and 15c 17 ■ (BASEMENT STORE) 50% WOOL SEAMED aa BLANKETS, $4.95 VALUE Belk-Doughton Co. ' ELKIN, N. C. ————————————————— C. C. Hayes of Greenville, S. C., and W. W. Hayes, of Big Stone Gap, Va., spent the week-end with their mother, Mrs. W. H. Hayes, near State Road, Miss Athelie Aldrldge and Hen ry Moffitt, of Asheboro, were the week-end guests of Miss Maxine Aldridge and Eugene Aldrldge, at Home Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eldridge of Lexington, spent the week-end here with Mr. Eldridge's mother, Mrs. I. A. Eldridge, on. West Main street. Mrs. M. C. Whitener left Wed nesday for a visit with relatives in Auburn, Georgia. She will also visit in Atlanta and other places in Georgia while away. Misses Edith and Evelyn Walls of Forest Hills, Md., spent the week-end here with their aunt, Mrs. Ora Walls Vanhoy, at her home on West Main street. Miss Anna Lula Dobson, of Winston-Salem, spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Dobson, the former her broth er, at their home on Bridge street. Mrs. Ralph Trlplett spent Mon day in Mount Airy, with Mrs. O. E. Triplett, of North Wilkesboro, who recently underwent an op eration in Martin Memorial hos pital there. Miss Annie Louise Smith, of New York, a former member of the nursing staff at Hugh Chatham Memorial-, hospital, spent last week here the guest of Mrs. Julius Hall at her home on West Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Young and little daughter, Patty Rue, and Mrs. Young's mother, Mrs. W. E. Bohannon, spent Sunday in Greensboro, with the latter's sis ter, Mrs. J. L. Holton. * James Gray, a student at North Carolina State College, Raleigh, spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Annie Gray, at her home on Franklin street. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Triplett and little son, Ralph, Jr., and Misses Jettie and Ohna Triplett spent Sunday in Asheville, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Myers, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Davis, of Lexington, spent Friday here with Mr. and Mrs. Parks Hamp ton and Mr. and Mrs. Byron | Lopp, en route to Kingsport, Tenn. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN, NORTH CAROIINA Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McPhall and little son, John, and Mrs. Lorene Snow Whltaker spent the week end In Winston-Salem, with Mr. McPhail's mother, Mrs. Sarah McPhall. W. S. Beddlngfleld and Howard Elledge attended the eighth an nual convention of the Independ ent Telephone Association of North Carolina at Sedgefield Inn, near Greensboro, on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Rudd, of Raleigh, are expected to arrive Friday for a week-end visit with Mrs. Rudd's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Myers, on West Main street. Andrew Greenwood, W. O. Hooper, Mrs. Bessie Myers, Miss Jessie Smith, Mrs. Emma Wag oner and John Ratledge, Jr., left Tuesday for a business trip of several days to Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Errol Hayes at tended the Carolina-Duke game at Chapel Hill Saturday, and went from there to Durham, where they spent the week-end the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graham. Mrs. W. O. Hooper is spending this week in Akron, Ohio, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mc- Swain, the former her brother. Mr. Hooper will loin her the lat ter part of the week for a week end visit with the McSwains. Capt. J. L. Madden, Mrs. Mad den, and little daughter, Beverly, who have been residing here for about a year, left Friday for Fort Bragg, where Capt. Madden will be stationed with U. S. Army. For the past several years Capt. Mad den has been inspector of CCC Camps in this district. Dr. W. H. Strowd of Nashville, Tenn., was the overnight guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Ashby, the latter his sister, at their home on Bridge street. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby also had as their guests on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johns and little daughter, and Bruce Strowd, of Chapel Hill. ' Among those from here attend ing the Carolina-Duke game in Chapel Hill Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hall,, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Mar ion Allen, Misses Betty, Mary Elizabeth and Cynthia Allen, Bill Allen, J. S. Bumgarner, Lynn and Sig Holcomb, Dr. Seth M. Beale, Mr.'and Mrs. John Mayberry, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mayberry, Alex Chatham, in, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cothren, Misses Ruth and Anna Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Van Dillon, Jr. Miss Helen Finney, a student at Greensboro College, Greens boro, spent the week-end here with her parents, Sir. and Mrs. W. A. Finney, on West Main street. Among the out-of-town rela tives and friends attending the funeral of Dr. Hugh Parks here Friday were: Mr. and Mrs. Opie R. Tharpe, of Lexington, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parks, Herman Holcomb, Vance Baise, Robert Hairston, Jr., T. V. Fahvenstock, Raleigh; Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Hol comb, Moody Galther, Mr. and Mrs. W. F." Trivett, Winston-Sa lem; Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. John son and Rev. and Mrs. Grady Burgiss, Greensboro; Mrs. Paul Webster, Jr.. Mrs. Beatrice Hill man said Mrs. L. J. Shelton, Mt. Airy; Miss Nannie Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Bristol Tharpe, Miss Lucy Tharpe, Mrs. G. W. Tharpe, Mrs. N. S. Galther and Mrs. Rod Kennedy, of Harmony; Mrs. L. P. Trivette, of Mooresville, and J. G. Hackett and Z. V. Stewart, of North Wilkesboro. Younger Men May Join Navy Now The Navy Recruiting Station, Salisbury, states that the Secre tary of the Navy, Frank Knox, has authorized the enlistment in the Navy of men between the ages of 17 and 18 years for MINORITY enlistments. This means that anyone between the age of 17 and 18 may enlist in the Navy until he becomes 21 yean old, that he will in such cases be discharged on the day before his twenty-first birthday. This gives to the younger patriots of the : Nation a splendid opportunity. A | man who enlists at the age of 17 may retire, on half pay, at the early age of 37 years. | Enlistments between the ages of 18 and 31 are still the same as before, for a period of six years. CHATHAM SQUADS TO OPEN SEASON 22nd Opening the basketball season jhere will be two games Friday | night, November 22, when the boys' and girls' teams of the Chatham Blanketeers will meet the strong teams from Hanes Knitters at the high school gym nasium. The girls' game will be called at 7:30, and plenty of ac tion is promised. Other definite dates scheduled ( for the immediate future by the Blanketeers are with the Mc- Creary Eagles of Asheboro on No vember 29, and Guilford College on December 11. Other schedules will be announced later. A small admission fee will be charged. RELATIONS BETWEEN NATIONS IN NEW PHASE Washington, Nov. 20. —Rela- tions between the United States and France entered an apparently new phase today, coincident with the increasing reports that Mar shal Henri Petain was showing a disposition to go slow in collabo rating with the axis powers. First tangible sign of a possible change was the fact that Robert D. Murphy, a veteran of ten years diplomatic service in France be fore and during the war, was ordered back to Vichy to take up the duties of charge d'affaires. Murphy, formerly counselor at the Paris embassy, has been in this country for several months. MT. AIRY MAN WANTS TO SELL HIS TOMB Charlotte, Nov. 20.—James Wat son, 60-year-old Mount Airy jan itor, wants to sell his de luxe steel vault and large tomb. It isn't that Watson doesn't think that he'll need such equip ment some day but he's decided that he wants to be buried with relatives elsewhere. So he's offer ing his cemetery lot, and trimmings, all carefully perpared ten years ago, to the highest bid der. "I built it myself," Watson cays of the tomb, "and I know it will suit the most particular person." BAPTIST PREACHER ANNOUNCES PROGRAM Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock hour of worship at the First Baptist church the pastor. Rev. Stephen Morrisett, will use as his sermon subject, "Everyday is Thanksgiving for the Christian." Sunday school will be held at 9:45. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend the above services and the evening services at 7:30. Parent-Teacher Meeting Tnseday Afternoon Members of the Parent-Teach ec Association will meet Tuesday afternoon November 26, in the el ementary school auditorium Book Week will be observed as a part of the program. All members are urged to at tend and new members are ex tended a cordial invitation. TWO ARRESTED IN FRAUD CASE Fake Doctors Charged with Selling Inferior Eyeglasses in Iredell COST ABOUT SI.OO DOZEN North Wilkesboro, Nov. 19. State Highway Patrol Sergeant Carlyle Ingle today reported the arrests of two people on charges of fraud and violation of the op tometry laws passed by the North Caroline legislature as recom mended by Dr. J. S. Deans, of this city, president of the North Caro lina optometry board of examiners. The officer said that he had been informed that the two men arrested—R. A. Norton (alias Dr. R. A. Norton) and Jake Noble, of Attalla, Ala., had been selling cheap and interferior spectacles at prices ranging from $9 to sl2. Norton, the officer said, had been posing as a doctor of optom etry and Noble was his associate. The officer had been informed that the spectacles being sold cost about $1 per dozen and were decidedly inferior. The two men were turned over to Iredell county authorities for trial in Iredell ! county court this week. The great- I MONEY-SAVING [AT MODERN SUPER MARKET I These Prices Effective I Thursday to Thursday 4 14 lb. Carton of Lard.. 20c (With $2.00 Purchase) FAT MEAT lbT^C I siM zz: | milk I PINEAPPLE FLOUR «T* No. 2 Can 24 Pounds 8 Small I 15c 69c 25c I Sliced or (ft No. 2'/ 2 lA JP A I reaCiieS ARGO Halves Cans £,3 I Pancake Syrup »-» Qt. 32 C I Dried Apples 2 s - 25 c I Octagon Soap Flakes Lg. Pkg. j9 C (2 Octagon Soap Free) I SAUSAGE LB. 15' FOR I GOOD BEEF IDAA CT ID 17c let us m YOUR PLANNING I KUAu 1 LD. I( 'Turkeys - Geese - Ducks I ROME SLICED Hens Ini f* All 11) OOc Full Dressed or On Foot at the Best I DAvvH LB. LL, Prices in Town I Modern Super Market I PHONES 89-309 FREE DELIVERY ELKIN, N. C. er number of sales were made by the men in the northern part of Iredell county about Union Grove, although they had been residing near Wilkesboro temporarily. The officer stopped them on Saturday near here because one light was out. Investigation pro duced evidence of their illicit bus iness, the officer said. RAINMAKER ON JOB TO BREAK DROUGHT • ■ Plant City, Fla., Nov. 20—Rain maker Lillie Stoate was doing business today at her old stand in South Florida where the farmers had implicit faith in her ability to put reverse English on a bad drought. v Miss Stoate, the 60-year-old woman of various weather moods who hails from Oxford, Miss., sat beside Lake Walden, near here, and communed with the air cur rents, cloud formations and tem peratures that make or break a drought. Miss Lillie achieved a degree of climatic fame a year and one half ago when she sat by a lake near Frostproof and, according to her disciples, broke a crop-dam aging drought that had defied the best weather men for months. The largest fresh water lake in the U. S. is Lake Okeechobee, Fla., which is about 40 miles long and 28 miles wide. R. E. A. Agent to Be in Boonville Mr. O. W. Oornog, of the Yad kin-Surry Rural Kleetr illation Association, will be in Boonvlllle in the Shore Electric Co., building all day Friday in regard to the project, 4t was announced from Dobeon. Anyone wishing to see him about membership fees, wiring contracts, or any other problem may contact him at the above time and place: NOTICE For all kinds of Poultry call on us. We have the best lot of fat turkeys and fat hens we have ever had for Thanksgiv ing. We dress all poultry free of charge. Give us your order now. Call— COMBS PRODUCE CO. Phone 308 S. Bridge St. - Elkin
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