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MAY 30. 1935
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Mr. J. O. Dugger of Butler, Term
is spending: a week in Boone as th
ruest of Rev. Linney Barnes.
Dr. W. M. Matlieson is leaving thi
week-end for Chicago. where he wi
spend several days visiting friends.
Mrs. J. A. Mull ins and daughtei
Nancy, returned Friday from Grand}
Va? where they had visited for a wee]
with homefolks.
Mrs. T. M. Greer returned to he
home here Tuesday after having spen
the past two weeks visiting with horn
folks at Lewiston, Bertie County.
Marshal W. T. Dowd of the Middl
North Carolina District, accompanies
by Mrs. Dowd, was a brief visito
witli friends here Saturday evening.
Jack Hodges, son of Dr. and Mrs
J. M. Hodges, returned Friday fron
Wake Forest College, and will speni
the vacation period here.
Mrs. Hill Farthing was called t<
Elizabeth ton Sunday on account o
the death of her brother, Mr. Johi
Lineback.
Mr. W. H. Gragg, local Bui Id in i
and Loan secretary, will return todaj
from Winston-Salem where he attend
ed the annual convention of the Nortl
Carolina Building and Loan League.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. A Morgan
of Carey at Rex Hospital, Ka
leigh, a son. Mrs. Morgan will be re
menibered as the former Miss Elsii
Farthing of Boone.
Mr. G. P Eggers returned Monday
evening from Duke University, Dur
ham. where he did graduate wort
during the past term. Mr. Eggers wil
be a member of the A. S. T. C. faculty
this summer.
Mrs. A. R_ Sherman of Wilkesborc
is reported as right seriously ill at s
Statesville hospital, where she was
taken Sunday afternoon, following a
sudden attack. Mrs. Sherman is a sister
of Dr. R. K. Bingham of Boone
Mrs. D. J. Cottrell is expected tc
return the last of the week from Memphis;
where cpendin.0
some time visiting with a daughter
Mrs. Ruby Wilholm. She was aceom
uy jMias rtuoy w inkier.
Miss Pauline Bingham has returnee
to the home of her parents, Dr. anc
Mrs. Pv. K. Bingham, after having
been employed as teacher in the Dob
son schools during the past term.
Miss Leo Ragan and Miss Pear
Sweczy of Law ml ale spent the week
end with the former's mother, Mrs
Lula Ragan, on Boone Route 2. They
L returned to Eawndale Monday mornP
inS.
f Married at tlie home of Justice E
N. Hahn on Saturday afternoon, Miss
Edna Harmon to Mr. Claud Byrd
both of the Voile Crucis community
Justice Hahn performed the ceremony.
Mrs. John E. Brown returned Saturday
from Fayetteviile, where she
had been a visitor for several days
* with relatives. She was accompaniec
here by Mrs. Edgar Brown and little
."Jo*, 1-U A 1?'
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Eastern Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Woodard, Rev
and Mrs. VV. C. Greene. Mr. and Mrs
C. W. Teal, Messrs. Lionel Ward, R
L. Gentry, Edgar Hardin, J. Wilsor
morris and Miss Rubv Greene, attendee?
the American Legion menioria
services at Xewlanti Sunday night.
Mr. W. P. Moody of Vilas is a pa
tient at a Charlotte Hospital where
lie has been undergoing treatment foi
the past two weeks. Information 1:
that the popular former sheriff ii
showing a degree of improvement bui
that he will not return home for somi
time.
Miss Ruby Hodges, who has spen
the past several months in Sou then
Pines, returned to the home of he
sister. Mrs. James Carter, here Sun
day evening. Miss Hodges has beei
suffering from inflammatory rheuma
tism for the past three weeks, am
her condition shows little improve
ment.
Hal Bingham, son of Mr. and Mrs
L. L. Bingham, was stricken with ap
pendicitis at a Boy Scout camp nea
Winston-Salem Friday morning. H
was taken to the Baptist Hospita
where he underwent an emergenc;
operation, and his condition is said t
be rapidly improving. He will proba
bly be returned to his home here th
latter part of this week.
Mrs. Frank Williams Entertains
Maids and Matrons Club.
Mrs. Frank Williams entertained a
bridge Tuesday evening, her guest
being members of the Maids and Ma
trons Club and a number of oth?
friends. Four tables of contract wet
in play in the living room and r<
ception hall, which were arrange
with a variety of colorful spring flow
ers. After four progressions, attrai
tive gifts were presented to the clu
member and guest holding highei
score, and an appetizing salad cours
was served.
Those playing were: Mesdames j
R. Smith, Paul Coffey, David Cireen
D. B. Bingham, Baxter M. Linne;
John W. Hodges Jr., J. E. Holshou.
er, T. M. Dunklcy, R. D. Hodges, Ji
Councill, Jim Rivers, Durham Moor
D. J. Whitener, Weatherby, of Butle
Tenn.: Misses Anita Winkler, Er
Greer and Annie Dougherty.
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Items from The Democrat cf
n May 28. 1896.
Mr. Frank A. Clinard and little son
r, of Hickory are at the Coffey Hotel,
r, We learn that there are renewed
k | prospects of selling the Elk Knob copIper
mines.
Mrs. Isaacs, the wife of McCalb |
r Isaacs, of Cove Creek, died on the
16th inst. of paralysis.
e Jacob Wood ring, who has been in
the West for the past six years or
e more, returned on IvTumlay.
rj Miss Bina. daughter of Judge L. L.
r Greene, who has been at the State
Normal and Industrial School at
Greensboro, has returned.
We have been granted by Cover- j
i nor Carr a special term of court j
i which will convene on Monday, July
13th.
Since our last issue there is but 1
J little change for the better in our old
friend, Joshua Winkler. He is very
1 weak and his condition is considered
r Mrs. Winkler Entertains
, V( Bridge Party.
Mrs. W. R. Winkler entertained |
1 with five tables of bridge at the Caro- r
Jean Inn last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Pat McGuire was winner ofj
ihigS score ppze; Mrs. ^Councill Cooke
! low score. At the conclusion of the'
v! game delicious refreshments were :
j served to the following guests: Mes-j
j dames Eloyd Isaacs. James D. Jloi ton. ji
K. Moose, D. J. Whitener, Stewart :
j Winkler. J. K. Holshouser. T. Ml)
: uunKicy, Paul Coffey, A. R. Smith, j
I Frank Williams. James Mast, R. D. j,
* Hodges, Councill Cooke, Jair.es Councill.
Brantley Duncan, Pat McGuire, .
John Conwav, Moore. A. F.. Harris.
} Ernest Moore; Misses Annie Dough1
ertv and Iva Dean Wilson.
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Lj Mrs. tiorlon Entertains the 1
Kill re Nous Club.
Mrs. James Horton entertained at (
> her home the Entre Nous Bridge Club
and several additional guests Thurs- .
r day at 3. o'clock. ,
The living room in which four ta- j
bins were placed, was prettily deco- x
rated with quantifies of spring flow- ,
l ers. At the conclusion of the playing ;
j Mrs. Dave Mast received a compact
for scoring highest and Mrs. Lee; <
' Stout a linen handkerchief for low
score. A dainty refreshment course
followed.
I Those playing were: Mesdames
. Russell Hodges, James Mast, John.
nie Hodges Jr.. Dave Mast, Council j
- Cook, Durham Moore, Brantley Dun- <
. can. Lee Stout, James Rivers, J. Eu- j
bert Holshouser, Paul Coffey, James j
i Councill, Ralph Winkler, G. K. Moose,
A. S. Harris and D. J. Whitcnor. t
BOONE ROUTE > ITEMS
Mrs. Jones Barnes was hostess to *
the Sands Community Club Thursday 1
afternoon. May 23rd. Miss Annie Ruth 1
- German was in charge of the proi
gram. Picture hanging and framing
i was discussed. Mrs. Barnes was as1
sisted by Annie Norris and Mozclla
i Barnes in serving a delicious salad :
i course to the following ladies: Airs.. .<
Zora Norris, Mrs. A. E. Hodges, Mrs. |
IV. J. Honeycutt, Mrs. D. VV. Cook,
"(Mrs. C. G. Hodges, Mrs. B. B. Greene,
' | Mrs. Herbert Jones, Mrs. Lem Set:
/at, Mrs. Finley Hodges, Misses An1
nic Ruth German, Mabel Morris and
J Grace Setzer. The club meets with
Mrs. Gem Setzer in June.
Miss Estella Greene is spending
. some time with relatives at Hickory
, and Granite Fells.
Mr. Stanford Jones is somewhat
j improved after a serious illness.
; Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Greene,
L on May 26th, a son..
, Miss Mary Cook spent the week
in West Jefferson with her uncle, I.
M Cook.
t Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Jor.es spent
t the week-end at the home of W. P.
r Jones.
Miss yvilma Cook is suffering from
"i a very badly fractured ankle caused
- by a jump last Saturday afternoon.
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I.TJTHKK GREENE
Luther Greene, 18, who was serious.
i . ly injured in an affray four weeks
. ago. died Monday in the Wilkes Hosr
pital, where he has been a patient
e since then. His condition was very
1 serious from the beginning and little
y hope was held for his recovery,
o Luther was the youngest son of Mr.
_ and Mrs. Clenard Greene of Stonv
e Fork and is survived by tTie parents
and the following brothers and sisters:
Chilo, Ernest and Arnold Greene,
Mrs. Henry Smith, Mrs. Isaac Smith
and Mrs. Ihwrence Greene, all of
Stony Folk,
it Funeral and burial services were
s held Tuesday afternoon at Mt. View
i- Baptist Church.
:r
e TRIVETTE?IIAKDV
Mr. and Mrs Stephen Parker Hard
dy of La Grange, N. C., have an
nounced the marriage of their daughter.
Miss Selma Allene Hardy, to Mr.
h James Blaine Trivette of Boone, the
ceremony having been performed in;
!ft j Greensboro Monday.
1 Mrs. Hardy has a wide circle of I
V. friends in this section, where she is I
e, very popular. Mr. Trivette is a son
y, of Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Trivette, was
s- reared in this community, and is genm
erally and favorably known. He is
e, er oyed by the Standard Oil Comr,
paii,.
ie The newly-weds will establish their
residence in Boone.
ATAUGA DEMOCRAT- EVERY 1
WEjtivFiler
critical.
Mr. Walter 1., Jones, son of Captain ]
\V. D. Jones of Caldwell, died at his t
home on the Yadkin on last Satur- <
day and was buried on Sunday. The <
Knights of Pythias buried him with *
the honors of the order and we learn t
that the funeral procession was the <
largest ever seen in the county. c
On last Thursday at 4 p. in. the t
sweet baby boy, Ralph, who has t
brightened and gladdened the home t
of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Rivers for two |
and a half years, was taken suddenly t
ill and after a night of suffering the
blue eyes closed forever and he
plumed his wings and sought a bright- 1
or, fairer clime. c
The Coffey Brothers of Boone are I
well pleased with their success dur- ^
ing the last few years in raising Ir- 1
ish potatoes. They have just finished r
planting a very large crop?ten acres t
perhaps. They are fed to hogs and 1
cattle and arc considered a very eco- J
nomical food. J
DEKI' <;ai* news
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Mrs. Lewis Belcher, who has been-,
a patient in the Wilkes Hospital for j
three weeks, has returned to the home ! J
of hc.*1 parents. Mr. and Airs. A. F. j l'
Nieholes. where she will spend some j ^
ime before returning to her home in
West Virginia. V
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Triplet t and j,
children of Ml. Zion visited Air. and ! r
Mrs. G O Triplett Sunday.
Air. I!. S. Steelman and family vis-! g
itcd Mr. Stoeimans' father of Oak- J
vood Sunday. I !;
Mr. and Airs. Murray Lookahill of j 1
j.uioa, v/*\icv.t is visxuug relatives in ?
Lhe community.
The memorial services Hpdnsored by
the American Legion and held at Gap
Creek Baptist Church last Sunday, v
[verc largely attended and greatly en-!11
joyed by all. Hon. Johnson J. Hayes j ^
ilelivered the memorial address.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Michael of y
Summit visited Mrs. Michael's par- e
*nts. _Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Welch.
Mr. C\ id. Miller, who is working; l>
vith the surveyors on the Scenic. Highway.
spent the week-end with his famiy.
Mrs. F. L. Wilcox visited Mrs. H.;r
Norris Sunday afternoon. n
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BOONE METHODIST CHURCH sl
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Sunday, June 2nd %N
The services at the Boone Methodst.
Church will he as usual Sunday
School at 9:45; Dr. J. D. Rankin is
he general superintendent. The morn- m
eg worship will be at eleven o'clock. 1
The subject will be "The Ascension J
)f Our Lord." Holy Communion will
je observed. The young people will
neet for the Epworth League at 7
ind the evening preaching service will
oe at 8:00. The evening subject will
jo "The Greatness of Little Things."
SPECIAL NOTICES
3UK PLANT WAGON will be in
Boone and West Jefferson next Friday
and Saturday, May 24 and 2f>,
and each Friday and Saturday
thereafter during the season. All
kinds of vegetable and flower plants
at lowest prices. T. L. Johnson's
Plant Farm, Spruce Pine, N. C.
DOUBLE AND TRIPLE TRANSPLANTED
TOMATO PLANTS for
sale by T. L. Johnson's Plant Farm,
Spruce Pine, N. C. Delivered in
Boone and West Jefferson each Friday
and Saturday. lu
; "'MUM RpiHATkUNU At!
lowest cost. Parts, tubes and batteries.
K. I. Dacus, New River Light
and Power Co., Boone. 3-28-tf
IT COSTS NO MORE to have your
watch repaired by a trained and
experienced workman. Every job
guaranteed. Walker's Jewelry Store
near Theatre. ltc
FOR RENT?Two furnished light'
housekeeping rooms. Telephone 681
or see Mrs. G. C. Greene. lc!
USED FURNITURE?2 kitchen cabinets,
2 refrigerators. 2 oil stoves.
High Land Furniture Company, Depot
Street, Boone. N. C.
FOR SALE OR RENT?Furnished or
unfurnished 6-room house on Main
Street, adjoining courthouse lot.
Mrs. H. McD. Little, Boone. lc
WANTED ? To buy a small lot to
build cottage, in or around Boone.
Near college preferred. Mrs. W. C.
Bumgarner, Crossnore, N. C. lc
Dr. C. B. Baughman, Eye, Ear,
Nose and Tkroat Specialist. Elizabethton,
Tenn., wiii be in the office
of Dr. J. B. Hagaman in Boone, on
tile first Mondav in each month for
the practice of his profession.
OUR FIXIWER PLANTS will be ready
for delivery in Booni and Blowing
Rock next week. T. L. Johnson's
Plant Farm, Spruce Pine,
N. C. ltc
checks
CCI? Malaria
hhtl COLDS
first day.
Liquid - Tablets - Salve TONIC AND |
Nose Drops LAXATIVE
THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
State Relief Organization j A
May Be Changed Soon an
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By M. R. DUNX AG AN !
(Spectul Correspondent) ' j*
RAL.EIGH. N. C.?Mrs Thomas O - b*"
EJerry is expected to continue as dieetor
of the State-Federal Relief or- gjj
;anization. but the work of this or-,
;anization is to be reduced and the j I
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..Mia wui ts. assuiucu uy ct wotk projects
director for the State, who is
expected to be named this week, aclording
to information received here,
rhe work projects director is expected
o have charge of the work done in;
he Slate, handled so far by Mrs. O'Berry,
hut direct relief is to be coninued
by Mrs. O'Berry, as it is now
mderstood.
Mrs. O'Berry was in Washington
ast week and reported that she unlerstood
Relief Administrator Harry |
.... Hopkins and Governor Ehringhau3
vcrc in agreement as to North Caroina's
contribution to relief, and that
10 trouble is expected by North Car Hna
in getting her share of the fund
o be distributed.
Mr. Hopkins has caused a new setip
in North Carolina, composed of
right districts, each with about a doz:n
counties, and with a central city
is the district headquarters, from
vhich the work relief will be admin-:
stored. Watauga County is in District:
s with headquarters at Winston-Sa- ;
em. i
Highway Chairman Capus Waynick nS
tas been a?iviae?l unofficially that ail j ~
f the highway and underpass work e
n North Carolina is to be done with ;
ahor recruited 90 per cent from the
elief rolls, exceptions to be approved !
'V the head of the work progress or- j
yanization. This, it is feared; will han.
licap the work and prevent utilizing j
abor that might otherwise be on reicf
rolls. This work is expected to j
yet under way soon after July 1.
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ANNIVERSARY SERVICE
A beautiful anniversary service1
ras held with Grace Lutheran Cnurch j
r? East Boone on last Sunday. A mas- j
erf ill address was* delivered by Mr. '
^ul M. Barger of Mboresville, N. C., j
fter which a sumptuous dinner was j
njoyed in the nearbv grove, a
or of friends of the clmrch wore j
'iCCirilt XlWIt 1 xiiujyivauia.
CAItD OF THANKS
Wo wish to extend our heartfelt !
hanks and deep appreciation to our '
iany friends and neighbors for their'
empathy and many acts of kindness
hewn during the death and burial
f our dear son, Bynum McNeil. We
ould also express .appreciation for
;tc- beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Jce McNeil. eMe
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TTKNTION, WOOI. GKOWKRS! the
iVool is now advancing in price in
wool-gTowing countries. On the
jsent market quotations Watauga
iol is worth 28c per pound in the
ease (or unwashed). Don't let the
cculator scare you. We will proba- jU
7 be able to sell the wool pool in ,,o
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