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Other Reports of
Red Cross Members
Following is ii List of lied Cross
members m the community riiid
county, which have not previously
reported:
B'xint1: E. Fold King. E. Ford
King, Jr., Coker Triplet:, J T.
Mast. C. \V\ Rowe. F. W. McC'raeken.
Fred Krider, Martin L. Herman,
C. S. Brown. J. H. Taylor. Hort
Bledsoe, W, ,L. Bolick, J. H. Council).
Ralph Colvard. E. M. Hodges,
Jack Comctt, Dock Dishman. J. II.
Eggers. Dan Bryant. A. M. Hodges,
M. C. Cornell, Louise Atkinson. Ella
Austin.. Mrs. Emma Moore, Gray?k>n
Eggers, Mis. Graydon Eggers.
Rachel Mastin. Allie Austin, Marion
Lisor, Isabel Hayes. Louise Moore
Glada Walker, Myrtle Brandon
Clyde Goodman. Mrs. Cullen Johnfon.
Maude Cat heart, Herbert Wey
TJini'-.v.l Hoilap Wil<r?n HnHwc Rnrl
Norris. Tcm Shook, D. S. Faw, Ray
Brown, Catnpfire Girls, Dyniciar
Society Appalachian Forum. J. D
Rankin. Natalie Purdoih. J. A Wiihams,
Heme Economics Club. Y. \V
C. A.. Vernician Society. Senior
Class. Presbvt rtan Church Club
Lo .ill Club. Y. M. C. A Mrs. Viola
Odell. Plavcrafters. Girls' Physical
Education Club. Alpha Sigma Gamma.
Boys' A Club. Ministerial Alliance,
Mrs. L. B. Hardin. Forensic
Club. Thaiian Society. James B.
Winkler. Gordon Winkler, Mr.?
Gradv iMoretz, Mrs. Bessie Brown,
Smith Esse Station. A. R. Smith.
Roy Hagaman, Townlcy Bridge, W.
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Miss Eida Todd. Mrs. B. J.
Councill. Mrs. J. H. Councjtll
Contributors: A Capella Choir,
George MeBride, Mack Baker. Max
Ho vis. Mrs. Jessie McGuire, Mis. H.
W. Smith.
Vnlle Cruets: Barbara Bart. Mrs.
i Mont Glovier. Virginia Bouldin.
1 Adelaide E. Smith. Julia Guerrv.
Anna P. Robertson. Ernie Triplet t,
Mrs. Laura Church, Mrs. Lucile
Mast. W. W. Mast. Miss Wiima
Baird, Miss Gladys Taylor. Mrs.
Howard Edmistcn. Mrs. C. D. Tav1
lor. T. C Baird. Mrs. W. H. Wagner. ,
Contributors: Marion Keen. Susan
Williams, Frances Stevenson. Evelyn
j Sherwood, Mary T. Barclay, GerI
rude Day, Martha Lanius. Dorothy
j Brown, Emily T. Hopkins. Suzanne
t Bryan, Mrs. E. C. Wall, Marior.
Ridgewav. Sarah Plemmons, Florence
E. Briscoe.
Blowing Rock: Mrs. H. C. Hayes.
E. S. Quails, Paul Banner, G. M.
Sudderth. G. C. Bobbins. Evelyn B.
Walsh, Mrs. W. L. Hoishouser. W.
; G. Young. Lena C. Reeves. Mrs. i
Gene Story. Mrs. E. D. Warfield. Dr.
Mary C. Warfield. Marion Treffeisen.
Mi's. Glenn Brown. Mrs. Freu |
D. Lewis. Mrs. Pauline W. Shoe!
make. Miss Earl Payne, Mrs. Mabel
H. Hollar, Mrs. Kent K. Brown.
; Mrs. M. R. Maddcx, C. S. Prevette.
Northwest Carolina Utilities. Inc.,
Hardin's Studio. Hob Nob Inn.
Beaver Darn: Mrs. Dale C. Norris,
Dale C. Norris. Don Hagaman. Mrs. ;
Dallas Wilson. Mrs. Jethro Wilson. !
Dean Reese, Mrs. Lee Swift, Mrs. j
Clyde Reese. Miss Stella Hagaraan, j,
Mrs. Perry Farthing, Roy Wilson,
W. R. Vines, D. C. Cotfcy. Mrs. j
Clyde Perry. Miss Clco Walker, j
Miss Pattie Kehson, Miss Ona Fat-i
thing. Mrs. W. Y. Farthing, Miss
I: Mattic Lou Harmon, John W. Ward, I
! Hr.iHv F1I oi' .Tim Shorwnnd.
Contributors: Mrs. Culver Dale,
j Mrs. Dudley Greene, Mr*. M. W.
Kiiicaid.
i Cove Creek: Mrs Eunice Moody,
, S. F. Horton, Mrs: S. F. Honor.,
1 Ann.i Mae Sherwood. Mrs. Stanley
j Harris, Mrs. Enoch Swift. Mrs. Don j
| Reason. Mrs. Philip Fletcher, D. C.
1 Mi st, \V. F. Sherwood, James B.
Mast. Mrs. N. L. Mast. Clyde Mast.
: Wheeler Farthing, B. S. Adams.
j Throngs Gather for
Tobacco Celebration
(Continued from page on el
Haijiy Brothers firm, lessees ot the'
warehouse.
11. G. Hedrick, of the state do-1
partment of agriculture, expressed I
his pleasure at being present while'
J. M. Broughton, who in private1
; conversation did not deny gubernu- j
: torial ambitions felicitated the citizens
of the northwest upon their
new enterprise.
Thad Eure. secretary of state |
I journeyed up from Raleigh to bring ,
I greetings to the mountain burlc-y i
: growers from the flue cured belt!
| while former Lieutenant Governor
; R. A. Doughlon received an ovation
i when recognized by the chair. The ;
board of directors of the warehouse,
and many other leading citizens
throughout the area were recog
nized.
John Gilmer, Greyhound bus official,
spoke briefly and State Senator
W. B. Austin introduced Congressman
Robert L. Doughton. Mr.
Doughton said the burley ware
house was one of the greatest de
i velopments for the northwest in the
history of its march of progress and
called by name a score of citizens
who had worked for the new enterprise.
He reviewed the history of tobacco
from the time it was found in
the New World through the oeriod
when i twas used as a medical drug
and on to the present time when the
value of the manufactured product
: has passed the biliion-dollar mark.
North Carolina, he said, produces
; 52 per cent of all the nation's tooac- j
j co. The federal treasury collected j
i $580,000,000 tax on tobacco last year.
!j he said.
The festival closed Saturday night i
iih a gala tobacco hall promoted j
- -ar holiday charity.
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/ATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVER
Spear-Gun Fisliing
MIAMI. Fla. . . . Spearing fish
under water with a newly developed
rubber spear gun is the newest
piscatorial sport here. You have
to hold your breath, dive, look
around for a fish, aim and fire all
in less than a minute. The new
guns and masks were invented by
a Miami University student, Chenault
Elmore. Miss Nankivell is just
coming up from spearing a snook
under water.
Todd School and
Community News
School to Present Play
The students of Elkland high
school will present "Lighthouse
Nan." a three-act comedy, in the
school auditorium. Saturday night,
December 9. at 7:30.
It's this sort of play: Lovesick
Sarah Chumley-Choke (Mary Jo
giedsoei has her eye on lively Ned
Blake (C. L. Duncan), but he's in
love with pretty, ragged Lighthouse
Nan (Anna Mac Ccokc). and so is
Sir Arthur Choke, an Englishman
with more blue-blood than sense
(Lawrence Graham), whenever he
can got away from his jealous fi
ance. Hortense Enlow (Lucille Miller).
Ichabod Buzzer (Howard
Jones), the lazy lighthouse keeper,
has his hands full with his scoldin*
wife, MolJ (Thclma Jones), his cantankerous
mule. January (Junior
Graham), and his low "spirits." A
group of fishermen sing before supper.
(They are Leslie Norris, Bor/l
McGuire and the Moretz Band singers.)
John Enlow (Bill Bledsoe)
ncroti tveirsuaj. Jit* tint anurci to:
Aih( Injun Jitn (J. islikrol) ;i Vicious
cx-cohvict, robs Moll Buzzer of a
heart-shaped locket and a bundle of
papers. Why? Come Saturday
night and find out.
One mghj each week the gymtinsium
is turned into a roller-skating
l ink. Everyone who skates enjoys
the novel and amusing exercise,
and those who haven't yet learned
to skate enjoy watching.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the construction of the school lunchroom.
Mr. Gentry Lomley. who is
in charge of til.- work, savs ho experts
to tints!! the maiding by
Christmas.
The following students have been
selected for the editorial staff Of the
Elk land newspaper, "The Blue Ox,"
because of their excellent work on
the early editions of the paper,
which began as a class assignment
in tenth grade English, and later
grew into a journal l'or the entire
school: Editor-in-chief, Junior Graham;
news editor, Anna Mae Cooke;
ropy editors, Carrie Lookabill and
Kathleen Ragan; sports editor,
Howard Jones; humor editors. Bill
Rledsoe and Ashley Howell; poetry
r ditor. Lovely Miller: art editor, J.
D. Miller; business manager, Lucille
Miller.
Tiie November honor rolls for
Elkland high are: Scholastic?L. D.
Graham. Coolidge Holman, Carrie
Lookabill. James Lookabill, Coy
Mikeal, J. D. Miller, Lucille Miller,
Annie Norris, Merril Norris, Kathleen
Ragan, Thelma Winebarger.
Citizenship?Summer Greene, Thelma
Winebarger, Kathleen Ragan.
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Houck, who was severely scalded
when he turned a pan of not
water over on himself, is in a serious
condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Norris have
been visiting in Lenoir for a week
or so. but have now returned to
their home in Todd.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McGuire made
a business trip to North Wilkesboro
last Friday.
Mr. D. C. Howell, who is suffer
??5 jav?hi a ucai i ctiidLN, UOIIipilcaV-ed
by high blood pressure, is still
confined to his bed. He was visited
over the Thanksgiving holidays by
his daughter. Mrs. Emery Moretl
o! Warren, W. Va., and his son, Mr.
elk's Bi
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Wiley Howell oi Moorosville. Mr ??
Wiley Howell was accompanied by j
1 is wife and Mr. .: P. Robi.ison.
Mr. Hagaman McGuire. who has W?
-en working for an electrical comt
. in Pennsylvania, has returned I
re until weather conditions war
.an. continuing the project e:i j WM
v. hieh he is employed. Bkrj
Mr. Richard Greer, who has ac- i EjCi
I vepted a position in Warren, W. Va? I
j visited his parents. Mr. and Mm
Jeff Greer, over the week-end.
Misse Lillian and Vivian Black- ]
burn, students at Lees-McRae Col- i
I lege, spent the Thanksgiving holt;
days with their parents. Mr. and ] )
Mrs. Ed. Blackburn. H" A
Mrs. IX. R. McGuire. who has a AS
been ill for about two weeks, is | W.J M
! much better. F' afi
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Miller oi
Hickory, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pearson. /
( i North Wilkesbaro. and Mr. and j
Mrs. James J. Miller of Todd, spent
: Thanksgiving day with Mr. and
Mrs. Willet Miller.
Mr. Don Blackburn of West Jefferson.
spent a pleasant holiday ;
1 bunting with Mr. Glenn and Huga- ???
man McGuire.
Natives of Wisconsin ;.re called .
"Badgers" because of the early lead j
miners of that state, who lived in '
underground burrows, like badgers, j Vv
NOTICE * ^
On December 11, 1939. I will of
for for sale at O. W. Greene's garage j /
in Stony Fork township, one 1929 ,
| Ford roadster to satisfy a repair and i I
storage account against the said | *
j car.
This November 21, 1939.
11-23-3p. O. W. GREENE.
Christmas A
Enjoy a Very Merry
Shopping Season .....
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There's more to Christmas tin
day itself! For many people
four weeks of thrilling exp]
they shop for novel and exc
For many others, however,
three or four days of frantic
and scurrying as they try tc
their shopping into the very
To enjoy a very merry shop]
start shopping now, while
complete . . . crowds are sm;
sales clerks are free to serve
Farmers Hardware and Supp;
huge selection of grand gifts t
?gifts for men, for women, fc
for youngsters . . . gifis for
young and old. You'll find it
merely to browse through oui
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Drop in today and start en
shopping season.
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