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Local Affairs Mrs. A. M. Norton is spending a few weeks with relatives in Albe- j marie and G&stonia Miss Jean Ingle, student at Leet>- ? McRae College, Bannir Elk, spent the week-end at her home in Boone. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Tatum are spending a two-week's vacation at different points in the state of Florida. ' Miss Gertrude Perry, of Greens boro, was a visitor last week at the home of her parents Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Perry. Mrs. Richard Hodges and Son, Arlis, of Newport News, Va., are vis iting friends and relatives in Boone j and environs. ;. . I Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Hodges and j family of Lenoir, visited his I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hodges, I of Adams, recently. Miss Catherine Underdown and Miss Alice Blanchard of Wilson, vis ited last week at the home of Miss Helen Underdown. The Music and Art department of the Woman's Club will meet Tnu.-s day evening at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. R. C. Winebarger in Perkins ville. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fletcher and family of Lenoir, were recent visi tors with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hodges, of the Oak Grove section. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Harmon and granddaughter, Wanda Ray Har mon, spent the week-end with thei: son, Pvt. Ray D. Harmon, who is stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harwood. Misses Addie Sue and Jerry Har- ' wood, of Concord, were week-end visitors of Mrs. J. A. Idol of Boone, < Route 2. Also Mr. and Mrs. Porter, of Boone. Mr. Dean Hodges, of Baltimore, Md., speent a week in Boone with his parents, M!r. and Mrs. W. B.' Hodges. He has now gone to Day- j ton, Ohio, to continue his work in radio. j Lieut Ben Miller, of the U. S. Ma-1 ratime service, is spending a few, days with his wife, Mrs. Virginia Miller, and with his mother, Mrs.) Mae Miller He has been on convoy i duty for some time. Miss Maisie Jean Jones, u student! in the department of public health j education at the University, Chapel ? Hill,, was a week-end visitor at the home of her mother. Mrs. J W. Jones. Mr. June Russell is absent from his work as manager of the Economy I Store this week due to ;llness. To-' day. however, Mr. Russell is im-| proved, and chances are thai he will be back on the job within a few | days. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hampton of near Blowing Rock, entertained the following guests for dinner Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Storie and children, Charles D. Hampton F-2c, of the navy, his wife and children, and Mrs. Ben Austin and daughter, Judy Carolyn Born on Feb. 4 at Wilkes Hospital, North Wilkesboro, to Sgt. and Mrs. Wm. H. King, twin daughters, who have been named Marietta and Juamta. Mrs. King is the former Miss Mary Belle Cook of Boone. Sgt. King is with the army air forces and j is located in Greensboro. Mr. C. P. Moore has sold his mer cantile business at Foscoe to Messrs. H. O. Aldridge and N. F. Church, and the latter is in charge of the business. Mr. Moore has been a merchant at Foscoe for 35 years. In the future he will engage in farm ing, particularly the dairy business. Among out-of-town people pres-! ent last Thursday for the funeral of j Charles Norton were: Mrs. R. L. I Lewis, Bessemer City; Mrs. G. A. j Kincaid. Gastonia; Mrs. Hal Cabe Otto, Mrs. Earl Henson Otto, Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood and daughter, Peggy, of Elkin; Miss Pearl Cole. Johnson City, Tenn Mr. J. M. Shull of Valle Crucis, \ who has been confined to his bed since Christmas with arthritis, is im proving and is able to be up part of the time, and we hope he will soon be out again. Mr. Shull is 86 years j old and this is the first real illness j he has ever had. He is at the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Glenn in Mountain City, Tepn. Mrs. Shull is with him there. Mr. D. R. Walker, of Fulton, Mo, and brothers, Jacob A. Walker, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and J. G. Walker, Lenoir City, Tenn., are spending a few days with relatives in the coun ty. The brothers, sons of the late John Walker, were raised in Wat auga township, this count/, and this marks their first reunion for 45 years. They visited a fourth broth er. Mr. G. C. Walker, of Shady Val ley, Tenn., last week. INCOME TAX INFORMATION To the income tax payers who have asked, for my assistance in fil ing your 1944 report, for your con venience I will be at the rock build ing, county agent's office, Friday and Saturday, Feb 16 and 17, for this purpose. MARION THOMAS. The U. S. has delivered 20,000 tons of needs to Russia to replant war ravaged sections. One pound of cabbage seed will produce about 200,000 pounds of cabbage. About 288 animals out of the 300 [ at Ashe County Livestock clinics were treated for worms and bots. Twenty farmers received material and instructions for treating ox wa riles. ITEMS FROM THE DEMOCRAT ' OF FEBRUARY 15. 190i> Miss Ida Hardin arid Joe Spain hour of Sutherland, have been vis- i iting at the home of J. F Hardin, j Master Frank (Cooge) Lovill has t bean very low with pneumonia, and . is still a very sick boy. Owing to an epidemic of measles raging on Brushy Fork, the school there has closed temporarily until the disease abates. Eeroy Osborne, of Amantha, pass ed through Monday with a nice lit tle bunch of mules, bound for Mooresville. He added the pretty E. S. Coffey team to the lot while in town. Mr. B. J. Councill, of Vilas, is se riously ill, and today he is, no bet ter. Don't overlook the fact that there will be a public singing at the court - . MARRIED Edmisten-Teauge Troth Plighted in Home Riles In a ceremony of charming sim-1 piicity, Miss Mary Helen Edmisten. of Boone, and Crayte Perry Teague, | electrician's mate, first class, U. S. Navy, were married Friday evening. Doc. 22. at 1 o'clock at the home of1 the bride. Rev. D. M. Edmislen, the j bride's father, performed the nup-1 t.al rites, assisted by her pastor. Rev. J. C. Canipe. The impressive double ring ceremony was used. Before the ceremony a program i of nuptial music was rendered by I Miss Millicent Teague of Newland, j who sang "B-rause" and "I Love You Truly." accompanied by Miss Rachel Ann Vance of Boone. The bride and bridegroom enter-, 1 ed the living room together unat tended. and stood under an arch made of evergreens lighted with colored lights, while thiy Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin wa< played. The ring bearer was little Miss Bet ty Calloway, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Vance M Calloway of Boone. Other decorations were white car- ( nations and soft candlelights. The bride wore a navy blue two-; piece suit with navy and white ac-1 cessories, and a shoulder corsage ot1 white roses. Following the ceremony a recep- J tion was given for the bridal party j attended by close friends and mem- j bers of the immediate families. Miss Geneva Cannon of Boone, served the cake, and Mrs. Jack Edmisten: of Boone, presided at the punch bowl, assisted by Mrs. Howell Ed- > misten of Boone The bride and) bridegroom cut the two-tier wed- j ding cake. Immediately after the reception | the couple left for a short wedding trp. Mr. Teague. son of Mr. and Mrs. James Emery Teague of Shulls Mills, received his education at Cove Creek High School, and before entering the navy in May, 1942, he worked with the New River Light & Power Co. Mrs. Teague is a grad uate of Cove Creek High School and j received further education at Mars | Hill and Appalachian State College. Blair - Chamber lain Wedding it Announced Mr. and Mrs. H. Neal Blair, Sr., I have announced the marriage of ) their daughter, Rebecca Rosseau, to i Lieut. Charles Hunter Chamberlain, j on November 4, 1944. The wedding took place in the j field chapel at Courtland Army Air j Base, Courtland, Ala., where Lieut, j Chamberlain is a B-24 pilot. Prior to her marriage the bride was employed in Dayton, Ohio, and Champaign, 111., where she was serv ing with the civil service program. Lieut. Chamberlain is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight P. Chamber lain of Lackawanna, N. Y Essay Contest On Birds Is Now Open It was erroneously stated last week that Dr. R. C. Bus teed is chairman of the judging committee for the contest on ornithology being conducted by the Boone Bird Club. The essay contest is being spon sored through the high schools and local prizes consisting of "Birds of North Carolina" and $2 50 in war stamps are being offered. The win ning local essay will be choeen by judges from Appalachian College, and sent to Raleigh to compete in the state contest. A first prize in the state contest of $20 is offered by the Academy of Science of the State Museum and second and third prizes of "Birds of North Carolina." The following high school com mittees have been named to spon sor the contest: Boone, Dr. R. C. Bus teed, Miss Mary Madison; Blowing Rock, Mrs. J. T. C. Wright, Mrs. Lucile Nash; Cove Creek, Mrs. Dare Strother, Mrs. Elsie Morgan; Bethel, Grady E. Tester. The essays must hou:;e on the 22nd and some of the! best singers in the county will be j present. F. A. Linney is beyond the ridge: this week attending court, and we | suppose looking after the nomma-; tion for solicitor of this district. Wm. Trivett, carrier on rural route No. 1, has resigned, and Tyre Elrod has been appointed, with | Roy Critcher as substitute. The change will take place next Monday, i Mr. Trivett has performed his duty] faithfully and the people nre loth to, give him up. On Wednesday night of last week ? Mr. M. A. Teague lost his house and | almost the entire contents by fire, including a year's supply of flour groceries and other provisions. High Point is manufacturing street cars, which are being shipped all over the county, i be given to the committee and mail-! ed to Mrs. W. M. Burwell by Feb. j 28 in order to be sent to Raleigh for1 the state competition. G. A. Girls of Oak Grove Are Entertained Miss Mary Snow Haynes enter-, tained the G. A. girls trom Oak Gro'v Church Sunday afternoon.! Feb. 11. at 2 p. m. There were 151 present at her home Birthday Party Billy Crawford entertained a num- j ber of friends at a birthday party Thursday night. The basement was: decorated in red and white stream ers and hearts. A Valentine con-' test was held and Dorothy Canipe j was winner of a scrap book. Bingo. was Dlayed at three tables, and' music was furnished by a victrola After a succession of games, the children were invited to the dining room. In the center of the white j cloth covered with hed hearts, was the birthday cake of white with 12; red candles. On each side white; candles with red darts were used. Those enjoying the party wen?: Jane Keplar. Martha Councill, Mar-1 jory South, Fay Hollars, Eleanor Greer. Dorothy Canipe, Henry Gai- j ther, Owen Wilson. Lloyd Rogers j and Dixon Quails. BLOWING ROCK SCHOOL NEWS i Tenth Grade Elects News Staff The tenth grade class elected of- , ficers for the news staff. The of ficers elected were: Editor. Recto I Lentz; reporters. John D. Broyhill i ;.nd Martha Banner 6 ? ? Classes Receive Report Cards The students of Blowing Rock j High School havt received their re-i port cards for the first semester. * * * Basketball Games The Bethel High School boys and j g:rls played here Feb 6. The high ! scorers for the boys were Cannon | Storie and Perry Lentz, who chalk ed up 16 points each. The boys' score was 52 to 9 in Blowing Rock's favor. The girls' high scorer was Emogene Kluttz. Blowing Rock won with a score of 14 to 4. The Crossnoro boys and girls played here Feb. 9. The high scor ers were Cannon Storie, Perry Lentz and Everette Coffey. The boys won their game 30 to 13. The high scorer for the girls was Lesta Goulds and the game ended in a 19-19 tie. ? ? * Third Grade Decorates Lunch Room The third grade decorated the lunch room with very colorful Val entines. They had two large val entines and a Valentine girl. They also had centerpieces made of Val entines to place on the tables. During the next three months the State College extension service will holjl pressure canner clinics in all sections of North Carolina. Ask the county or home agent about the schedule. CARD OF THANKS I wish to express my sincere ap preciation to my friends and neigh bors for their many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy, incident to the long illness and burial of my son, Charles Norton. MRS. A M. NORTON. Mow to help relieve con ) gest ion and irritation ? _ in upper bronchial tubes, muscular soreness or tightness, coughing spasms?nr<st young mothers rub VicksVapoRubc ithroet.chestand back at bedtime. Andatoncc VnpoRub p?AtCTKAT?S to upper bronchial J tubes with it* special jf-.- /,;/ mcdicinal vapors Sr/M(/?*7-cs chest and back surfaces like a warming poultice. So soothing, comforting . . .VapcRub invite* restful sleep and keeps on Mark ing for .ourstorelievcdistress. Am?... ONLY VAPORUB Gives You this <P cial penetrating-stimulating action. It':; the best known home remedy f r re lieving miseries A ? of children's ?C &) raids. Try It! ? VAPObu j COVE CREEK SCHOOL NEWS Tuesday m^ht. Fob. 6, basketball fans witnessed probably the best game of the season, when Cove Creek defeated Millers Creek in the local gym. This is the only team to which the Red Raiders have lost a game this year, and that was the first game of the season. Despite the final score of 44-16, the game was exciting, especially during ^he first half when it looked as if it could be anybody's ball game. But the Red Raiders settled diwn dur ing the second half and kept the op ponents from getting a single field goal. Robert Allen was high scorer with 17 points to his credit. * * * Immediately following the game, an old-fashioned pie supper was sponsored by the junior class, as a means of raising funds for the junior-senior banquet. A'.ong with the pie supper, a beauty contest was held, in which Barbara Sue Farth ing was winner, with Rosa Lee War ren coming in for second place. The total proceeds from the pie supper, beauty contest and cake walk amounted to S146.01 C * ? Wednesday afternoon the assem bly period was conducted by Mrs. Morgan and the eighth grade class. The program was in the form of a ladio show, and brought forth many laughs and chuckles from the studio audience. The one and only Harvey Trivette was the announcer. Fea tured on the program wre the Quiz Kids of Cove Creek, who competed with certain members of the facul ty and. incidentally, won on merit of their answers to certain questions which stumped the pedagogues. The guest artist on the program was Stanley South of Boone, \v ho favor ed an appreciative audience with two vocal solos. His mother. Mrs. Austin South, was his accompanist.! ? ? ? The 4-H Club met Tuesday after noon. Mrs. Osborne conducted the program, with a demonstration of how to make a lemon nie, All of the members enjoyed the demon stration. and were most anxious to try the recipe themselves, especially after seeing the finished product (which, incidentally, was the reason for much of the bidding at the pie supper). ? 4 ? Due to illness, an unusually cold winter, and having to work at home, the attendance has dropped consid erably in the past few weeks. Par ents are urged to keep their children in school as much as possible, for ? Church News FIRST BAPTIST R?v. J. C. Canipe, Pastor Without the churches of Jesus Christ, our community would not be a good place in which to live and raise our children. Back of all oth er institutions, enterprise and estab lishment, stands the church like a j guardian angel with her moral and spiritual wings hovering over us However, to get the most out of this j spiritual ministry of the church, we I I must attend her services, where you ' 'will be welcome at all times. GRACE LUTHERAN | Rev. Edwin F. Trouiman, Pastor j As you know, Wednesday, Feb. I 14, is Ash Wednesday, or the be- | ginning of Lent. Each Sunday lead- , ing up to Easter the following top-1 ics will be the sermon subjects at | j Grace Lutheran Church: I "A Tenacious Faith." | "Thoughts and Attitudes Reveal-1 ed." "Abundant Provisions." I "The Ages Are Tellinp." "A Universal King " "A Lonely Vivil." "The Cross my Glory." Will you come and participate in j this program of Lenten worship? I Jesus says "Come!" i the children's benefit as well as. helping to maintain the standards' j ol the school. NOTICE We have sold the business in : Perkinsville known as the Moretz j Service Station to Walter Phillips I as of January 8, 1945. We are not ! responsible for any debts of said j business after that time. All those | indebted to us are asked to settle within 30 daysT This February 5, i?45. | lp y MRS. T. M. MORETZ. Ar first SION OF A ,Ot-0 w ust666 Cold Pnparatioat at. dir+ctif) GOLDEN GUERNSEY Grade A Raw Milk Hew River Dairy PHONE 130 J BOONE. N. C. Hi-Land Cleaners It is our earnest desire to giv? our customers the best of servic* at the lowest price. It is with pleasure thai we serve you and we wanl you to help us serve you better by calling our attention to any spots or stains that might be on your clothes. Take care of your clothes, have them cleaned often and make them last longer, so you can buy more bonds and stamps. Our motto: "YOU MUST BE PLEASED" BEN WOOD, Mgr. Selected Blood-Tested NEW HAMPSHIRE BED BABY CHICKS Hatch Every TUESDAY and FRIDAY Price 14c each; $1.00 deposit with order Watauga Poultry Farm Ernest Hillard. Owner Vilas. N. C. r.w t ictory He plants the seeds OF The farmers from ?*.. coast to coast are helping us win! HERE is the man, the Ameri- can be certain that he won't can Farmer, whose labors let clown on the job. He'll keep make it possible for all of us at products filling the con home, and all on the battle turners' market, and send front, to put all we have in the ent>ugh over there. The farm fight for victory. His efforts Cr 18 Sfemg Lt0 ? that ?ets keeps Amferica the best-fed na- m?rf fhl8 la"d and 1,vf tion in the world. f ?ck tha" *Ver befo,re- He knows that the more he puts The farmer's job isn't over into the effort the more there yet, and the American public is. Farmers, for all your needs see us. We can supply your want. Let us help you meet the maximum goal in production. FERTILIZER, GRASS SEED AND OATS. TENDERGREEN BEANS, GARDEN SEED FARMERS HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO. BOONE. WORTH CAROLINA
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