Society Notes
Stanley South
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On the eve of his entering the
USNR, Stanley South, 17-year-old
?on of Mr. and Mbi. Austin E. South.
wm feted by his friends and family
at Maple Grove, his parents home,
on Aug. 1.
Laughter-provoking stunts, per
formed by each of the guests, were
followed by a lively game of
"Michigan," in which the girls' prize,
a vial of Evening in Paris perfume,
was won by Miss Mary Kathryn
Wilson, and the boys' prize, a tie
rack, was won by Ted Hagaman.
Miss Marilyn Johnson received a
bottle of ink as consolation. "
The spacious rooms were artisti
cally decorated with a profusion of
dahlias and gladioli. Refreshments
were served in the dining room.
The lace-covered table carried out
the nautical aspect of national vic
tory. Red, white and blue ribbon
formed a large "V" in the center of
which a battleship sailed over the
reflecting face of a mirror encircled
by sprays of clematis. Tall candel
abra of red candles, entwined with
forget-me-nots, completed the cen
tral decoration. Place cards con
tained the flag and National An
them. At each place souvenir bon
bon holders and sprays of forget
me-nots added sentiment and color
to the plates of cake and accentuat
ed the color of the blue compotes
in which ice cream was served.
The guest of honor received an
additional surprise when his moth
er, attired in white, with a corsage
of red, white and blue garden flow
ers and ribbon of national colors,
presented to him gifts on a silver
tray, each gifts wrapped and tied
with the nationaf colors.
The evening closed with a vocal
aolo, "Gypsy Love Song,1' rendered
by Stanley South, accompanied by
his mother. All present joined in
other well-loved songs of which
"Auld Lang Syne" was the final
number.
Guests present were Misses Mari
lyn Johnson, Billie Badgett, Mary
Kathryn Wilson, Marjorie South;
Jimmie Mconnell, Ted Hagaman and
Stanley So u th. Assisting Mrs.
South and her mother, Mrs. W. T.
Married
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MR. AND MBS. F. J. POSTERNAK
Miller -Postemak
Wadding Is Solemnised
In a simple ceremony July 14, at
the First Baptist Church, Raleigh, N.
C., Miss Ann E. Miller became the
bride of Cpl. Frank J. Postemak,
USMC. Dr. Broadus Jones, pastor,
officiated.
The bride wore navy with white
accessories and a corsage of small
red roses.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Miller, of Deep
Mrs. Postemak is the daughter of
Gap.
The bridegroom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Postemak, of Cleveland,
Ohio,' has returned from 27 months
of service overseas, and is stationed
with the Marine Corps at Camp Le
Jeune, N. C.
Casey, were Mrs. Daisy Baker and
Miss Erdman Bowe, both of Savan
nah, Ga.; Mrs. R. L. Grant of Dun
edin, Fla., and Mrs. Eleanor Mintz
and Miss Hortense Mintz, of Tampa,
Fla.
Misses Greene Hostesses
Al Lawn Party
On Saturday evening, Aug. 4, a
group of young people were enter
tained at a lawn party given ? by
Misses Rachel and Pauline Greene.
Refreshments were served and va
rious games were enjoyed. The fol
lowing were preseent: Evelyn Bum
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Chow, Goat Chow, Mixed Feed, Scratch Feed.
LARRO DAIRY FEED
and Laying Mash, Dog Feed, Calf Builder and many
other items.
Five-gallon Milk Cans, Milk Pails, Water Fountains, Fly
Sprays, Fence Controllers, Dust Guns, and many other
of the essential items around the farm.
YOUR PATRONAGE IS APPRECIATED
Wilson's Feed Store
New Location Just Below City Hall
Depot Street Boone, N. C.
DUST THAT KILLS
For Bean Beetles
S - A - 50 will kill overnight
For Cabbage
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' It ' JJ ing moths from laying eggs.
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For Potatoes, Tomatoes and Cucumbers
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BOONE, N. C.
P. O. Box 85
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HOLLARS BROTHERS
Boone, N. C.
C. M. CRITCHER
Boone, N. C.
CLYDE PERRY
Sugar Grove, N. C. ?
VALLE CRUCIS CO.
Valle Crucjs, N. C.
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garner and Edith Setzer of Lenoir;
Loum, Pauline and Evelyn Penley
of Spruce Pine. Betty Austin. Opal
Phillip*, Hazel Norris, Sue Greene,
Nancy Lookabill, Mary Helen
Greene, Martha Greene, Margie
Jones, S. Sgt. Glenn Miller, Pfc.
George Winebarger, Pfc. Glenn Cot
trell, Seaman J. C. Stanbury. Arlie
Winebarger, Billie Byers, H. D.
Hodges and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Winebarger.
Miss L?n* Millar Robbins
Wads Ll. Paul A. Brooks
In a ceremony of beauty and
charm. Miss Lena Miller Robbins,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grover. C.
Robbins, Sr., and Paul Allen Brooks;,
lieutenant, U. S. army, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul M. Brooks, of /Ube
marle, were wedded at eight o'clock
Tuesday evening, July 31, at St.
Mary's Episcopal Church in Blowing
Rock.
Bishop Henry D. Phillips and Rev.
Walter K. Keys officiated, using the
double ring ceremony. The vows
were spoken before an altar of na
tive hemlock and white gladioli and
seven- branched candelabras holding
lighted tapers. The pews were
marked with sprays of white gladi
oli, tied with satin ribbon.
Before the ceremony Miss Mar
garet Vance, organist, played "Lieb
estraum", Debussey's "Clare de
Lune", and Miss Joan Head of Mi
ami, Fla., sang Shubert's "Ave Ma
ria." The wedding march from the
third act of Lohengrin by Wagner
was used for the processional, and
during the service "Ave Maria" was
played. Mendelssohn's march from
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" was
used for the recessional.
Paul M. Brooks, father of the
bridegroom, served as best man.
Ushers were Gene Michael of Blow
ing Rock, Robert Austin, Jr., of Al
bemarle, Ross Pitts of Blowing Rock,
and R. A. Thomeburg of Charlotte.
The bri^e, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a wedding
gown of ivory duchess satin made
with a sweetheart neckline edged
with lace, long sleeves ending in
lace points at the wrist, fitted bod
ice, and full skirt ending in a long
train. The full length veil of illu
sion was worn with a shirred heart
shaped calot and a coronet of orange
blossoms and seed pearls. Her only
ornament was a strand of pearls, a
gift of the bride's father. Her bou
quet was of white orchids.
Mrs. A. Feldon Newton of Louis
ville, Ky., served as matron of hon
or. She wore a gown of pink net,
fashioned with a sweetheart neck
line, three-quarter length sleeves,
fitted bodice, and a full skirt and
a shirred calot matching her dress.
She carried a bouquet of rose buds.
The bridesmaid was Miss Peggy
Ann Robbins, sister of the bride. Her
dress was of pale blue net and made
identical to that of the matron of
honor, her flowers were a bouquet
of mixed flowers with a rosebud
center.
Little Miss Ruthie Robbins, sister
of the bride, and little Miss Janice
Robbins, niece of the bride, were
flower girls. Their dresses were of
white net, made with deep yokes,
ruffled shoulders, fitted bodice and
full skirts. They carried small bou
quets of mixed flowers.
Mrs. Robbins, mother of the bride,
wore a black sheer dress and a
shoulder bouquet of white gardenias.
Mrs. Brooks, the bridegroom's
mother, wore a navy blue and white
dress and a shoulder bouquet of
gardenias.
A reception was held after the
wedding at the home of the bride's
parents. A large silver bowl of
white gladioli and tuberoses graced
the living room mantel.
A white cutwork cloth covered the
dining room table which Was center
ed by a three-tier wedding cake and
surrounded by a miniature wedding
scene and banked with fern. Deco
rated ices, cakes and accessories
were served.
After the reception Lt. Brooks and
his bride left for Miami Beach,
Fla. For traveling the bride wore
a vanilla beige suit with brown and
white accessories and a shoulder
bouquet of orchids.
Mrs. Brooks is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grover C. Robbins, Sr., of
Blowing Rock. She attended the
Blowing Rock High schools, Mitchell
College, Statesville, and Brenau Col
lege, Gainesville, Ga., where she
was a member of the Zeta Tau Al
pha sorority.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul M. Brooks of Albe
marle. He attended the Albemarle
schools and graduated from N. C.
State College in June, 1943. He en
tered the army that sxime year and
received his commission as a sec
ond lieutenant. He served in the
European theatre of war and was
captured in Belgium in December
of last year. He was liberated in
April, and since returning home
has been spending his leave with
his parents. Lt. Brooks has been
awarded the Purple Heart, Infantry
Combat badge and the Distinguished
Service cross.
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Main Straat Pbooa 1M-W
Engaged
MISS NELLIE PEARL MORETZ I
Mrs. Ada Moretz, of Zionville. R.
F. D.. announces the engagement of
her daughter, Nellie Pearl, to Mr.
Medley Siddall Spence, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter R. Spence, of Little
Shemogue, New Brunswick, Canada.
The wedding will take place in Sep
tember.
Training Service For
World War 2 Veterans
i World War II veterans who wish
to learn a trade may do so here with
in their own county. There are a
number of establishments on the list
that have been approved by the vet
erans administration for apprentice
training for the following trades:
Auto mechanic, body shop work,
auto salesmanship, acetylene and
arc welding, machine shop, wood
working, construction (building),
electrical repair work, power plant
operation, plumbing and heating,
quantity cookery, institutional man
agement, dairy and animal husban
dry.
Veterans who are interested in
these trades should contact Beach
Keller at the local USES office for
proper application forms and other
information.
Twelve co-operative lamb sales
under the direction of the State
College extension service have been
held at Clyde, West Jefferson, North
Wilkeaboro, Burlington, Tarboro,
Plymouth and Elizabeth City. Farm
ers received about $8,000 more than
if the lambs had been marketed a
few at a time locally.
COST OF LIVING IN JUNE
HIGHEST SINCE YEAH 1921
Washington ? The labor depart
ment reports that living costs in
June reached the highest point since
1031, with food, clothing and house
furnishing prices reflecting the big
gest jump.
A survey oi the dep&rtment's bu
reau of labor statistics showed that
consumers now pay higher prices
for fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs,
clothing and house furnishings than
at any time since the start of the
war.
Prices of living essentials have
jumped 30.8 percent since August,
1939, the bureau said, but it gave
no comparative figures for 1945 and
1921. June prices were 3.9 percent
higher than those of June, 1M4. Be
tween mid-May and mid-June, re
tail prices paid by wage-earners
and the lower-salaried workers in
large cities jumped seven-tenths of
one percent.
Tuscon is the oldest city in Ari
zona.
Try BISMAREX
for Add Indigestion. Insist
on genuine BISMAREX and
refuse other so-called Anti
acid Powders, recommended
to be "just as good." BISMA
REX is sold in Watauga coun
i only at
BOONE DRUG CO.
The REXALL STORE
/ ATTENTION!
Excellent Farm in High State of
Cultivation For Sale
214 acres, all level enough for tractor and modern machinery
of practical types for the section.
LOCATION
135 miles from Boone in famous Southwest Virginia; 30 miles
from Roanoke, JO miles from Bluefield, W. Va.; 3 miles from
the county seat of Montgomery County Christiansburg, Va., on
Highway 666, only 11 miles from Virginia Agricultural Col
lege, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and 6 miles from State
Teachers College, Radford, Va. All-weather road, church in
one-half mile, school bus and milk route by door to milk
plants. Electricity available 8-room frame dwelling, 2 barns,
2 silos, granery, etc.
This farm is adapted to various types of farming ? beef cattle,
dairying, crops or truck farming, sheep, hogs and poultry. 12
acres in timber, balance has been farmed in rotation.
$2,000 WORTH OF TIMBER
? could be cut. Fish and stock pond. Only reason for selling,
owner is 67 years old and not able to work. Entire farm in
permanent blue grass seed or clover, orchard grass and lespe
deza hay. Only 2 acres in cultivation. Just a good farm that
can't be appreciated without seeing it yourself. For further
information contact
County Agent, Christiansburg, Va.
or A. N. Mast, Sherwood, N. C. Owners would consider buy
ing half interest with some one and take over management of
farm in case it would not be convenient for buyer to move for
a year or so.
WILL U. WORRY SAYS...
"Batteries are
dying like flies!.."
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"Most people think of winter as the hard time on car batteries. But a lot
of next winter's battery failures are being caused right now. Hot weather
dries 'em out. Running dry they run down and can't be recharged. T1
"So what?. . .So take special care of your
battery in hot weather. See your Eaao Dealer
now. See that your engine... chassis., .gears..;
battery. . . tires ...all are protected against the
serious harm hot weather can do! . . ."
Be safe, not sorry. . . see your Euo Dealer
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Complete Esso Service
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West of Boone on Highway 421
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Washing, Lubrication, Quality Service
Vulcanizing ? Tire Recapping
Main St. at Blowing Rock Road Boone
Cove Creek Store
Esso Gasoline, Lubricants ? Auto Service
Electric Supplies ? Wiring
Highway ,421 Sugar Grove, N. C.