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Local Affairs
Mrs. Lillian Hopkins is confin
ed to her home ?rith*influenza
Miss Nancy Hammond of Laur
Inburg, N C. was a week end
guest of Mrs. J. M. Gait her
Mrs. MiUred Eggers of Caro
lina Beach and Winston-Salem
spent last week in Boone.
Mr. Boyd Cooke of Perkinsville
was a patient at Watauga Hospi
tal a few days last week.
Mrs. C. B. Angel has been con
fined at her home on Rivers street
with bronchial trouble and flu.
Mr. Russell Carroll underwent
surgery at Watauga Hospital last
week.
Mrs. Rebecca Chamberlain is ill
with virus pneumonia at Watauga
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilcox
are on an extended vacation in
the State of Florida.
Mrs. Guy Hunt returned home
Saturday from Watauga Hospital,
where she wass ill with influenza
several days.
Mr nnH Mrs Martin Phomninn
spent the holidays in Forest City
with Mr. and Mrs. U. H. Cham
pion.
Dr. and Mrs. Burke Smith of
Roanoke, Va., were recent visitors
with. Dr. Smith's parents, Mr. and
Mr*. W. H. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. David Rutledge
and two daughters of Trenton,
Fla. were holiday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Finley Hodges.
Mrs. Mack Luttrell a t Johnson
City, Tenn. was a business visi
tor in Boone Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Marlon Adams of Seneca,
S. C. spent last week with her
daughter, Miss Marion Adams
and Miss Clyde Kilby.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilson of
Mabel, announce the birth of a
daughter, Kathryn Sue, on Dec
ember 22nd at Watauga Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shenk, Ro
ger and Betsy, of State College,
Pa., spent the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. Greene, of Boone.
Mr. Freddie Young has return
ed to the University at Chapel
Hill after spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. N. Young of Valle Crucis.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mast of
Sugar Grove will leave Thursday
for Vero Beach, Fla., where they
will spend the remainder of the
winter. ,
A-2c and Mrs. Charles R. Ro
minger of Scott Field, 111., were
holiday visitors with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Coy Romlnger
of Rominger.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hodges re
turned home December 29th from
a visit with Mrs. Hodges' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Hanes, in
Minden, La.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Thompson
returned to Bel Air, Maryland
Friday after spending the holi
days with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Mast and other relatives.
Mrs. Eola Deal of Blowing Rock
spent last Thursday with Mrs. M.
t. Crltcher. Mrs. Deal left Friday
lor Chester, S. C. to spend the
remainder of the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brendell, Jr.,
of Kemersville and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Ray Brendell of Elizabeth
ton, Tenn., were holiday visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brendell.
Mr. Tom Greer returned to the
University of North Carolina Sun
day after spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Greer.
Dr. and Mrs. Johnny Perry and
Children, Donna and Henry, re
turned to Baltimore Friday after
spending a few days with Dr. and
Mrs. H. B. Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Norris, Miss
Berths Norris, and Mr. Bruno
Strudak of Cleveland, Ohio were
holidays guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Bynufn Norris of Boone, Reute 2.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R* Falrchild
and sons, Albert and Billy, of
Winston-Salem spent Thuipday
with Mrs. Fairchild's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Trivette.
Mr. Jimmy Holshouser returned
to Davidson College Thursday af
ter spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Holshouser.
Recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Wilson were Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Sparks and daughters,
Myra Anne and Donna Oail, and
Mr. and Mrj. M. L. Sparks of
Spruce Ptne
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morriaon
an<| son, Herbert, Jr., of Shelby
spent Thursday and Friday with
Dr. and Mrs. Len D. Hagaman
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Hagaman
are sisters. j
Tuesday afternoon, December
13th, Mrs. Councill Cooke ele
gantly entertained Mrs. Kfcit
Brown, Mrs. Duke Hollar*, Mrs.
Glenn Winkler, snd Mrs. Rogiwy
Greene at her Blowing Rock
home. A variety of drinks and
refreshments were netted. An en
JoyaMe riMM W spent.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Watsoo of
Witt?tun-Sul?*m, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Greer, Danny and Evi-lyn
Bryant, and Francos Walker of
Lenoir were recent visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Roberts.
Pfc. Stanford Richards, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. . L. Richards of
Boone, who has been in Korea
and Japan for more than a year,
has sailed for hgvie. He is expect
ed in January.
Mrs. Katy Farthing Greene, sen
ior at Woman* Collage, Greens
bora, spent 4he Christmas holi
days with her husband, Mr.
James A. Greene, senior at Ap
palachian Collage.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Teague and
daughter Rebecca Elizabeth of
Charlotte, N. C. spent the Christ
mas holidays with Mrs. Teague's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Winkler of Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Moretz
and Joe returned here Sunday
after spending two weeks at their
home in Miami, Florida. They
spent Christmas in Jacksonville,
Fla. with Mrs. Moretz's brother,
Mr. J. E. Rhyne and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Sheppard
of Albertson, N. C. announce the
birth of a daughter, Rebekah
Ann on December SI in Chil
howie, Va. Mrs. Sheppard is the
former Catherine Stokes of Sugar
Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clawson,
Mrs. Willie Clawson and daugh
ters, Dare and Mary Catherine
were in Winston-Salem Friday
December 26, where *hey attend
ed the wedding of Miss Romona
Teague and Mr. Dean Clawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilfong
of Charlotte visited Mrs. Wil
fong's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fin
ley Hodges, during the holidays.
Mrs. Hodges, who has been seri
ously ill for six weeks, is much
improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Scoggins and
their children, Connie, Ray, and
Patty, of Pittsburg, ,Pa. and Mr.
and Mrs. Seth Mason and daugh
ter, Jane, of North Wilkesboro
were visitors last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Crawford.
Mrs. C. M. Caudle of Crew, Va.,
arrived Sunday to spend ten days
with her son and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Caudle.
Mrs. Caudle has been visiting
another son, Rev. Paul Caudle, in
Memphis, Tenn. since November.
Mrs. W. C. Greer received word
Sunday night that her sister, Miss
Sophia Eller, is critically ill in
Orlando, Florid", where she is
spending the winter with her sis
ters, Mrs. Spurgeon Gage and
Mrs. John Weatherd.
Mr. Claud Todd and son Billy,
of Newport News," Va. visited
with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gragg
during the Christmas holidays.
They returned home Monday.
Mr. Todd's mother, Mrs. W. G.
Todd returned home with them
to spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Norva Hagaman
and daughters, Nancy and Jane,
of Norfolk, Va. spent a few days
last week visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lewis of Sherwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Ray I
have returned here after spend
ing the holidays in Miami, Fla.
Mr. Robert D. Hodges, student
at State College, Raleigh, was a
holiday visitor at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Finley Hod
ges, "Route 2, Boone. Mr. Hodges
is taking courses in animal hus
bandry and will graduate at the
end of the summer term, this year.
Among the younog people re
turning to college Sunday were
Miss Martha Councill, Lawrence
Barden, J oo and Henry Gaither
to Duke; Miss Becky Shoemake
and Miss Orlando Brown to Wo
man's College; Dixon Quails and
Tom Greer to University of North
Carolina; and Miss Jane Keplar
to Lees-McRae College.
Patrol Reports
Many Arrests
Raleigh. ? State Highway Pa
trol headquarters today reported
11,908 arrests for traffic viola
tions in November including 749
for drunken driving.
Another "7,903 Tar Heels motor
ists were handed citations and
ordered to appear in court.
'During the month the patrol ac
tivity report showed 2,352 acci
dent investigations, 82,300 vehicle
inspections and 1IS.M6 spot driv
ers license inspections.
Mtn of the patrol traveled 1,
832,334 miles in the performance
of their duties and used 130.273
gallon* of gaaoline They recov
ered and returned to their own
en cars and property valued at
)71JOO
In addition to enforcement work
the patrolmen performed 18.832
acta of courtesy for motorists they
nnowutei'M in line of Arty.
?>UT. AM) MKS. STANLEY A. nULHjtSi
Miss Lola Doris Love Exchanges
Vows With Sgt. Stanley A. Hodges
Miss Lola Doris Love, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Coy Lov^ of Vilas
became the bride of Staff Sgt.
Stanley A. Hodges on Christmas
Day in the Oak Grove Baptist
church.
Rev. A. C. Moody, brother-in
law of the bride, performed the
double ring ceremony before a
background of baskets of white
gladioli and chrysanthemums and
greenery insterspersed with seven
branched candlebra holding light
ed white tapers. Wedding music
was presented by Miss Betty Lea
Anderson, pianist, and Ralph
Beashears, vocalist.
The bride, given in marriage
by her brother, William B. Love"
wore a gown of white slipper
satin with fitted bodice buttoned
to the high pointed collar with
self covered buttons. The long
sleeves ended in calls lilly points
over the hands. The full skirt fell
to the floor in a short train. Her
finger tip veil of illusion was at
tached to a close fitting cap of
satin illusion. She carried a white
Bible topped with an orchid.
The bride's only attendant was
Mrs. Guy Norris of Boone. She
wore a gown of light blue taffeta
fashioned after that of the bride
and carried a nosegay of red ros
es and white carnations.
Thomas C. Hodges, uncle of the
groom served as best man. Ushers
were Dale and Joe Hodges, broth
ers of the groom.
TKe mother of the bride wore
a green suit with black accessor
ies and a corsage of red carna
tions.
Immediately following the cere
mony, a reception was held in the
assembly room of the church.
After a short wedding trip, the
couple will make their home in
Spokane, Washington where Sgt.
Hodges is serving with the Unit
ed States Air Force.
MRS. ROBERT A. WILLARD
Miss Flo Byrd Is Bride Of Mr.
Robert A. Willard Of Glensjde, Pa.
Mrs. Robert A. Willard before
her recent marriage was Miai Flo
Byrd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Byrd of Banner Elk, Route
Number 1.
The wedding took place in St.
Peters Church in Glenside, Penna.
The bride wore a white eyelet
embroidery organdy dress of bal
lerina length and carried a bou
quet of white carnations with two
white orchids in the center. The
headpiece was alio made of white
carnations.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Aud
rey Willard, sister-in-law of the
groom, wore a green taffata dress
ballerina length and carried a
bouquet of pink carnations. Her
headpiece was also of pink car
nations. Mr. John H. Willard,
brother o t the groom, stood as
beet man.
Mrs. Willard la a graduate of
Cheltenham Sr." High School of
Philadelphia and ii now Employ
ed with the Inter-County Hoapi
talixation Plan In Glenside where
she has been r*e*ptionM for two
years.
The groom ia a resident of
Oletiside and la an employe* of
the George B. Me bus Company
?a eoMuHing engineer. He ia also '
a graduate of Cheltenham Sr.
High School.
After spending two weeks in
Miami Bearh, Fla., the couple re
turned to Glenside where they
are making their home.
ftjiss Winkler
Weds James Coffey
Miss Nancy Jane Winkler,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Winkler of Boone, became the
bride of James Gray Coffey, son
of Mrs. A. R. Coffey and the late
Mr. Coffey at 4:00 o'clock on
December 20, with the Rev. Ray
mond Hendrix officiating.'
The bride wore a brown suit
with dark brown accesaries trim
med in white. The corsage con
sisted of yellow rose buds.
After the (*remony the couple
left for parts of Virginia and
Washington, D. C. They will
make their hom% in Boone.
llie bride attend -d Appala
chian high school tn Boon*. The
brttagrootp also attended Appala
chian high school and is now em
ployed at Coffey's Woodworking
shop in Boone, whvre he i* a part
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Camera Gub To
Have Session
The newly formed Blue Ridge
Camera Club will have its first
regular meeting of 1953 on Thurs
day night, January 8, at 8 p. m. in
the college science building.
Palmer Blair, president, wishes j
to invite all of the people to at
tend who have shown an interest
in the local club. Two dollars
will enroll any new member and
pay for his first months dues.
Meetings will be held every oth
er Thursday during 1953.
Thursday's program will be a
"Best Print Night" consisting of
members showing two of their
best pictures and explaining their
good and bad points. Snapshots
will be shown on the Opaque
projector and enlargements will
be shown on a spotlighted easel.
The entire group will then vote
on the best picture on a score
card.
All people who have attended
one or more meetings are asked
to join the clilb at this time so
that the club membership will be
representative of the interest
shown in photography in Boone
and Watauga County. Officers of
the Blue Ridge Camera Club in
clude Palmer Blair, president;
Dr. Julian Yoder, vice-president;
Rev. J. K. Parker, treasurer; and
Dr. J.' R. Shaffer, secretary.
Woman's Club
Group To Meet
The literature and education
department of the Worthwhile
Woman's Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. D. L. Wilcox Thurs
day evening, January 8, at 7:30
o'clock.
Miss Teague Weds
Mr. Dean Ciawson
Miu Ramoaa Mu Teague, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. I.
Teague, 1228 Reynolda Road.
Winston-Salem, became the bride
of Willie Dean Clawaun son ol
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ciawson. of
Route 2. Boone, at 3 p m. Friday,
Decemljpr 26. in the First Baptist
Church. Winston-Salem.
Dr. Ralph A. Herring, pastor
of the church, officiated using
the double ring ceremony. A
program of wedding music was
presented by the church organist.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a suit of navy
blue wool with navy and white
accessories. Her corsage was a
purple Orchid.
Mrs. Archie Ciawson was the
bride's matron of honor. She
wore a dress of black velvet with
black and white accessories, and
, a corsage of white carnations.
Archie Clawson was his brother's
best man.
The bride's mother wore a navy
blue suit with navy accessories
and a corsage of white carnations.
The bridegroom's mother wore n
suit o ( navy blue with grey ac
cessories. Her corsage was of
white carnations.
Mrs. Clawson ii a graduate of
Reynolds High School, Winston
Salem. and is now employed as
secretary for Hine-Bagby Cloth
ing store, Winston-Salem.
Mr. Clawson attended Appala
chian High School in Boone be
fore entering the U. S. Navy,
where he served for three years.
He is employed by the Western
Electric company in Winston-Sa
lem.
Immediately after the cere
mony the couple left on a wed
ding trip, and to visit a brother,
Doyle Clawson, of the U. S. Navy,
who is stationed at Norfolk, Va.
Upon returning they will make
their home with the bride's par
ents.
Failure of poultrymen to vac
cinate young pullets is held to be
largely responsible for a current,
widespread outbreak of fowl pox
in North Carolina.
Green Valley
Club Meeting
The Green Valtay Home De
monstration club held the Dec
c^>er meeting on December 18
with Mn. Billy Bjrers. The pro
gram bt'gpi with the singing of
Christmas carols. This was fol
lowed by the reading of the
Christmas story from the Bible
by Mrs. F.nnis Byers. Mn. A. t.
Moretz then led A prayer. Next
the report of the last meeting was
road and approved. Following
this' Miji. Eanis Byers told the
[ story of "The First Christmas
Tree in America." Mrs. Clyde
Williams otld of her most inter
esting experiences during her
Christmas shopping.
The club was happy to have
Misses Olive Moretz and Beth
Williams with them.
Gifts were exchanged and after
this delicious ufieshments were
served by Mrs. Billy Bycrs and
Mrs. Ennis Byers which cmrried
01% the Christmas theme.
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Wade Clawson on Jan
uary 23. All members are urged
to attend. ,
GRADUATES
Brigstock, Eng. ? Army PFC
Worth C. Miller, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Miller, Route 2. Boone,
N. C., recently graduated from
the Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery
School in Brigstock. England.
He completed a three-week
course stressing fire control and
the maintenance of artillery wea
pons.
Miller, stationed in England
since July 1951, is a machine gun
ner in Battery C of the 4th Anti
Aircraft Artillery Battalion.
He entered the Army in Febru
ary of 1951.
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