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I Local Affairs Mrs. A. R. Smith, who was ser iously injured in a fall at her home last Friday, was admitted to Watauga Hospital Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Winkler, Jr., are spending two weeks in Miami, Florida, with Mrs. W. R. Winkler, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rogers and Mrs. Paul, Edmisten were dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Shaf fer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gragg and daughter, Margaret, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rogers Monday evening. Mrs. C. C. Farthing returned home last Wednesday after spending a week with her moth er, Mrs. U. B. Jones in Raleigh. Mrs. T. L. Mast of Lovill, who was seriously injured in a fall at her home last Wednesday, is a patient at Watauga Hospital. Mrs. J. D. Councill is on an ex tended visit with her daughter, Mrs. R H. DeVault, and Mr. De Vault in Bristol, Tennessee. Mr. W R. Winkler returned home Sunday after spending a month with Mrs. Winkler in Miami, Florida. Mr. Robert Perry of Silverstone is spending the week with his daughter, Mrs. Vance Calloway and family. Mrs. R. B. Porter, who is teach ing school in Cherryville, spent the week end with Mr. Porter and Mrs. E. S. Coffey. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins, Jr. of North Wilkesboro were week end guests of Major and Mrs. John H. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. McCracken and son, Jerry, spent the week end in Forest City with Mr. and Mrs. James Blanton. Mr. Leonard Eury spent the week end in Bessemer City with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eury. Vee Fulbright and Paul Shook of Stony Point and Taylorsville were week end guests of Mrs. J. A. Idol of Boone, RFD 2. Mr. Vilas Moody of Sherwood has returned home from Duke Hospital, much improved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward and daughter, Mary, of Cleveland, Ohio, recently visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams at Sherwood. Miss Peggy Lou Watson of Deep Gap spent Monday night with her aunt, Mrs. J. A. Idol, of Boone. Miss Gladys Julia Brown has returned home from Providence, Rhode Island, after completing post graduate work in obstetrics at 'the Lying In Hospital. Mrs. L. L. Bingham is recover ing satisfactorily at her home in Boone after a minor operation and weekly treatments at a Johnson City, Tenn., hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Farthing accompanied Mrs. Farthing's un cle, Mr. Tom Hermon, of Valle Crucis to Duke Hospital last Wed nesday for examinations. Mr. Edgar Cooke, who under went surgery at Watauga Hospi tal last week, is now recuperat ing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Cooke. Miss Ruth Farthing, teacher in the Shelby Junior High School in Shelby, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Farthing. Mr. and Mrs. Paul DuPre and son, John, of North Wilkesboro spent Sunday with Mrs. M. P. Critcher and Mrs. M. B. Black burn. Mrs. Dean Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. George Browning of Rapid Dan, Virginia were week end viiitors with Mrs. Carroll's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McGuire of Todd. ? Miss Louise Taylor and Miss Marie Hart of Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. Bynum Taylor and Mrs. J. W. Whitehead. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Cook and children, Patricia and Mike, of Bristol an<j| Mr. and Mrs. Lyle (Cook of iJRioir were week end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Cook. Born to Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Moss of Fletcher, N. C.. Sunday, a ton. Walter Samuel Moss. Rev. and Mrs. Moss formerly lived in Boone, where he was pastor of the Methodist Church. Sgt. Claude H. Ragan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ragan. is now stationed at the air force base. West Palm Beach, Fla. He reen licted. after having been discharg ed last October. Mr. and Mn. R. E. Agle and children. Mollie, Bobby, Jimmy, Richard and Bill, and Miaa Billie Ann Hodges were in Gastonia Sunday for the funeral of Mrs fAgle's grandmother, Mrs. Mar Jearet Louise Douglas, who died Friday at the home of Mr. and ?In. J. W. Eury in Bessemer City. M. T. Culbreth. director of Wes ley Fellowship of ASTC. and Bob Nelson, student president of the group, attended a committee meeting of the state Methodist student movement in Greens boro Sunday. Purpose of the meeting was to complete plans for the state Methodist Student Con ference to be held February 13-15. Mr. Ed Sherwood, who has been critically ill at Watauga Hos pital for three weeks, is improv ing and he returned to his home at Vilas Tuesday. Mr. Glenn Sherwood of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. John Yount and son, John, of Columbia. Tennessee, Mrs. Homer Stalcup of Mountain City, Tennessee, and Mrs. Sherwood's sister, Mrs. Vera Bingham of Ab ingdon, Virginia, were called here because of his illness. Sgt. 1-c James V. Hall, Mrs. Hall, and their daughter, Lynn, who have been located at Macon, Ga., left Tuesday, after spending a week visiting with Mrs. Lillian Hopkins. From Boone, they went to Detroit, Mich., to visit Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hall, Mrs. Roy John son, and Mr. Virgil Hall. Sgt. Hall will leave for Europe Feb ruary 10. Mrs. Hall and Lynn plan to join him in the near fu ture. Miss Jones Wed To S. M. Wiles, Jr. In Johnson City In a candlelight ceremony per formed at 7:00 p. m? December 27, at the First Methodist Church, Johnson City. Tenn., by Dr. M. S. Kincheloe, Miss Joan Jones be came the bride of Samuel M. Wiles, Jr. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Jones, 1220 Powell street, and a granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Christian of Boone. The groom is the son of Mrs. S. M. Wiles, 711 Hamilton street. A program of nuptial music was presented by Mrs. Clarence Ring, organist and Frank Lee, Jr., vocalist. Mrs. Ring played "Al ways," "Intermezzo," "Clair de Lune" and "Liebcstraum." Vocal selections used were "I Love You Truly," "Because" and "The Lord's Prayer." Given in marriage by her fa ther, the bride wore a bridal gown of white satin and nylon tulle. The satin bodice was de signed with a sweetheart neck line. Her veil of French illusion extended from a sweetheart cap of lace. sne carried a wnue 1'rayer Book topped with a white or chid. Mrs. Russell Grubbs was the bride's maid of honor. She wore a ballerina length dress of prom blue, nylon tulle and a matching head dress. She carried a nose gay bouquet of mixed flowers to match her dress. Bridesmaids were Misses Jean Johnson and Frances Jones. Their dresses were fashioned like that of the honor attendant in melon nylon tulle. Stewart Cannon was the groom's best man. Ushers were Robert Hughes and Robert Fields. The mother of the bride was attired in a dress of dusty rose crepe with navy accessories and a corsage of white rosebud' Mrs. Wiles, mother of the groom, was attired in a dress of light crepe with black accessories and a cor sage of pink rosebuds. Following the ceremony a re ception was held at the home of the bride's parents. The bride's table was covered with a white linen cloth, over laid with white lace. A four tired wedding cake was the central decoration. For her wedding trip Mrs. Wiles was wearing a three pelce suit of royal blue with gray ac cessories, and a corsage of white orchids. The bride is a graduate of Science Hill High .School and Steed College. The groom was graduated from East Tennessee State College and is now a student at the Univer sity of Tennessee School of Den tistry, Memphis. Out of town guests attending the wedding included Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Cannon of Knox vllle. Bob Hughes, Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christian and Libby and Carol of Bristol, Mr. and Mr*. W. K Christian of Bris tol, Mr. and Mrs W. S. Christian, Boone. N. C , Mr and Mrs. Henry A. Christian, and Misa Francos Jones, Boone, .N. C. Sharp art back In stocks briqf* biggest loss in thraa month*. MR. AND MRS. W. R GRAHAM Mr. And Mrs. W. R. Graham Honored At Golden Wedding Anniversary Westlake, Idaho ? Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Graham, long-time resi dents of the Westlake community enjoyed an event Sunday, Dec. 28, that comes to few people, the occasion being their fiftieth wed ding anniversary. Members of their family hon ored Mr. and Mrs. Graham with an open-house reception conduct ed at the Graham home at West lake. Many relatives and friends were present for the occosion and the honored couple received many lovely gifts and remembrances of their golden wedding annivers ary. Mr. and Mrs. Graham are both hale and hearty and few people would guess that they have spent 50 years of married life together ? ? many of these years in a fron tier home without modern con veniences that are deemed nec esities today. Commentin on their 50th anni versary the jubilarians reported that Miss Lela McGuire and W. R. Graham were united in mar riage at Todd, North Carolina on December 28, 1902, the veremony taking place on a Sunday even ing. Incidentally their 50th an niversary also was celebrated on a Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Graham came to Idaho in the spring1 of 1913 and settled on a homestead on the banks of Salmon river where they made their home for several years. During that time they re ceived their mail through the Keuterville post office. Later the family moved to a farm near Westlake, which has been their home continuously since that time. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Graham. Their six living children are Bruce Gra ham, Craigmont; Mrs. Wallace Dearing, Clarkston, Wash.; Mrs. Floyd Roseborough, K a m i a h; Cecil Graham, Kamiah; Mrs. A1 Johnston, Ferdinand; and Glenn Graham, of Grangeville. Mr. and Mrs. Graham also have 22 grand children and two great-grand children. AU members of the family were present for the golden wed ding celebration of their parents. The many friends who visited at the Graham home Sunday joined in extending best wishes and congratulations to the jubi larians, and expressed the hope that they may enjoy many more years of married life together. Garden Club Hears Dr. Derrick The Blue Ridge Garden Club held a luncheon meeting at the Daniel Boone Hotel January 14th. The club collect and poem "Trees" were t-ead by Mrs. R. W. Watkins. The club voted to offer a $100 prize this year to the per son doing the most attractive planting, emphasizing the use of dogwood, along the model mile. On account of its spectacular beauty in the spring and its red berries and varicolored leaves in the fall, dogwood is very popular, so much so that the General As sembly of 1941 adopted it as the "official flower of the state of North Carolina." Small trees are much more likely to live than larger ones. They grow faster and adapt themselves to the site more readily. Planting should be done when the soil is fairly dry .and friable, so that it will sift down among the roots. It is quite im portant to make sure your tree is no deeper or shallower in the ground than it formerly grew. A mulch of partly rotted forest leaves should be placed around it. Mrs. Frank 'Payne was appoint ed chairman of a committee t<? see that favors are furnished for the hospital trays on Sundays during February. The president, Mrs B. W. Stal lings, introduced Dr. Ray Der rick who spoke on "The Conserva tion of Native Shrubs and Trees." He pointed out how important it is from both an economic and esthetic standpoint to preserve and propagate the beautiful Catawba or purple rhododendron, the carolinium or punktatum and the balsam which are threatened with extinction. The carolinium which, except for a few traces in Tennessee, is native only to North ATTENTION? All Radio and Television Set Owners: We rater to those particular people who will have NOTHING BUT THE BEST in repair worV and know and appreciate when their delicate and precision-built electronic equipment b performing properly. To these people we dedicate our services, backed by 29 years of continuous experience In the field of electronics. To every instrument <we service we give our complete, un divided and personal attention to Me that every circuit and part b working properly and giving the performance the manufacturer intended. 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Dr. Derrick quoted the following from the general statutes of North Carolina: "No person, firm or corporation shall dig up, pull up or take from the land of another or from any public do main, the whole or any part of any trailing arbutus, American holly, white pine, red cedar, hem lock or other coniferous trees, or any flowering dogwood, any mountain laurel, any rhododen dron. or any ground pine, or any Christmas greens, or any Judas tree, or any leucothea, or any agalea, without having in his possession a permit tu dig up, pull up or take such plants, sign ed by the owner of such land or by his duly authorized agent. Any person convicted of violat ing the promisions of this section shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dol lars for each offense." This problem may be approach ed in the following ways: Through the influence of clubs and organizations, by propoga tion and cultivation, by legisla tion and by education through the press and public schools. White pine seedlings may be secured through the T. V. A. In conclusion Mr. Howard Wil liams, Watauga County Soil Con servation Supervisor, made some additional remarks in regard to soil conservation. Mr. and Mrs. Reece Arledge of Mill Spring spent the week end with Mrs. Arledge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Lynn Cook, who have been ill with flu. Miss Mildred Tunnell ot Winston-Salem, also visited with them. Miss Kennedy Is Bride Mr. Bingham ttoomasville. ? Miss Carolyn Kennedy became the bride of Mr. Sherman A. Bingham in a candle light ceremony at the First Meth odist church parsonage on De cember 24 at 7:00 o'clock p. m. The Rev. H. Glenn Lanier offici ated using the double ring cere mony. The brick' is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Kennedy of Thomasville and the bride groom is the son of Mrs. W. H. Bingham and the late Mr. Bing-? ham of Vilas. The bride was attired in a pale blue dress with navy shoes and bag and white hat with a white orchid corsage. Mrs. Bingham is a graduate of Thomasville High School and Ashmore Business College and is employed by Southern Oil Co., of High Point. Mr. Bingham is a graduate of Cove Creek Hifh School and is now with the U. S. Army station ed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Yellow fever kills 41 in two Brazilian states. An Eastern North C ? r o 1 i a a farmer was the State'* official^ corn champion in 1952 with a yield of 126.2 bushels on one acre. More Society On Page Three IF ?pot* are worrying you TOO Have Them Removed At TRAILWAY CLEANERS Boone. N. C. Phone 79 TAKING BETWEEN CALLS odds up to boftor PARTY LINE service, too When you have feveral caib to make oo the party line, it's a good idea to space them ao your party line neighbors also can use the telephone. That's a courtesy they'll appreciate and return. *0 AH* COMVAWY pgp V&u've Got to Drive It to Believe ft/ You've heard talk about how thia new Dodge performs. About the new 140-h.p. Red Ham V-Eight engine. 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