Local Affairs
Mrs. Harvey Owens of Gastonia
spent last week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Cook*.
Miss Llla Cragg, of Ruther
wood, is spending the week vith
Mrs. L. L. Bingham.
Miss Nancy Woodie of Winston
Salem is visiting in the hame of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stevens of
Crystal River, Florida are spend
ing the summer with Mrs. Frank
Estes.
Mrs. B. A. Hodges, of Vilas,
attended Farnt and Home Week
in Raleigh last week, accompan
ied by the home agent.
Mrs. Mary Cushion, who has
resided here for the past nine
months, will leave Thursday to
make her home in Harrisonburg,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Phillips of
Detroit, Mich., are spending two
weeks visiting Mrs. Phillips'
father, Mr. D. C. Mast of Sugar
Grove, and other relatives.
Mrs. Mace Fletcher and child
ren, Max and Mary, have been
spending a week visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whitaker, of
Julian, N. C.
Mrs. Bessie Underhill of Char
lotte is visiting her son, Mr. Clint
Brown and family at Valle Cru
cis.
Miss Maude Wilcox left Sun
day to spend six weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Miller in Balti
more, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Ray
and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ray
spent Sunday visiting relatives
in Lenoir and Granite Falls.
Miss Anita Winkler, a teacher
in the Shelby city schools, is
spending the summer at her home
on Blowing Rock road.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilley an
nounce the birth of a son, Gra
ham Kirk, on June 8 at Watauga
Hospital.
Miss Betty Parks of Hunting
don, Tennessee is spending a
few weeks with her uncle and
aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Wiley F.
Smith.
Mr. and Mr*. Jimmy McConnell
of Winston-Salem spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc
Connell.
John Ralph Buchanan is spend
ing the week with bis cousin,
James Buchanan, in Hampton,
Tennessee.
Mrs. E. L. Ray and Miss Mary
Helen Neil attended Farm and
Home Week at State College in
Raleigh last week.
Mrs. R. W. Watkins and Miss
Eugenia Luttrell attended Grand
Chapter of Eastern Star in Dur
ham the first of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Eddv and
sons, George and Ji^i, of French
town, N. J., are visiting this week
with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kimel of
Winston-Salem were week end
visitors with Mr. and Mn. Hugh
Hagaman and Mackie.
Mrs. S. D. Long of Burlington
is spending two weeks with her
sistar, Mrs. John F. Greene and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Coffey
spent last Sunday and Monday in
Raleigh, where Mr. Coffey trans
acted business on Monday.
Misses Sallie Penick, Cansas
Moretz, Flavel Moretz and Mrs.
Lena Lewis were in Myrtle
Beach Friday, Saturday and Sun
day.
Barbara Lee Caudle, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Caudle, Jr.,
of Canton, N. C., la spending a
few weeks with her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Caudle.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clay
daughter*, ZaAa Owen and Carol,
of Hickory spent the week end
with Mr. and Mr*. Jy V. Caudle
and Mr. and Mrs. J. E Clay.
A 1-c Willi* C. Robbins of Fair
fax Field, Kansas City, Kansas,
arrived last week to spend twen
ty days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Robbins and Mr*. J. D. Councill.
Mr. and Mi*. John Yancey of
Newland and Miami. Florida and
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Ray of
Newland visited in Boon* Tues
day of laat week
Tommy Crowell returned home
Sunday alter spending two weeks
in Morgan ton with Eddy Miller
and Mr. atfl Mrs. Charlie Miller.
The Miller'* accompanied Tom
my home.
Dr. Mary B. H Michal spent
the week end with her family in
Wayneiville. She returned to
Boon* Monday, accompanied by
her daughter, Mary.
Mias Ruth Farthing, who
teaches school in Shelby, has re
turned here to spend the summer
with her parents, Mr. and Mm.
C. C. Farthing.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lawson of
Roxboro spent the week end in
Blowing Rotk with Mrs. Law
son's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bo
lick.
Mr. and Mrs. John Howell and
sons, Clarke and Gene, have re
turned home from a 12-day trip
to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal,
Canada.
Mr. Lee Robbins of Blowing
Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rob
bins and Mr. "Buck" Robbins vis
ited Sunday with Mr. Ed Robbins,
who is a patient at Veterans Hos
pital at Mountain Home, Tennes
see.
Mrs. Claude Farthing and sons.
Jimmy and Charles, III, have ar
rived here to spend six weeks
with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Farth
ing. Mrs. Claude Farthing will
attend summer school at Appa
lachian College.
Mrs. Peter Rnssetos and child
ren of Lanham, Md. are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Greene.
They came here for the funeral
of Mrs. Rometos' brother, Mr.
John Frank Greene.
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Richard
son were at the University of
North Carolina on Monday, June
8, for the graduation of Mrs.
Richardson's nephew, Mr.Farrell
Crouse, of Penns Grove, New Jer
sey.
Miss Ruth Robinson, superin
tendent of Mecklenburg county
schools, of Charlotte is spending
the summer with Mr. and Mn.
Paul A. Coffey, and she is teach
ing at Appalachian College.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Coffey, Sr.,
of Deep Gap; Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest C. Lane of Portsmouth, Va.;
Mrs. Allen Craig and daughter,
Linda Soue, of Blowing Rock
spent list Saturday visiting re
latives in Happy Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Uottie Ulenn, or
Vilas, left last Thursday for a
two weeks' trip during which
they will visit Mrs. Glenn's bro
thers, T-Sgt. Clyde Rominger in
Florida, and Charlie Rominger
in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. J. W. Hollifield and
daughter, &lrs. Billie Clark, of
Greenville, S.C. were week end
visitors with Mrs. Hollifield's
mother, Mrs. W. A. Greene, of
Blowing Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson
and children. Rusty and Jennie,
spent the week end in Spruce
Pine with Mr. Robinson's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Robin
son.
Miss Helen Underdown attend
ed the annual conference of the
North Carolina Registers of Deeds
Association Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday at Institute of Govern
ment in Chapel Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Wilcox of
Glendale Springs, N. C., Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Wilcox of Deep Gap,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Payne of Mar
ion, Va.t Mr. and Mrs Gwyn
Kilby and Gwyn, Jr. of North
Wilkesboro spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Wilcox.
Miss Eugenia Ruth Luttrell left
Sunday for Raleigh, where she
will attend the Home Demon
stration Agents school for two>
weeks, after which she will be
assistant Home Demonstration
teacher in Wilkes' count)*.
Mr. and Mn. Harold Lrvenson
and Mr. Clyde Riteh of Greens
boro were week end visitors with
Mrs. Levenson's mother, Mrs. J.
W. Jones.
Mrs. Jake Caudill spent Tues
day and Wednesday In North
Wilkes boro with her mother, Mrs.
H. C. Kilby, who remains critical
ly ill.
Miss Beckie Shoemake return
ed home Saturday after spend
ing two weeks with Miss Carol
Wilson in West Palm Beach,
Florida. Mis* Shoemake and Miss
Wilson are roommates at Wo
man's Collate in Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Everette and
children, Oeni, John and Randy,
have returned from ? visit with
their parent*, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Everette in Philadelphia. Pa., and
Mr. and Mrs. C. A- Huenger in
Dalparalso, Indiana They also
visited Mr. and Mr*. Bill Khitz
In Wlnntbuif, Ohio, while away.
Norris-Price
Wedding Planned
MISS MARY ALICE NORRIS
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cicero
Norris of Boone, Route 2, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Mary Alice, of Greens
boro to Aubrey Herman Price,
also of Greensboro. Mr. Price is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Herman Price of Durham.
The wedding will take place in
Salisbury, Saturday, June 27, with
only members of the immediate'
families* attending. Miss Norris
is a graduate of Elkland High
School and is employed by West
ern Electric Co. in Greensboro.
Mr. Price is a veteran of World
War n, and a graduate of Duke
University. He is employed In
the executive offices of Burling
ton Mills Corporation.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Marsh and
Annette, who have been in Ox
ford since September, have re
turned to their home at 213 Bris
tol Road, for the summer.
Mr. John B. Harris of Green
ville, Tenn. is spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ray on
Locust street and Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley A. Harris of Sherwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis and
ions, Bill and Jim, of Akron,
Ohio arrived Monday to spend a
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Rob
Rivers and other relatives in the
county. ,
Guests of Mrs. L. L. Bingham
over the week end were Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Strickland, of Ashe
boro, and Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Williams and sons Gilbert and
Donald, of Burlington. 1
Col. and Mrs. Clyde Miller of
Dayton, Ohio and Miss Katherine
Becker of Cleveland, Ohio ar
rived Monday to spend two
weeks with Col. Miller's sister,
Mrs. Lillian Hopkins, and other
relatives in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wellborn
and children, Raleigh and
Lucille, recently visited Mrs.
Wellborn's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Wood and sister, Mrs.
Charles Rogers in Hazelhurst, Ga.
Mrs. Rogers is critically ill.
Pfc. Gordon Harmon, recently
at patient at Watauga Hospital,
has been taken to the Naval Hos
pital at Camp Lejuene, N. C. Any
one desiring te write him may use
this address: U. S. Naval Hospi
tal, Ward 3, Camp Lejuene, N. C.
Joseph L. Michal, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michal of
Waynesvllle, has just graduated
from State College with honors,
and has received his commission
as a second lieutenant in the Air
Force Reserve. Mrs. Michal is Dr.
Mary B. H. Michal of the local
health department.
Music And Art
Group To Meet
The ngusic and art department
of the Woman's Worthwhile Club
will meet with Miss Floy Cannon
Thursday evening at 7:15. with
Mrs. H. W. Wilcox assistant hos
tess.
All members are Urgently re
quested to attend.
Woman's Club
Holds Picnic
The literature and education
department of the Worthwhile
Wosnaa's Club entertained their
husbands with ? delightful picnic
on the attractive grounds at the
home of Mr. and Mr*. George C.
Greene on June S.
An abundance of good food and
coffee was enjoyed by the gath
ering, following which the group
was invited for a stroll among
the lovely flowers at Mrs.
Qmu'i home.
MRS. CECIL EDWIN YOUNT
Miss Bettye Ellis, Mr. Yount
Exchange Vows Sunday Afternoon
Miss Bettye Ellis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Ellis of
Boone, was married Sunday af
ternoon, June 14, at 3:00 p. m. to
Mr. Cecil Edwin Yount, son of
Mr. and Mri. L. C. Yount of
Reidsville, N. C. in St. Luke's
Episcopal Church in Boone.
. The Rev. Thomas Seitz, rector
of the church performed the
double ring ceremony. A pro
gram of wedding music was pre
sented by Mrs. J. F. Cooke of
Lewisburg, West Va., vocalist,
and Miss Reba Smith of Boone,
organist.
The church was decorated with
arrangements of white chrysan
themums, white gladioli and na
tive evergreen, with branched
candelabra holding lighted cath
edral tapers.
The birde, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
waltz length gown of pure silk
organza. She wore a pearl neck
lace and earrings, gift of the
bridegroom.
Her white lace mitts extended
in points over the hands. She
wore a fingertip veil of illusion
which was attachel to a Juliet
cap of matching' lace trimmed
with seed pearls, and carried a
white prayer book topped with
white baby orchids, with stream
ers of wbite satin ribbon baby
breath and stephanotls.
Miss Patricia Ellis, sister of the
bride was maid of honor. She
wore a gown of pink nylon or
ganza, fashioned with fitted
bodice, sweetheart neckline and
full skirt trimmed with sequins.
She carried a bouquet fashioned
like a wedding ring, of rosebuds,
baby breath and net
Miss Gypsy Yount, of Reids
ville, niece of the bridegroom,
Mrs. Roy Smith of Baden, and
Miss Jean Scott of Winston, were
bridesmaids. Their gowns were
of blue nylon organaza, fashion
ed like that of the maid of hon
or, and carried bouquets of
pink net, ribbon, rosebuds, baby
breath, shaped like wedding
rings.
Mr. LeeKoy Stanley of Lyman,
S. C. waa beat man. Ushers were,
Mr. Edward Coppola of Charlotte,
Mr. William Yount of Wilming
ton, Mrs. Jamei Womack of
Reidsville.
The mother of the bride wore
a dress of smoke blue silk with
pink and navy accessories, and a
purple orchid shoulder- corsage.
The mother of the bridegroom
wore a powder blue gown with
white accessories and an orchid
corsag^.
The bride's parenta entertained
with a reception at the home oi
Mrs W. C. Greer immediately
following the ceremony. Assisting
in serving were Mrs. W. C. Greer,
Mrs. G. K. Moose, Mrs. Ralph
Winkler, Mrs. Connie Mae Phil
lips, Mrs. Paul Coffey, Mrs. Roy
Rufty and Mrs. Kenneth Lnney.
Mr*. Yount attended Queens
College in Charlotte and was
graduated from Appalachian
State Teachers College In Boone
with ? B. S. Degree. She has
been teaching In the Reidsvllla
and ThomasrlUe schools since
her graduation.
Mr. Yount attended Oak Ridge
Military Institute and North
Carolina State College of En
gineering. He waa a member ol
Pi Kapp* Alpha fraternity Mr
Yount baa been a safety engineer
I with Iowa National Mutual In
surance Company of Greensboro
i for the past two years.
After a wedding trip the couple
will be at home at 19Cf!) Richard
son Road in Reidiville.
Out-of-tywn guests included
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Yount, Miss
Sandra Yount and Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Yount of Reidsville, Mr.
and Mrs. William Yount of Wil
mington, Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Blackburn, Miss Mildren Stan
ley, Mr. Jess Moore, Mr. Johnnie
McAdams, Mr. Wm. Claybrook,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hooper and
Mr. D. C. Burton, all of Reids
ville, Mr. Roy Perdue, Mrs.
Bertha Perdue, Mrs. Wm. Payne
and Wm. Payne, Jr., Mrs. Carl
Huffman and Jimmie Huffman,
of Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. J. F.
Coot of Lewisburg, W. Va., Mrs.
S. H. Purdue, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Wade and Mn. Clayton Beckner
of Roanoke, Va.
On Friday the bride was hon
ored with a breakfast shower by
Mrs G. K. Moose. Saturday night
a dinner was given at the Daniel
Boone Hotel by Mrs. G. H. Phil
lips. Following the rehearsal Mrs.
Roy Smith and Mrs. Ralph Wink
ler entertained with a party
honoring the bride. Sunday morn
ing at 11:00, Mrs. J. F. Cook of
Litwisburg entertained with a I
wedding bceakfast at the Gate
way Cafe.
Horn In West
Picnic To Be
Held Next Friday
There'* ? *cene in "Horn . in
the West" where pioneer* ol the
1770'* welcome new neighbors to
the mountain* with a bounteous
spread of home-cooked food and
a "get-acquainted" gathering.
The icene will be re-enacted in
real life on Friday, June 19, with
the caat and *taff of the out
door drama as the new neighbor*
and the people of Watauga Coun
tain demonstrating the hospiyility
which ha* been traditional in the
mountains' since frontier days.
Friday is the day for the sec
ond annual cast picnic staged by
the Southern Appalachian Histor
ical Association, sponsors of "Horn
in the West." All residents of
the area are invited to "bring
your family, guests, and a boun
tiful picnic basket ? enough for
your group and three or fou*
other*.'* '
Mr*. B. W. Stalling*, member
of the Associations' board of di
rectors and one of the originator*
of the idea for an outdoor drama
at Boone, i* chairman of the pic
nic committee. Assiiting her are
Mr*. Virginia Holshoifser, Mr*.
Lois Chester. Mr*. Grace
Morett, and Mr*. Cleta Harmon,
all of Boooe.
Alben Berkley tell* youth of
need for political leadership.
Birth rate continues rise over
1852 record.
Film^^35c
Overnight Service
WISTBBOOKjrBOTO
MRS. RHEA RIVERS FARTHING
Miss Florence Agnes Messick, Mr. Rhea
Rivers Farthing Married June Sixth
Miss Florence Acnes Messick,
daughter of Mil. & D. Messick.
2605 South Main Street, and the
late Mr. Mesiick, became the
bride of Rhea Rivers Farthing of
Boone and Winston-Salem, at 3
p. m., Saturday, June 6. at the
Reynolds Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Farthing is the son of Ed
G. Farthing of Boone, and the
late Mrs Farthing.
The Rev. E F. Troutman of
Boone officiated. Mrs. James C.
McConnell, pianist, presented
wedding music.
Miss Norma Messick, the
bride's sister, was maid of honor.
She wore a ballerina-length dress
of lime-colored linen lace over
taffeta with sweetheart neckline
with bead trim. She carried a
cascade bouquet of yellow roses
and white larkspur tied with a
yellow satin ribbon.
The bride was given in, mar
riage by her uncle, E. E. Hood of
teoonvllle. She wore a ballerina
length dress with high round
neckline, puffed sleeves, and
bodice of silk. The skirt, sleeves
and yoke were formed of nylon
lace over silk and hef shoulder
length veil of illusion was held
in place by a Juliet cap of illusion
decorated with seed pe*rli
She carried a CM cade bouquet
of white carnation* and gypaop
hilia^entered with a white or
chid*
Cecil Farthing of Boone waa hi*
brother's beat man. Uahera were
Jame* C. McConnell of Winaton
Saiem and William G. Winkler '
of Boone.
After the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. John Miller and Mr*. Ro
bert Btmton gave a reception at
the home of the formats. Mr*.
Charle* Van Meter, Mr*. E. E.
Hood of Boonville, Mr*. James
McConnell, Mr* James Winkler,
Mrs. Laura Holt. Mr* George
Higgins and Mr*. Smith Haga
man assisted' in serving and re
ceiving.
A white cutwork cloth over
green satin covered the bride's
table which held an arrangement
of summer flower*.
Later the couple left for a wed
ding trip in the North. For travel
the bride wore a luit of cobalt
blue linen with white accessories.
The bride is a graduate of
Pfeiffer Junior College and Salem
College. She has taught for the
past two year* at Old Town
School.
Her husband was graduated
from Appalachian State Teachers
College and for the past two
years has also taught at Old
Town.
The couple will spend the sum
mer in Boone and will return to
Winston-Salem in September to
make their home at 1028 West
Bank Street.
Windy Gap
News Notes
Mr and Mr*. Ivan Trivett and
daughter Iva Kay, and Mrs. Ver
gie Trivett and Mary Lou. ipent
the week end in Hiddentte visit
ing relatives.
Privates Fred and Ray Trivett,
who are stationed at Fort Jack
sop, S. C., and Miss Vada Tri
vett, of Boone, visited their par
ents, Mr. and Mr*. Clark Trivett,
over the week end.
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