THE GLEANER
GRAHAM, N. C., NOV. 27,1941
Local News
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?Sykee* foundry, just outside
of Burlington, suffered I2.00C
damage by fire last Friday night,
?Graham selective service
board No. 2, has received a call
for 30 white men for Fort Bragg
for Dee. 10th.
?The Superior Court this week
has been imposing some heavy
penalties The docket had about
60 cases for trial.
?Fourteen selectees left Bur,
linglon Monday for Fort Bragg,
and next week 11 colored boys
will leave for Fort Bragg.
?Graham Kiwanis club direc
tors met at. tb- home of Dr. J. L
Johuson Monday uight. They
voted to donate a bed for the pro
posed sanatorium.
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?The home of Mrs. Jerry W.
Holt, up on the north side of the
railroad above Graham statiou,
was damaged by fire Sunday
night, estimated at $500.
?Rotary clubs of Burlington,
Gibsonville, Graham, Roxboro
and Yauceyville will hold a joint
meeting at Alamance hotel on
Thursday night, December 4th.
?The Graham Study club met
on Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock with Mrs. R..N. Cook.
Mrs. W. I. Ward preseuted the
program on Bolivia, South Amer
ica.
?This, the last Thursday of
November, is traditional Thau ten
giving Day, so observed through
generatinos?18" States are so ob
servioo it. It's mighty hard to
cbauge generations old customs.
?On last Saturday night and
Sunday the rainfall was elose to
the sum of all that of the two
months preceding and at that
was little, if aoy, more than an
inch We have not heard from
the official (McBride Holt) weath
er reporter.
?Material is being placed on
the lot between the new borne of
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Stratford
and the Kernodle apartments, N.
Main street, for the construction
of a brick veneer residential
building that may be nsed as an
apartment or residence. Sam T.
Johnston, contractor, will erect
the building for L. H. Kernodle.
?In a recent issue of The
Gleaner the type male us say
1941 instead of 1940 in regard to
a "last notice" sent out to 1940
delinqnent tax payers, that unless
the 1940 taxes were paid on or
before December 1st the property
would be advertised and sold on
the first Monday of Jannary, 1912.
This is a correction of the error
made in dates.
?The PrUndlv Hnlners class
of the Methodist church were en
tertained on Friday evening at
the home of Mrs. C. H. Crocker,
with Mrs. E H Gilliam as a joint
hostess. Mrs. J. M. Buckner con
ducted the devotional. There
were 14 members and two visit
ors, Mrs. Ralph Henderson and
Mrs. Perry, present. The next
meeting, which is in Decem
ber, will be a Christ mas party at
the home of Mrs. S. 8. Holt.
?Hotel Graham goes ' under
new management Friday. Iu ear
ly October the hotel whs opened
with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Boe
well in charge. During tbelr stay
the patronage was good, better
than anticipated, bnt they are
leaving today and for the present
will make their home in Burling
ton. Mrs. Boyd R. Trollioger of
Bnrlington, formerly of Graham,
is the new manager. We bespeak
for her the cordial eooperatiou of
the entire community.
?Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Holt
had as their guests for baroecue
snpper at their cabin off the Gra
ham Chapel Hill road, on Thurs
day evening after the Carolina
Virginia game, the following; Mr.
and Mrs B. F. McVey of Char
lotte; Mr. and Mrs. J. T McGreg
or of Greensboro; Dr. and Mrs.
G. L. Carrington, Dr. and Mra. S
C. Spoon, Mr. and Mrs. George
Long, of Barlingtbn; Mr. and
Mrs. Bverette Jordan of Saxapa
haw; and Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Harden, Mr. and Mrs. George
Harden, Mrs. W. 0. Goley, and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Holt.
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! PERSONAL
Miss Bert* Fttquay, of Graham
' 8cbool faculty, went to Madison
for the holidays.
Mies Pauliue Porter, of Graham
8chool faculty, spent the Thanks
i giving holidays in Lsnrinbnrg.
Marvin Yonnt of Albemarle
spent the week end witb bis par
i euts, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Youot.
1 Miss Willie Ames of Eton Col
? lege spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
i and Mrs. Ernest Thompson and
I Mrs. Edgar Long.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Benton Mac
Kemie of Rockingham spent the
: holidays with her parents, Mr.
r and Mrs H. W. Scott.
1 Junius Parker returned to his
home in New York e!ty Saturday
. after a week's visit with bis sis
, ter, Miss Mamie Parker.
1 Miss Virginia Stockard, at St.
Mary's college, spent Tbanksgiv
. ing Day with ber parents, Dr.
and Mrs. R. M. Stockard.
Lieut. Blaine Holt arrived Sat
' urday night fr?n Mitchell Field,
L I, to be with his mother, Mrs.
J. W. H?U. nntil Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Uelvin Thompson
of Asheboro spent l'lia.iksviving
and thrn the week-end with liis
mother, Mrs. J. Mel Thoinpsuu.
Miss Dorotny McAdams and
' Miss Dorothy Fcnsl have re
1 turned to Woman's college after
spending the week-end at their
homes.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jones and
Mr and Mrs J W Jenkins at
' tended the V P I V M.I football
name in Lynchburg, Va , l?st
Thursday.
' Miss Dorothy Fount, at Wom
an's college, and J D. Foust of
Greensboro spent the week-end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
DeWitt Foust.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Leonard
aod children, Peggy and Harri
etts, of Asbeville spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Arthur P. Williams.
Mrs. Henry None, has returned
to her home iu Washington after
spending Thanksgiving holidays
in Pittsboro, aod here with her
mother, Mrs. Jamee W. Holt.
Mrs. David Long spent from
Friday until Sunday with her sit.
ter, Miss Blanche Bishop, in Den
uis. Mr Long went up for Sun
day and they returned together.
Dan Heaves and J. T. Neese,
students at Raodolp Macorn acad
emy, Front Hoyai, Va., have re
turned, after spending Thanks
giving holidays here with their
parents.
Miss Laura May Holt bad as
her guests for the week end Miss
Marjory Dew, Miss Frances Bull
iogton, Robert Rains, Jr., W. O.
Moss, of Wila >u, aod Bill Nicks
of Rocky Monnt.
Mrs. Izora McClure and son,
Billy McClure, a student at Ran
dolph Maccn college, Front Roy-I
al, Va, of Raleigh, were guests'
of Mrs. M. R- Neese and J. T.
Neese during the week-end.
Mr. aod Mrs. Hal McAdams bad
as their guests on Thanksgiving,
her mother, Mrs. John Fulton;
Mrs Leake Lovin and Mrs. Sally
Pepper, all of Walnut Cove; aod
sister, Mrs. Donald Van Noppeu of
Morgan ton.
Mrs. Katberioe Watson and lit- l
tip granddaughter, pHt8y Watson,
have returned from Newport
News, Vs., where they visited thel
former's sou nud daughter-in-law, |
and the latter's parents, Mr. and 1
Mrs. James Wateou.
Mr. and Mrs. E Loekett Black
well have returned to Lawrence
ville, Va., after spending the
i Thanksgiving holidays with Mr.
land Mrs. Emerson T Saunders in
iBnrlinglon and with ber parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Harden,
here.
Rev. and Mrs R P Ellington
bad as their gneeia for the holi
days their son, K P Ellington,
Jr., and Mrs Ellington and little
sou, R P., Ill, of Pensacola, Fla.,
sod daughter, Miss Mary Lee Ell
iogton, student at Marrs Hill col
lege.
Harper Hendereoo Barnes re
tnrned to Richmond on Snnday
after spending two weeks with
j bis grandparents, Major and Mrs.
J. J. Henderson. He returned
with bis parents, Mr. and Mre
Harper Barnes, who spent the
holiday season here.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Stockard
bad as their guests on Thanks
giving day, their daughter, Mrs.
W. C. McKeel, end Mr McKeel of
New Bern; a niece, Miee Bessie
Wilson, doing graduate work at
the university, Chapel Hill; Miss
Lizzie Lewis, ot the Cleveland
school faculty; and Mr and Mrs.
1 Frank Stodksrd and children.
Two Marriages of Interest
Here
Iu Greensboro on Wednesday
evening, last week, Miss Charlotte
Van Noppen waa united in mar
riage with W. Dabney White, al
so of Greensboro. The bride,
several years ago, was a member
of the Graham school faculty.
She was popular in and out of
the school, and the many friends
she mafe still hold her in kind
remembrance and wish for her
much happiness.
In Wilmington at noon Satur
day Miss Mildred Lyles Clenden
in, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George L. Clendenin, and Tbad
deiis Samuel Ferree of Raleigh
were united iu marriage. The
bride's father ie a native of Gra
hem and a son of the late Mr. and
Mm Joseph N H. Clendenin.
She is a niece of Mrs Esta C
Thompson. The Clendenius have
lived in Wilmington for around
twenty years. The newly weds
win make their borne in Raleigh.
Miss Slaughter and Raymond
Moore Wed
The marriage of Miss Clara Kea
Slaughter and Raymond B. Moore
was solemnized Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Prebyterian
chinch with the Rev. W. E. Har
rop, pastor of the cburcb, offici
ating.
The couple had as their atteud
ams, the bride's elder sister, Miss
Frances Slaughter, and James
Harden. Other than these only
immediate members of ibe fami
lies and several close frieudg at
tended the ceremony. The bride,
who is a daughter of Mr and Mrs.
John II Slaughter of South Main
street, is a 1941 graduate of the
Graham Graded sohools.
The groom is the eldest sou of
C. Hallie Moore, chief of police,
and Mrs. Moore, of Melville street,
Graham. He i- connected with
the White Front Market store.
Following the ceremony the coup
le left for a Wedding trip through
western Carolina Upon their re
turn they will make their home
with the gronmn's parents.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hardee an
nounce ibe engagement of their
daughter, Mis*' Ellen Hardee, and
William Fremont Okey of Sf.
Paul, Minn., wim makes his home
in '4iaham. Dm marriage will
taki piace lu December.
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Mr. and Mis. Junius K. Powell
of Whiteville and their daughter,
Mies Katheriue Powell, studeut
at Woman's college, Greensboro,,
were Thanksgiving guests of Mr.
and Mrs W I Ward. Mrs. Pow
ell remained over for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson
and children, Sarah Jane and
Cheney, bf Durham; Miss Made
line Nicnolaou ol the Greensboro
Graded school laculty; and Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Walker of Unr
linglou, were guests of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G.
Nicholson on Long avenue, for
the week end.
Million Ked Cross
Volunteers Aid
Defense Program
Washington, D. C.?Behind the front
line# of U. S. defense* more than
1,100,000 Red Cross volunteers are on
the Job?making surgical dressings,
knitting sweaters and giving comfort
articles, learning the rudiments of
emergency mass feeding and scores
of other duties In an all-oat effort for
national defense.
The largest defense task now being
I undertaken by Red Cross volunteers
is th* production of 40,000,000 surgical
dressings for the Army and Navy, ac
cording to Mrs. Dwifht F. Davis, na
tional director of Volunteer Special
Services.
Home Service volunteers and Gray
Ladles, whose duties are directly con
cerned with the man In uniform also
are expanding their programs, Mrs.
Deris said. i
As a preparedness measure, thou
sands of women throughout the coun
try are learning mass feeding and
nutrition as members of the Red Cross
Canteen Corps. Added thousands are
[ being trained In th* Motor Corps to
serve as emergency drivers.
Seme Fish Live Long
Under normal conditions it Is be
lieved that some flsh, like the shark
for Instance, should live for 100 i
| nyi and mors, ,stghm.?w# |
December Bride-Elect Honored
Saturday afternoon Miss Sarah
Bell Thompson entertained at
bridge honoring Miss Ellen Har
dee, whose engagement has keen
auuourC'd and whose marriage
will take place in mid-December,
to William Fremont Okey ol St.
Paul, Minn., and Graham.
Three tables were at play. Yel
low aud white chrysanthemums
aud blooming potted plants
formed a bright background for
the players. The honoree's place
was marked with shoulder cor
sage.
The players iocluded, with the
guest of honor, were her mother,
Mrs. A. K. Hardee, Mrs. Joe
Okey, aunt of the groom-to-be;
Miss Jolea Holt, Miss Dorothy Mc
Adams, Miss Emily Neese, Miss
Dorothy Foust, Miss Mary Eliza
beth Stratford, Miss Elizabeth
Pomeroy, Miss Denny Tate, Miss
Elizabeth Long, and Miss Cara
Harden Stratford.
Tte hostess' gift to the bride
was a piece of silver in Towle's
"Silver Lu'e", her chosen pat
tern, the bouoree also wou high
score aud was given a box of
dusting powder.
Following the game a delicious
turkey collatiou with frosted
cup cakes and Russiau tea was
served.
Change of Pastors at Methodist
Church
Rev. aud Mrs. J. J. Booue ar
rived from Smiliitield last Thurs
day. Mr. Booue succeeds Rev.
J. R. Edwards as pastor of the
Methodist church, wuo has served
four years. Mr. Edwards ifoes to
Cliutou aud he aud his lamiiy
left last Monday for the new field.
The chau^e was made at the re
ceut conference held in Durham.
Rev. Mr. Booue couducted his
first service here last Suuday.
For Cancer Control
April was set aside lay the 75 th Con
gress, 1938, as National cancer control
month. The disease kills 150,000 peo
ple each /ear, three-fourths of whom
could be saved, It is claimed, if taken
in time.
A cancer design postage stamp is be
ing urged in behalf of public health
for April, 1942, by the Society for the
control of Cancer.
The' symptoms of the disease, to be
given prompt medical attention, are:
any persistent lump or thickening.par
ticularly in the breast; an Irregular
bleeding or discharge from any body
opening; any persistent and unexplain
ed Indigestion; any sore that does not
heal normally, especially about the
tongue, mouth, or lips; any sudden
change In the form or rate of growth
of a m?le or wart.
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NORTH CAROLINA,
ALAMANCE COUNTY.
IN THE GENERAL COUNTY COURT
Hazellne Apple Byrd,
- vs -
Forreet Byrd.
The defendant, Forreet Byrd, will
take notice that an action entitled aa
above has been commenced In the Gen
eral County Court of Alamance County
for divorce based upon the grounds of
two years' separation; and the defen
dant will further take notice that he
la required to appear at the office of
the Clerk of the General County Court
of said County In the courthouse In
Oraham, North Carolina, within thirty
days after the Ith day of December,
1*41, and to ana veer or demur to the
complaint In said action, or the plain
tiff will apply to the court for the re
lief demanded In said complaint.
This, the 10th day of November, 1141
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Clerk General County Court,
of Alamance County.
Long, Lung A Barrett, Attys.
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