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—On the Screen—
W. C. FIELDS
BABY^ LeROY
‘SOMETHING SIMPLE’
—On the Stage—
Miss Mary Liuie Hlx bad the
misfortune to fall Wednesday
and break her right arm.
Mr. Conrad Pearson, State
College student, Is spending the
holidays at his home here.
Mr. James Lowe made a busl-
atos trip to Knoxville. Tenn.,
■y^dnesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Charles H. Pugh and Mrs.
Mack Underwood, of Gastonia,
visited relatives In Wilkesboro
last week.
Mrs. A. L. Gritfing left Mon
day for an extended visit with
her mother. Mrs. H. A. Wenzel,
in Helena. Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bumgar
ner, Mrs. W. A. Stroud and Mrs.
G. T. Mitchell were visitors to
Wfinston-Salem Tuesday.
Mr. John Allen, student of
State College, is here to spend
the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Allen.
-Mrs. Roy McCulllns, of Wins
ton-Salem, spent Tuesday night
with her mother, Mrs. Lou Mc
Neill, of Wilkesboro route 1.
! .Mr. J. F. Walsh, well known
I resident of the Purlear com-
I raunity, was in this city yester
day attending to business mat-
1 ters.
“MARQUIS’
AMERICA S FOREMOST
MAGICIAN
Comedy and Illusion.s Very
Lavishly Presented
Maquis Will Be Seen
Mrs. John Wagoner returned
to her home at .Millers Creek
yesterday after undergoing treat
ment at the Wilkes Hospital tor
a short time.
.Messrs. C. H. Cowles, T. S.
Miller and G. G. Klledge have
been named comnii.ssioners to
plot and sell the former Van
THURSDAY at 8:30 P.M. ^ant property near Elkin.
Miss Katharine McDiarmid
FRIDAY at 8:30 P.M. and
Kiddie Matinee at 3 P.M.
Saturday
DOUBLE-HEADER
JACK^PERIN
‘LOSER’S END’
NOAH BEERY
In-
“OUT OF
SINGAPORE”
Popeye Comedy
and Third Chapter
Burn ’Em Up Barns’
Coming
Monday-Tuesday
l Christmas Treat that
a Real Treat
ALEXANDER DUMAS’
“The Count of
IS
of
Washington, D. C.. is expected
I to reach North Wilkesboro Sat-
, urday to spend the Holidays with
her parents on "E’’ Street.
Mrs. Mollie Jones, of Ready
Branch, spent a few hours in
this city Tuesday visiting her
son. -Mr. Howard Jones, and at
tending to business matters.
I Me.ssrs. B. T. Henderson and
' Paul Swanson, former members
of the local bar and now located
j in Winston-Salem, were business
I visitors in this city Tuesday.
I Miss Kathleen White, teacher
1 ill the Mooresville city schools,
arrived today to spend the
Christmas holidays withi her
1 parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Joe White,
i .Mr. Alfred Shore, JMisses Rach-
I el and Jeanne Blythe, of Prlnce-
j ton. Ky.. were guests of Mr. J.
: A. Forester at his home in Wil-
I kesboro for a few days last
; week.
I Mr. M. L. Curry, of Lexing-
j ton, was a Innsiness visitor in
! North Wilkesboro Monday. .Mr.
, Curry is a former manager of
I the Liberty Theatre and is now
I engaged in the theatre business
I in Lexington.
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CongVessman tod Mn.. ft. ti.
Dougbtoh, 6t Sparta, were trial-
tors in North WHkeaboro Mon
day. Congressman Donghton,
chairman of the Whys and Means
Committee, is spending his holi
day vacation In Sparta.
Miss Bl!a McCreddle, who has
been taking a, course In social
service at Chapel Hill during the
past three months, will arrive
this week to resume her duties
in M^lkes as case worker for the
Emergency Relief Administra
tion.
Mrs. Edmund A. Johnston, of
Baltimore, Md., will spend the
Christmas holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. McDlarmId on “E”
Street. Mrs. Johnston Is a slater
of Mr. McDlarmId and expects to
reach North Wilkesboro by, mo
tor Saturday.
Mr. J. D. Hall, district man
ager of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co., Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Hall and daughter,
Jacqueline Faye, of Lancaster,
Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Robertson and son, Claude, of
Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. T. N.
Klontz and two sons, of Mor-
ganton, will arrive Saturday and
Sunday to spend the Christmas
holidays with Mrs. J. B. Hall
and Mr. and Mrs. James Lowe.
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Wilkes Native Dies
In Evanston, Wyoming
The following clipping from a
recent issue of an Evanston,
Wyoming, newspaper will be of
interest to* many people in
Wilkes County:
Funeral services for Thomas
Proffit were held in the Baptist
chunh Friday afternoon, con
ducted by the Rev. James W.
Harris, pastor of the Presbyter
ian church. The Rev. Harris, Pet
er W. Easton and Dan Garrard
were speakers. Clifford Blacker
rendered as a solo “Oh Dry
Those Tears,” with Mrs. Leonard
Burleigh as accompanist. Mrs.
Emmett Leek and Mrs. Harry
Geller gave as a vocal duet
"Sometime We’ll Understand,’’
with Mrs. J. R. Smith as accom
panist. Pallbearers v/ere Melvin
Gunn, Adolphus Cornellison, Or-
vell Kelly, John ^ Longstretch,
Prank Parks and Bob Whittak
er.
Thomas Proffit was born at
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, De
cember 13. 1915, the son of
George H. and Lou Ellen Proffit.
He came with his parents to
Evanston when he was about
four and a half years old. He
was graduated from Evanston
high school with the class of
1933 and was married the .same
year to Mary Hobson. He was a
young man of high character and
possessed outstanding business
ability, lie was associated with
his father in the management of
the Proffit Grocery stores at
Evanston, Urie and Lyman. .Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. Mary
Hobson Proffit; h i s father,
George H. Proffit. and bis sister,
Mrs. Harlan Orrell.
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Marriage Licenses
Dan Cupid lias been very busy
during the pre-holiday season
and the following couples were
issued marriage licenses from
the office of Register of Deeds
0. P. Eller during the past few
days: Clyde Alexander, Wilkes
boro, and Bessie Mahaffey,
North Wilkesboro; Rome Wood
and Bernice Cheek. both of
Roaring River; Hamp Triplett,
Darby, and Della Hendrix, Stony
Fork; Glenn Griffin and Faye
Wyatt, both of Wllbar; Willie
W. Gore and Virginia Rycroft,
both of North Wilkesboro;
George Walker, Boomer, and
Roxie' Braswell, Lenoir; Jesse
Cardwell, Goshen, and Ruby
Bumgarner, Adley; Jiles Parsons,
ParsonviUe, and Beatris Parsons,
Summit.
WATCH FOR THE “LAST
ROUND UP.”
WANT ADS
FOR RENT—'Aree rooms for
small family: on Cherry street
See or call Mrs. Myrtle Free
land. 12-24-3t
DEMAND PAR-T-PAK Ginger
Ale. The Nebi labels means
quality Quarts (not 28 oz.)
19c deposit 6c. Don't accept a
substitute. • 9-24-tf
Pf)R .SALE—One 1081 Dodge
Coupe, with rumble seat, A-1
condition. $350.00. $200.00
cash, balance $16.00 per
month. Address B. Y. care
Journal-Patriot. 12-20-2t-pd
FOR SALE—Pair 51ales, four
years old. weight 1250, color
black. Guaranteed in every re
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FOR RENT — 10-room house
near city standpipe; good
barn; good garden; all mod
ern conveniences. See or write
I. H. McNeil, North Wilkes-,
boro, N. C. 12-31-21.
N. W. W»uA*« Club '
M«t.' Mondair Afternoon
Mrs, Hoyle Hutebens, Mrs. W.
B. Jones and Mrs. Walter New
ton combined hospitality to the
members of the North ,;,WIIkes-
boro Woman’s Club In their
By NC. Educatovi 2.
cent wage cut w,bhethe coat
r.
of' tiviiig ^
cent. =
inor
' Stud' JomfimtPitiiot Adt.
Teachers College Preetdent Sees
Need Of Increased Salaries
111 State )
Raleigh, Dec.
monthly' meeting at the home of North Canriina’s. teach-
IT.-^Improvei-
*
Mrs. Hutchens on Mbnd|ty after
noon. The president. Miss Louise
Vyne, occupied the chair for the
usual business session.
Ing personnel was urged by high-
ranking educational leaitera >, of
the state, speaking before''' the
state council on the emergency
OUR GIFT ITEMS
An interesting Christmas pro- ' in education here tonight,
gram was given by Rev. and Mrs. 1 b. C. SIske, Pleasant Garden,
Eugene Olive. They sang a num- i president of the council, was In
ber of Christmas carols, and Rev.
Olive read Chriatmae poems and
other articles In' keeping with
the season.
At the close of the afternoon
tempting refreshmel^; .'.were
served by the bobtd|j|i;^ the
large number of members at
tending.
Mrs. R. H. Pearson’
Hostess To S. S.' Class
' The business ignd .ipotel meet
ing of the Woman’s Wesley Bi
ble class of the North Wilkes
boro Methodist church was held
on Wednesday afternoon at che
home of Mrs. Rom H. Pearson
with thirteen members attend-
Mrs. W. P. Horton,' the presi
dent, presided for the business
period, the regular routine of
business being transacted. Rev.
H. K. King, pastor of the church,
met with the group and made a
talk on church work.
Following .the business part
of the meeting delicious refresh
ments were served by the hos
tess during a pleasant social
hour.
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BEACH KEfJLER, Mgr.'
bbarge of the meeting. Speakers
induded Clyde A. Erwin, super
intendent of public instruction
in the state, representing public
schools; Dr. Frank P. Graham,
president of the Greater Univer
sity of North Carolina, repre
senting institutions of higher
learning, and Dr. Leon M. Mea
dows, president of Eastern Caro
lina Teachers College, speaking
for schools of that type'.
Urges Higher Salaries
Meadows, stressing . the value
of teaching, and, giq|4eglp||ttion of
teachers, their reqiitf^ents and
problems, urged tht^'g^ries be
increased so as to'-hold'tlie high
est type of teachers in North |
Carolina. fj
He also urged appropriation of;,
sufficient funds to provide for
needed additional equipment,
and emphasized the state’s need
for changes in curriculum.
In discussing the economic
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Chrisbmas Greetings
Looking back upon one year and forward to
another, we want to express our deep grati
tude and appreciation to those friends whb'^
have suppoi'ted us so patiently and loyally
during the past year. To you, as one of
those friends, we send our best wishes for a
Joyful Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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—Leather Goods
—Ladies’ Fitted Bags
—Bill Folds
-Traveling Sets
-Cigarette Cases
-Shaving Sets
Elizabeth Arden, Evening of Pai’is, Houbi-
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attractive gift packages. Large assortment
of Powder, Compacts and Perfumes.
Kay Woodie Pipes—Yellow Bowl Pipes—
Cigars — Cigarettes — Tobacco Pouches —
Holiday Wrapped — a complete line of
Smoker’s Supplies.
MANICURE SETS
Large assortment, ranging from-
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In case of illness, call your family doctor. He is
most capable of treating your illness. If medicine
is needed he will prescribe it. Then bring your pre
scription to HORTON S and be assu^;that it wiU
be filled with utmost care and iust as your doctor
has ordered at prices that will save you money.
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Remedies, Patent Medicines at
money-saving prices.
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ages.
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