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A splendid session of the Honda
singinic convention was held at
Sweet Hotne church last Sunday,
with the following s’nsers having
a part in the service:
Choirs from Sweet Home. Ileth-
el. Shiloh. Shady Grove Nea’
Hope and Swan Creek and the
quartets were Yadkin Valley
Jones Family. West Yadkin. New
Hope, Swan Creek; Elkin Valley.
Junior Quartet of June- girls
from White I'lain.s. near Mt. Airy.
Oak Grove ami a junior quartet
from Sweet Horn" Miss Temple
ton from I'nion Grove, delighted
the audience with several hvmns
accompanied hy her accordion.
The chairman. W, H. Jones,
called the meeting to order at
10:30 a. m. The devotion was
conducted hy the Rev. Filmore
Lawrence who read Psalms 133
and led the prayer. Rev. P.. ft.
Crater, secretary, who is always
ready to enroll all .iiigers ami
call them to seiwice. was on duty
all day.
After an hour £oi lunch ti\e
church was filled, ■•.All Hail Us?
Power'’ was sung by the entire
congregation and each group w:is
given its time. It was a happy day
at this sacred place where ninch
love and fellowship existed.
The meeting closed with a
prayer by Rev. Giis Myers, r >
meet at New Hope chtirch the
fifth Sunday in June.
Here are Rosasharn, Ma and Tom, as portrayed by Dorris Bow
den, Jane Darwell and Henry Fonda, respectively, in Darryl F. Zan-
uck's production of “The Grapes of Wrath.” John Stein|)eck s wide-
Iv-acclaimed best-seller, which 20th Century-Fox is presenting at
the New Orpheum Theatre today and Friday. The production was
directed by John Ford.
Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production Of
‘The Grapes Of Wrath’ Fearlessly
Brings Great Novel To The Screen
Getting set to swat his way
back to the majors," Coker Trip
lett trained hi* sights from the
beginning of work at the Holly
wood. Fla., camp of the Columbus
Red Birds for the long-distance
hitting leadership of the Amerl-
jean As.soclation this season, which
I he seemed on his way to grab in
1939, when interrupted by a
broken nose in mid-season, says
The Sporting News.
.A product of- Boone, N. C.,
Triplett first won fame as a foot
ball star, gaining national recog
nition for high-scoring feats at
half-iiack on the Appalachian
Teachers College team. Following
his graduation, Triplett broke in
Ml Talahassee of the Georgla-
Florida League where he hlt .317.
The following season, he batted
341 on advancement to Nashville
of the Southern Association and
aised his mark to .356 with
Memphis in the same league in
1937 to win him promotion to
the Chicago Cubs. The jump
nroved a hit too much for the
Tar Heel, ’.vho was optioned to
Minneapolis in 1938. Columbus
purchased his contract after the
sea.son closed aud he batted .322
the past year, despite his Injury.
National Wildlife Restoration
Week is set for March 17-3:1.
1940. It bri.igs together iti every
state and city, sportsmen and
farmers. cliibwo:nen and college
professors, nature lovers a.'irt jn-t
plain citizens detertniiied to save
our outdoors.
Free! Free!
A 1940 Blum’s Almanac
given absolutely free to
any one calling for one of
our big 4-page Ic sale cir
culars. (Hurry and get
your almanac as we only
have 1, 2, 3, 4 or five
thousand left).
HORTON’S
DRUG STORE
Cofege Answers
Tin:elv Farm Question
cjiiestion: tVhat lawn mi.xtiires
are adppt«rt to different seeIior'“
of the Slate?
.Answer: For the coastal plain,
t mixture of 3.K pounds of Italian
ly-' srrass. 0.3 of a t'oiiml of white
Most important screen news of
the year is tlie announcement
that Darryl F. Zatuiek’s produc
tion of "The Cranes of Wrath”
'vill he pre.senled hy 20tli Cen-
tnry-Fox at the New Orpheum
Theatre on Wednesday. Thursday
ind Kriday.
1'he film versinti of .Tohii .Stein-
eh ver. and nermiida arass root i„.ck’s stirrina I'est-seller was
cuttitigs is recommended, t'or the
I'iedniont ,ttid mountain sections,
a loixtiire of 1.3 pounds of Ken
tucky Itine .grass, 0.7 pounds of
redtoi). and 1.3 pounds of Italia’i
rye grass is reco'.nmended. Eacli
of iliese mixtures wjll seed 1,000
-qnare feet of lawn.
“i.i've and i’assion.’* ion'll find
both of tliem in large measure in
Wallace Irwin's dramatic new ser
ial eii.'hled "Mr. Caesar,'' which
itegins in Tlie .Arnericati Weekly
Magazine, with next Stinday’s j original story, .As-ociale
Wa.shin.gton Times-Herald. now
on sale.
MOTOR MARKET
ECONOMY AUTO SUPPLIES
North Wilkesboro
wildly acclaimed at its world pre
miere rnn at New A'ork’s Rivoli
TIteatre. where it broke all rec-
:>rd.s witli tlie liig.gest oi>ening at
tendance in tlie entire 22-year
history of tiiaf theatre.
I'nder the direction of .Acad-
•my Award Winner John Ford.
t|ie stirriii.g human adventures of
the .load family are reported to
luive lieen Itroiight to tlie screen
wit.i all Hie power, drive and hu
mor flat characterized *he Ixiok.
To insure absolute fidelity to
Pro
ducer Nunnally Johnson, who
wrote the screen play, conferred
with Steimbeck over the complet
ed script. Steinbeck heartily ap
plauded Johnson’.* work and ex
pressed particular pleasure that
all the humor of the original
story had tieeii kept intact in
tlie picture.
Ciircfiil Casting
Casting for "The Grapes of
Wrath” was undertaken liy Za-
mick witii exceeding care. Em
phasis was placed not only on
till* re-emlilance of the actors to
the cliaracters as described liy
Steinbeck hut the mood and hu
mor of tlie Joads was also taken
into consideration.
Henry Fonda, whose portrayals
of linmhle. real people liave won
him plaudits in the past, stepped
iiatiirally into the slioes of dogg
ed. figluiiig Tom Joad. Tliat uu-
conqiieralile woman of the soil,
Ma Joad. who Wattled to hold her
tiomeless famil.v togetlier. was
found in the person of .lane Dar
well. Lanky, tall Jolm Carradine
heeame Casey, the roura.geons,
cnisading preaclier. Grampa, that
tough, cantankerous old man,
took form in Charley firapewin.
Dorris Bowdon, tlie Louisiana
State University co-ed, who was
discovered only two years ago hy
a 20th Centur.v-Fox scout, won
the role which every youtig ac
tress in Hollywood coveted, tliat
of Rosasharn.
Russell Simpson liecaine Pa
.load. O. Z. Whitehead, a protege
of Katharine Hepburn, was
brought on from New York to
play the part of Al. John Qualen
beet me Miiley, while Eddie Quil-
lan was given the role of Connie,
Rosasharn’s deserting husband.
Granma, the acidulous, carping
old woman, who wmn for the
Toads entry Into what appeared
to be a promised lard, came to
life in the person of Zeftie Til
bury. long noted in Hollywood for
her many excellent characteriza
tions.
iteali.sni Kinpliasized
To gel the deep hnnian realism
he wanted. Director John Ford
banned all make-up for “The
Grapes of Wrath.” He instructed
Gwen WaWeling, famed Holly
wood designer who was a-ssigned
to costume the picture, to issue
only old and authentic "Okie’’
clothing tc the players. The re
sult wss that tlie second-hand
shops and rummage sales of Hol
lywood and Los Angeles were
combed for battered shoes, frayed
dungarees, yellowed calicos and
ancient Mother Hubbards.
In addition, Director Ford in
sisted that Cinematographer
Gregg Toland use the candid cam
era technique in filming “The
Grapes of Wrath.’’ Even the lead
ing players were photographed
without benefit of glamorizing
lights.
Um the ftdvertisliv colnnins of
this paper aa poor ahepping gnide.
Carolinas Leading
In Navy Recruits
The Raleigh Navy Recruiting
District, comprising the two Caro
lina?, have been leading all other
districts in the nation since No-
•ember 1939 with a total of 1772
first enlustments since July 1st.
New York stands second, with the
Xashvilie. Teiin., district third.
I'lie Navy Department reports
tiiat at tlie present rate of re
cruiting. the authorized strength
of the recent expansion program
will be readied iiy June 30 and
■t is expected that tlie enlistment
quotas will lie considera.lily re
duced after tliat date and in all
prolialiility tlie enlistment re
quirements will also lie stiffened.
Lieut. A. S. .loyuer. in charge
of the Raleigh district, will bij
eiieved by Lieut. Commander
.McFarland W. Wood on or about
June 7.
Use the advertising columns of
this paper as your shopping guide.
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Dr. E. S. Cooper Presides
Over Meeting Chiroprac
tors In Twin City
The Western North Carolina
unit and auxiliary of the Chiro
practors’ Research Society held
their semi-annual meeting In
Winston-Salem Thursday after
noon and night, with Dr. Paul W.
Transou and Mrs. Transou as
hosts at their home on Miller
street.
Members of the group were en
tertained at dinner by Dr. and
Mrs. Transou in the private din
ing room on the tenth floor of
the Reynolds Building.
iSeveral speakers were on the
program for the meeting, includ
ing Dr. E. S. Cooper, president
of the unit, of North Wilkesboro,
whose subject was “Radionlc
1*6313 for Proper Vitamin In
take”: Dr. E. P. Brunner, I High
Point, “The X-Ray and Its Value
to the Chiropractor”: Dr. Tran
sou, of Winston-Salem, “Good
Posture in Relationship to Good
Health,” and Dr. H. A. Llm-
haugh, Asheville, “In Memory of
Dr. D. D. Palmer, Pounder of
Chiropractic.’’
Various business matters of
routine nature were discussed al
so.
A brief business session was
held by the auxiliary at the Tran
sou home, ■with Mrs. Transou as
hostess, following the dinner.
Dr. E. I. Nott, of Graham,
state director of the National
Chiropractic Aseoclation, and Mrs.
Nott, who is national auxiliary
president, were special guests for
the meeting.
Dr. Nott, as well as Dr. Lim-
baugh, spoke extensively’ on the
life of Dr. Palmer in commemo
ration of his birthday annivers-
ary-
Mrs. Nott spoke to the auxiliary [
on “Auxiliary Objectives, the Na
tional Child Movement and the
Place the Auxiliary Holds in the
Program.”
.Mrs. E. S. Cooper, of this city,
is secretary-treasurer of the
Auxiliary.
Dr. Tiansou’s paper oii posture
and health was adjudged the best
presented at the meeting.
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