wi'-' THURSDAY. NOS^^t^4l- THBI rauEF, LOC^ NEWS ITEMS t - “v ’ "- e You ■ isr.'■ .:t A son was bo{n ^turday'at tbs Mikes taosirital' tw sir. and Mrs. J»hn Barnes, Mr^. W. J„AIl4n‘^as gon$ to Dr. Lust’s health resort for two weeks rest. Mr. C. D. Coffey, Jr., Is hav ing his home on Ninth Street “brightened up" with new ooats of paint. Miss Iva Paw. who has a posi tlon in Winston-Salem, spent the week-end here with her mother, Mrs. W’. M. DeBerry. Misses Mildred .. Irvin, Betty Henderson, Priscilla Hix and Katherine Irvin were visitors tp Winston-Salem Tuesday. Mrs. J. W. Hall, of Halls Mills, had as her guest over the week-edn Mrs. Woody Hoppers, of Cullowhea ,1 "> ^own 7*^ “Tl it 5.,. i)^i winstoa .SUem« ^ of alcohol shduld be Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wyatt, of Cullowhee, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall, of Halls Mills. UBERTY MONDAY — TUESDAY Corporal W'ayne Hall, of Camp lackson.S. C., spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hall, of Halls Mills. Mrs. F. D. Forester, Sr., and on, Herbert, of Myrtle Beach, ■5. C., are spending several days with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pardue, of Fayetteville, are here visiting with relatives. Mrs. Pardue is the former Miss Helen Blevins, .Mrs. J. E. Graham, of Char lotte, spent I he week-end hefe with her mother, Mrs. O. P. Blev ins. and other relalives. Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Safrit, who have been visiting Mrs. Sa- frit’s mother, Mrs. G. S. Scroggs, of Moravian Falls, have returned to Chicago, IlK Mr. Fred Hubbard. Jr., who is in school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spent the week-end at his home here. .Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stroud, of Oakwoods, attended the Carolina- State football .iianie at Chapel Ilitl Saturday, which State won IP 7. Fred MacMurrav is just a bench-warmer as far as Mary Martin is concerned after he dares her to marry Robert Preston in Paramounts unusual comedy drama, “New York Town,” which opens Monday at the Liberty Theatre. Mr. J. B. Snipes, county farm agent, Mr. H. C. Colvard, assis tant county agent, and .Miss Eliz abeth Williams, home demon stration agent, are attending the annual agents’ conference in Raleigh this week. Mr. Grank Cranor, member of the postoffice personnel here, found a very interesting specimen of corn in his garden. It con sists of a well developed car with three small ears attached. All grew in one cluster. COOPERATION GIVEN ‘BLACKOUT’ HERE (continued from page oct) the “blacked out” streets here but there has been no major com plaint. The Allen Theatre hang some old fashioned gas lanterns in front to substitute for the bright lights which had been used be- .Miss Alma Mathis, daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. .S. 1). Malhis. of Roaring River route two, under went a tonsil operation at the Wilkes Hospital today. ■Mrs. Charlie Parsons, of Par- sonvillp, has returned to her home following an appendicitis operation at- the Wilkes hospital and is recovering satisfactorily. MOVING INTO NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. .N. S. Forester are moving this week into their handsome now Colonial home which has .iust been copipleted for them. Their new home is lo cated in Finley Park and is one of the most attractive residen ces In this section. Virginia, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brame, under went an operation Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital. Today her condition was somewhat improv ed. /\few Maurice Kddinger, of Camp Beauregard. Ivu., and Neil Bd- dinger of the Army Air Corps, stationed at Orlando. Fla., are visiting their mother, Mrs. Alice Eddinger. S ' mSS.' a A PoromewnI Piciwr* with AKIM LYNNE TAMIROFF-OVERMAN ERIC BLORE NOW SHOWING .Mr.-:, ilarry L. Summers and Mrs. n. 1.- Hudson, of Morgau- ton. were called to North Wilkes- boro Suniay on acount of the ill ness of their mother. Mrs. W. C. Gentry, on 6th street. .Mr.s. G. S, Scroggs. Mr.s. I’hil- lip Scroggs and son. Johnnie, of Moravian Falls. Mr. and Airs. Ed ward C. Safrit, of Chicago, visit ed Mrs. Sufril’s father. .Mr. G. S. Scrog.gs. of Gastonia, last week. ■Mrs. LONG PRESIDENT fore the order was put into effect here. Mr. Gibbs said today that the order had been complied with 100 pe- cent with the possible exception of a few nickelodeon flood lights and possibly a few service station lights. Mr. Gibbs said he had been in. formed that federal authorities might deny anyone use of any electricity who violated the or der to eliminate non-essential uses. ,, child|ren while they young and Bhohld through high school,’*'' said Judge Johnson J. Haye» in a talk to a county-wide meeting of those interested In organizing a local unit of dry forces last night at the First Baptist church. B. S. Womhle, local attorney, introduced the speaker and a crowd of around 400 attended. John Watson Moore, superinten dent of city schools, acted as chairman, and Rev, Ralph Her- rnig, pastor of the First Baptist church, extended greetings to the group. Time To Organize “It is time for us to make up and organize In order to have a community in which it is fit to live,’’ Judge Hayes said. "The liquor issue means more to the security and happiness of a home than any other,’’ he said. He also praised the character of the men connected with fed eral law enforcement and tljelr war on liquor law violators. Bishop A. Kenneth Pfohl made a short talk after Judge Hayes’ speech. “This is the most encour aging meeting in the cause of temperance that I have ever wl- nessed,’’ he said. i]’.. The .yAgrlcuK' tiOii‘ program bulletin for 1842. is now available )n t^e eoan^, AAA office, accoi41pg, fS rence. Miller,^ Bec«i(i^,^,'VFHk'^ HERWIN-WlLUAMS PAISTS * SH N WiLI I H M S PA IN TS “Take it froni'me... ijlYlife’J; PERFECT WatchUputa$milB€myourHou$et SHERWIN-WILLIAMS SWP House Paint Joe Sack Coming . To This City 12lh Joe Sack, new triple sensation in pocket billiards, snooker and three-cushion bank, will play at Recreation Center on Wednesday, November 12, seven p. m. His specialty is making 50 three-cushion billiords in 23 minutes. The public is cordially invited to the free show. Naval Officer To Speak To Lions OF SCHOOLMASTERS WILKES FARMERS ASKED TO MARKET SCRAP IRON (continued from page one) fcontinued from page one) principal, was elected vice-presi-, dent and Mrs. R. V. Day. of the Wilkesboro school faculty, secre- rent prices, which are those that tary. -have been set by 0PM. Mr. Ger- The or.ganization is composed t man emphasized that the govern of principals and higli school J. F. Garner, of Ashe- 1 010. was ii guest over the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Edwards in Widikesboro. and was ai-eoinpanied here by Mrs. Fred Thompson and ..daugh ter. Miss Helen ’rhompson, who . , , . pi ont the week-end in the home' teachers who desire membership. Dinner was served to those at tending by the home economics classes of Wilkeslioro school. The program featured talks as' follows: Vaughn Jennings urged thor ough preparation on the part of students for all contests to be en tered l)y \Vi1kos county schools. He stressed the value to be de rived from participation in the stale triangular debating con test, spelling contests, essay con tests and other academic con tests. W. T. I.ong gave a detailed discu.ssion on the proposed amendment to the State Consti-1 tutioii which would place all the! duties now performed by some | five or more boards affiliated | with the State Department of, Education, under one board which i would be responsilile tor adminis- ment does not want .farmers to scrap useful machifiery. Where machinery Is being kept for spare parts, it is suggested that the parts be taken off the machines short ■ and stored, and the remainder of the metal sold for scrap. WILKESBORO SITE MAY BE SELECTED FOR DAIRY (cc."tlnuea from page one) Lt. Commander Ernest M. Eller, of Washington, D. C., will address the North Wilkesboro Lions Club in meeting Friday evening. 6:.30, at Hotel Wilkes. The program will he in charge of Philip Brame and Don Wadsley. Lieutenant Commander Eller and his family are spending a week here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller. He has a brilliant naval career. In May this year he returned from London, where he spent a few months as assistant to the U. S. Naval attache in gathering in formation for the -avy depart-^-' ment. that type of business. 'W'clls drilled years ago on Spainlioiir hill near the location are being tested to determine whether or not a sufficient wat er supply could be obtained from that source. The company has been interes ted in placing a plant in Wilkes for some time and recently made a definite proposal which may re sult in locating the plant here. and Mrs. George McT. | lie education. The proposed M.4SO\lr NOTICE Regular Convocation No. Wil kesboro Chapter No. 78 R.A.M., Thompson and Miss amendment, ho explained, would p^iday. November 7th at 7:30 p. Helen arc former jThis city. residents i Vj I Two obvious suggestions come to mind: one is to pay off as many of your debts and obligations* as you can now, while you are able. The other is to build a cushion of cosh in a bonk account which you con draw on, if the occasion arises, in the period of readjustment after the war. There is bound to be some hardship when we swing from defense bock to normal peacetime octivities, and a little foresight now will repay you well later. The Northwestern Bank Resources Over $5,000,000.00 Serving Northvrestem North Carolina Member Federal Deposit Insarwce Corporation facilitate more effective coordin ation of different phases of the educational program. The re-or ganization of the State Depart ment of Education has long been de.sired by the educational leader ship of the state. The citizens of North Carolina will have an opportunity to vote for, or against, the proposed amendment in ttie next election, and it is hoped by school adminis trators, educational leaders and teachers that the citizens of North Carolina will vote for the amendment in the next election, thus making possible the. propos ed improved set up. Supt. C. B. Eller outlined the duties of principals and teachers in the enforcement of the com pulsory attendance law. He ex- plainlla that this has always been a major problem in Wilkes coun ty, and -urged principals and teachers to report promptly on the official forms, all unexcused absences. He assured those pres ent that they could depend on the assistance of his office in dealing with any stubborn cases of delin quency. in. Work in Mark Masters De gree. .411 members -urged to at tend. Visitors welcome. J. C. GRAYSON, Sec’y. Here’s Easy Time-Tested Way To Get ReKef Get after those distressing spells of coughing and ease misery of the cold the widely used Vicks way... Boil some water. Pour It into a bowl. Add a good spoonful of Vicks VapoRub. ’Then breathe in the steaming medicinal vapors. With every breath VapoRub’s medication soothes irritation, quiets coughing, helps clear bead and upper breathing passages. 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