i
W Vr»tHM>» 1T«'^l, ftf Mr. H. C. Soinen uid toa, Otto,
ie* vtaited toUtiif>M and friaads of Soroers township^ ware )»«»to-
iJie flity uvernl hours Saturday. Jiay looking after business^ mat;
Mr. J.'W. Tates
►rieVW Kean
ri»ar
anjOTiniB
Hk«^ Par
on Mi
or Purlear,
in this city Saturday look
ing after business matters.
Mr. Pete Carter, of Vamville, S.
2., is spending a few days with Mr.
ndrew Johnson.
Mrs. J. R. H'.x has returned to
her home from the Wilkes hospi-
'tal, where she underwent a tonsil
operation.
Mias Barbara Wyatt, of North
Iwilkeaboro. is visiting -her aunt,
iMrs. Faye Shepherd, at Vannoy.
Attorney Parks- Hampton 'and
Mrs. Ethel Jennings and chil
dren, Max, Rex and Jo Annp, of
Reddles River, -were visitors in
this city Friday.
Misses Charlotte Harvel and
Barbara Ogilvle spent last week
| BBToara vjguvie speui jasi wbcj
Mr. R. L. Lovelace, of ISkin, were ^ith relatives and friends In Win
Txr:ii,„,K.,— gton-S'alem.
I visitors to the Wilkesboros today.
Attorney W. B. Austin, of Jef-
Iferson, was a professional busi-
|ness visitor to the city today.
Messrs. Hill CarJton, Jr., and
Lynn Kerbaugh, of this city, are
ar^ spending several days at Myr-
Itle Beech, S. C.
■Miss Stella Perkins, of Balti
more, Md., Is spending a few days
Wllkeeboro with her brother,
Jr, Bon S. Perkins.
Mrs. Effie Colliers, of Kannapo-
li.s, is visiting -with her father, Mr.
S. S. Prevette, who resides in the
Union Grove community.
Mr. T. G. Casey, resident of
Somers town.ship, was a business
visitor to Kingsport, Tenn., the
last of the week.
.A-
' Mr. 0. Pope and fi
returned to their hom^
lowing a vacation Jidp' Stft
Va. and Horton’s 'tamp
near ^
5- V ' kJltLf- .
Mr. and MTS. 0. F. Annos and
Mrs. E. L. Hight, of HicKoryi were
North ' JiVilkesboro visitohi • Satur
day. Mrs. Annos and Mrs.-Hight
are sisters. ‘ »
narviel
Mflt
*' «nan*K«'f
Store. B
son, Mr.
Rose’s Sto
lOe
Miss Edna Hinton, daughter ot
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Minton, of
North Wllkeshoro, visited her
brother, Corporal Raymond J.
Minton, at Fort Moultrie, Charles
ton, S. C., this past week.
Mr. Earl Meadows, who holds
a position as machinist with Yad
kin Valley Ilmenite , cty has in his eoUectlou of ptc-
Blowing Rock, spent the week-
Mr, and .an WBitK-TTir -
two children,
of Badin. ere hortt
of Mr. Jones’ Mollte
E. Jones, in the PMpte.ehmmwu-
ty, and also with Iftidftfflhs’ broth
er, Mr. Hi^rd, 1^ resides
several miles swat ®n
Highway 421.
Mr. A. E. OheiB^Mn. of this
f4l
■ tit
LlSiptiif^lSSreH
rMtotbr
k: Jh'ttr’iiiTcar, ~
.ihaoMiK. ofAinse^iiv
end with
Knob.
his family at Pores
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Nichols, ot
this city, visited in the home of
I Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Laffonn, in
Mr. Bon S. Perkins, who has Elkin, Sunday afternoon,
been working at Cherry Point. Is
I sneniing a f^w days at home in
Wllkeshoro.
Mr. Coy Parker, well known res
ident of Brushy Mountain town-
s'lin. was a business visitor to the
city Saturday.
Mrs. W. M. McCulley, ot Sails ,
bury. Is here visiting In the home' ^
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. l ^
K*'®*"- I ing, Mr. and Mre. Dean Bentley,
Mrs. Lane Atkinson and daugh- of Honda,
ter, Shirley, of Salisbury, are'
guests of Mrs. Atkinson’s parents,
Mr. and Mre. Genio Cardwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Combs,
of Fort Mill, S. C„ are making
their home with Mrs. Combs’
Mr. Houston Steelman, son of ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Reeve.s,
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Steelman, ot of North Wllkeshoro route one.
f-r i Claudia Joines has returned
with J. C. Pt nney Company. | attending the
Mis.s Victory .Tano.* has returned Pall Real Silk meeting, which
to her home in Chicago after a | was held in Greensboro Friday.
Vfisit with Mr. and Mrs. George Mrs. Joines has her new fall line.
Scrogg.s at Moravian Falls. j congressman Robert L. Dough-
Bill, son of Attorney and Mrs ton. of Laurel Springs. Allegheny
W B Austin, of Jefferson, -wtas' county, was a visitor to the city
the gue-t of Bobbv Hubbard, of j today. He expects to return to
Masters Pete and Ned Eller,
accompanied by their grandmoth
er, Mrs. Ethel James, irlll leave
Wednesday to ' visit with their
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Eller, at Baltlnore.
aw^
Miss Christine Brown, who holds
a position at Insurance Service and
Credit Corporation, has been
spending her vacation at her home
ture’a a photo of if caskets con
taining 11 bodtea^ itepwrs of the
Gerhlg and Geribsf-families who
were victims of a |6lo4 In Albany, |
Oregon. In one ca^ltet were two
bodies, a mother r end small
daughter. Afe.
•f V/9.
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AiatAet
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fife:;
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Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hemphill
returned today to. their home In
Franklin after a fCW days visit
in Wilkesboro with relatives and
friends. They were / accompanied
to Franklin by MpK H. B. Pharr
in South Carolina and in New York' and daughter, Bllfabeth, and
City.
Mr. C. W. Culler "has just com
pleted the Job of making a large
cedar chest for Mrs. T. O. Minton,
of Champion postoffice. The chest
is six feet long, 39 inches wide
and 30 inches deep.
B. B, Banner, Jr., of Galax, Va.,
Is visiting with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hubbard,
and cousin, little Miss Mary Yea-
kle Phipps, In Wilkesboro this
week.
W.
Mary Dula, daughter of Mr. J.
Dula.
Messrs. Paul Hailwood and
Billie Wade Estes, who are at
tending the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, visited
hometolks in the city the past
week-end. Paul Is the son of Mr.
end 'Mrs. T. J. Halgwood, while
Billie Wade is the eon of Mr, B.
F. Estes.
„ good >^end in fir-
ny America.
Tke little Rirl’s name Is
Haxel Craig. She is twelve- '
yeiu-s ot af(e, and her let
ter, reprMuced in the
Auj^st 3rd issue of The
Journal-Patriot, was re-
roived bv Mrs. Alice Ed-
dinirer, of this city>i,
Mrs. Eddittger has a son
in Ireland—Maurice Ed-
dinger—who is a special
friend of Hazel’s family,
and she was so delighted
with the little Ireland
girl’s letter that she had'it
printed in The Journsd-
Patriot, and later mail^
Hazel a copy of the paper
so that she could see it in
print in Mrs. Eddinger’s
local newspaper.
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At Our New Store on Forester Avenue
Thursday, Evening, Aug. 20
Girl Scout Troop
Which Won Prize
Is Given Party;
At 8:30 P. M., Wartime.
Mr. and Mrs. Genio Cardwell re-
Girl Scont Troop number 6, of
Wllkeshoro, was given a Coca-Co
la party at the swimming pool
Saturday for having won the
prize given by J. C. Penney com
pany for selling the largest am
ount of war bonds and stamps in
the booth at the store last month:
Mrs. G. T. Mitchell, leader of the
troop, gave the party for the
Mr. E, L. Shulecherger, mana
ger of Hub’s Bee Line in this
city, and Mr. W. H. Madison, of
..... «..« —.— -- ^ I Hub's Place in Elkin, were in
turned yesterday from Abingdon,|Tenn., the last of'
Va.. where they visited in the
home of Mr. Cardwell’s' cousin, j^ypg machinery a'od Rnv#»r*
Mrs. Mary Balance. Mr. Cardwell | ^ straightening frames, j * ”“>“*_*
is a native of Abingdon.
Mr. J. E. Streetman, of the Dairy Department
of Purina Mills, will be at our Milk Producers
Meeting to discuss a sound program of manage
ment and feeding of dairy cows. Mr. Streetman
is a trained and experienced dairy specialist and
now 'covers several states doing service work for
farmers. Take advsmtage of this opportunity to
get-the benefit of Mr. Streetman’s training and
experience.
Wilkesb-n', today.
■Washington, D. C.. this week.
Mr. W. M. Holbrook, Mr. V. G.
Holbrook and daughter, .\lmeda.
of Abshers, were visitors In North
-HUIkesboro Saturday.
'^r. Fred C. Hubbard. Jr., who is
attending the University of North
Carolina a* Chapel Hill, spent the
w^ek-end at his home here.
?Jrs. A. R. Gray. Sr.,'ond Mr.
and .Mrs. A, R. Gray. Jr., have
returned to their home in Wilkes
boro after a visit in Virginia with
relatives and friends.
girls.
the week looking over the latest] y
type machinery a'ad equipment
used in straightd
1 wheels and axles.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert T. Bare
and daughter, Carole, returned Fri
day from Natural Bridge, Va.,
where they visited with Mrs.
Bare’s parents,
E. Brady.
Mr. and Mrs. D.
Messrs. Gilbert G. Foster, Ray
mond Foster, and Arnold Foster,
'Continued improvement is re
ported in the condition of (Wayne
Anderson, age 11, who is a patient
at the Wilkes hospital. He was se
verely injured a few weeks ago
when he was struck by a car driv
Back From New York
Messrs. L, S. Spainhour and E.
S. Spainhour, sons of fir. and Mrs.
J. E. Spainhour, of this city, have
returned from New York City
where they purchased new mer
chandise for the approaching fall
en by Mr. Eugene Sebastian on j season.
highway 268 in this city. Wayne | Mr. L. S. Spainhour is manager
Miss Grace Williams, of West
Jefferson, was a guest ye.sterday
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smithey in
Wilkesboro. Miss Williams' '‘is
mond Foster, and Arnold Foster, j ^ Herman!of the local Spainhour store, while
who are working on a war project , Mr. E. S. Spainhour is manager of
at Evansville, Indiana, are here for
a week’s visit with their respec
tive families. „ . . . _
Mt'S T.ucille Adams spent Mrs. Smithey’s sister.
week-end in -Winston-Salem with
Mr. F. L. Wilcox, of Deep Gap, i"! t -Wor
. . fv.Q »;t,T ford is employed at Glenn u. Mar.
was a business visitor to the ®'ty Lj„ aircraft plant in Baltimore
today. engage jj Crawford wt^s accompanied
the nursery business and is a rep-l™'^”-
Anderson.
Mrs. John Crawford left Satur
day to make her hO|p* ^v^tkher
1, Md. “Mr. Craw-
Mr. E. S. Spainhour is manager of
Sydnor-Spainhour Company in El
k-in.
You Are Invited To Come If You
Own Only One Cow.
HByes Hardware Go.
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
husband at Chase,
Ler uncle. Mr.
hrt-s. Adams.
M. L. Adams, and I Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Banner, of
I Galax. Va., spent a few hours
yesterday with Mrs. Banner’s
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jomes C.
Hubbard.
Mr. A. 3. Miller of the North
Wilkesboro route one community,
was a business visitor in North
^Bnkesboro Saturday.
Mi.ss Opal Triplett,
is spending several days in
city with her grandparents,
and Mrs. B. H. Triplett.
Corporal Raymond J. Minton
said tell ell of his friends back
of Cricket, jjpyg hello, and he -was getting
I along fine working for Uncle Sam
' at Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C.
1 Miss Nancy Pegram, of Winston-
‘Salem, is the guest of Miss Leola
’Triplett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Triplett.
Sgt. John L. Brown and family,
I of -Weston Salem, spent the week
end with Sgt. Brown’s parents, vi.sitcd relatives and
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Brown, or /.rtwiwnnifv
resentative of
ory Nursery.
the Howard-Hick-
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Church and
daughter. Mrs. Russell Pearson, of
Wilkesboro, left Saturday to spend
a week with relatives and friends
by Mrs. DeEite Crawford and Miss
Margaret Phillips, of Obids, who
will spend a week with them at
Chase, Md.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smithey, of
Wilkesboro, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
in Berkley,
Winding Gulf, W. Va.
tl relatives and irienas Rpr
Coal Citv, Mullins and Harris and little daughter,
‘ ^ ..V TIAOV* Anl’tVSIVITkH
Mr. Claude McGee, former resi
dent of this city, was here for the
North -Wllkeshoro. route two.
Mrs. RO'bert S. Gibbs. Sr., of
Mars Hill, is visiting in the city
wi'h her son, Mr. Robert S. Gibbs.
Jr., and family.
f Misses Roma Jean and Barba-
.ou Sutnders. of Statesville,
spending a week here with
their aunt. Mrs. J. W. Mitchell.
Mr. John A. Holloway, well
known citizen of the Traphill
community was in the Wilkes
boros today looking after business
matters.
Pvt. Earl Slimp, of Mountain
City, Tenn.. and who is stationed
at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., was a vis
itor in this city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Childers,
of Winston-Galem, were guests
vesterday of Mrs. Childers' par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. 'Imithey,
of Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Harry Kellett and daugh
ter, Judy, of Greensboro, are
Rev. Marion Dick, of Birming- spending a few days here with
ham. Alabema, is conducting a j Mrs Keltet s parents. Attorne.,
m
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i--weeks’ revival at the Bethel | *"-
•esbyterian church at Vannoy. ; yjr. Clyde Vannoy, of Purlear.
friends in the Purlear community.
Mr. McGee is engaged in coal min
ing now at Gary,/W. Va.
Mrs. Carl Bullis and daughter.
Miss Roena Bullis, returned last
week from a visit at Durham with
Mr. Bullis, and near Sanford with
Mr. Bullis’ mother, Mrs. Roby
Bullis, and olher relatives.
bara, who reside near Moravian
Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. George
Childers, of Winston-Salem, were
guests yesterday of Mr. and Mrs.
John Smithey and Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Childers who reside in Le
noir.
Mrs. C. M. Crutchfield and
daughter, Miss Harriet Crutch
field, of Wlnsfon-Salem, were
guests here last week In the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Forester.
Friday at the Wilkes hospi- and Lenoir
Wllkeshoro. has been confined to ^ fripncls.
WllKesDoro, ufvn cuixuuru tu . . ,
his bed for the past week, but ls't«> recovering satisfactor.
ly.
now Improving.
Mrs. Mae McGinnis and Miss
Mary Sue Church were in Win-
eton-Salem end Greensboro Fri
day.
Mr. E.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Vannoy and
son, Kenneth, arrived last Fri
day from Laredo, Texas, to spend
several days with Mr. Vannoy’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Van
noy, of Millers Creek, end Mrs.
Vannoy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Campbell, of North Wilkes
boro. Mr. Vannoy holds a position
with the y. S. immigration ser-
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hayden'-rice on the Mexican border.
J. Pier-je, formerly con-!Hayes, who are residing In Chap-
Mrs. Cecil Wiles and daughters,
little Misses Doris and Carolyn,
returned to the city last week
underwent an appendicitis opera- after a week’s visit in Hickory
The former Iredell Prevette
homeplacc situated in Wilkesboro
just back of the courthouse and
near the famous, Tory oak, has
just been given new coats of paint
which add much to the appear
ance of the structure. The resi
dence, which has been remodeled
and repaired also, is occupied by
Mrs. Fred Glass and family.
with relatives and
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. West, ot
Lenoir, spent the week-end in
this city visiting Mrs. West’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Joines.
Miss Mildred Cooke returned to
Hickory today after spending «.
week here with her brother, Mr,
L*. D. Cooke.
nected with Wilkes Furniture Ex
change, has eccepfed a position
with Tuxedo Hatchery in Wilkes
boro.
el Hill, at the Duke Hospital in Bryans Return From
Durham on Sunday, August 9th, _ . Tni,-
a daughter, Rebecca Faith. Mr. I 1 rip lO 1 nC WCSi
Mrs. J. C. Odle will return to
her home in Galveston, ’Texas,
this week after three-weeks’ vis
it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. V. Wallace.
Mrs. U. L. Fisher and son,
rimmie, of Atlanta, Ga., are vis-
ting Mrs. Fisher’s mother, Mrs.
r. W. Shook.
Mr. Floyd C. Forester, who has
been undergoing treatment at Da-
vi.s Hospital in Statesville for two
weeks, has returned to his home
jhere. Mr. Forester’s condition is
Miss Beulah Rhodes is spend-j^^^y friends
ing this week in Hickory with her jg^rn.
sisters, Miss Toyce Rhodes and
Hayes is a son of Judge and Mrs.
Johnson J. Hayes, of Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Wofford Kanupp,
Mies Sadie Rhodes.
formerly
Mr. Ed Carrigan of this city,
Ipi’t last week and is now in New
Mr. and Mrs. Rom Church, well, York City awaiting passage for
nown residents of the Millers Bermuda where he will work on a
reek community, were visRors to government project there,
le city today.
Mrs. M. L. Alexander, who re-
ides near Roaring River, is visit-
ig with her son, Mr. W. M. Alex-
er, and family near Wilkes-
l(iandy, the little fox terrier
ch has been making his home
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wiles in
ils city for the past eleven
ears, was killed Friday when
truck by an automobile on Ninth
treet near The Call Hotel.
Miss Mary Lillian Wilcox re
turned to her home" in Boone yes
terday after a week’s visit -with
Miss Nell Hubbard, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Julius C. Hubbard.
Mr. W. M. Day, proprietor of
the Day Electric Company, left
Friday for Gulf Port, Miss.,
where he will take a position as
foreman on a war project Mr.
Day stated before leaving that
his electric shop here -will con
tinue business as nsua).
Attorney and Mrs. T. R. Bryan
and four children, T. R. Jr., Lillie
Dean, John Q. A., and Rhoda Jean,
returned Saturday from a two
weeks’ automobile trip to the mid
dle west and northwestern section
of the country.
First, the Bryans went to Ne
braska where Attorney Bryan had
legal business to claim his atten-
Mrs. Myrtle Lewellyn, of Mon-,tion, and from there they travrfed
roe, spent Sunday and Monday*on to Wyoming and Id^o.
with friends in Wilkesboro after of the most interesting places rtey
attending funeral services Satnr-! visited on their trip -TOS the Yel-
day in Wyco, W. Va., for Mr. | lowstone National Park where
Frank Deal, a former reeldent of
Wilkesboro.
Mr. L. C. Willard, of the Adley,
community, left Friday to visit in
Greensboro with his brother, Mr.
W. B. Willard. Before returning
home Mr. Willard will visit in Win
ston-Salem, Yadkinville, Boonville
and Elkin.
Mr. T. S. Kenerly, who is
working on an air base at Chin-
coteague, Island, Va., spent the
week-end at his home here. Mrs.
Kenerly, who came home with
him. is remaining for a more ex
tended Tlait.
»-
they spent two days -viewing the
Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone
Lake and Falls and the Yellow
stone Canyon.
V-
Mamage In
California
News of the marriage of Mtss
Betty Lou Gilbert and Mr. John
Hayes was received here Satur
day. The wedding took place In
Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Hayes, -wild Is a son of
Judge and Mrs. Johnson J. Hayes,
is a member of the Federal Bu
reau of Inve^rtll^tlon.
Save Tires!
DONT LET OLD MAN:
Save Wear!
SHIMMY
GET YOU DOWN!
Il^s Our Business To STRAIGHTEN
Frames and Axles-—
Align and Balance Wheels
So That You Can
SAVE YOUR TIRES, STEERING
BUSHINGS, WHEEL BEARINGS
And Drive Your Car or Truck With Less
Vibration.
It makes no difference to us what make of Car or Truck
you have ... we have modem equipment and expert workmen
to put it in A*1 steering condition ... frames and axles that are
bent, wheels that are not properly aligned and balanced cost
you money every day you operate your motor vehicle.^ If your
car or truck, as the case may be, is not steering as it should,
better bring it in to us for a free inspection. If work is needed
you’ll find our charges re.’isonable.
GUARANTEED!
Beeline
• E. L. SHULENBERGER, Managar
Opposite Postoffice Entranci On
‘C” Stieet
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