Miss Patsy Hadley j
Honored At Party j
Miss Mary Caroon entertained
at a bridge party at her home on
C Street Wednesday afternoon
honoring Miss Patsy Hadley,
bride-elect of February. Three
tables were arranged for ' the
game in spring-like setting of
yellow forsythla, and at -Miss
Hadley's place was a corsage of
pink carnations. Top score prize
In the game wen* to Mrs. A. L.
Brsostowskl, and Mrs. Harry. Het
tiger was the winner in bingo.
Refreshnfents followed play.
The guests showered the hon
oree, who is to wed Bradley Da
vis, 'of this city, with miscellane
ous gifts, while Miss Caroon's
gift to her was a set of china. An
out of town guest at the party
was Mrs. Lee Deal, of Hickory,
formerly Miss Dot Summers, of
this city.
Mrs. J. Q. Adams
Bridge Club Hostess
The members of the Ex-Along
club, and a trio of visitors, were
delightfully entertained by Mrs.
J. Q. Adams at her home on F
Street Monday evening. In serv
ing a dessert course at the begin
ning of a game of bridge, played
at three tables, the hostess was
aided by Mrs. Bill Phillips, - a
guest of the club. High and sec
ond high score prises were a
warded to Mrs. Fred Clark and
Mrs. Cleve Beshears, and Mrs.
Lewis Johnson was* the winner
in binga.
Miss Betty Gray Church, stu
dent at Wake Forest College
home for the week-end, and Mrs.
Ralph Church, also of Wake For
' est-, out 'of town visitors of the
club, were remembered with
gifts.
Kilby-Davjs
Vows Solemnized
Miss Joyce Kilby, daughter of
Mrs. Cyrus C. Kilby, and the lata
Mr. Kilby, of North Wilkesboro,
became the bride of Mr. Arnold
I
Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs* A.
Davis, of Chattanooga, Tennes
see. The ceremony was perform
ed January fifth at the Simpson
Memorial Church, Ross v i M e,
Georgia, with Rev. W. C. Martin,
pastor of the grooin, officiating.
Miss Lucy Finley
D. A. R. Hostess
The January meeting of the
Rendezvous Mountain chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution was, held Tuesday aft
ernoon at the home of Miss Lucy
Finley on E Street. Mrs. Gordon
Finley, the regent, was in charge
of the business session, and Misd
Elizabeth Finley gave the pro
gram.
During the business session
delegates were elected to attend
the State Convention to be held
in Asheville the first of March
and are as follows: Mesdames C.
EXTP A CASH FOR YOUI
First Major Award $2,000.00
Second Major Award 250.00
Third Mafo: Award 200.00
Fwrth Major Award... 150.00
Fifth Major Award 100.00
S Major Awards of $50.00 each 250.00
10 Major Awards of $25.00 each 250.00
First Sectional Award . 250.00
11 Other Section Awards of
$50.00 each 550.00
2 Alaskan Awards
($200.00 and $50.00) 250.00
918 Dally Awards of $5.00 each 4,590.00
952 Awards in All TOTAL $8,840.00
CASH AWARD WON
BY LOCAL TBAPPEB
Paul R. Wooten's Mink Pelt Earns
Award In Sears-Roebuck's Big 20th
National Fur Show
New Added Awards
This Year Offer You
Opportunities to Win
As Much as $2,000.00!
Careful pelt handling paid off
for this local trapper in the form
of a Daily Cash Award in Sears
20th National Fur Show, besides
giving him an. opportunity to
share in Major Awards!
You, too, can do what this
trapper did — for this season,
Sears big 20th National offers
special, new, added awards —
more extra cash opportunities for
you to share in than ever before!
Now — 952 Awards
Totaling $8,840.00"
First Major Award increased ro
$2,000.00—20 crisp $100 bills!
Twenty Major Awards instead of
the usual 10. A total of 952 extra
cash awards in all!
Remember, every award is tn
addition to the top market prices
Sear-' gets you for your pelts.
You get individual grading, by
experts in furs from ytttr locality*
And you get prompt cash returns^
too!
Even if you don't win an award,
careful handling enhances the
value of your furs. So careful pelt
handling certainly pays. . '
Get In — It's Easy!
Every far you ship to Sears, during
the term of the Fur Show is auto*
cnatically considered for awards;
Only the handling of pelts
counts; not the kind of fur, not
its value. This season, why not
try for some big extra money? Re
member, everybody has an equal
opportunity. You have everything
to gain—nothing to lose. t
Sears, Roebuck and Co. is
proud of its 24 year record of
service in marketing raw furs for
our thousands of trapper friends;
When your furs are ready, ship
chem to Sears, Roebuck and Co.,
Raw Fur Marketing Service, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, Memphis,
Dallas, Kansas City or Seattle,
whichever is nearest you. Thou
sands of trappers have earned
awards. YOU CAN, tool
Don Coffey, Jr., H>. N. Phillips,
and Miss Lucy Flnley, with the
following as alternates, Mes
dames Joe B. Johnson, W. R.
Absher, ahd Russell a. Hodges.
The . regent's alternate for the
Continental Congress to be held
In April at Washington, D. C. is
Mrs. Absher.
For the program Miss Finley
gave »an interesting talk on the
American Indian, and had on
display some Indian relics found
in this community. During the
social hour a tea course was serv
ed in the dining room with tea
being poured by Mrs. Fit ley. Red
carnations and red gladioli were
used about the home for decora
tions.
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Glass-Sheek Vows
Solemnized Saturday
'Miss Laura Catherine Glass,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Q.
Glass, Sr., of Wilkesboro, became
the bride of Nelson Glenn Sheek,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Sheek,
of Yadkinville, at three o'clock,,
Saturday afternoon, January 22,
at the Edgewood Baptist church,
\^lkesboro. Rev. A. E-. Watts,
pastor of the bride, officiated
using the double ring ceremony.
Cathedral candles in candela
bra were arranged against a
background of greenery and bas
kets of white gladioli.
A prelude of nuptial music was i
rendered by Mrs. R. E. Prevette,
organist, and Miss Ruby Wilson, |
soloist, sang "I Love You Truly"
and "Becaus6".
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of
candlelight satin fashioned with
a sweetheart neckline, fitted bo
dice and full skirt ending in a
train. Her fingertip veil of illus
ion was attached to a beaded
crown. She carried a white pray
er book topped with an orchid,
and her only ornament was a
strand of pearls, gift of the
bridegroom.
Miss Carol Glass, sister of. the
bride and maid of honor, wore
a rose taffeta dress t fashioned
with a fitted bodice. She carried
an arm bouquet of mixed flow
ers.
Best man for the bridegroom
was his brother, Roy Sheek, of
Yadkinville. Ushers were C. G
Glass, Jr., of Wilkesboro, broth
er of the bride, and Billy Sheek
of Yadkinville, cousin of th«
groom.
For a wedding trip to Florida
the bride wore a suit of gre;
gabardine with black accessories
and the orchid from her prsye:
book. Upon their return thi
couple will be at home in Yad
kinville.
Mrs. Sheek graduated fron
the Wilkesboro high school an<.
attended Draughons Business
College. She Is employed In the
office of Western Electric Com
pany, Winston-Salem. Mr. Sheek
graduated froi ■■ the Yadkinville
high school and completed a
course in electricity and refrige
7^—- :
ration in Chicago. (He is now em
ployed at Southern Dairies, Inc.
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Experiments in chemical weed
control in ootton are now beibg
conducted in Mississippi by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
Martin County 4-8EL
participating in the,'1948 corn
growing contest 'averaged 78.9
bushels pel* acre as compared1
with an overall county yield of
about bushels per acre.