Mrs. U B. Waites, Jr., Was a
guest last week In Winston-Salem
ot Mrs. Jimmy Crook.
Mrs. Russell Hodges spent
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
with relatives in Charlotte.
Mr. T. C. Shumaker, local representative
of Metropolitan Life
Insurance company, was a business
visitor in Winston-Salem
Friday. ^
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Mr. Elwood Clinard, of Win
stem-Salem, visited friends an<
relatives at Oakwoods over th<
week-end.
Mr. M. C. Jones, postmaster o:
Oakwoods, attended the Post
master Convention at High Poin
last week. •
Mrs. E. S. Shoaf and Mis:
Lara Reynolds spent the week
end in Mocksville as guests o
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin.
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1 Here and There
; People You Know Who Move About
Mr. C, G. Glass is erecting a
brick residence near his store
two miles southeast of this city
on highway 421.
I Mrs. Cecil F. Adamson spent
the latter part of the week In
Greensboro visiting Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. McArthur.
Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Phillips and
daughter, Miss Helen PhilllpB,
■attended the centennial celebration
held in Winston - Salem
Thursday.
Mrs. Bessie Foster, Mr. Robert
Ogilvle and Mrs. Nona Ogilvie
were among those attending the
Centennial Celebration last weekend.
Mr. John W. Hall, who has
been confined to his home because
of illness for the past two
weeks, is improving and hopes to
be out again soon.
Mrs. James W. Jackson, of Mt.
Airy, spent the week-end' here
with her husband, who holds a
position in the mechanickl department
of The Journal-Patriot.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones
spent the week-end at Charlottesville,
Va. with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Dresser. Mrs. Dresser is
the younger daughter of Mr. and
1 Mrs. Jones.
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Berkley, of
Moravian Palls, returned Thursday
from a visit of several days
to their daughter, Mrs. Joe Carter,
and Mr. Carter of Plasterco,
Va. While on the visit their
granddaughter, Miss Russell
i Carter, underwent an appendectomy.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. A. Bumgarner,
of Lansing, spent Friday
night at their home at Millers
Creek and visited relatives and
' friends in the Millers Creek com■munity
and the Wilkesboros Fri1
day and Saturday. Rev. Mr. Bumgarner
is Methodist pastor at
Lansing.
Mrs. Frederick Monroe Adams
and daughter, Frederica Diane,
born May 4 at the Wilkes hospital,
have returned to thei
home.
Miss Melo Blankenship returned
last week to her duties as
manager of the Western Union
otflce here after spending several
days vacation at her home at
Taylorsville,
Charles M. Coffey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Coffey, Jr., of this
city,- was recently initiated fnto
the Gamma chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa fraternity at Davidson
college. Professor Howard Washington
Odiim, of the University
of North Carolina, made the
formal address of initiation in
Philantrophic Literary Society
hall"Monday night. '
A brief resume of the play
"You Can't Take It With You,"
to be given by the Little Theatre
Friday and Saturday nights in
the North Wilkeaboro school au.ditorium,
will be given over radio
station WKBO by two members
of the cast Tuesday evening,
6:30.
' Mr. Tom Jenrette, who lost
sight of his right eye in an accident
at his home May 7, remains
a patient at the Wilkes
hospital, whfere he is making satisfactory
progress toward recovery.
Mr. Jenrette is manager of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
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Staley Tyra Myers, chief machinist's
mate, USN, of Dockery,
is scheduled to arrive in Norfolk,
Va., May 24, after a six month
cruise in the Mediterranean ajboard
the destroyer USS E. A.
Greene. Earlier this month ks
visited the French Riviera and
Oran. Algeria, prior to bidding
farewell to Europe at the Rock
of Gibraltar and sailing for
home.
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A son, Ronald Kern, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Kern E. Church,
of N.- C. State College, Raleigh,
on May 9th. Mrs. Church is the
former Miss Eloise Pardue, of
Wilkesboro.
Mrs. Rosa Reeves arrived Friday
from St. Louis, where she
spent the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Harold Z. Riley, and
will spend the summer at her
home here. She was accompanied
here by Mr. and Mrs. Riley.
Mr. Riley has returned to St.
Louis and Mrs. Riley remained
for a longer visit.
Mr. Cecil F. Adamson and Mr.
Russell G. Hodges, of Wilkes
Hosiery Mills company, attended
a convention of the Carolina
Yarn Association held in Pinehurst
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
The convention was well
attended by yarn and knit goods
manufacturers from all parts of
the state.
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Mrs. Emma J. Jenkins
Dies At Age Of 96
Funeral service was held today,
two p. m., at Burke Cemetery
for Mrs. Emma Jane Jenkins,
96, one of Wilkes county's
oldest residents. She died Saturday
at her home in Union township.
Rev. Jim Harrold conducted
the service.
Mrs. Jenkins* leaves seven sons
and daughters: J. A. Jenkins, Lenoir;
Mrs. Mary Cardwell, Buck;
Mrs. Bill Center, Nathans Creek;
Mrs. Lelia Royal, Mrs. Claire
Royal and Oscar Jenkins, all of
McGrady; and Virgil Jenkins, of
Purches.
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CHURCH NEWS
The Trustees, in their regular
meeting on Monday night, gave
the "green light" to the construction
program planned by
the church.
On Sunday, May 15, at 11:00
the Pastor spoke from the theme,
"Belief, the Way to the Glory of
God."
At three p. m. The Cosmopolitan
Male Choir of Knoxville.
Tennessee gave a program at
North Wilkeaboro City Hall.
The board of Stewards met at
'.he parsonage at 7:30 p. m. Very
urgent business was attended to.
Pansy Parks Dies
i r'
F neral service was h#ld Saturday
at Union colored church
for Pansy Edwards Parks, 68,
colored resident of Antioch township
who died Wednesday. Rev..
John Parsons conducted the service/
She is survived by her husband,
V. L. Parks; two daughters
and one son—Fannie Harbison,
Df Shelby, Beatrice Sale and 'Walter
Parks, of Roaring River.