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Rev. Walter Whittington, of
Faith, N. C., visited his brother,;
Mr. O. K. Whittington, yesterday.
Mr. W. C. Bentley has return
ed from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Atlanta and Colum
bus, Ga.
Mrs. Lester Harrold, who had
been a patient at the Baptist iios
pital in Winston-Salem, Has re
turned to her home at Hays.
Colonel and Mrs. A. L. Fletch
er, of Raleigh, visited here Mon
day with Colonel Fletcher's sis
ter, Mrs. W. R. Absher.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mcintosh,
of Washington, D. C., spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Ferguson, of Ferguson.
Mr. A. T. Fairchlld, a well
known citizen of Lewis Fork
township, was a business visitor
here Wednesday.
Miss Lucille Chatman, of Win
ston-Salem, is spending her vaca
tion with Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Welch, of this city.
Mr. Gordva Finley, Jr., student
at Lees-MdWe College, Banner
Elk, is now at-home for the sum
mer with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Finley.
1 Mr. Charles McDonald Coffey,;
©f North Wilkesboro, was one of!
21 Davidson College students!
who on Monday was awarded a j
commission as second lieutenant
in the United States Army re-1
serves. - |
Mr. Jimmy Hethcock, student
at Ffeiffer College, the past year
"has arrived home to spend the
summer with hla parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Hethcock.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Elledge,
of Charleston, W. Va., spent the
week-end here with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Elledge
and Mr. and Mrs. Lane Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Rawley M.
Baldock, of Roanoke, Va., spent
the week-end with Mrs. Baldock's
father, Mr. W. M. Duncan, of
Wilkesboro.
Miss Agnes Kenerly, student
at Greensboro College, the past
year, has arrived home for the
summer to be with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Kenerly.
Mr. Bill Craig, who was in
school at Appalachian college at
Boone during the past year, has
accepted a position with radio
station WKBC here.
Miss Wanda Campbell, who
had been a patient at the Mercy
Hospital in Charlotte, returned
here Sunday to the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Turner
went to Georgia Military Acad
emy at College Park, Ga., Mon
day and brought back their son,
Mr. Tommy Turner, and Mr.
Leonard Oooke, who had been in
school there. Leonard is the son
of-Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Cooke, of
this city.
Mrs. R. M. Brame, Sr., spent
Tuesday and Wednesday In Win
ston-Salem visiting with her mo
ther, Mrs. J. W. Hester, who cele
brated her 89th birthday anni
versary on Tuesday.
A. R. Gray, III, and Jim Gray,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Gray;
Jr., of Wilkesboro, are recover
ing from tonsil operations per
formed last week at the Wilkes
hospital.
Mrs. J. C. Grayson has been
spending a few days this week
with her mother, Mrs. I«. D.
Roope, of Nathans Creek, who is
critically ill at the hospital at
West Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Himes,
of Newport News, V^., arrtved
Sunday to spend several days
with Mrs. Himes' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Mathis, of Wilkes
boro, Route 2.
Mrs. D. T. Trivette returned
Sunday from Miami Beach, Fla.,
where she visited three weeks in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Kuenzel. Mrs. Kuenzel is her
daughter.
Mrs. A. H. Clark attended the
graduating exercises at Woman's
College in Greensboro Monday,
where her niece, Miss Martha
Starnes, of Forest City, was a
member of the graduating class.
Friends will be glad to learn
that some improvement is shown
in the condition of Mr. C. E.
Hall, who has been confined to
his home at Halls Mills with an
attack of influenza.
Mr. Dick Pruitt has returned
to his home at Traphill after be
ing in school at Oeorgia Military
Academy at College Park, Ga.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anril
Pruitt, went to College Park
Monday and accompanied him
home.
.Mr. William <H. Gabriel, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gabriel, of
this city, was graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
High Point College Monday. Mr.
and Mrs. Gabriel and their
daughters, Mrs. Wake Clark,
Misses Nellie, Norma and Pattle
Gabriel, all of this city, attend
ed the graduating exercises. The
younger Mr. Gabriel returned
home with his people for the
summer.
Mr. and Mm. Francis Taylor,
Miss Mary Dnnlap, Mr. William
Barnhardt, ana Miss Mary El
more Flnley, all of Winston-Sal
em, were visitors here during the
week-end with Miss Finley's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Pin
ley, and with her aunts, Misses
Lucy and Grace Flnley.
Mr. Tom Jenrette, who was a
patient at the Wilkes hospital
for several days following a se
vere injury to his right eye, re
turned to his home Saturday.
Friends are glad to know that he
is now much better. Mr. Jenrette
is manager of the Wilkes Cham
ber of Commerce.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Don Coffey,
Jr., have as their guests for a
few days this week Dr. and Mrs.
Flynn Long and son, Mr. Flynn
Long, Jr., all of Austin, Texas.
Flynn, Jr., who was a member of
the graduating class at Davidson
College, hao visited frequently
here in the Coffey home.
Mrs. w. K. ADsner spent Sun
day in Charlotte visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Lott, both of
whom are patients at the Mercy
hospital. Mrs. Lott, daughter of
Mrs. Absher, is getting along
nicely now following an opera
tion, but the condition of Mr.
Lott remains about the same.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. McNeill
spent last Wednesday in Ra
leigh. Their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth McNeill, who has been
a student at Meredith College
for the past year, returned home
with them. Miss McNeill recent
ly won a blue ribbon in the
Horsemanship Show, which is an
annual event of the college.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. Church
and son, Dan, spent the week-end
at Wake Forest College attend
ing the commencement exercises,
where the Churches' older son,
Mr. Ralph Church, was a mem
ber of the graduating class. Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Church and
young son, Bruce, also Miss Bet
ty Gray Church, a student.at the
college, returned home with
them. Miss Church will be here
for the summer but Mr. and Mrs.
RAlph Church will return to the
college next week, where Mrs.
Church, who will graduate in
August, will attend summer
school.
MIbb Ruth McNeill, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McNeill,
of this city, was one among the
two hundred and fifty graduat
ing Monday from Mary Washing
ton College of the University of
Virginia at Fredericksburg, Va.
'Miss Mctyeill, who was on thb
dean's list for the past semester,
received a Bachelor of Arts de
gree with a major In business;
economics. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill
left Friday to attend the com
mencement exercises, Mr. Mc
Neill returning home Tuesday.
Mrs. McNeill and Ruth went on
up to Brldgewater, Mass., for an |
extended visit in the home of
Mrs. McNeill's sister, Mrs. Luth
er Farnum, who came down to
Fredericksburg to see her ntooe
graduate. Others coming down
with Mrs. Farnum for the com
mencement were her son, Mr.
Robert Farnum, and Miss Myra
Howes.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH
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