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Vol. 43, No. J2 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBORO, N. C? Thursday, December 297 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center
? Cheer
Work Best Job h
WBkes
Of Fami
lies Helped With Sub
9 stantial Provisions
Christmas Cheer work ac
complished for underprivileged
families in Wilkes was the most
successful In the history of the
county, Charles C. McNeill,
Wilkes superintendent of wel
fare, said today.
Civic, and church groups and
many individuals opened their
hearts and pocketbooks and pro
vided Santa Claus gifts to about
300 families.
The Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, whiph acted as a clear
ing house of information for in
terested groups, estimated the
[total expenditure at about $4,
North Wilkesboro 25 bas
ere prepared by the school
5 were made up by the
department, which s.pon
edAwvery successful show for
the fumL Other groups who help
ed in thfc^clty were Junior Red
Gross, American Legion, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars and Auxil
iary, Junior Woman's Club, Meth
ods t, Baptist and Presbyterian
churches.
Instead of exchanging gifts,
members of the medical society
gave five dollars each to the
Christmas Cheer fund.
Wllkesboro Lions club
ptjTttvi&l Christmas Cheer for
l^fAmilles and many mem
pt the Kiwanis club took
one faulty each to provide with
^jtstmaay Cheer provisions. In
a?SW|B, there were many oth
* J$?roups and individuals ^fho
turned the responsibility of a
-^-">erfpl vls't . with- Santa Claus
materials to needy families.
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Mrs. Church, 84,
Taken By Death
-i^Sdrs. Martha Church, 84, a
member of a widely known
Wilkes family, died Monday
night in Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Church was born Octob
er 12, 1865, a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. John Keys,
of Wilkes county. She was mar
ried to Alec Church and they
xnade^their home in the Maple
?p*fngs community of Wilkes
county until Mr. Church's death
21 years ago. Recently Mrs.
Church made her home with a
daughter, Mrs. R. W. Ballard, in
Winston-Salem.
Surviving Mrs. Church are six
sons and three daughters: J. M.
Church, lieeeburg, Va.; L. M.
^Church, Purlear; G. H. Church,
East Bend: Zollie Church, Phil
adelphia, Pa.; Turner and W.
J. Church, North Wllkeeboro;
Mrs. R. W. Ballard. Winston
*jfcrr- Mrs w F- Walters and
Mrs. B. H. Walters, both of Pur
leer.
Funeral service was held Wed
nesday, two p. m., at Reins
Sturdivant chapel in North Wil
kesboro. Dr. John T. Wayland.
pastor of the First Baptist
church here, conducted the serv
ice. Burial was in Mount Lawn
Memorial part north of this city.
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Hospital Births
in 15 the foliow
J^fcrths were recorded at the
hospital: son, Thomas
IKtmond, December 19 to Mr.
' aSd Mrs. Edmond Robert Edsel,
of Pores Knob; daughter, Joy
Inet, December 18 to Mr. and
Mrs. L. E. Waddell, of Ronda;
son, Harold Gene, December 17
to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Os
borne, of Yannoy; son on De
cember 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Guil
ford Clinton Johnson, of Wil
kesboro route two; son, Kenneth
Joe, December 21 to Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Handy, of Union Grove;
son, Milton Joel, December 27 to
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Luther
Whitley; daughter, Patricia Ann,
December 27 to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lee Blevins. of Moravian
) Falls; daughter, Belinda Violet,
December 25 to Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Johnson, of Hays; son, Gil
bert Harold, December 27 to
Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Theodore
'fffcdy. of Hays; daughter, Mar
tEnSue, December 27 to Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Steen, of Reddles
River; daughter, Judy v Elaine,
' December 27 - fo Mr. and Mrs.
~R0by Moore, of Wilkes
Mr. and Mrs. George Ylk, of
Washington, D. C., are spending
the holidays here with Mrs.
Vlk's mother, Mrs. R. M. Brame.
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V. F. W. Planning
Square Dance And
New Year's Party
Blue Ridge Mountain post of
the Veterans of * Foreign Wars
will sponsor a square dance to
be held Saturday night at the
V. F. W. hall (formerly WILX
building).
This new year's eve party will
feature square dancing to the
music of a popular string band
and other entertainment fea
tures. Everybody is invited and
a most enjoyable occasion is
anticipated.
Dairy, Poultry
Schools Will Be
Held Jan. 4 aid 5
One-day dairy and poultry
schools will be held here next
week for the dairymen and poul
trymen of northwestern North
Carolina, Paul Choplin, Wilkes
farm agent, announced today.
The dairy school will be held
Wednesday, January 4, 10 a. m.f
until three p. m., in the North
Wilkesboro town hall.
The poultry school will be
held at the same place at the
same hours on Thursday, Janu
ary 5th.
Staffs of specialists from North
Carolina State College and the
extension service will assist coun
ty agents in these schools. Com
plete program will be announced
later, Mr. Chofllln said.
Mrs. Mono Teogue
Died Here Today
Mrs. Hona Williams Teague,
daughter of Mr. E. V. Williams
and wife of Ralph Teague, of
this city, died today at the Wil
kes hospital. She had been ill for
the past several days. ?
Funeral arrangements were
incomplete early today.
No Left Turn At
Corner B and 9th
To give pedestrians some
measure of safety, left tarns
will be eliminated at the corn
er of B and Ninth Streets, ef
fective Friday. Police Chief J.
E Walker said today.
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Girl Scout Notice
The regular weekly meetings
of the Girl Scout Troops will not
begin until the second week in
January, unless some Troop has
a special reason for meeting be
fore that week.
ST. PAUI/S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Rev. B. M. Lackey, Rector
Vesper service will be held in
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Sunday afternoon, January 1st,
at fire o'clock. A cordial invi
tation is extended to everyone
to attend this service.
Mrs. A. L. Hutchinson and
Miss Wllla Billings are leaving
for their home^at Flint, Michi
gan, Friday after spending the
holidays here in the home of
Mrs. Hutchinson's daughter, Mrs.
Paul Billings, and Mr. Billings.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Whitting
ton visited their son, Mr. Billy
Whittlngton, at Memorial Hos
pital in Charlotte Sunday. Billy
underwent a knee operation there
last week, resulting from an in
jury in football practice at Ap
palachian college during the fall.
He will return home Monday.
Bundle Day In
Wilkes WHI Be
Observed Soon
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Knights Of Pythias Lodge
Will Sponsor County
-Wide Event
Knights of Pythias lodge In
North Wilkesboro is making
plans for Bundle Day in Wilkes
county, it was announced today
by lodge officials.
Charles McNeill, Wilkee wel
fare officer, and Police Chief
John Walker, who serves as
North Wilkesboro city welfare
officer, told the lodge that .there
is a great need for clothes for
underprivileged children and
that a Bundle Day should be
very beneficial.
Plans are being made for a
county-wide event, with collec
tion in rural areas to be made
through the schools.
Usable clothing for children
is the most needed commodity,
but bed linen, blankets and
other items of use in homes will
be welcome, lodge officials said.
Date and definite plans will
be announced later, but the
sponsors have asked that people
now begin to gather materials
to be given on bundle day and
to prepare their bundles in
plenty of time.
$40,251 Welfare
Funds Paid Out
During December
Old Age Assistance Funds
Slightly Reduced For
Month of December
Wilkes county welfare depart
ment paid out almost a half mil
lion dollars in assistance funds
during the year 1949, it was
learned today from Charles C.
McNeill, superintendent of wel
fare.
Report of expenditures was
given the board of welfare in
meeting Thursday night. The
number receiving old age assist
ance for December was 1,226,
and the amount was $23,355, or
an average of $19.05. ' Mr. Mc
Neill pointed out that this rep
resents a slight decrease because
the department was running over
the allotment for the county.
Dependent children aided dur-'
ing December totaled 1,110, the
total being $14,008, or an aver
age of $12.52 per child. Forty
seven received aid to the blind
in the amount of $1,388. Tem
porary relief, hospital care and
other welfare funds spent dur
ing the month totaled $1,500.
The board received the resig
nation of Mrs. Bob Day as case
worker, effective January 1,
and Miss Joyce Younce, a mem
ber of the Mt. Pleasant school
faculty, was employed to fill the
vacancy. Mrs. Jean Absher was
employed as stenographer to re
place Mrs. Carol Mott, who re
signed.
The board, composed of P. J.
Brame, chairman, C. C. Sidden
and H. M. Hutchens, discussed
the excellent Christmas Cheer
work done this year by many
groups and individuals and com
mended efforts to aid Walter
Childress, State Road man for
whom a fund is being raised to
make possible hospital treatment
so he can get out of an Invalid's
bed.
Support The Scouts
HOLIDAY SEASON
OUIET IN WILKES
Wilkes county, where three
violent deaths occured in
many days during the previous
week-end, experienced a quiet
Christmas, it was learned here
Tuesday from law enforcement
agencies.
North Wllkesboro Police Chief
J. E. Walker said Tuesday that
Christmas was the quietest here
that he had experienced during
the many years he has been with
the police department.
Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindex
ter said that his office had had
few calls daring the long holiday
week-end, and no calls
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of violence or serious trouble.
The state highway patrol t
here had a busy week-end be- c
cause of the* heavy traffic and j
bad weather and there were sev
eral minor accidents, involving <
no serious injuries. *
Stores and practically all bus
iness houses here had a long
holiday, extending from Satur
day evening until Wednesday ?
morning, but will not be closed 1
on New Tear's Day. 1
Merchants reported heavy pre- i
Christmas sales and immediate- '
ly following the holidays began
inventory tasks. ?
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I. C. Adorns Is
Taken By Death
James Calvin (Jim* Adams,
r 4, of Mulberry, died Friday
light at the Wilkes Hospital,
)ec. 23, at 8 o'clock, after a long
llness. He was born January
LI, 1875, making his stay 74
mars, 11 months and 12 days,
dr. Adams was the son of
^ranklin and Emley Tinslesi Ad
ims, of Mulberry township. He
vas married to Ellen Wood- De
ember 23, 1894. He died on
heir 55th wedding anniversary.
The surviving members of his
amily are his wife, Mrs. Ellen
Ldams; one daughter, Mrs. Cora
Shumate, of the home; one son,
3ob Adams, of North Wilkes
joro Route 1; and six grand
:hildren: Mrs. Conrad Reeves,
forth Wilkeshoro, who had
nade her home with Mr. and
drs. Adams for 19 years: Miss
Virginia Adams, of North 'Wil
cesboro Route 1; Mrs. Bernice
thodes, of Oregon; Bobby Ann.
Tanis and Jerry Adams, all of
forth Wilkesboro, Route 1.
There are ftfur great-grandchil
Iren, Juline and Linda Jean
iteeves, of North Wilkesboro;
Sail and Brenda Rhodes. of
)regon. Mr. Adams was preced
id in death by two sons, one
laughter, 1 grandson and 1
;reat grandson, and his sister,
flrs. Sarah Brown, last March,
?'uneral service was held Sun
lay, Dec. 25, at Center church
it 2:30 p. m. Rev. I). M. Dil
ard, pastor, was in charge of
he service, assisted by Rev.
Vatt Bryant and Rev. S. L.
Jlevins.
Pall bearers were Alais Brown.
Vill Adams, Jimmie Adams,
Jeorge Adams, Marshall Adams
md Alonzo Cleary. The beauti
ul flowers were carried by Mrs.
'aul Reeves, Mrs. Rex Shumate,
Irs. Charlie Craven, Mrs. Hobert
x>ckhart, Mrs. Brack Richard
on, Mrs. R. C. Wood, Mrs. Earl
Anderson, Mrs. Lester Adams,
Irs. Quincy Huffman, Mrs. Fred
Valker, Mrs. Alonzo Cleary,
Irs. Council Shumate, and Mrs.
till Watkins.
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>tudent Council
Plans Square Dance
Student council of North Wll
:esboro high school will stage a
quare dance Friday night, 7:30,
n the North Wilkesboro high
chool gymnasium.
A string band will play for
he dance. Admission will be 40
ents stag or 60 cents per cou
tie, and the public is invited.
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Square Dance At
Moravian Falls
An old time square dance Will
isher out the old year and brine
n the new 8atnrday night at;
Moravian Falls community house.
U1 who attend are assured an
injoyable occasion.
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SUPPORT THE Y.M.CA
Christinas Topic
At Kiwaais Meet
Here Friday Noon
Dr. John T. Way land Gives
Christmas Message At
Meeting Of Club
North Wilkesboro Klwanis
club enjoyed a Christmas pro
gram Friday noon at Hotel
Wilkes.
R. R. Church was program
chairman. He placed a candy
cane at each plate at the lunch
eon. For the program Mr.
Church presented Dr. John T
Wayland, pastor of the First
Baptist church, who gave a brief
Christmas message. The speaker
set forth the history of the oc
casion and expressed the hope
that out of the experience there
may come to each one a lift that
-will lighten the burdens of the
coming year. He ended he pro
gram with a record giving the
Christmas story. The program
was much enjoyed.
The club voted to have Pres
ident McElwee appoint someone
to send greetings to J. R. Fin
ley, who has been unable to at
tend club meetings in recent
months.
Guests Friday were as fol
lows: Jimmie Carter with J. B.
Carter; John EX Justice. Ill
with John E. Justice, Jr.; Sloan
Hill with Dudley Hill; L. M.
Nelson, Jr., with L. M. Nelson;
Bobby Hubbard and Fred Hub
bard, Jr., with Dr. F. C. Hub
bard; Edwin McGee *-<?h Paul
Choplin; F. T. Dresser with W.
E. Jones; Joe McCoy. Jr., Ro
bert W. McCoy, George Verdon,e
and Dr. George F. Verdone with
J. B. McCoy.
Wilkes Mountain
Poultry Company
Receives Honor
By .T. P. (THOPIiTN
(County Agent)
Wilkes Mountain Poultry com
pany of Wilkesboro has been se
lected by the Advertising Divis
ion of the North Carolina De
i oartment of Conservation and
i Development as illustrating the
best plant in its particular field
I in North Carolina. Mr. Philip
Schwartz. Industrial Analyst
I with the Department has asked
! for photographs of the plant to
be used in an illustrated booklet
showing the best of North Caro
i lina industry and other attrac
| tions. The booklet will be dis
tributed to out-of-state visitors.
Mr. Schwartz also asked permis
sion for guided sight-seeing
tours to visit and inspect this
poultry processing plant.
The Wilkes Mountain Poultry
Company buys live poultry in
the Wilkes Area and processes
it on a chain assembly line. It
is shipped "New York" dressed,
dressed and drawn, cut up and
packed as individual broilers in
cellophane packages, and 10
pound packages of individual
cuts.
Mr. Forrest Jones is president
of the company and Mr. Harry!
Hettiger is secretary-treasurer.'
More than 100 people are em
ployed in 'this plant.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller and
Miss Emma Eller spent the
Christmas holidays in Salisbury
with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mc
Culley. Mrs. McCulley is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eller.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Quinn and
son, Mr. Mike Qninn, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., are spending the
holidays here with relatives.
Mrs. S. C. Ellis, of this city,
and daughter. Miss Nora Ellis,
of Washington, D. C., visited in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
vin Ledford in Shelby Tuesday.
Mr. Jimmy Hethcock will re
turn to Pfeiffer College at Mis
enheimer Monday after spending
the holidays here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heth
cock.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Chamber-j
lain, Mr. G. L. White and daugh
ter, Mrs. R. M. Chamberlain, of
Winston-Salem, were guests of
Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Chamber
lain here during the Christmas j
holidays. Dr. Chamberlain is the f
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cham-j
berlain.
Mrs. Effie Bumgarner, ofj
Lansing, Michigan, is here on an
extended visit with her sister,]
Mrs. Ivey Moore, and other rela-j
tives. She was accompanied here
by her son and grandson, Mr.
A. G. Bumgarner and Mr. Mike
Bumgarner, who have returned
to Lansing.
Mr. Tommy Whicker, a den
tistry student at Emory Univer
sity in Atlanta, and Mr. Charles
Whicker, a medical student at
Temple University in Philadelp
ia, have been here during the
holidays wiht their parents, At
torney and Mrs. J. H. Whicker.
Tommy returned to Atlanta onl
Tuesday, and Charles will go to
Philadelphia Monday.
Guests in the home of Mr
and Mrs. Boyd Stout for the holi
days were Mrs. Stout's parents
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dalrymple
of Sanford; and brothers of Mrs. j
Stout with their families: Mr
and Mrs. Shields Dalrymple and!
two sons, John Arthur and)
Shields Preston, West *
Mr. and Mrs. NeS8iSwffZ2$i|i|
pie and sons, Mac and Mark, of]
Fieldale, Va., and Mr. and Mrs
Harry M. Dalrymple and daugh
ter. Marianne, of Greenville.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gaddy
had as their guests for the day
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Hudson and two children, Jimmy
and Kenneth, of Thomasville;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cox, of Con-|
cord: Mr. and Mrs. Casey Allen,
of Wadesboro; Mr. and Mrs. C. |
B. Hudson and three children
Vicky Ann, Terry Jean. and
Ronald, Mr. and Mrs. Doc Whit
'ley and two children, Harry and
Judy, Mrs. Jamea Mills and
daughter. Miss Elaine Mills, all
of Albemarle. Overnight guests
for Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Rorie and son, W. T.
Rorie, Jr., of Lilesville; and
Miss Juanita 'Rorie, of Rocking
ham; Mesdames Cox, Allen, and
Whitley.
rne following students of the
University of North Carolina are
spending the holiday vacation at
their respective homes in this
community and will return to
Chapel Hill Monday: Mr. Jim
Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Day; Mr. Bill Bason, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Bason; Mr. Jul
ius Rousseau, Jr., son of Judge
and Mrs. J. A. Rousseau; Mr.
Gene McNeill, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. B. McNeill; Mr. Bucky
Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pal
mer Horton; Miss Billle Moore,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Moore; Miss Sue Landon, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lan
don; Messrs. Dick and Buddy
Sloope, who make their home
here with their grandmother
Mrs. R. M. Brame, Sr.,; Mr. Dick
Underwood, son of Mr. and Mr3.
B. R. Underwood.
LAD IN WHEEL CHAIR GETS
HUNDREDS OF LETTERS FROM I
PEN PALS DURING HOLIDAYS
Ernest Triplett, 12-year-old;
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles!
Triplett, of Purlear, had ai
"Big Christmas" despite the factj
that he is a wheel chair victim'
of creeping paralysis.
Several days before Christmas
an item was published telling of
the lad's condition, and his need
for pen pals. Ernest wanted mail
to help him pass the long hours
Ernest's father reported here
this week that the lad had re
ceived between four and five
hundred letters during the holi
day season, and a number of
gifts were received in the mail.
Letters and cards began com
ing in the day following publica
tion in The Journal-Patriot here,
also newspapers in Winston-Sal
em and Greensboro. Mail was
received from several states, in
cluding Virginia, West Virginia,
Florida and Tennessee.
Ernest's trouble has been
i diagnosed as creeping paralysis,
'and his condition has, grown
progressively worse during the
past six months, reaching the
point that he is unable to be on
his feet. Specialists express no
hope of his recovery.
W. J. Caroon, 54.
Dies Unexpectedly
Wednesday Night
Funeral For Prominent Bus
ness And Civic Leader
Friday, Two P. M
Wllliam^Joseph Caroon, prom
inent business and civic leader,
died last night at the Wilkes
hospital after suffering a stroke
at his home late yesterday after
noon.
Mr. Caroon was born in Orien
tal on December 5, 1895, the son
of the late Joseph W. Caroon
and Julia Aldridge Caroon. He
received his education at the O
riental school. At an early age,
he became associated with the
Norfolk and Southern railway,
subsequently became interested
in finance and banking and ac
cepted a position with the First
National Bank of New Bern. Mr.
Caroon was long identified with
banking interests in this state,
held responsible positions with
the North Carolina State Bank
ing Department, and the First
Citizens Bank and Trust Compa
ny of Smithfield. In the spring
of 1937, he moved to this
city where he became cashier of
The Northwestern Bank. In 1940
he organized the finance depart
ment of the Insurance Service
and Service Corporation and
since that date has been secre
tary of this concern. He was an
able business man, widely known
throughout the state and his
friends were legion. At* the time
of his death he was president of
the North Carolina Association of
Finance companies.
On December 20, 1916, he was
married to Miss Mary Gasklll, of
New Bern, and from this union
had three children: W. J. Ca
roon, Jr., Mrs. R. B. Johnston,
and Miss Mary Oaskill Caroon.
Early in life, Mr. Caroon be
came affiliated with w'ous fra
ternal organizaf'
activr
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Sflrine*, a lHV member of
dan Temple, a 32nd Degree Ma
son, a member of the Knights of
Pythias and of the Dramatic Or
der of Knights of Khorassan. He
was greatly interested in the
work of the Shriners in aiding
crippled children and spent
much of his time in soliciting
support for this worthy cause.
Mr. Caroon was a loyal mem
ber of the North Wilkesboro
Methodist church, a Kiwanian of
long standing, having been a
Charter member of the New
Bern club. He was very ac
tive in all civic and community
projects.
Mr. Caroon is survived by bis
widow, Mrs. W. J. Caroon, two
daughters, Mrs. R. B. Johnston,
and Mi^s Mary Gasklll Caroon, of
this city, a son. Dr. W. J. Ca
roon, Jr., of Richmond, Va.; a
half sister, Mrs. Andrew Arm
strong, of Asheville, and hit
step-father, Mr. B. W. O'Neal, of
Oriental.
Funeral services will be con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. Rus
sell L. Young, at the Methodist
church at 2 p. m. Friday with
interment following at Mount
Lawu Memorial Park. The fam
ily requests that flowers not be
sent.
LOCALS
A daughter, Janice Cynthia,
was born Friday night at tha
Baptist hospital in Winston-Sa
lem to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Davis, of this city.
Mr. O.K. Whittingten, Jr., who
holds a position in a bank at
Lancaster, S. C., visited his fath
ind mother, Mr. and Mrs. O. K.
SVhittington, during the holidays.
Mr.' W. W. Miller returned on
Saturday from a hospital la
Charlotte where he underwent a
knee operation. It is expected
;hat he will be confined to his
tome during the next few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dermont Smith
md two daughters, Misses Don
na and Toby Smith, visited dur
ing the week-end with Mr.
3mith's mother, Mrs. Harvey
Smith, at Lexington, and Mrs.
Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I. P. Byerly, at Thomasvllle.
Mrs. Frank Killian and three
children, Nancy Jane, Jimmy
and Charles, and Miss Virginia
Fount, all of Lincolnton, arrived
Wednesday to spend the re
mainder of the week with Mrs.
Killian's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Kom H. Pearson. Mr. Killian
will come up for the week-end
to accompany them home.