'yMerrices were h*Ul Sunday at
4atloch by the pastor, Rev. Noah
Sara*, who had baan ill recent
ly
David Oothran, old eat aoa at
Mr. and Mrs. Char 11a Cothren,
fi In tha Wilkes hospital tiro
s last week suffering from
betea. His mother had baan
the hoapltal about two weeks
following an. operation bat re
corered nicely.
Many In tha Brier Creek sec
tion recently had severe colds
lit are better.
Ira Smithey, who recently
died at Morgan ton, and Prank
Smithey, who waa shot by his
wife, ware both distantly related
to Monroe Smithey of this sec
tion. Prank Smithey waa very
little akin to him, bat Monroe
Smithey says Prank Smithey was
a perfectly harmless man, except
bad to drink.
The road in about a mile and
a half or two miles of Delia
plane, known as "Porgotten
Road" has not even been scrap
ed this winter, though it usually
Is scraped. Last spring the right
of-way was cut and many hoped
it would be graced and graveled.
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this i« immeoiis but there are
szssrsszs 40-odd
people living In them. The mall
carrier mjb this is one of the
most thickly populated sections
of his route. WiUM# receives
plaques; road contract* whleh
hare been let are mainly in other
counties. f'/V <1
Betty Lou, email daughter of
Mr. and Mre. Willie Anderson,
recently was 111 of virus X. Lit
tle Cherrelle. the baby, almost
had pneumonia but has about
recovered. Some others of the
family had flu.
Mrs. W. L. Foster has not
been well for about a month
her husband said Sunday.
Mr. Charlie Footer is said to
be having a house or some other
building greeted near Antloch
church.
Dr. Seth Beale Is making ex
tensive improvements in the old
Douthlt or Ben Martin farm,
near Brier Creek, which he pur
chased this winter. The old log
barn, built by early settlers,
from some of the most enormous
logs ever seen, was torn down.
Mr. Dick Walker and daugh
ter. Mrs. Vetra Boyd, recently
visited Mrs. Boyd's son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Boyd. Mtf Brier CtmIl
Mr. Tarner mseore waa 111 re
cently bat vh able to attend
eta ore h it Antloch last Sunday.
Dewey Mathis, who made tale
home wftta tale aunt, Miaa Dorcas
Mathis, for several yeara, Has
been living with Arthur Lore
lately.
Monroe Smithey's young mule,
which had been ao badly crip
pled three weeks he was talking
of shooting her. is much better.
Mr. Lather P. fltaley. of Soar
ing River, returned home Mon
day after undergoing a serious
operation at Baptist hospital,
Winston-Salem. He b recovering
splendidly.
Several in eastern Wilkes have]
had virus X. for which aceording
to an article (not an advertise
ment) In MeCaU's magaaine.
Cola syrup is the only remedy.
Mrs. frank Sparks, who was
sick several weeks In the fall, Is
enjoying fine health now except
for arthritis in one arm.
Mrs. Viola Gardner, of Kan
napolia. has been quite aick. She
ia a native of this community,
the former Viola Wright.
Bstelle Calloway, colored, haa
had a new smokehouse built and
Lilly Parks, also colored, a new
barn.
Sibyl Smithey was sick Sun
day, probably from flu.
Mansfield Parks, colored, says
someone haa poisoned his dog.
Mr. Bill Call has catarrh and
doctors are talking of operating
on him. He is planning to move
back home and raise turkeys.
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Marriage License
Since February 15 license to
wed were issued by Troy C. Fos
ter, Wilkes register of deeds, to
the following:
Hal Burgess Hawkins, States
ville, and Faith G. Sparks, Mora
vian Falls; Ralph Shew and Mar
tha Richardson, both of North
Wilkesboro; Lawrence Miller.
Tree Top, and Cora Lee Holman,
Creston; James Mickle, Winston
Salem, and Norma Wood, Ronda
Garfield Owens and Blender
Church, both of North Wilkes
boro; Walter Hart, White Top,
Va.; and Hanel Sheets, Wilbar;
Vance Owens, North Wilkesboro,
and Virginia Caudill, . Millers
Creek; James Dalton Jones, Jr.,
Selma, Tenn., and Lucy Pearl
Gentry, Nathan's Creek; Roy
Triplett and Ruth Hamby, both of
Purlear; Dale Hamm and Thelm'a
Hamm, both of Lansing; Harper
J. McNeill and Derana S. Greene,
both of Purlear; John D. Jarvls,
Jr., and Peggy Anderson, both of
Wilkesboro;.. Thomas L. Snow,
and Estelle Hill, Elkin route onef
Billy Bishop and Marie Gambill
both of Wilkesboro.
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P McCarthy Repeats
Dearer <AP). —7 Senator Mc
Carthy (R-Wto.). during a brief
plane sto$ yesterday, reiterated
charges that there are known
Commentate In the State depart
ment.
He scoffed at an earlier denial
by press officer Lincoln White of
the 8tate department. White had
replied to a charge voiced by Mc
Carthy at a Republican dinner at
Wheeling, W. Va., Thursday
night. i|j$ys .t; Iffr?'"''' -''fe.,
"Some time ago there were 189
bad rteka In the department."
McCarthy said. "There are still
207 of these working In the State
department and 57 are card-car
Tying CommunUts."
The Senator said In aa inter
riew that hehu a complete liat,
but had left it to another rait on
the plane.
"If Secretary Acheeon wanta to
call me at Salt' Lake City to
night." he said. "I'll be glad to
read it to him. Pm sure most of
the names will be no surprise to
him."
McCarthy said he Intends "to
tell this atory over and over until
the public gets eo tired of It the
Administration will h*re to clean
up the mess."
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Ferguson H. D.
Club Meets With
Mrs. Shepherd
The February meeting of the
club tm held at the k*»e of
lln. Amelia Shepfcerd with 12
member* present. Followin* the
business session a wry interest
ins and -worth-while demonstra
tion wn girsn by
son, home a««nt.