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Wllkesboro Woman's Club will
meet Friday, 7:30 p. m.. in the
community house. Hostesses will
be Mrs. O. K. Whlttlngton, Mn.
C. T. Doughton, Mrs. C. C. Mo
Ifeill, Mrs. W. N. Brooksire, Mrs.
O. K. Stevens and Miss Blotae
8|arr. The program will be In
efcarge of Mrs. C. T. Doughton,
Bducation chairman, who will
present Mrs. R. t. Ferguson, of
TaylorsYllle, u speaker. Mr*. R.
B. Current and daughter, of Tay
lorsrille, will also be special
guests. All members of the North
Wllkeaboro Woman's Club bars
a cordial invitation to attend the
meeting.
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: SOCIETY:
Round Table Club
Met With Mrs. Adams
The members of the EJs-Along
club and two additional guests,
Mrs. Murphy Hunt and Mrs. Bill
Phillips, were delightfully enter
tained by Mrs. J. Q. Adams at her
home on F Street Friday evening.
One table was made up for bridge
and one for rook, with the top
score prizes going to Mrs. Cecil
Hauss and Mrs. Hunt. Mrs. D. L.
Crook received the award in
bingo. Refreshments were served
at the beginning of play.
Mrs. L. H. Snyder
Entertains Her Club
A delightful olub party of the
week was the one given by Mrs.
L. H. Snyder Friday afternoon at
her home on D Street entertain
ing for the members of the Round
Table club, and one extra guest,
Mrs. Richard Gwyn. A dessert
course was served at the be
ginning of the bridge game play
ed at two tables. Prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Arthur Venable
for high score, to Mrs. Gwyn for
low score, and to Mrs. W. A.
Hardister for bingo. An exchange
of books was made at the close
of the afternoon.
PMA' Pasture Seed
Regulations Explained
Lawrence Miller, Chairman of
the Wilkes County PMA Commit
tee stated today that several far
mers in the county are under Che
impression that seed may be par
chased and applied to pasture
with the seed tickets later being
turned in to the county PMA
office and credit received. In
other words, that the farmer
might receive partial payment la
ter on in the season.
Mr. Miller explained that und
er the present set-up, the pro
gram is a prior approval program.
The farmer must go by the county
office and declare the practice
that he intends to carry oat be
fore the practice is carried out.
Pastures grass cannot be purchas
ed, neither can winter cover seed
be purchased, until the farmer
has declared his intention of us
ing these seed for pasture or win
Social Calendar
The Annual Sapper Meeting
of the Women of the Presby
terian church will be held Tues
day evening, 7:00 o'clock, in
the educational building of the
church. This will be a unique
occasion because of the fact
that the Men of the Church
will prepare and serve the
meal. The Men of the Church
too will have their regular
meeUng at that time. All men
and women of the church are
Invited. A nursery has been ar
ranged for children but supper
will not be provided for them.
You are urged to reutrn your
card stating,, whehter or net
you will be present, (church
bulletin)..,-'
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of the Wil
kesboro Methodist church will
meet Tuesday evening, 7:80
o'clock, at the home of Mr*. N.
O. Smoak with Mrs. W. B. Som
en, Mrs. Agnes Hart, and
Miss Frances Soraers co-hos
temes. The Irene Ouller circle
will tie in charge of hte pro
gram.
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Mrs. Ruppard, Age 80
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service was held Sat
urday afternoon at Lewis church
for Mm. America Ruppard, 80,
resident of Lovelace township
who died Thursday. Rev. Noah
Hayes conducted the last rites.
Surviving are three sons and
two daughters: General Lee Rup
pard, of North Wilkesboro route
three} Walsh Ruppard. of Spar
ta; Dave Cook, of Winston
Salem; Daisy and Rose Ruppard
of North Wilkesboro route three.
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About 85 per cent of the peo
ple of Indonesia depend upon rice
as their main item of diet.
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ter cover. No seed tickets will be
accepted in the county office un
less the regulations have been
carried out and a farmer given
prior approval, on the practice.
This explanation clears up a
general misunderstanding among
farmers.
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Mr. and Mm. Sd Roblnette
are returned to their home at
elljnan, Ga„ following a visit
here with Mr. Roblnette'* sister,
Mrs. Nora Idler, and other rela
tives. While here they visited
their daughter and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Pratt, near
Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carter, of
Wadesboro, were here for the
weekend visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
They came up to bring
their granddaughter, Jsannttte
Prevette, who had been with
them tor a week. Mrs. Carter,
mother of Mrs. Prevette, remain
ed for a longer visit. >)j
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. Church
and son, Dan, and Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Church and son, Bruce,
were visitors at Wake Forest and
Raleigh during the weekend. Mrs.
Walter Morphis, the former Miss
Betty Qray Church, who had been
here for a week with the Chur
ches, returned with them to her
home at Wake Forest.
Flue-cured tobacco prices last |
year averaged 47.2 cents a pound,
2.4 cents per pound leee than
in 1948. Burley prices averaged
nearly 45 cents a pound, down a
cent from those of the previous
season.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of Joseph H.
Yale, deceased, late of Wilkes
County, N. C., this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to mail
same to the undersigned, ad
dressed to John EL Yale, admin
istrator of said estate, Box 14,
Bassett, Va., or to file said claim
with the Clerk of Superior Court
of Wilkes County, N. C. at his
office in the Courthouse, Wilkes -
boro, N .C., on or before the 24th
day of March, 1961, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This 20th day of March, 1950.
JOHN E. YALE,
Administrator of the Efetate of
Joseph H. Yale, Deceased.
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