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About Comers and Goers ... From ere and There People You Know Who Move About Miss Mary Lindsay Stafford ▼lsited with( relatives in Winston Salem several days last week. Miss Nell Meyers, of Augusta, Ga., Is here visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fin ley. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lee, of Spruce Pine, were guests during the week-end of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Walsh. Mrs. Bess Spicer, of Sparta, is spending the week with her dau ghter, Mrs. Jimmy Doughtoh, on "E" St. Mrs. Claude Rose, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leyshon, has returned to her home in Rye, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Nelson spent from Thursday until Sunday at Williamsburg, Va., and Virginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dunn had as their guest during the week end Mrs. Dunn's sister, Miss Mar garet Harp, of Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Eshelman left today for Princeton, N. J. to attend the commencement exer cises at Princeton University, where on Tuesday their son, Mr. Tom Eshelman, will receive his degree. Mrs. Byron C. Taylor, of Lan dis, visited here from Sunday un til yesterday In thp home Of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Caldwell. Mr. John Gibbs, who has com pleted his freshman year at David son College, arrived home Mon day to be with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Gibbs. Mrs. John T. Gragg and dau ghter, Miss Phoebe Gragg, of Winston-Salem, where recent visi tors here in the home of Mrs. Gragg's aunt, Mrs. E. F. Stafford. Miss Anne Cragan, of Sanford, visited here from Saturday until yesterday with Mrs. Lorn ax Kil by, and other friends. Miss Cra gan formerly lived in North Wil fcesboro. - Miss Lura Reynolds and her brother, Mr. Gene Reynolds, visit ed in Washington, D. C. from Fri day until Sunday with their sister, Mrs. Richard Simon, and Mr. Si mon. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anderson and son, Mr. Bobby Anderson, were guests for the day Sunday at Mocksville in the home of Mrs. J. N. Anderson. The day was a family gathering of the Anderson family, and around fifteen rela tives "were present. M1M Margie uamiei, wnol taught in the Greensboro City 1 Schools the past year, has arrived home to.spend the summer here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gabriel. Mrs. C. E. Jenkins, Sr., Mr and Mrs. Lewis Hill Jenkins, and the latter Mrs. Jenkins's mother, Mrs. John Russeir, of Concord! were visitors at Asheville during the week-end. Mr. Charles Crook, who under went an operation on his knee at the Charlotte Memorial Hospi tal, is now at home with hi8 par ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Crook, and is getting along nicely. I Mrs. Ray Kennedy visited in Hickory last week In tBe home of' her sister, Mrs. W. B. Miller, and I Mr. Miller. She went over to at tend the commencement finals at Hickory high school, where her niece, Miss Mary Elizabeth Mil ler, was a member of the gradua ting class. Miss Jane Carter has returned home from Sweet Briar, Virginia. Mrs. D. J. Carter and Mrs. A. F. Kilby went to Virginia to accom pany her home, and while away they also visited in Roanoke, re turning home by way of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Lawrence Millers had as Sunday guests Dr. and Mrs. W. L Stailings and Mr. and Mrs. Ker win Stallings of Forest City; Mr I and Mrs. "W. c. Stallings and children, Douglas « and Vlckery, of (Shelby; and Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Stallings and son, Andy, of I Boone. Mrs. Mary Moore Hix, who had been a patient at the Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville, for more than five months is now at her home on D Street. She was accompanied home by her daugh- J ter, Mrs. James Dalton, of Ashe ville, who visited here for sever al days. Mr. W. G. Gabriel, of this city, and his brother, Mr. H. G. Gabriel, Of Hickory, left Sunday for West I Poin,t, New York, where yesterday they attended the graduation ex-1 ercises of their nephew, Charles I Gabriel, of Lincolnton, at the West Point Military Academy. They re-1 turned home today. Mr. Tom Haigwood, Jr., and I son, Tom David, of Laurinburg, I and Miss Marie Haigwood, of I Shelby, were here for the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haigwood. Miss Lottie Bumgardner, of Lexington, a sis-1 ter of the senior Mr. Haigwood also visited in the Haigwood home. | Mr. Frank Crow and Mr. Robert I Morrow were in New York Cit> from last Wednesday until Sun-I day where they attended-! meet- j ing of the National Candy Whole salers held at the Commodore Hotel. They took with them on the trip, which was made by plane I their young sons, Frank Crow! Jr., and Roddy Morrow. I Mrs. James R. Kenerly and Mrs. A. B. Johnston, leaders for Girl Scout troop No. 15, took the mem bers of the troop to Elkin last Thursday on a swimming party at the Y.M.C.A. The girls going were Nancy Sturdivant, Jody Doughton, Biddle Powell, Dianne Rousseau, Joann Johnston, Mar tha Gozeal Justice, Bettie Chloe Payne, Roberta Gibbs, Joan For ester, and Jane Kenerly. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Justice and their daughter, Miss Martha Gozeal Justice, left today for New Haven, Conn., to attend the com mencement finals at the Yale Uni versity, where on June 12 the Justices's son, Mr. John Ellis Jus tice, will receive his degree m Business Administration and En gineering. Before returning to North Wilkesboro the Justices will attend the furniture market in Chicago. Mrs. L. E. Bobbitt and daugh ter, Miss Pat Bobbitt, of Greens boro, spent several days last week end here in the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Edward Harris, and with other relatives. They came up to attend the graduation ex ercises at North Wilkesboro high school where Miss Frances Harris was one of the graduates. The Bobbitts were accompanied home on Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Swift and daughter. Sherry Lou also of Greensboro, who came up for the day. M.G.M. Producers Praise 'This City's Premiere Reception Recently North Wilkesboro was selected over hundreds of cities and towns for a premiere show ing of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, ''Stars In My Crown," which was Bhown at the Liberty Theatre here last week. Following is reproduced a letter from M. G. M. to Ivan D. Ander son, owner of Liberty Theatre, complimenting this community for reception given the premiere show ing: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Mr. Ivan D. Anderson 'Liberty Theatre North Wilkesboro, N. C. Dear Mr. Anderson: . "Because of the appreciation of high quality motion pictures that has been demonstrated in the past in North Wilkesboro, we selected your theatre as one of the very few in the country to play, a pre release engagement of STARS IN MY CROWN. "The results of the engagement cieariy maicatea mat we were not in error when we selected the city of North Wilkesboro for a pre-release engagement, and we feel the attendance proved that your theatre caters to clientele that can and does appreciate the finer things in motion picture en tertainment. "Our sincere congratulations to you on the splendid manner In which the engagement was hand led, and we hope that at some future date we will be able to again arrange for a premiere showing. "Kindest regards." Sincerely, Jack ReVille Resident Manager. Johnston County recently ■tag ed what Js believed to be the first ham show and sale ever held by I Negro farmers. Thirty prise hams weighing 602 1-2 pounds were sold at an average -of fl.01 per ®j[ pound. - ■ »' . ! "
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