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JOHN P. ABRAMS
John P. Abrams, 84, well-known
farmer of the Gray’s Chapel sec
tion, died Monday about noon after
Bl two months illness.
The funeral and burial services
were held at Gray’s Chapel Metho
dist church Tuesday at 2 p. m.
He is survived by his widow and
seven children, Mrs. Q. M. Powell
and D. Marshall Abrams of Ruth
erfordton, route No. 2, Bob Abrams
and Mtrs. Mj. Georgion of Ruther
fordton, Mjss Julian Abrams of
Elkin, Jack Abrams of Charlotte
and Mliss Lucy Abrams of Roan
Mountain, Tennessee.
DOCTORS TO MEET
AT SALUDA
The Thermal Belt Medical so
ciety will meet at the Spartanburg
(Smith) Baby Hospital, Saluda, N.
C., on Thursday, July 11, at 6
p. m. Dinner at 7 p. m. Pro
gram after dinner: “Prophylatic
of Sulfanilamide”, Dr. Frank
Kfood, Marion, N. C.; “Case Re
port”, Dr. Ben Gold, Shelby, N.
C.; “Presentation of Pediatric
Cases in the Hospital,” Dr. D.
Lessene Smith, Saluda, N. C.
JOHN OWENSBY
John Roe Alexander Owensby
was born July 20, 1885; died July
8, 1940 at 7 o’clock; age 54 years,
11 months and 19 days.
He is survived by his wife, Effie
Owensby; two brothers, Christ
Owensby of Marion, N. C., Whit
Owensby of Asheville; three sisters
Mrs. Fenley. Mrs. Curry of Azalea
and Mrs. Sophie Hayes of Mill
Spring. He joined Green Creek
Baptist church in 1907 at the age
of 22.
TRYON, N. C., WED., JULY 10, 1940
Miss Thomas Is Guest
Speaker at Minnehaha
Tuesday evening Mliss Elizabeth
Simonton Thomas was the guest
speaker at the Minnehaha pow
wow. Dr. Richard Sanders read
from her book of poems, “A Star
Shines” ten poems. They were as
follows: “Make Me a Hollow
Reed,” “I See The Myriad Col
ors,” “I Call You”, “Your Sbngs
Fall,” “Where Is an Infinitude of
Greatness,” “Listen to the Drum-
Beat of Life,” “There Is No Dis
cordant Sound.” “Who Can Dim
the Candle-Light of Love,” “Wis
dom Speaks Not,” “Where Night
Once Held Men.”
Dr. Sanders, in commenting on
Miss Thomas’ work, stressed her
seeking for beauty, reality and
God; that she was the true mys
tic, and that her poetry showed
that reality was onlv in the region
of the Spirit. It might be called
twilight poetry, as there were no
glaring lights, no blatant, wa"-
splitting sounds, but poetry of a
still small voice. H,e characterized
it as a poetry of mountains, val
leys, rushing rivers, always com
ing to rest in quiet composed
pools, with mists of day - break,
candles burning in darkness, sub
dued music, the eternal stars—
the motif. It is the poetrv of one
who is swept to great heights on
the wings of her own humility,
he said; trulv religious, with fresh
and appronriate images and eu
phonious phrasing.
In the round table discussion
that followed the poems end
m°nts, Miss Thomas and the guests
who were poets discussed how
poems «re created.—Hendersonville
Times-News.