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Mrs. Jack Thompson left Satur
day for Chanute Field, 111., to join
her husband, who is in the ground
crew of the Army Air Force there.
She was accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. R. V. Thompson, who will
spend a few days there.
Maxie Roberts arrived Saturday
from Washingtong, D. C., to spend
sometime with her parents, at
Laurel Springs.
Mrs. Bruce McMillan, of Mouth
of Wilson, visitec^ in town last
Friday.
Miss Nora Helen Doughton and
Miss Jean McMillan have return
ed home after spending sometime
at Langley-Field, Virginia.
Miss Lois Reeves spent the
week end with Miss Elizabeth
Bryant, of Independence.
Miss Hazel Livsey, of Woods
town, N. J., is spending sometime
with her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen
Crouse, who remains ill at her
home.
George Reeves returned to his
home in Bel Air, Md., Monday,
after spending a week visiting
relatives here.
Dean Richardson left Monday
for Baltimore, where he has ac
cepted a position.
Mr. and Mrs. Reah Harris, of
Baltimore, Md., have been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Harris at Glade Valley.
Miss Minnie Massey, of Wax
haw, has returned to the home
^ of Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne after
attending the funeral of her bro
ther. ’
Miss Jean uarson, oi cnarioue,
spent the week end at her home
here.
Mrs J. M. Cheek visited her
son, J. M. Cheek, Jr. and Mrs.
Cheek in Galax, Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne has been
spending a lew da£s in town with
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hawthorne.
Gov. R. A. Doughton, Congress
man R. L. Doughton, Edwin Dun
’ can and M. A. Higgins are attend
ing a bank meeting at Black
Mountain this week.
Mrs. Philena Dennis, of High
Point, and Mrs. Hazel Glass and
son, Marvin, of Winston Salem,
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Johnson.
Mrs. Sophia Roe and Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Roe, of Cedar Springs,
Va., spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. G. R. Roe. They were ac
companied by Rhudy Roe, who is
spending the summer with rela
tives at Cedar Springs.
Mrs. Bain Doughton and daugh
ter, Rosemond, returned to Wash
ington, D. C. Tuesday after spend
b ing a few weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Hardin here. They were
accompanied to Wytheville by
Miss Ellen Hardin and Billy Har
din.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Gribble,
of Arkon, Ohio, spent last week
end with Mrs. Gribble’s sister,
Mrs. W. O. Hooper and Mr. Hoop
er.
Mrs. P. H. Tompkins, who has
been spending sometime with Her
mother, Mrs. Virgie Burchett, re
turned to Portsmouth, Va., Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Blevins re
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turned to Maryland, Tuesday,
after spending sometime with re
latives here. They were “accom
panied to Roanoke, Va., by Miss
Sally Bledsoe.
Mrs. Talmadge Edwards and
children apd Mrs. Foster Truitt
and children have returned to
Newport News, Va., after visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. R. B. Harrell, of Elkin,
was in town, Wednesday.
Mrs. E. L. McMillan and daugh
ter, Bonnie Sue, and sons Pfc.
E. L. and Joe McMillan, left Fri
day for a week’s visit with rela
tives in Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hendrix
and son, Douglas have moved to
Winston Salem, where he has his
headquarters. Mr. Hendrix is
connected with the Altantic Grey
hound Bus Lines. He and Mrs.
Hendrix have been living in
Sparta for the past three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Landingham,
who have been living .in the
Halsey apartment, left Monday
for Boone where she will attend
ASTC.
Mrs. T. R. Burgiss and Mrs. C.
A. Reeves spent Wednesday in
Salisbury.
Mrs. Eugene Transou is report
ed ill at her home here, suffering
from injuries sustained in a fall.
Master James Halsey is visiting
his grandmother, Mrs. Harlow
Halsey, at Piney Creek.
Porter Collins made a business
trip to Wilkesboro, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Goodman
and daughter, Lessie, of Morgan
ton, spent the week end here.
Thompson-W omble
Vows Announced
Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Miss Lena
Adelaide Thompson, of Gastonia,
to Lieutenant Edwin Cornelius
Womble at the home of the bride
on July 5, with Rev. A. Leslie
Thompson officiating.
Mrs. Womble, the daughter of
Mrs. A. L. Thompson, of Gastonia,
taught at Glade Valley school for
four years. For the past eleven
months she has been teaching vo
cational home economics in the
public schools of Belmont.
Immediately after the ceremony,
the couple left for San Antonio,
Texas, where they will make their
home at 1635 N. Alamo Street.
' CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express to our many
friends our heartfelt thanks for
their help, kindness and sympathy
during the sickness and death of
our dear husband and father. May
God bless you all.
. Mrs. Chas. G. Andrews
and children.
WILL SPEAK HERE
Mrs. R. A. McLaughlin, sec
ond vice-president and direc
tor of districts of the N. C.
Federated Clubs, will be the
guest speaker at the Sparta
Woman’s Club, on Friday af
ternoon..
Mrs. McLaughlin
To Speak To Club
Friday Afternoon
The Club’s Relation To The
Federation Will Be The
Subject Discussed
Mrs. R. A. McLaughlin, of Yad
kinville, second vice-president of
the N. C. Federation of Women’s
Clubs will speak to the Sparta
Woman’s club on Friday after
noon at 3:30s. o’clock at the com
munity building.
Mrs. McLaughlin, who is also
director of districts for the
Women’s clubs of North Carolina,
will speak on the subject, “The
Club’s Relationship to the Federa
tion.” All members are especially
urged to be present at this meet
ing.
Miss Emogene Choate, popular
young daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
B. O. Choate, will render a
special piano solo.
Hostesses for the meeting will
be Mrs. Ellen Parks, Mrs. T. J.
Carson and Misses Pearl and
Clyde Fields. \
BIRTHS ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. John Rhudy
Crouse announce the birth of a
son, Clarence Rhudy, on July 2
at Sparta; weight 9 lbs. 6 ozs.
Cpl. and Mrs. Amon Edwards
announced the Birth of a son,
Ronny Charles, July 11 at the
Davis hospital, Statesville; weight
6 lbs. 2 ozs. Cpl. Edwards is now
stationed in France and took part
in the recent invasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Halsey,
of Independence, announce the
birth of a daughter on July 12 at
the Hugh Chatham Memorial hos
pital in Elkin; weight 5 lbs. 13 ozs.
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ALLIES ENTER ROME—The end of. j
the long road to Rome i« pictured here i
as Allied lighten ride the top of a tank, *
completing the occupation of the Eter
nal City, along Italy a route t.
i OSWALD INGOT may be a comic cari
|| cature to you, but to Adolf Hiller he's a
!j fearsome figure. He could be created
from ingot, rig and shavings by em
ployees of Aluminum Co. of America
; for plant war show, only because indus
| trial production miracle provided plenty
of aluminum for planes to soften Nails
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BOABD BEAUTY—
Latest addition to the
Mermaids’ Society is
luscious Yvonne De Car
lo ol Hollywood. •
Circle 1 W.EU.
Met On Thursday
Mesdames C. A. Reeves and
Richard L, West were joint host
esses to Circle I of the Sparta
Baptist W. M. U. on Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Reeves.
The program topic “The Isles
[ of the Sea Shall Await His Law,”
i was discussed by Mrs. Amos Wag
loner, Mrs. Richard L. West, Mrs,
J. B. Doughton, Mrs. A. O. Joines
. and Mrs. C. A. Reeves. Mrs Reeves
! presided and read the scripture
' lesson and Mrs George Crutch -
I field closed the meeting with
prayer.
| Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses assisted
by Mrs. T. R. Burgiss.
Eldridge-Chalk
Wedding Today
The wedding of Miss Evon Vir
ginia Eldridge to Lieutenant Johr
D. Chalk, Jr., will be solemonized
today in a 5:00 o’clock ceremony
at the Glade Valley Presbyteriar
church with Rev. Richard Gam
mon officiating.
A number of people from Sparta
and out of town guests are ex
pected to be present for the wed
ding and reception which wil
! follow at the home of the bride’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Eld
ridge.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Eld E. A. Long will preach ai
Antioch church the fourth Satur
day and Sunday in July. The
; public is cordially invited to at
tend these services at the regulai
meeting time.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Service at the Osborne Memorial
Baptist church will be held or
Friday night, July 21 at 8:00 o’
clock, instead of Saturday nighi
as was previously announced.
N. C. DEMOCRATS
MEET FOR CAUCUS
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honorary secretary and Miss Stel
la Low, of Newland, honorary as
sistant secretary.
Mrs. W. T. Bost, of Raleigh, was
named a member of the resolu
tions committee.
Miss Doughton,
Mr. Thomas Wed
Of much interest here and else
where is the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Bernice Dough
ton, daughter of Mr. W. Frank
Doughton and the late Mrs.
; Doughton, of Laurel Springs, to
Mr. August W. Thomas on June
j 20 at Alexandria, Louisiana.
The couple will make their
home at Bentley, Louisiana.
175 ALLEGHANY MEN
EXAMINED FOR SERVICE
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Shepherd, George R. Crouse,
Kenneth W. Hudson, Arthur W.
Crouse, Rufus J. Wagoner, Rob
ert A. Joines, Arthur J. Edwards,
George F. Collins, Halley J. Doug
las, Joseph M. Choate, William
C. Thompson, James M. C. Joines,
Richard A. Bumgardner, William
H. Dixon and Reid E. Fender.
1- A(L): Everett L. Richardson
and Ross D. Richardson.
2- A: Paul E. Crouse, Paul L.
Carpenter, Jonnie R. Parker and
Fred M. Thompkins.
2-A(F): Major A. Joines.
2-B: Donley O. Andrews.
2-C: Odell C. Smith and Tam
iS. Gambill.
2-C(F): Wiley P. Maxwell, Jr.,
Vance Caudill, Earl G. Jarvis,
Ralph J. Hines, Claude E. Dowell,
Herbert E. Crouse, Howard Ellis,
Charles W. Proffitt, Dillon C.
Lowe, Sam E. Maines, Robert R.
Collins and Sherman Blevins.
4-A: Emory E. Maines, Claude
C. Kennedy, Roy Alley, Jones C.
Bare, Caswell R. McCann, Charlie
Murphy, Claude A. Miles, Clyde
W. Edwards, Marvin I. Dickens,
Alex L. Coomes, Fred G. Richard
son, Dewey M. Andrews, Dewey
F. Sturdivant, Rufus C. Halsey,
John M. Osborne, Duke F. Mc
Millan, Norman C. Jones, James
,R. McCann and Lonnie E. Carico.
4-F: Glade F. Caudill, Burton
A. Brown, Larry W. Brooks,
Glenn B. Shaw, Eugene A. Ed
wards, Elgin R. Choate, Click C.
Murphy, Paul Billings, Oscar L.
Royal and George E. Wood.
Dec: Isom B. Wagoner.
Canadian threshing outfits will
help harvest grain crops on the
Western Great Plains while Am
erican machines and men will la
ter help out in the Prairie Pro
vinces, reports the USDA.
PRICE PANEL MEETS
FOR PROGRAM PLANING
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chase of rationed foods.
Since a ceiling price has been
placed on beer, the four beer deal
ers of the county have received
cards placing them in class 3-B,
Mrs. Robert Fleetwood, clerk of
the\jation board announced. The
four dealers include George
Woodruff, Parkway Cafe, Mack
Atwood and the Irwin Cafe.
C. OF C. TEAM WINS
OVER PINEY CREEK
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Thompson, lb; H. Choate, 2b; E.
Calhoun, 3b; T. Wyatt, s.f.; E.
Black, l.f.; R. Thompson, c.f.; and
W. Blackburn, r.f. Piney Creek:
Cecil Rector, p; J. Halsey, s.s.;
O. Smith, c; R. Billings, lb; G.
Perry, 2b; R Joines, 3b; J. Reeves,
s.f.; R. Caudill, 1. f.; and J. C.
Mabe, r.f.
The Piney Creek team will meet
Classified Ads
WANTED—Grass to rent. I have
a herd of horses and mules for
which I would like to rent grass
until October or November 1. If
you have it let me know the lo
cation and price per head. R. M.
Fletcher, Booneville, N. C.
7-20-2t
the team from the D. and P. Pipe
Plant on Sunday, July 23, an the?
Sparta field, it was announced.
NOTICE
f OF
RESALE OF LAND
As commissioner appointed by
the Court in special proceedings
entitled “F. Q. Blevins, Admr. of
B. L. Collins, Dec’d., Petitioner,
vs. Beatrice Collins and others.
Respondents”, I will offer for re^
sale at public auction at the Court
House door in Sparta, North Caro
lina, on the 5th day of August,
1944, at 11:00 0’cloW‘ S m* tKe
following described land:
FIRST TRACT: Containing 150
acres, more or less and adjoining
the lands of Levy Todd, Dave
Jarrell, Brady Carpenter, Mack
Brooks, W. R. Smith and Dewey
Todd.
SECOND TRACT: Beginningon
a black gum, running North It
poles; East 83% to a gum; South
6 poles West 83% poles to the
beginning. Containing 3 acres and
21 poles, more or less. Adjoining
the lands of B. L. Collins; Dewey
Todd, W. B. Carpenter and W- R.
Smith.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third
cash on day of sale, remainder in
two equal payments due three and
six months after date of sale.
This the 19th day of July, 1944.
F. Q. BLEVINS,.
Commissioner..
7-20-2t
The Cow with a Complacent Ego
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"THERESA WAR ON, MRS. FERDINAND!?*
AMERICA IS CRYING FOR MORE FOOD
BESIDES. FARMER BROWN IS BUY
ING AN EXTRA WAR BOND THIS MONTH'
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