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Miss Lois Reeves, of Washing
ton, D. C., is spending this week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lon M. Reeves. She had as her
guest the first of the week, Mrs.
William Dove, of Washington.
County Agent R. E. Black and
Home Agent Mrs. Isom Wagoner
are attending an agents’ training'
meeting in Asheville today anff.
tomorrow.
Miss Doris Richardson, stud&it'
at Wake Forest College, spCTit
the week end here with her pat
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clennel Rich*
ardson. She had as her guests,
Miss Alice Jean Johnson, of Ay
den and Miss Jesse Matsinger, of
. Winston-Salem.
Charles Dean Choate and
Brantley Jolly, of Wake Forest
College, spent the week end here
with Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Choate.
Mrs. James Mitchell spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Ra
leigh,
R. L. Nicholson. Jr., is now em
ployed as foreman of a body and
parts auto shop in Radford, Va.
Dr. Frank Taylor, of Mur
pheysboro, attended the funeral
of his brother, Robert Taylor,
last Thursday.
Willie Smithers and Mrs. Lee
Smithers have returned from a
visit with relatives in West Vir
ginia.
Robert and Lonnie Edwards
and Miss Gelene Edwards tmd
Page and Olen Crouse, of Bef
Air, Md., returned home Tues
day, after spending a few days
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with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Tyre Crouse, of Spar
ta, Route 2, and other relatives
here.
Mrs. Jack Thompson spent last
week with her sister, Miss Una
Lee Richardson, a member of the
faculty of Mountain Park high
;schooL
Coy McCann, of Glade VaUey,
has
>Sklem hospital rii§2[jjgplpwl£ im
proving from a praoptM illness.
\ Letcher Duncan, is reported to
totf'seribusly.ill at his home ih the
Chestnut Grove community.
Mrs. Ennice Hash, who has
been confined to her room for
sometime, is slowly improving.
Cary Wagoner, of the Piney
Creek community, was carried
to .the Wilkes hospital, Monday,
for treatment.
Buster Anderson, of Aberdeen,
Md., is spending a few days with
his aunt, Mrs. Cleo McMillan.
Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Walker
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Richardson recently.
Mrs. Amos Wagoner, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs.
A. V. Russell in Marion, Oregon,
for the past three months, return
ed home Sunday. Mrs. Russell
remains ill.
Attorney R. F. Crouse spent
Wednesday in Winston-Salem on
business.
Charles Castevens, Jr., has re
turned home from service over
seas and has been honorably dis
charged from the army.
Recently Wed
Couple Honored
>
Mrs. B. G. Atwood entertained
a number of friends at dinner
at her home near Wolfe Branch,
Sunday, in honor of her brother,
Walter M. Andrews and his
bride, the former Miss Nova Mc
Bride.
The newly wed couple received
many useful gifts.
Those present in addition to
the honorees were: Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Crouse, Mr. and Mrs. Har
din Spicer, Mrs. Sadie Billings
and Mrs. G. M. Harless. Misses
Norma and Elaine McBride, Na
omi and Helen Andrews, Virgin
ia and Dorothy Wagoner,'Mabel
Crouse, and Dorise Billings, and
Messrs. Kenneth Williams, John
Irwin, Foy Woodruff and Em
mett Atwood.
Kirgan And Rose
Vows Are Spoken
Miss Anna Helen Rose, daugh
ter of Mrs. R. G. Parsons, of
Mouth of Wilson, became the
bride of William Howard Kirgan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Hular Da
vis Kirgan. of Edmonton, Ky., in
a ceremony performed in the
home of the Rev. William Ed
wards in Washington, D. C., .on
June 9. 1945, it was announced
here this week.
The bride wore a gown of blue
satin and lace, and a full-length
veil. She carried a bouquet of
bride’s roses.
Miss Velma Collins, maid of
honor, wore a gown of white
RECENTLY WED
Mrs. Tam Smith Gambill,
who was before her recent
marriage in Elkin, Miss Iris
Kathleen Brooks, of Glade
Valley.
RECENTLY WED
Mrs. Rex Fowler, who was
before her recent marriage,
Miss Alma Jean Blevins, Of
Sparta.
satin and net. Her arm bouquet
was of pink roses. John Dixon
served as best man.
The bride is a graduate oLVir
ginia-Carolina high school with
the class of ’41.
The groom is a graduate of
Edmonton high school, Edmon
ton, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Kirgan are mak
ing their home in Kentucky.
Miss McBride,
Mr. Andrews Wed
The marriage of Miss Nova
McBride, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Traverse McBride, of Spar
ta, to Walter M. Andrews, of
Sparta, was solemnized on Feb
ruary 16 at Sparta with G. Glenn
Nichols, justice of the peace, of
ficiating.
The bride wore a suit of light
blue wool with brown accessor
ies. She attended Sparta high
school.
The groom received his hon
orable discharge from the U. S.
Army in November. He had
been in service for the past three
years, two of which he had spent
overseas.
The couple will make their
home near Wolfe Branch at the
old family homestead.
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Miss Walker And
Capt. Clary Wed
Vows Are Spoken In Presby
terian Church At Sacra
mento, California
Miss Dare Walker, daughter of
Eld. A. C. Walker, of Piney
Creek, and the late Mrs. Annie
Wyatt Walker, became the bride
of Captain Dallas J. Clary, son
of Mrs. L. E. Carbett and the
late Mr. Clary, of Sacramento,
California, at the West Minister
Presbyterian churcia, inviSacfft
mento on September 23.
Captain. Clary, who was a
fighter pilot withlithe Ninth Air
Force, served in the European
theatre of operations. He wears
the DFC, Air Medal, Presiden
tial citation and seven Oak Leaf
Clusters.
The couple are making their
home in Los Angeles, California.
Fowler, Blevins
Vows Are Spoken
Announcement has . been made
of the marriage of Miss Alma
Jean Blevins, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Blevins, of
Sparta, to Rex Fowler, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Fowler, of
Nathan’s Creek, on February 1
at the Sparta courthouse with
G. Glenn Nichols, justice of the
peace, officiating.
The bride chose for her nup
tials a two-piece dress of navy
blue crepe with a touch of white
at the throat. At her shoulder
she placed a corsage of red rose
buds.
Mrs. Clary attended school at
Sparta High and is now employ
ed at Belk’s Department store.
The groom attended school at
Nathan’s Creek and was induct
ed into military service in April,
1941. He recently returned
home, after serving 42 months
overseas, in the Pacific area. He
is now employed with the Spar
ta Pipes, Inc., here.
For the present, the couple are
making their home in Sparta.
Alleghany Girl Wed In California
Captain and Mrs. Dallas J. Clary, as they cut their wed
ding cake following the ceremony in Sacramento, California.
Mrs. Clary is the former Miss Dare Walker.
Maple Shade News
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Halsey
spent the week with Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Cox and his mother,
Mrs. Sam Halsey, at Camp, Va.
Mrs. V. M. Cox, Sr., was a Sat
urday dinner guest of Mrs. Lau
ra B. Rutherford and Mrs. Nan
nie Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. DeBord and
son, Raymond, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Cicero Debord, at Grassy
Creek, Thursday.
Misses Grace Kirk and Winnie
Hash spent the week end in the
G. W. Kirk home.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Cox and
George, Jr., were in Independ
ence and Sparta, Saturday.
Little Miss Rosemond Fields
spent Saturday night with little
Miss Carol Lynn Osborne.
The WSCS met with Mrs. Vir
gil Cox, Jr„ on February 14 at
two o’clock. Following the
meeting, a surprise birthday
H. D. Cliibs Hold
Good Meetings
The demonstration for the?
month of February was “Home
stead Planning,” which was givers-,
by the Home Agent, Mrs. Isom
Wagoner, to all 1 clubs with whom
it was possible ,to meet. A con
tinued survey of the families in
each community that are plan
ning to build, remodel or go®
electricity ,ln, .1946 is being made.
The following are clubs that,
have met this month:
February*'J5, whitehegjl H. IX
club with Mrs. Maude Jarvis aik
2 p. m. i
February 6,'- Mrs. Wagoner a#
tended an Agent’s Training Meet
ing in Lenoir? ^ '0
February '!f,l’’®oh /'club mote
with Mrs. Irej^’^diJn'es at 2 p.
and Cherry ^a^j? dub, at 7 p. nv
with Mrs. Roscoe Smith.
February—9y~ Blevins Crosfc
Roads at X-piaa*. *with Mrs. Felix.
Hincher. -v ; u;
February 3»1> 'Pine, Jfork w itfc,
Mrs. George Upchurch at 2 p. m»
February '15'-v>. Laurel Spring?-,
with Mrs. R; EC-PUgH at 2 p. m.
February 18, Piney Creek club
with Mrs. Frank Boone at 2 p. m,
February 19, Meadow Fork:
club with Mrs: J. H. Miller at 2
p. m. . i
The two following clubs art
to meet during the remainder ot"
the month:-’IT''!
February 25 at 2 p. m., Rocky
Ridge H. D. club will meet with,
Mrs. Myrtle Perry.
February 26 at 2 p. m., Sparta*
club will meet with Mrs. R. E
Black.
On March 1, Elk Creek club
will meet with Mrs. Oscar Gam
bill at 2 p. m.
March 5, Whitehead Club will!
meet with Mrs. Ray Caudle at 2.
p. m.
The fit of a Slip depends not
only on its size but also on its
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party was given Mrs. G. W. Kirk
Many nice presents were pre
sented from members of the so
! ciety.
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