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Cirdes of Ndson in Joint Mooting One Deed, Two Hurt Seri ousiy After Accident Neetr Neison, Vs NELSON. Va—Dec a —Members of the Elizabeth Hate and Oerry .Netson Ctrcles. with 14 members each present, tied for first place in attendance at the cirde meetings of the WMU on Saturday. A totai of 61 women attended the gathering Low Mesa — Now yoa can pamt the average home for M""i - tw< coats too. Let Same* Davis Hard Ware figure with yoa on that pain sod SAVE. SAVE. SAVE. O as sa M tf H !t's REAL ESTATE, sec us Frank Hancock & Sons Cooper BuHding For Tour Convenience Piease Call for Appointment PHONE 3125 held at the church The occasion was a Christmas party end mem bers were grateful to Mrs. Leo Thames, social chairman, an!! the members of her committee who made the occasion such an out standing success. A native of Nelson. Warren Ciafk. died suddeniy at his home in Union Levei. Va., last Wejjnesday. The funeral was heid Friday. Several from the community attended the service. He leaves a host of friends and relatives In this community. . Meivin Eiltott is at South Boston Hospital with a broken leg. sustain ed Tuesday. Nov. 29. white attempt ing to load a log onto a truck. The log slipped on the skid used in loading the truck, knocking Meivin down and breaking the big bone in his ieg. The accident occurred in the iate afternoon near Stovail. Miss Eva Hudson returned home Sunday from Watts Hospital. Dur ham. where she underwent a ma jor operation. Mrs. Hesiey Clark of the Moun tain Creek vicinity has returned home from the hospitai and is re portedly improving. i%obert Overby was injured pain fully Sunday evening in a motor vehicie accident three miies east of Nelson on Highway 49. One person was killed in the two-car accident and two others hurt seriously. Ov erby is a patient at South Boston Hospital Driver of one of the cars was a Mr. Adcock, whose wife was pronounced dead upon arrival in South Boston, Mr Adcock was hurt seriouaiy. A G T Pittard and daughter. Mrs R. H Clark. visited Mm. Emma Snead in South Boston Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. V. N. Mitcheii at tended the Chrtstmas parade in Danvtlie Friday. Nov. 26. and were iuncheon guests of Mrs. Ora M Parker. Mr. and Mrs O H. Neai and Jack of Buffaio Junction, were Friday supper guests in the W P. Vaughan home Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ciark and Miss Louise Ciark visited Mrs Hesiey Ciark in the Mountain Creek vicinity Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Idtrry of .Portsmouth, Mr and Mrs. Ray mond Long and Teresa, spent Thanksgiving in the home of Mrs. Larry's and Mrs. Long's mother. Mrs. Sam Newton. Mr and Mrs. George Scott of Se niors. N. C . visited Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Nelson Sunday afternoon. We weicome in our midst Mr and Mrs. Thomas Averette of Vir giiina, who have moved into the cottage formeriy occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Overby Move to CiarksvtUe Mr. and Mrs. Overby moved into their newly purchased home near Clarksville last week. The best wish es of the community go with Mr and Mrs. Overby and their son. Jerry, for their continued happi ness and success in their new home. Mr. and Mrs. A A. Vaughan. Ronnie and Ralph. catled in the W P Vaughan heme Thursday eve ning. Visitors in the home of Mrs. Sam Newton Sunday inciuded Mr and iMrs Garnett Newton and family and Mr and Mrs. Roy Newton and family. Miss Betty Newton spent Sunday night in the home. ! Mesdames W. P. Vaughan. G H. Neai. A. R. Vaughan and sons. Ron nie and Raiph. were visitors in South Boston Friday morning. Misses mue and PearUe Elliott of Richmond, spent the week-end with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elliott. ! Mrs. Uilian Neal of Buffalo Junc tion. and Mrs. Fannie Mae Yancey 'of Buffalo Junction spent Friday in South Boston. , ) Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Vaughan and son. Ralph and Ronnie, were visit ' ors in the G. H Neal home at Buf falo Junction Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wiliams. Jr., and children of Oxford, were Sat urday night supper guests in the G M. Vaughan home Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Williamson visited their daughter and son-in law. Mr. and Mrs R. L. Yancey Thursday afternoon. The junior play at Oak Hill High School Friday evening was well at tended by friends and patrons. Now to close this letter and re mind my friends and neighbors that items to appear in the current week s news letter must reach me not later than Monday noon. At! newt received after Monday w!l! be carried in the next week s paper Thank you-—Mrs. W. P Vaughan. SnlBROOksI t ^ (Continued from Page 1) iosophy expressed by Jefferson more than 150 years ago is as true today as when written, f hope my trustees and their successors in of fice wiil observe and appiy it in administering this trust . " Trustees of the foundation are Aubrey Lee Brooks, Thornton Hig bie Brooks, and James Tayior Brooks of Greensboro. Charies M. Shaffer of Chape! Hi!!, the presi dent, vice president, finance offi cer and secretary of the Consoli dated University of North Caroli na. and the chanceiiors of the three units of the University I Selection committees wiii be set , up in each of the counties and ap ! pticants will receive booklets pre scribing qualifications and the se lection procedure. !n the foreword I of the booklet is contained a bio I graphical sketch of the life of Au brey Lee Brooks. He was bom May 21. 17! on his father's plantation jin Person County After grade and high school, young Aubrey Lee Brooks "lifted himself by his own educational shoe - strings." He taught school a year and with his savings and some borrowing he ac cumuiated enough money to go to Ihapel Hi! land enter the Univer sity. After a couple of years he dropped out; but Ms !ove of lev drew Mm back to Chape] Hltl and the UMversity Law Schooi j He became one of the states most distinguished and most successfui iawyers He eeamed the highest fee ever paid a tawyer in North Caro iina. yet he was never to busy to defend the poorest man who sought Ms heip A. L. Brooks constancy champoned the cause of the "un der-dog " Mr. Brooks and his wife, the for mer Miss Heien Higbie of New Jer sey. iive on Sunset Drive. Greens boro. Their two sons are Thorn ton Higbie Brooks. Greensboro at torney. and James Tayior Brooks, a practicing physician of Greens boro. A tMrd son, Aubrey Lee Brooks. Jr., died as a resuit of ad ! automobiie accident when he was I a student at Chapei Hiii. I Through the years Mr. Brooks has contributed to many causes in North Caroiina. among them the jtPresbytertan Church, the Boy ! Scouts and the University of North Caroiina Press to which he gave 'an endowment fund currentiy vai ued at a quarter of a miiiion doi I iars. COAL USED !N BOTTLMAKfNG Among the many contributions of coai chemicais to better iiving. and undoubtediy one of the most popu iar, is the squeeze" bottie used to day fot^iotions, shampoos, and oth er liquids and made from a coai chemicai caiied poiyethyiene, pro duced from coke oven gas. Fred Royster To Be Heord Sunday at 3 At Co!. Orphanage Fred S Royster, president of the Bright Beit Warehouse Association, and a former member of the North Carolina Genera! Assembiy. wiii be guest speaker on a program at the Coiored Orphanage at 3 p. m. Sun day. Aiso on the program is Sena tor wtiis Hancock of this city. Supt. T H. Brooks stated that a program has been pianned for aii frierids of the Orphanage, during which reports wiii be made on the current fund drive for the institu tion. Christmas music ia to be ren dered by a group of chiidren. MORE WOMEN TAKE COURSE JACKSONILLE. Fla—When the YMCA started an eight-week course in night school it was somewhat surprised at the response—three men and 21 women signed up The group is studying photogra phy. bait casting, square dancing, bailroom dancing and bridge. An average of three years of test growing of "Boone" late blight re sistant Irish potato variety shows the new variety also slightly out yields both Kennebec and Sequoia. Continents P!nnt Company PHONE 6859 Kittreii, North Caroiina Add Beauty and Coior to Your Home With TREES, SHRUBS and EVERGREENS Adapted to This Soii and Ciimate Let Us Heip You Pian Your Pianting With Our FREE LANDSCAPE SERVtCE C. M. HIGHT C. M. HIGHT,-Jr. PENNEYS ALWAY S HR ST QU AL ) TY! ChrM&M OPEN FR!DAY N!GHT UNT)L 9 o CLOCK just When You Are Ready To Do Your Christmas Shopping Penneys Brings You This Big Christmas Do!!ar Days! Savings A!! Over The Store! SHOP PENNEY S F!RST! SHOP! COMPARE! SAVE! YOUR DOLLAR BUYS MORE ON $ DAYS! 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