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Thursday, August 12, 1937 W OCA LA Mr. and Mrs. Ira Tuttle of Raleigh spent Sunday here the guests of friends. Mrs. C. E. Holcomb of Raleigh, spent the week-end here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parks, at their home on West Main street. Miss Ethel Gilliam is spending this week in Knoxville, Tenn., the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Storey, the latter her sister. Mrs. J. F. Moseley and children are on a vacation trip of several days to Jacksonville and other places of interest in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Folger are spending this week on a va cation trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Misses Isle Cockerham and Florence Harris returned Friday from Washington, D. V C., where they spent a week visiting friends. Rev. and Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. James are spending this week at the Baptist Assembly Ground at Ridgecrest. Miss Florence Eldridge spent the week-end in Dobson, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Norman, the former her uncle. , Attorney Parks Hampton spent the early part of the week in Raleigh, attending to professional matters. Joe Harris is spending this week in Statesville, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gale White, the lat ter his aunt. Mrs. J. S. Hoffman of Charlot te was the week-end guest of Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Wellborn, at their home on Bridge street. Misses Flora Royall and Effie Crater spent Tuesday in States ville, the guests of Mrs. J. R. Johnson. Vaughn Miller of Sacramento, California, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Miller at Grassy Creek, Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. Ila D. Burch of Rusk spent last week in Greensboro with her daughters, Misses Sue and Ra chael Burch. Mrs. George Pauls had as her Sunday guests at her home on Church street, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tsumas of Statesville. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Freeman and daughter, Mary Liles, spent the week-end at Wilson Mills, the guests of relatives. Miss Evon Eldridge of Glade Valley, is the guest this week of Miss Una Norman, at her home on Gwyn Avenue. Miss Grace Lee Robertson will leave Friday for a two weeks va vacation at her home in Gerton, N. C. Mrs. Hoy Moose and little son, Hoy, Jr., returned to their home In Mount Pleasant Sunday, fol lowing a visit of a week to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Whitaker, at their home on Church street. Mr. Moose came up for the day and to accompany them home. NOTICE! By order of the Board of Commis sioners of the Town of Elkin, I will advertise in the local paper on August 18th and sell at the court house door, Dobson, N. C., Septem ber 13th, all city taxes for the year 1936 that are not paid by close of business Monday, August 16, 1937. ' Yours truly, Dixie Graham City Tax Collector | \; Town of Ellrfn Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Pegram of Roanoke, Virginia, spent the week-end here the guests of her mother, Mrs. Ida Cockerham, at her home on West Main street. Rufus Crater of Wake Forest, arrived Wednesday to spend a va cation of six weeks with his mo ther, Mrs. R. P. Crater, at her home on Gwyn Avenue. Mrs. A. A. Long and children, Louise and Albert, Jr., of Durham, are the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bivins, at their home on Gwyn Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eldridge of Lexington, spent the week-end at State Road, the guests of Mrs. Eldridge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Cockerham. Mrs. J. H. Ball has as her guests at her home on West Main street, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joyce and children of Sanford and Mrs. Ben McEachern of Rowland. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Austin and little daughter, of Mount Sidney, Virginia, spent last week the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Combs, of State Road. Miss Sarah Pruitt and Herman Holcomb, both of Raleigh, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Parks, at their Home on West Main street. Mrs. L. E. Aldridge and chil dren, Maxine, Eugene and Dale, and Mrs. Janie Smith, spent Sun day in Guilford College, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Smith. Mrs. Robert L. Price of Greens boro, spent the week-end here the guest of her mother, Mrs. R. L. Poindexter, at her home on West Main street. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Brandon left Wednesday morning for Knox ville, Tenn., where they will visit Mr. Brown's brother, J. R. Brown. Miss Dorothy Ann Smith re turned to her home in Benson Wednesday, following a visit to Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Wellborn, at their home on Bridge street. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Church have as their guests Mrs. Church's brother, Pete Grana, and Roscoe Bradbury, both of Long Beach, California. Mrs. R. B. Harrell and children returned Sunday from Sparta, where they were the guests for three weeks of her father, Dr. J. L. Doughton. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Fitzgerald and little daughter, Becky, will leave today for a vacation trip to Asheville and other places of in terest in Western North Carolina. Miss Lillian Miller returned to her home in Winston-Salem Tuesday, following a visit of a week to Miss Ruth Atkinson, at her home on West Main street. Misses Rebecca, Ella Joyner and Lula Hester Brame of North Wilkesboro, are the guests this week of their sister, Mrs. E. S. Spainhour, and Mr. Spainhour, at their home on West Main street. THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA Mr. and Mrs. Van Poindexter, who are spending the summer at Elk Creek, Va., spent Thursday here with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Biv ins, the latter their daughter, at their home on Gwyn Avenue. | ■ Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Myers and daughter, Miss Amy Catherine Myers, of this city, and Mrs. J. I. Myers and children, Ina and John 1., of North Wilkesboro, are spend ing this week at Nags Head. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Trivette and family of Winston-Salem, spent the week-end here the guests of Mrs. Trivette's mother. Mrs. R. O. Franklin, at her home on West Main street. Mrs. M. C. Whitener returned the latter part of the week from a Statesville hospital, where she was a patient for several days. Her many friends will be glad to know that she is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. DeLos Underwood and Miss Mae Young attended the wedding of Miss Wilmar Martin and William Farrell, Jr., at St. Leo's Catholic church in Winston- Salem Saturday evening. Miss Louise Transou was re moved from her home Thursday to the Baptist hospital in Wins ton-Salem for treatment. Friends of Miss Transou will be glad to know that she is improved. D. C. Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Stevens Dobbins and daughter, Anne, and Mrs. J. H. Callanback of Pittsburgh, Pa., are spending several days here the guests of Miss Etta Greene. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gwyn and son, Owen, spentl the week-end at Morehead City, with Mrs. C. L. Haywood, Jr., and children of this city, who are there on an extend ed vacation. Mrs. R.. E. Deverux and daugh ter, Miss Judy, of Salem, Va., are the guests this week of her sis ter, Mrs. C. G. Ashby and Mr. Ashby, at their home on Bridge street. Mr. and Mi's. J. H. Allred and daughter, Sarah Lou, of Wade, and Mrs. Ernest Cox of Belton, Texas, were the guests Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Mason Lillard, at their home on Gwyn Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Isley and son, Dicky, of Lancaster, S. C., will arrive the latter part of the week for a brief visit to Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Wellborn, at their home on Bridge street. Walter Bell of Winston-Salem, brother of Mrs. George Royall of this city, is a patient at the lo cal hospital, where he is taking a series of treatments. Mr. Bell has been ill for sometime. Mrs. A. V. Foote, of Chicago, who has been spending sometime here with Dr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Wellborn, the former her brother, left today for North Wilkesboro, where ehe will visit friends. Misses Thorburn and .Sarah Kelley Lillard are spending some time at Lake Waccamaw and Dunn, visiting their aunt, Mrs. J. H. Townsend and their sister, Mrs. Eugene Smith. Mrs. Baxter Mathis has return ed to her home in Washington, D. C., after a visit of several days to Mrs. J. H. Mathis and Miss Mary Mathis at their home in Jonesvllle. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fletcher of Boonville, announce the birth of a daughter, Nanoy Lee, at Htigh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Au gust 5. Mrs. Fletcher was form erly Miss Elizabeth Evans of this city. Dr. and Mrs. M. A- Royall and daughter, Miss Flora Royall, spent the week-end in Columbia, S. C., the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Foster. They were accompanied home by Billy Royall, who will be their guest for sometime. Misses Nancy and Martha Har ris of Winston-Salem arrived Tuesday to spend the remainder of the week here the guests of their grandmother, Mrs. R. L. Hubbard, at her home on Surry Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Alexander and family have returned from a visit to Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Washington, D. C. In Norfolk they were the guests of James McDaniel and in Washington they visited Robey Bates. W. W. Whitaker, chief of El kin's fire department, and Ted Brown, are spending this week in Greensboro, attending the Jubilee convention of the North Carolina State Firemen's Asso ciation. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan and children, Mary and John Walter Shores, of Glendale, California, who have been here for several days visiting friends and relatives left Wednesday for a trip through New England and Canada, before returning to their home. Mrs. P. M. Andrews of Chapel Hill, and Mrs. D. J. Montgomery of BakersvillS, Va., sisters of Mrs. John Ross, and her mother, Mrs. J. P. Chandler of Jacksonville, Florida, spent last week here with Mrs. Ross at the home of Mrs. R. L. Poindexter, on west Main street. Mrs. Chandler remained for a longer visit. Novel Surf Sled | ;'\C .-'xf ■„! .. .• - w ' ./'''l VENICE, Cat ... Mfss Althea Martin with the new type surf sled that adds safety and Increases i the thrill of coasting the ocean breakers. Mrs. Sam T. Ray and Mrs. J. Paul Gilliam of Statesville, were the guests several days last week of Mrs. Ray's sister, Mrs. Roy West, and Mr. West, at their home on West Main street. Mrs. T. A. Leeper and daughter, Mable Cathey, spent the latter part of last week in Belmont, the guests of her mother, Mrs. A. A. Cathey. Mr. Leeper went down for the week-end and to accompany them home. Mrs. R. L. Wilmoth and son, Bobby, and Mrs. R. G. Wilmoth and daughter, Anne, of Winston- Salem, and Mrs. R. B. Boren and children, of Greensboro, are spending this week here the guests of their father, W. S. Reich, at his home on Vine street. Mrs. W. E. Bchannon returned Sunday from a visit to relatives in Greensboro ana Oak Ridge. She was accompanied home Sim day by Mr. and Mrs. Alien McNeill and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams of Oak Ridge, who were her guests for the day. Mrs. R. L. Kirkman and son, Robert, and Miss Btd Ball, of this city, Mrs. Prank Joyce, of Sanford and Mrs. Ben McEach ern of Rowland, spent Wednes day in Charlotte, the guests of the former's daughter, Mrs. Wilson L. Stratton. The General Meeting of the Woman's Missionary Circles of the First Baptist church will be held Monday afternoon at the church. The program will be in charge of the Edith Adair Circle, under the direction of Miss Lucy Gray. All members are requested to be present. ~ TO HOLD CHAIN OF MEETINGS Will Be Held at Various Homes In Elkin in Preparation of Baptist Revival A chain of cottage prayer meet ings will be held next Tuesday night by the First Baptist church of this city, In preparation for the annual revival which begins Sunday, August 22. The meetings, which will begin at 8 o'clock, will be held in the following homes: Mrs. W. a. Church, West Elkin; T. L. Parnell, leader and Odell Lawrence, music leader. O. E. Gilleland, Sunset Park; Miss Emma Cooke, leader, Mrs. C. F. Gilliam, music. T. M. Darnell, North Elkin; Mrs. Eph Whisenhunt, leader, J. C. Martin, music. Mrs. W. O. Ray, Chatham Park; E. C. James, leader, Mrs. F. M. Norman, music. Mrs. Diamond Swalm, Virginia Avenue; I. C. Yates, leader, F. F. Moseley, music, W. L. Bostlc, East Elkin; Mrs. E. C. James, leader, L. M. Mastin, music. Everyone in each community, regardless, of denomination, tare invited to attend these meetings. HENDERSON MAN IS ARRESTED TUESDAY Oscar W. Capps, of Henderson, was arrested here Tuesday for V&nce county officers by Chief of Police Dixie Graham on a war rant sent here by Sheriff J. E. Hamlet. Capps was charged with aban donment and non-support of his wife, and was taken back to Hen derson Tuesday night by Sheriff Hamlet. He had been working here for some weeks as a painter. PENNEY'S CELEBRATING FRIDAY, AUG. THE 13TH The local J. C. Penney store is observing Friday the 13th with 13 lucky items for this week-end, an advertisement in this issue of The Tribune points out. That the values are really un usual and worthwhile may be noted by turning now to the ad vertisement located elsewhere in this paper. WITH THE SICK Patients admitted to the local hospital during the past week were: Gertrude Callahan, Dob son; Mrs. Ralph Fletcher, Boon ville; Edith Pardue, Ronda; J. L. Pardue, Leicester Mrs. Malvern Terrell, Elkin; Cleve Alexander, Crumpler; Claude Brown, Mouth of-Wilson, Va.; Reggie Gambill, Elkin; Clarence McrGady, Ed wards Cross Roads; Mrs. Alice Corder, Elkin; Lorene Martin, North Wiltoesboro; Voy Brooks, Sparta; Alox Hudspeth, Elkin; Lon Brooks, Hamptonville; John Moody, Siate Road; Mrs., Ed Church, Elkin; Mrs. J. B. Bell, Ronda; John Garris, Jr., Jones ville; Rachel Dunnagan, Yadkin - ville; Lydia Benge, Elkin; Doro thy Jean Wagoner, Jonesville; Mrs. Iva Stuckey, Elkin; Patricia Harris, Elkin; Willow Dean Hayes, State Road; Mrs. Othel Wagoner, Elkin; Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, Rusk; Mrs. Dorothy Hudson, El kin; P. R. Matthews, East Bend; Nellie Wellborn, Ronda; Mrs. Mary Spainhour. Mountain Park. Patients dismissed during the week were; Mrs. Empress Gentry, Elkin; Mrs. Vera Kennedy, State Road; Ramona Martin, Elkin; William Finney, Elkin; Alonzo Dillon, Elkin; Ruby Lyons, Jones ville; Lesbia Graham, Elkin; Mrs. Iris Brown, Rockford; John Dobson, Rockford; John Stout, Jr., Jonesville; Dr. C. E. Nicks, Elkin; Dr. Ira S. Gambill, Elkin; Edith Pardue, Ronda;; J. L. An derson, Leicester; Cleve Alexan der, Crumpler; Lorene Martin, North Wilkesboro; Voy Brooks, Sparta; Mrs. W. H. Gregory, Yad kinville; John Garris, Jr.*, Jones ville. Old foundation: "In God we trust." New foundation: Brain trust. Corn Flakes Kellog's or Post Toasties .. 2 PKG 15c Fresh Cucumber Pickles Heinz j ar 19c Waldorf Tissue 3mm 13c Ritz Crackers». ». c. ic. pkc. 22C Vinegar Pure Apple—Bring Your Jug _______ GAL 25c Pickles Green Beauty—Sour QT. JAR 15C| Brooms "A Good 5-String Broom" EACH 49C Wheat Flakes Kellogg's Special „ PKG. lQc| TEA 8.. g Grape Juice _ mriSc In Our Market Fruits and Vegetables ROLLED POT ROAST LB. 29 c LErruCE Iceberf ' 2 Heads 15 c NATIVE BEEF ROAST -LB 20 6 CARROTS 2 Bunches 15 c STEAK. NATIVE LB. 30* BANANAS 4 Lbs - 25 c BBF FOR LOAF LB 20° prances. Calif - 35 c Joe Bivins Foley Norman - t Ne. I—ELKIN . No. 2—JONESVIIXE HERBERT COCHRAN ATTENDS CONVENTION Herbert Cochran, manager of the men's department of McDan iel's Department Store here, re turned Saturday from St. Louis, Mo., where he spent the week at tending the national convention of the Merchants Retail association as a guest of Ely & Walker Dry Goods Co., wholesalers. While there Mr. Cochran purchased fall and winter ptock of men's and boys' ~ Fifty-Fifty - Doctor: "I will examine you for ten dollars!" Patient: "Go ahead. If you find it, I'll give you»half." FOLLOW THE TREND and go to Elkin Lumber and Manufacturing Co. for all your needs in BUILDING MATERIAL We are always glad to serve you ; ELKIN LUMBER & MFG. CO. "Everything to Build Anything" Phone 68 Elkin, N. C. Jar Tops Mason Zinc DOZ. 23c Jar Rubbers noz.4c Money-Minded '•> "Now, suppose," said the teach er, "a man working on the river bank suddenly fell In. He could not swim and would be In danger of drowning. Picture the scene. The man's sudden fall, the cry for help. His wife knows his peril and, hearing his screams, rushes im mediately to the back. Why does she rush to the bank?" Whereupon a boy exclaimed: "To draw his insurance money." f ! , Taflbring Dress Making All Kinds of Sewing Mrs. C. W. Laffoon Elk Spur Street Phone 119rR