Elkin
Gateway to Roaring Gap
and the Blue Ridge
VOL. No. XXVHI.No. 3
MRS. BUMGARNER
IS TAKEN SUNDAY
Mother of Mrs. R. O. Poplin,
of Elkin, Dies at Wilkes
boro Home
OF PROMINENT FAMILY
Mrs. Bessie Ryan Bumgarner,
of Wilkesboro, mother of Mrs. R.
O. Poplin, of this city, and of
Mrs. J. V. Jennings, of Peters
burg, Va., formerly of Elkin, died
at her home Sunday night from
an illness of a year. She had
been seriously ill for a week.
Mrs. Bumgarner, who was 69
years old, was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. James McNeill.
She was a member of the Wilkes
boro Baptist church. Her hus
band, Linville Bumgarner. is
clerk of federal court at Wilkes
boro. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bum
garner came from the best
known families in Northwestern
North Carolina. The couple
would have celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary had Mrs.
Bumgarner lived until January
of next year.
Survivors include the husband;
six daughters, Mrs. R. O. Poplin.
Elkin; Miss Pearl Bumgarner,
High Point; Mrs. Charles W.
Hart, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs.
J. V. Jennings, Petersburg, Va.;
Mrs. Bryan Gilreath. North
Wilkesboro, and Mrs. Byrdie
Riley, of Raleigh; six sons: Plato
S. Bumgarner, Railway,' N. J.;
E. E. Bumgarner, Winston-Sa
lem; Romulus Bumgarner, Good
Springs, and Tyre, Charlie and
Tom Bumgarner, all of Wilkes
boro; 16 grandchildren, and one
sister, Mrs. Oscoe Eller.
RONDA
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Spruill
spent the holidays at their home
in Wilkesboro.
Mr. Gorman Johnson spent the
holidays with his parents at
Crossnore.
Mr. Nicholas Antonakas spent
the holidays visiting in North
Wilkesboro and High Point.
Miss Margaret Forester spent
Thanksgiving in Roanoke, Va.
She attended the V. P. I. foot
ball game Thursday.
Miss Sarah Perkins visited her
parents in Connelly Springs dur
ing Thanksgiving.
Miss Alma Shoaf visited her
mother, Mrs. R. S. Shoaf, during
the holidays.
Miss Margaret Webb visited in
Morganton and Lenoir during the
holidays.
Mrs. Lillie Martin spent
Thanksgiving with her daughter,
Mrs. Alan Campbell, in North
Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Geter Haynes
spent Thanksgiving with relatives
in Yadkin county.
Prof. T. F. Hickerson, of Chapel
Hill, spent the holidays with his
brother, Mr. R. L. Hickerson, and
Mrs. Hickerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge £ur
chette, Mr. and Mrs. Dolly Byrd,
of Elkin, were the dinner guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Dewitte
Burchette.
Friends of Mrs. Dewey York
will be sorry to hear she is ill at
her home here.
Miss Edith Crater spent the
holidays visiting friends in Miss
issippi.
Friends here of Rev. Grady
*Burgiss are very sorry that he is
to take up work at Mag
nolia Garden church in Greens
boro. He will be greatly missed
by the Baptist members and
other friends here.
Mrs. Thomas Byrd is quite in
at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Hugh Hanks, here, her
friends wil be sorry to hear.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Martin
had as their dinner guests on
Thanksgiving day his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin, and
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R,
Mcßride.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitte Burchette
and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bradley
attended the funeral of Mr. Jesse
M. Church in Greensboro last
Wednesday.
Mr. C. A. Dimmette, of Green
Hill, returned home Sunday after
spending some time in Hot
Springs, Ark. His health Is much
improved, his friends will be glad
to hear.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Parks and
little son, of Roaring River, were
the Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Parks.
Mrs. Robey Redding, of Cling
man, is spending some time with
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Parks,
and Mr. Parks.
Rev. Mr. Mullis will preach at
the M. E church here next Sun-
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listened and believed that radio
broadcast about the invasion of
New Jersey by men from Man.
Now Miss Sara E. Collins, actress,
wants $50,000 worth of nervous
shock damages. Miss Collins filed
suit here against Columbia Broad
cast System of California and New
York and a couple of John Does.
Miss Collins is shown registering
radio terror.
day at 10 o'clock a.m. Everyone
is invited to come.
Mr. R. M. Yale, of North
Wilkesboro, spent a short time
with friends here Thanksgiving
day.
Mrs. R. M. Yale spent the holi
days with her mother, Mrs.
Saunders Martin, in Winston-
Salem.
Miss Chloe Dell Byrd visited
her brother, Mr. Dolly Byrd, and
Mrs. Byrd, in Elkin during the
holidays.
Several from here attended the
revival at Pleasant Grove last
week and report a great meeting,
with 16 being baptized Sunday.
BETHEL
Mr. and Mrs. Don Gilliam and
sons Flake, Charles and Bobby
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Arm
strong in Winston-Salem last
Sunday. They were accompanied
by Mrs. David R. Gilliam who
spent the time with her husband
at the sanitorium.
H. A. Burchette of Ronda visit
ed his parents here last Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Mathis,
who are on an extended visit to
relatives in this state from their
home in Ohio, were the guest of
his brother and family and his
sisters home for Thanksgiving, J.
F. Mathis and Mrs. John Mcßride.
Miss Elenior Melton visited her
friend Miss Greta Welborn a few
days last week and attended the
revivial that was being held at
Temple Hill church.
Charlie Gilliam rn, small son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gilliam Jr.,
has been right sick for the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gilliam,
their daughter Frances and son
Joe of Jonesville, their daughter
Mrs. Robt. Storey and little son
Jay, who are on a visit to her
parents from Tenn., and Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Gilliam of Roaring
River were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Triplett for
Thanksgiving Day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Burchette,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Bradley of Lomax, attend
ed the funeral and burial of the
former's brother-in-law, hflr. Jessie
Church at Greensboro last Wed
nesday. Mrs. Church, who was the
former Miss Anne Burchette of
this place, has the sympathy of
the entire community in her be
reavement.
Misses Marie and Julia Belle
Hemric visited friends and rela
tives at Clingman last week and
attended the annual revival at
Pleasant Grove church.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Gilliam and
family were the guests of the
former's sister and family and his
mother for Thanksgiving.
Mrs. W. A. Stroud of Wilkes
boro and Mrs. C. W. Gilliam Sr.,
and Mr. Gilliam attended the
singing held at the court house.
Misses Norma and Kathleen
Gilliam accompanied by their
aunt, Mrs. Louis Ferlazzo, who was
also visiting the Strouds to her
home in Winston-Salem to be her
guest the remainder of the week.
Mr. and Mi's. Chas. Jomes spent
the day last Sunday at Friend
ship church and were the dinner
guest at the home of Mr. Luther
Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mathis ac
companied their daughter, taary
Lou to Davis Hospital in Btates
vllle Monday morning to have a
tonsil operation.
A big hawk was killed by W. H.
Jones at his home here.measuring
46 inches from tip to tip.
Mr. and Mrs. Beaman Dobbins
of Elkin were the guest of Mrs.
Dobbins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Stroud, Thanksgiving Day.
There will be a Christmas tree
at the Bethel church Christmas,
and it is the desire that every one
in the community, who wish to
have a part and help make it a
success. Immediately after Sun
day school the second Sunday in
December, napes will be drawn.
Should it not be convenient for
you to be there at this time,
please send your name and get
one. You will not only have the
pleasure of giving but the joy of
receiving a present—thus making
two happy people.
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ANNIVERSARY
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North Carolina's best weekly
newspapers, celebrated its 27th
birthday recently. This paper is
far ahead of many weekly papers
in this section, and deserves the
success it has achieved during the
past quarter of a century or more.
The Record wishes for The Tri
bune many more years of useful
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ELKIN. N. C„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1938
COOL SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. Worth W'ishon
have moved to Surry county. Mr.
and Mrs. Watson Luffman have
moved to the house they vacated.
Mr. and Mrs. Wishon leave a
host of friends who wish them
success and new friends in the
community to which they go.
Mrs. Molly Newman is the guest
of her son, J. W. Newman, here
this week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Blackburn a fine son, Thursday,
November 24. Weight 8 pounds.
Mr. % and Mrs. Robert Spencer
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Holbrook Sunday afternoon.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, one
man of our community in listing
the things for which he was
thankful, said, "My farm and
home, $1,500.00, my friends SIOO,-
000, my wife and kids $7,000,000,
health, $1,000,000, cash on hand,
21 cents." We're glad for men
like that, and pause to say, "God
bless such millionaires."
Christmas is coming soon, pro
grams and trees to prepare, but
don't forget the aged ones who
can't join in the fun and frolic.
Make Christmas happy by your
America's Sweetheart Urges Armaments
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WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Mary Pickford, famous movie star, in a
talk before the Women's National Press Club, called for "America to
arm to the teeth" against European Dictators. Miss Pickford de
nounced Dictators and demanded that women back a big National
Defense program. Left to right: Mrs. Cordell Hull, Mary Pickford
and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson.
thoughtfulness. Share your
blessings.
" Woodpeckers are valuable con
servers of the forest because they
drill and get insects no other bird
can reach.
Sand used in construction of a
highway at Virginia Beach wat
brought from Petersburg, 100
miles inland.
Christopher Columbus was a
pirate from 1459 until 1461.
Elkin
"The Best Little Town
in North Carolina"
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
FUNERAL IS HELD FOR
MRS. EMMA OLIVER, 64
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Miller Oliver, 64, who died at her
home at Brooks Cross Roads
Thursday were held Sunday at
1:30 from Mountain View Baptist
church in Yadkin county. The
rites were in charge of Rev. W. V.
Brown, assisted by Rev. J. L.
Powers.
She is survived by her .husband,
James Webster Oliver; eight
children, Claude Oliver cf Elkin;
Prank Oliver of Ariozna; Levi
and Miss Nora Oliver of Cycle;
Mrs. Sallie Whitaker and Troy
Oliver of High Point; Miss Laura
and William Oliver of Hampton
ville; two brothers. Prank Miller
of Elkin and John Miller of Hel
ton. and one sister, Mrs. Julia
Pittman of Johnson City, Tenn.
One Advantage
"You don't make very good
music with that Instrument,"
said a bystander to the man with
the bass drum, as the band
ceased to play.
"No," replied the pounder of
the drum, "I know I don't but I
drown a heap of bad music."