Thursday, August 3, 1939
Henry Wooruff and Russell
Burcham spent the week-end in
Raleigh, the guests of friends.
Edwin and Junior Evans are
spending this week in Hertford,
the guests of Buddy Cannon.
Miss Elizabeth McNeill left
Tuesday for a visit of a week
with Mrs. Joe Hayes, at Purlear.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parks,
of Clinton, were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Parks.
Mr. and Mrs. Verge Holcomb
of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Holcomb
in Jonesyille.
Mrs. H. C. Graham has as her
guest at her home on Terrace
avenue, Alice, Bobby and Jack
Ross, of Charlotte.
Miss Alma Teague, of High
Point, is the guest this week of
Miss Dorothy Colhard at her
home on Church street.
Sam Gambill. Jim Harrell, Earl
Pardue, Bill Jones and Dick Shu
gart left Saturday for a stay of
9 week at Myrtle Beach.
Mrs. Rich Chatham, Mrs.
James Booher and Mrs. J. R.
Poindexter spent Monday at
Roaring, Gap with friends.
Phillip Yarboro spent last week
in Raleigh, attending the 4-H
Club short course. He was one
of the livestock judges.
Mrs. J. S. Atkinson left Mon
day for Charlotte, for a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Atkinson, the
former her son.
Clyde Rudd, of Alta Vista, Va.,
was a week-end guest in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Myers, on West Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Markham
and daughters, Misses Hilda and
Neva, of Mocksville, were the
Sunday guests of friends here.
Miss Miriam Graham of Lew
isville, arrived Wednesday for a
visit with Miss Helen Finney, at
her home on West Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McNeill and
family attended the funeral of
Mr. McNeill's uncle, Wiley Mc-
Neill, at Millers Creek, Sunday.
Little Miss Anne Poindexter, of
Wilkesboro, is the guest this
week of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bivins
at their home on Gwyn avenue.
Mrs. H. F. Laffoon left Sunday
for Champion, for a visit of sev
eral days with heir parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Edmisten.
Little Miss Mary Frances Tower
of Kenosha, Wis., arrived Sunday
for a visit of several weeks with
her aunt, Mrs. E. B. Lawrence, at
her home on Gwyn Avenue.
Mrs. W. J. McKethan, Jr., of
Raleigh, arrived Monday for a
visit of several days with Mrs. R.
C. Freeman, at her home on
Church street.
J. E. Hunter, of Raleigh, spent
the week-end here with Mrs.
Hunter and children, at the home
of her mother, Mrs. W. E. Paul,
on Terrace avenue.
Georgeanna Foster and Betty
Yarboro spent last week at
Troutman, the guests of Olive
Roseberry, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Roseberry.
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West Main St. Elkin, N. C.
Miss Josephine Paul returned
Saturday from Charlottsville, Va.,
where she has been attending
summer school at the University
of Virginia.
Mrs. Sam Bostic and son, of
High Point, are the guests this
week of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jur
ney, at their home on Bridge
street.
Mrs. John Ross and sop, of
Jacksonville, Fla., arrived Mon
day for a visit with Mrs. R. L.
Poindexter, at her home on West
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Buret Graham,
of Charlotte, and Mrs. O. F.
Blevins, of Wilkesboro, were the
guests Friday of Dr. and Mrs. I.
S. Gambill.
Rev. and Mrs. O. V. Caudill
and family expect to leave Mon
day for Bernardston, Mass., for
a visit with Mrs. Caudill's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Boyle.
Miss Margaret Harkrader, of
Dobson, is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Fletcher Harris, the latter
her sister, at their home on West
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Bedding
fit-ld of this city, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Strickland of
Mount Airy, spent Wednesday in
Afheville.
Johnny Carter of Winston-Sa
lem, is spending some time here
with Mr. and Mrs. George Royall,
the latter his aunt, at their home
on Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Gillette and
daughter, Miss Betsy, of Char
lotte, and R. H. Isley of Lancas
ter, S. C., were guests last week
in the home of Dr. and Mrs. W.
R. Wellborn, on Bridge street.
Mr. and Mrs. Parks Hampton
and son, Johnny, returned Sat
urday from a vacation trip of
several days to Boone, Blowing
Rock and other places in west
ern North Carolina.
Mrs. R. D. Roscoe, of Chapel
Hill, and Miss Swannie Roscoe,
of Burlington, were the week-end
guests of Mrs. Roscoe's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Masten, at
their home on Elk Spur street.
Mrs. J. Ralph Reece left Wed
nesday for her home in Green
ville, S. C., following a visit with
her parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. R.
Wellborn, at their home on
Bridge street.
Miss Amy Myers returned last
week from a visit with Miss
Madge Glazener at Chillicothe,
Ohio. Misses Myers and Glazen
er were room mates at Meredith
College, Raleigh.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Boggs and
little son, of Valdese, and Mrs.
Frank Smedick, of Statesville,
were the week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Roscoe Poplin, at their
home on West Main street.
Henry Dillon, a summer school
student at the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
spent the week-end here with his
father, Van W. Dillon, at his
home on West Main street.
Ruth, Jean and Robert Bos
tain, of Wilmington, are the
guests this week of their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Dix
on, at their home on Gwyn ave
nue.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cooley have
as their guests at their home at
Klondike Farm, Mrs. Cooley's sis
ter, Miss Louise Purcell, and Miss
Mary Ann Davis, of Newberry, S.
C.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Wright Lank
ford, of Norfolk, Va., were the
guests Wednesday of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Lankford, at their
home on Hospital Road. The
Messrs. Lankford are brothers.
Mrs. M. C. Whitner left the
early part of the week for
Gainesville, Ga., where she was
called on account of the serious
illness of her brother, Jesse
Sloan.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Long and
children, Miss Lucille and Al
bert, Jr., of Durham, were the
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bivins, at their home on
Gwyn avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Connor Aycock
and Mrs. Sydney Rochelle, of
Durham, were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher
Harris, at their home on West
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Mc-
Adams and daughter, Mary
Vance, returned Monday from
Elon College, where they spent
several days with Mr. McAdams'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mc-
Adams.
Mrs. W. S. Beddingfield and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, spent
Saturday in Danville, Va. They
were accompanied home by Miss
Thelma Lee Terry, who will be
their guest for several days. Miss
Margaret James of South Boston,
Va., is also a guest in the Bed
dingfield home.
THE ELKIN TRIBUNE. ELKIN. NORTH CAROLINA
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SEATTLE, Wash. . . These two
beauties were chosen to reign over
the Washington State Golden Ju
bilee Seattle Potlatch festival. The
two girls are the Misses Anoamay
Schoonover (left), and Beverly
Weeks.
Mrs. D. O. Totten and sons,
David and Johnny, have return
ed to their home in Beckiey, W.
Va., following a visit of several
days with Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Reece, at their home on Bridge
street.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Church and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Price and)
children, Polly and Joe, spent
Sunday in Greensboro, the guests j
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, j
the latter a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Church.
Mrs. Kathryn Brown Wells of
Winston-Salem, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Brown, in Jonesville.
She was accompanied home by
her sister, Mrs. John Mayberry,
who will be her guest this week.
Miss Masa Uraguchi, of Tokyo,
Japan, a student at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, arrived last
week for a visit with Miss Alice
Dixon, at her home on Gwyn
avenue. Miss Dixon and Miss
Uraguchi were friends during
Miss Dixon's stay in Japan.
Mrs. J. D. Berry, of Raleigh,
Mrs. M. K. Pleasants, of Ocala,
Fla., and A. O. Bray, of Griffin,
Ga., spent the week-end here
with their sister, Mrs. S. O. Ma
guire, at her home on West Main
street, and attended the Chaney
family reunion Sunday.
Mrs. Beatrice Myers Phillips
and her guest, Miss Mae Myers,
of Charlotte, Mrs. Harvey Church,
of Ronda, and Mrs. R. E. Church
spent Tuesday in Marion, Va.,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clay
Church, the latter a daughter of
Mrs. Phillips.
Mrs. J. E. Chestnutt and chil
dren, of Richmond, Va., spent
last week here with her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Poplin, and Mr. Pop
lin, at their home on West Main
street. Miss Prances Chestnutt
remained for a visit of several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hurt and
family, Mrs. Ruth Park, Mrs.
Nelson Park, Miss Ruby Paye
Hurt and Mr. and Mrs. Thurman
Wall and son, Thurman, Jr.,
spent last week in Smoky Moun
tain National Park and Tennes
see.
Rev. and Mrs. O. V. Caudill
have as their guests at their
home on Gwyn avenue, Mr. and
Mrs. Harrison Eastman, of
Readsboro, Vermont. Mr. East
man is connected with the New
England Light and Power com
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Harris and
children, Anne and Abie, Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Eller and daughter,
Elizabeth, and Pat Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Neaves and Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Folger are
spending this week on a vaca
tion trip to Blowing Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Young and
daughter, Patty Rue, and Mrs. W.
E. Bohannon, of this city, and
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Long, of Raleigh, spent the week
end In Shelby, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Edward Wells, the
latter a daughter of Mrs. Bohan
non.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Reece and
son, Billy, spent Sunday in Bur
lington, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Gray Brown, the latter a
sister of Mrs. Reece. They were
accompanied home by their
daughter, Mrs. Irwin Wade, Mr.
Wade and son, Irwin, HI, of Dur
ham, who will be their guests for
sqme time.
Mrs. Anne Purcell of Markle,
Ind., Mrs. Stella Swaim of Bluff
ton. Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Webber and daughter, Palma, of
Chicago, HI., left Wednesday for
their homes, following a visit of
ten days with Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Swaim, in Arlington. Mrs. Lillie
Dunkle of Charlotte, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Swaim, returned
Sunday to her home, following a
visit of several weeks with them.
Miss Mary Ann Carpenter, of
Concord, spent last week here the
j guest of Miss Betty Chatham, at
jner home on East Main street.
I Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Carpenter, came over for the day
Saturday and to accompany her
home.
Miss Cora McMasters arrived
Sunday from Lenoir, for a visit of
a week with Mr. and Mrs. Alan
Browning, Jr., on West Main
1 street. She was accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Tate and
Mrs. Wallace Tate, who were
guests in the Browning home for
the day.
Miss Mae Myers, of Charlotte,
has been the guest for several
days of her sister, Mrs. Beatrice
Myers Phillips, and Mr. and Mrs.
C. N. Myers, the former her
brother. She returned to her
home Wednesday and was ac
companied by her niece, Miss
Amy Myers, who will be her
guest for several days.
Rev. and Mrs. H. L. Carr, of
Williamstown, W. Va., spent the
week-end here with Rev. Carr's
sister, Mrs. Charles Poplin, and
Mr. Poplin, at their home on
West Main street. Rev. Carr,
who is pastor of the Presbyterian
church in Williamstown, preach
ed at the morning service at the
Presbyterian church here Sunday.
Mrs. E. B. Lawrence and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Freeman and
family, of this city, accompanied
by Mrs. Ida Howell, motner oi
Mesdames Lawrence and Free
man, of Winston-Salem, spent
Sunday in Greensboro, the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Morris.
Friends of Mrs. Morris will be
glad to know that she is much
improved following a serious ill
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crews,
of Henderson, arrived Monday
for a visit with Mrs. Crews'
mother, Mrs. W. E. Paul, on Ter
race avenue. Mr. Crews will go
to the Georgia tobacco markets
within a few days and Mrs.
Crews will remain for an extend
ed visit. They were accompanied
by Miss Betty Armfield, who has
been spending several weeks with
them.
J. Mark McAdams, Dr. C. E.
Nicks and David Brendle, ac
companied by seventeen members
of troops 24 and 48 of the Boy
Scouts, returned Wednesday from
a two-day camping trip to Lake
James, near Marion. They were
joined on the trip by Dr. William
A. Jenkins, of Marion, former
pastor of the Methodist church
here, and also Boy Scout master
during his residence here. ,
Ronda Sing
Convention Is
Great Success
(By Mrs. W. H. Jones)
Surely the Lord was magnified
in song last Sunday at Oak Grove
church, near Cycle, where the
singing convention was held.
The chairman, W. H. Jones,
asked Rev. A. S. Mathis of that
place to conduct the devotion,
who read the 100 th Psalm, and J.
F. Mathis led the opening prayer.
The congregation joined in sing
ing a hymn which was directed
by Mr. Roy Sale, the leader of
the home choir, and accompanied
by Charles Jones.
In the absence of the secretary.
Rev. R. R. Crater, Rev. E. K.
Wooten, pastor of this church,
acted as secretary for the day,
enrolling singers as follows: Oak
Grove Choir led by Roy Sale;
Bethel, by W. H. Jones; Pleasant
Grove, E. L. Martin; Mt. Pisgah,
Mansfield Privette; Shiloh, by
Charlie Colerman, and Charity
from near Boonville, by Gorrell
Stinson. The Woman's Chorus
was directed by Miss Vermelle
Money, from Pleasant Hill
Church near Elkin; Oak Grove
Quartet, led by Mrs. Cheeks, two
duets by Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Mackey and daughters from Yad
kinville; West Yadkin Quartet,
by Roy Sale; the Collins Quartet
from Lincolnton, directed by
Prof. Paul B. Collins, and the
Postoffice Quartet from Winston-
Salem, by Paul Bennette.
A large crowd was in attend
ance where they received a
hearty welcome and much cour
tesy from this church. The next
convention will be held with
Shiloh church the fifth Sunday
in October.
P.O.S. OF A. TO OBSERVE
15th ANNIVERSARY
The local camp of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America will ob
serve its fifteenth anniversary
with a celebration on Monday
evening, August 7.
Several officials, both state and
national, will be present for this
occasion. The program will fea
ture a class initiation. Refresh
ments will be served at the con
clusion of the meeting. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Forty-five insane white men
were being held In N. C. county
jails in April, 1939.
"Welcome Home, Dad 9 '
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NEW YORK CITY That is the
greeting Jack Dempsey received
from his little daughters, Joan and
Barbara, as he posed at his home
for the first photos since his re
covery from an attack of periton
itis recently which endangered his
life.
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CAMPBELL IS
ASST. MANAGER
Comes to Sydnor-Spainhour
from Hickory; to Open
New Shoe Department
TO BE ON MAIN FLOOR
Jimmie Campbell, who has
been with The Spainhour Co., of
Hickory, for a number of years,
being connected with the shoe
department, has been transferred
to Elkin, where he will act as as-
sistant manager of Sydnor-
Spainhour, E. S. Spainhour, man
ager of the local store, announced
Tuesday.
Mr. Campbell will have charge
of a new ladies' shoe department
to be opened on the main floor
in the near future. He is an ex
pert shoe man, having had many
years experience in the business.
Sydnor-Spainhour, in inaug
urating the new shoe department,
is discontinuing their piece goods
department on the main floor.
However, the piece goods depart
ment In the basement store Is to
be enlarged and remodeled, and
all piece goods, patterns and no
tions will be found there in large
variety, it was said.
The new shoe department will
carry only nationally advertised
brands, which will be exclusive
with Spainhour's. Brands to be
carried include Vitality. Natural
Poise, Connie and Paris Fashion,
all high quality and well-known
products.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and
their small son have been in
Elk in for several days and are at
home on North Bridge street. Mr.
Campbell is a brother of Lcßoy
Campbell, formerly with the
Duke Power Company here, but
now located at Mooresville.
Announcement of the opening
of the new shoe department will
be made at an early date.
New York and Pennsylvania
are the heaviest producers of
buckwheat.
The first voyage to the North
Polar regions was made by a
Hollander in 1596.