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Scouting IN ELKIN . ami JONESVILLE GIRL SCOUTING Troops I and III (Intermediates) Girl Scout Troops I and II held a gala Hallowe'en parly at the American legion Hut Monday evening, with each girl coming in costume. During the evening, games apd contests were played. Frances Spicer won the prize for the most original costume and Carol Brown for the cutest. The members of the troop committees acted as judges. Each of the girls brought pen nies for the Juliette Lowe Fund. Troop II (Brownies) To celebrate Juliette Lowe’s birthday, Troop II was taken to a movie on Monday afternoon and afterwards were served refresh ments. On Wednesday the girls sold homemade candy at the local the atres to earn money for their troop. As part of the Girl Scout Week observance, the troop will go on a wiener roast, Saturday after noon. Mrs. Charles Utley is leader of Troop II and is assisted by Mrs. Donald Lambeth and Mrs. Harvey Stockton. Troop IV (Brownies) Troop IV is made up of Brownie scouts' who are in the third and fourth grades at school, with Mrs. Bill Davis as leader and Mrs. Max Cooke as assistant leader. They have had three meetings since the beginning of school. They have elected the following officers: Mahala Booher, chair man; Rosa Roth, vice-chairman; Susan Richardson, scribe and Bet ty Spicer, treasurer. On Friday, October 21, the troop was treated to a wiener f roast given by the troop commit tee composed of Mrs. Gilbert Meed, chairman: Mrs. James Meed. Mrs. H. W. Thompson, Mrs. Eugene Lewis and Mrs. Tom Roth. On Wednesday of last week, the troop made posters to be display ed in store windows during Girl Scout Week. Troop V (Senior) The Senior Girl Scout troop | met Monday evening at the home of Glenda Spicer, Terrace Ave-; nue, for a wiener roast. All the. girls came in costume. The girls will act as ushers at I the Surry - Yadkin Community Concert Association's first concert tonight at the State Theatre. Jonesville Senior Scout Troop The Senior troop participated in a colorful and impressive flag raising ceremony at the Jonesville school yesterday morning, as part of its observance of Girl Scout Week. During the noon hour, the girls staged a parade through Jonesville displaying posters telling of the work of Girl Scouts. The organizations of other scout troops in Jonesville will be perfect ed throughout the week. BOY SCOUTING Cub Scouts of Pack 11 held a Hallowe'en carnival Saturday night at the American Legion Hut. Parents and families of the Clubs attended and participated in a number of games and other entertainment. Prizes were award ed by Joe Gwyn Bivins. Cubmaster. 25 WATTS—4000 YEARS A 25-watt bulb uses enough electricity to power a pocket watch for 4000 years. Tribune Advertising Gets Results REUNION HELD BY NORMANS Descendants Of J. I. F. Nor man Get Together Sun day Near Boonville ALL EIGHT ARE PRESENT The children and grandchildren of the late J. I. F. Norman, (John Isom as he was known) of East Bend, gathered for a family re union last Sunday, Oct. 30, at the home of one of the daughters, Mrs. Walter Casstevens, near Boonville. There are now eight children, of the original 13, still living, and all were present Sunday except one son, Tom Norman, of Union, Iowa. The eight now living are: Tom Norman, Union, Iowa; Mrs, Theo Casstevens, Boonville, Mrs. Lora Shutt, Winston-Salem, Tur ner Norman, East Bend. Lester Norman and Rev. Mrs. Cora Lee Johnson, Greensboro. Mrs. Gene va Pardue, Yadkinville, and Mrs, George Gilmore, Cana, Kansas. Also there are 42 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren living, and most of them were present Sunday, along with a large numbei of cousins and many friends ol the family. Rev. E. C. Norman of East Bend and Rev. Cora Norman made short talks. During the afternoon sing ing was enjoyed, with three quar tettes, Oak Ridge, Hamptonville and Kernersville, being among the singers. Mrs. Gilmore left Monday foi her home in Kansas after visit ing her brothers and sisters ir this section. J. I. F. Norman was one of the best known men in Yadkin coun ty during his lifetime. He was a well known political leader anc served several terms on the Board of County Commissioners. He has been dead about 15 years. The maximum of mileage ol American railways was reachec about 1916. OHIO SLAYING SUSPECT RETURNED Mrs. Mildred Harding Mrs. Marion Goodhand POLICE have returned 67-year-old John A. Harding, alleged hammer slayer of his wife, Mildred, 46, and her mother, Mrs. Fred Thomp son, 70, to his hometown of Toledo, O., from Grosse Pointe Woods, a Detro*^suburb, where police say he fled to confess the killings to a daughte^Mrs. Marion Goodhand. Police quote Harding as saying he killed his wife because he suspected she had been untrue,•and that he beat his mother-in-law. (International SoundphotoaX N. C. State Seniors Make Chatham Tour N. C. State College textile sen iors today made a tour of Chat ham Manufacturing Company to study the process of making blank ets. The tour is an annual affair and is highlighted with a lunch eon at the Gilvin Roth YMCA for the students and members of the company. Conducting the tour of the plant were Alex Chatham, Carl Plaster, Paul Royall, Clyde Cothren, Gregg Collins, Milton 'Buck) Hines and • Sam Gray. 1 Visit Spainhour’s Basement Store for Your Cold Weather Needs! We Are Complete Outfitters for the Entire Family! Men’s Heavy Underwear Sizes 34 to 46 $1.49 and $1.69 Men’s Fleece Lined Sweat Shirts $1.39 Men’s Flannel Shirts Solid Colors and Plaids Sizes 14 to 17. $2.39 Ladies’ Skirts Corduroys, Gabardines, Taffetas and Plaids. Size 24 to 30. ' Assorted Colors. $1.98 to $4.95 Hoys’ Heavy Underwear Sizes 6 to K> $1.29 WooTsox 49c Wool Boot Sox 69c Ladies’ Outing Gowns Solids, Stripes and Floral Patterns, Sizes 34 to 46. $1.88-51.98 $2.39 $2.79 Ladies’ Sweaters Cardigans and Slipons All Sizes and Colors $2.98 to $4.95 One Rack of Men’s Suits and Sport Coats These Smart Suits and Sport Coats Were Formerly Priced lip To $,‘}5.00. New Low Price Children’s Goats All Colors and Materials Sizes 1 to 16. $4.95 to $19.95 Ladies’ Knit Underwear Long Sleeves and Legs Sizes 34 to 44. $2.39 Ladies’ Shoes Black Leather Ballerinas Flats In Browns, Green And Black Suedes ONE price $2.98 Pals, In Black And Green Suede Casual, In Greens, Browns, Tans and Blacks Ladies’ Goats Coverts, Gabardines, Fleece, Suedes, Etc. All Sizes and Colors. $17.95 to $35.00 BASEMENT STOBE 4 With the Sid Patients admitted to the local hospital during the past week were as follows: Mrs. Edna Hall, Boonville; Mrs. Grace Howard,, Roaring River; Mrs. Juanita Benton, Jonesville; Mrs. Alemeta Cheek, Jonesville: Mrs. Wanda Calloway, Thurmond; Pauline Vestal, Boonville; Joe O. Bivins, Elkin; Glenn W. Childress, Traphill; Mrs. Ella Jordan, Elkin: Mrs. Mary Casstevens, Boonville; Mrs. Louise Bell, Elkin; Mrs. Del la Dennie, Cherokeej Rev. Dan H. Dennie, Cherokee; Norma Jean Benton, Jonesville: Jerlene Hayes, Thurmond; Mrs. Moquity Church, Rusk; Mrs. Lola Steelman, Hamp tonville; Mrs. Hazel Cummings, Elkin: Mrs. Emmalee Isenhour, Elkin; Mrs. Lela Nelson. Traphill; Mrs. Sylvia Combs, Ronda; Mrs. Will ene Cooper, Ronda; Mrs. Earleen Starling, East Bend; Olen Billings,1 Traphill; Larry Bryant, Jonesville; Mrs. Augusta Sale, Roaring River; Mrs. Dorothy Moxley, Boonville; Zeb Smith, Hamptonville; S. A. Cheek, Elkin; Mrs. Geneva Stan ley, Rusk; Mrs. Lera Helen White, Dobson; Mrs. Ollie Billings, Thur mond; Mrs. Magdalene Gentry. Elkin; Mrs. Leona Cummings, Boonville; Mrs. - Thelma Mathis, Lomax; W. J. Hill, Elkin; G. L. Pardue, Elkin; J. W. Flippin, Francisco; Clyde Shaver, Traphill; William Isaac White, State Road; Mrs. Sarah P. Smith. Bonham; Mrs. Edna Bill ings, Traphill; Mrs. Lois Cooke, Dobson; Erroll Hayes, Elkin; Mrs.! Mollie Nance, Elkin: Mrs. Velma Brown, Cycle; Merritt Snow, El kin; Edith Childress, Ronda; Mrs. j Mae Inscore, Cycle; Mrs. Beulah Tulbert, Hamptonville. Patients discharged were: Mrs. Ozena Myers, Ronda; j James A. Poindexter, Jonesville; i Mrs. Margaret Moss, Boone; Mrs. I Tina Sue Day, Elkin; J. L. Mar tin, Elkin; Lester Lowe, Ronda; Mrs. Rosa Key, Elkin, Mrs. Elea nor McMurray, Yadkinville; Claude Haynes, Elkin; Mrs. Fannie Childress, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Helen Casey, Elkin; Mrs. Lula El ler, Ronda; Rev. Arthur Faulkner, Pineville; Coy Glass, Ronda; Mrs. Blanche Ritchie, Elkin; Mrs. Grace Ball, Jonesville; Mrs. Mary Blackburn, Jonesville; Mrs. Sandra Vanhoy, Jonesville; Mar vin Billings, Traphill; A. F. Yar borough. Elkin; Mrs. Ollie Billings, Thurmond; Barry Fox, Elkin; Opal Key, Elkin; Mrs. Carol Hayes, Elkin; Jerry Sparks, Elkin; Mrs. Laurene Carter, Ronda; Mrs. Ros alie Murray, Ronda; Phil Layell, Elkin; Mrs. Clivie Hicks, Yadkinville; j Mrs. Peggy Wilmoth, Elkin; Mrs. i Lela Nelson, Traphill; Mrs. Sylvia j Combs, Ronda; Mrs. W i 11 e n e Cooper, Ronda; Mrs. Earleen Star ling, East Bend; Oleen Billings, Traphill; Larry Bryant, Jonesville; ! Mrs. Augusta Sale, Roaring River; 'Mrs. Lera Helen White, Dobson; Edith Childress, Ronda; and Mrs. ; Mattie Armfield, Elkin. Davis Funeral Held At Prospect Church Funeral service for Charles Walter Davis, 54, Dobson native, was conducted ilt 3 p. m. Wednes day from Prospect Methodist Church. The Reverends J. T. Brown, W. R. Jenkins, and R. L. i Kizer officiated. Burial followed in Floral Garden Park Cemetery. Mr. Davis died Monday morn ing at Fayetteville Veterans’ Hos pital, where he had been a pa tient since September 15. He was born in Dobson in 1895, a son of the late Thomas and Lydia Coe Davis. He had lived in the vicinity of High Point for the last 27 years, and at the time of his death was an employee of the Strickland Furniture Company. Survivors include his wife, the former Della King; two sons, Wade Davis of Jamestown and John Davis of High Point; one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Brice of Car boro and two grandchildren. The population of American Sa moa was 13,273 in 1940. Vadkin Farm Bureau Meet Set Next Week A county-wide meeting of the ifadkin Paim Bureau will be held rhursday evening, November 10, it 7:30 p. m. at the Yadkinville school auditorium, E. R. Crater, president of the organization, said soday. Purpose of the meeting will be to elect new county officers, and to take applications for r u r a 1 elephones from residents of any community in the county. Mr. Crater stated. Flake Shaw, secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, will be the main speaker at the event, followed by Qwyn Price, adminis trator’of the R. E. A. in the state. A string band has been secured from Watauga County to provide music during the evening. ' A bit of starch makes white gloves more resistant to smudges. BIRTHS Births at the Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital during the past week were as follows: Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wilmoth, Jonesville, October 26. a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Hicks, YadkinvillQ^ October 26, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Murray, ,Sparta, October 26, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Combs, Ronda, October 26, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Hgr ly Cooper, Ronda, October 27, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Starling, East Bend, October 27, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Gentry, Elkin, October 28. a daughter; lo Mr. and Mrs. Eugepe Billings, Thurmond, October 29, a son: to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Billings, Traphill, October 30, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Nance. Elkin, October 30. a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. ! Howard, Roaring River, October Sarah Lou Reece V On G-W Honor Roll Sara Lou Reece of Jonesville was listed among the eight North western North Carolina students of the 58 who made the Gardner - Webb College honor roll for the current semester. Others making the college honor roll from this region are: Polly Ann Hull of Mount Airy. James Cooke of Mayodan, Mary Frances^ Howard of Statesville. Mrs. Faye Miller of Jefferson, Alice Lee Swann of Statesville, Patricia Thompson of Statesville and Wil liam Walton of Salisbury. 31, a daughter: to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cummings, Elkin, Novem ber 1, a daughter: to Mr. andy Mrs. G. W. Isenhour, Elkin. Nov ember 1, a daughter, and to Mr. ! and Mrs. Frank Casstevens, Boon i ville, November 1, a son. 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