HOLIDAY
GREETINGS
Let us forget the unusual year just ending and
celebrate this Yuletidein a spirit of gratitude.
We may have lost some of the things which we
have created, but we have not lost the ability
to create more . . . nor have we lost any of our
most valuable assets ... our friends.
TO YOU AND YOURS. A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
Cleveland Hardware Co.
Washburn Coal Co.
Atlantic Refining Co.
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MERRY
CHRISTMAS
TO ONE AND ALL, WHETHER
YOU ARE A CUSTOMER OF
OURS OR NOT.
We extend to you the season’s greet
ings and trust health and happiness
will abide with you throughout the
coming year.
Suttle's Drug Store
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Webb Theatre,
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LOCAL and*
•PERSONAL News
Miss Virginia Laughrldge ol
Washington, D. C„ will arrive Thurs
day to spend the holidays at her
home on West Marlon street.
Miss Margaret Joyner will be the
guest of Miss Charlie Mae Laugh
ridge Wednesday night.
Mr, and Mrs. Merl M. Long will
return tomorrow fron^ a short
honeymoon trip In Oeorgia, and
will spend the Christmas holidays
with Mrs. Long’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Bettis at their home on
Fallston road.
Miss Helen Whitener of N. C. C.
W. ..at Greensboro arrived home
Saturday to spend the. holidays at
home.
Mrs. R. R. Lawrence of Wintson
Salem has been visiting her sister,'
Mrs. L. C. Kester and will accom
! pany Mr. and Mrs. Raster to Hick
ory tomorrow to spend Christmas
with their motfier, Mrs. Effie Cline.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neal of;
; Clinton. S. C. spent Sunday with ,
| Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Neal.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Patterson of
| Cherryville were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Sloop Monday
i evening.
Mrs. Cubby Ingle of Asheville
and children are spending Christ
mas with her mother, Mrs. W. A.
Abernethy.
Bloomfield Kendall arrived home
Saturday from Chapel Hill for the
holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Kendall.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McCarthy
leave today for Columbia, S. C. to
visit their daughter, Mrs. W, H.
Mills, jr. Mr. McCarley is joining a
party composed of Mr. and Mrs.
James Spear, jr., of Philadelphia,
Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Hosher of Canton, Pa. for *
hunting trip in Florida during the
holidays.
Misses Elora, Edwina and Nora
Belle Alexander will motor to Char
lotte tomorrow for the day and be
accompanied home by their sister.
Miss Pat Alexander who will spend
Christmas at home.
Mrs. Mary W. Logan ia spending
the holidays with her brother, Mr.
H. L. Toms and Mrs. Toms. Mrs.
Logan has charge of the Infirmary
at Oak Ridge Military institute.
, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Chapel of
Norllna will arrive tomorrow to
Visit Mrs. Chapel's parents, Mr.
ind Mrs. Ward Arey during the
holidays.
Miss Sarah Suffell of Rocky
i Mount arrives tonight to visit Miss
Mildred Boyles during the holidays.
Misses Nita Benton and Mamie
Oaddy will spend the holidays with
their parents in Laurlnburg.
Miss Eunice Westbrook left this
afternoon for Arlington, Ga., where
she will spend Christmas with her
parents.
Mr. Todd Caldwell is spending
the holidays with his parents at
Lawndale.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Webb and son,
Billy, leave Sunday fqr Key West,
Fla., where they will said for Ha
vana, Cuba, to attend a convention
of The Pilot Life Insurance com
panies.
John Best arrived home Sunday
from Chapel Hill and left Monday
for Kinston to play trumpet in the
University orchestra there Monday
night and other engagements each
night this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Rhyne
and children of Charlotte will
spend Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Kendall.
Miss Ruth Mundy, of Durham,
will arrive home tomorrow for the
Christmas holidays with her moth
er, Mrs. Mary Mundy. Misses Ruth
and Ouida Mundy will be week-end
guests of Miss Betty Smith In
Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McBrayer left
today to visit home folks during
Christmas at Lexington and Har
risburg, Va.
Mrs. Joesle T. Wilson spent last
week-end with her daughter, Mrs.
J. M. Stoll at Lancaster, S. C.
Miss Helen Francis visited her
brother. Mr. Norman Francis in
Gastonia last Sunday
Mrs. G. G. Abernethy left Mon
day for Norfolk, Va., to join,Mr.
Abernethy and they will make their
liome there for the present.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. 8tol! anc
; children of Lancaster. S. C.. will
j spend the holidays with her moth
[er, Mrs Jossie T. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. W. M, Whitaker, 01
Jeffersonville. Ga., are spending
the holidays with relatives In and
around Shelby.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Dodd, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Dodd and little Rebecca
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A.
W. Kincaid at Oastonia
Ml#s Sara Best, who is a student
at Flora McDonald college, arriv
ed home Saturday to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr and
Mrs. J. M. Best.
Mrs. John Hudson and two chil
dren, of. Brevard, are spending the
holidays here with Mr. Hudson and
Mrs. H, T. Hudson.
Mr. and Mrs. Booth Gillespie and
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Nelsler of
Kings Mountain returned Monday
from a ten day trip to New York.
Born Dec. 27th to Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. Hands, a daughter, Nancy
Ellen.
Miss Ruth Hopper and Mrs. Thel
ma H. Smith spent Tuesday in
Charlotte.
Miss MargAret Blanton arrived
home yesterday from Red Springs
where she teaches.
Miss Martha Eskridge of Agnes
Scott college. Decatur, Ga.. arrived
Saturday to spend Christmas with
her mother, Mrs. Chas. L. Eskrldgs.
Miss Sara Thomas left today for
her home at Graham for the holi ■
days. Miss Mackey left for her horn
at Granite Falls. Miss Hardy f*»
Winston-Salem, Miss Ruby McDtw-,
aid to Anderson, S. C., Miss Clara;
Edwards to Pendleton, and Mr. Ab-i
ernathy to his home at Hickory.
Mrs. S. F. Parker was called to
Maysvilie, S„ C. Sunday on account
of the Hines? of her mother, Mrs. C
B. Cooper. Dr. Parker accompanied
her home returning Monday.
Mrs. Mial Tiddy will spend the
holidays with her home folks at Elm
City. She was accompanied by Mr",.
Furman Ragan as far as Ralelgli.
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Mr. and MAs. Chas. H. Wells and
Miss Nora Belle Alexander motored
to Asheville Sunday afternoon, Mr*
and Mrs. Welle taking Dr, A. P
Ware to his home there and Miss
Alexander to deliver the Christmas
box to the boyk at •Oteetl from the
Junius T. Gardner post ,, * of the
Spanish American Auxiliary.
Miss Egberta North, Mr. T. D
Cobb, of Asheville and Mbs Kate l,.
North were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. H. W. Shpwalter fti Charlotte
last Friday evening.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ward of High
Point are spending the , "holiday
with Mr. and Mrs. John Hothersni
at their home beyond Cleveland
Springs.
The B. T. P. V. of Elizabeth
church is giving a pageant “The
Story Beautiful’’ and also a Christ
mas tree Friday night at 7:30
o'clock at the church.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Showalter, of
Charlotte, will arrive Thursday
night to spend Christmas with their
'mother, Mrs, Kate L. North,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morgan will
j leave Sunday for Columbia. S. C. to
visit Mrs. Morgan’s sister, Mrr.
, George Holmes and Mr. Holmes
Mrs, Morgan will remain for a
weeks visit and Mr. Morgan will re
I turn Sunday night.
Attending the funeral ol Mr. T.
W. Hamrick today were: Mr. and
| Mrs. Henry Marks, of Greenville, S.
C., Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Hamrick
and Ed Hamrick of Chester, S C
Mr. H. F. Young will leave Satur
day to attend the semi-annual style
| show of the Star Brand Shoe com
pany in St. Louis. He will be Join
ed in Asheville by several friends
for a motor party there.
Miss Ruth van-der Maaten, of
Springfield, Mo., is spending the
entire Christmas holidays with her
school mate, Miss Minna LeGrand
Miss Zella Washburn, of Kingston
Jamaica, will arrive tomorrow *o
spend the rest of the holidays with
Miss Peg LeGrand.
Mrs. L. L. Sloop left today for
Smithfield to spend Christmas with
her father, Rev. D. H. Tuttle. Mr
Sloop will Join her there Sunday
and they will return home Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kendall will
leave Christmas day for Ridgeway.
8. C„ to visit Mrs. Kendall's rela
tives
Mrs Lucius Randall, who under
went a serious operation at Chick
Springs hospital Saturday is dolrg
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holland, ol
Fayetteville, visited Mr. W. J. Hogue
over the week-end and Mrs. Holland
visited her sister. Mrs. Randall a'
Chick Springs hospital Sunday.
Herman Mauney and Robert Horti
were business visitors In Charlotte
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morton are
spending today in Charlotte.
Miss Lucy Hamrick left yester
day for Moomtown. N J, to spend
the Christmas holidays with Dv
and Mrs. T. J. Summey and also
while away she will visit in New
York City. v '
Mrs. Boyce Holland, who lias bceu
spending the past month with he»
husband who was shot accidentally
and Is In the hospital at Fayette
ville came home for the week-end
Attending the funeral of Mr. 1
A. Getty-j last week were: Mr. and
Mrs. L. G. Brice, of Blacksburg, S
jC., Miss Duggon and Carl Gettys of
Jeffersonville. Ga. his sister, MHs
Sara Wood, of Chesnee. S C. and
Mr. M. E. Gettys. of Gaffney 8. C.
GREETINGS
l'o you, our friends, who have helped make
our business dealings more pleasant, who
have inspired us with the courage to carry
on through these many years, we say—
Thank you.
And so—we pause in our planning for tin
next year to wfth you much joy during
the coming holiday season and sincerely
hope that you will receive a generous
share of Happiness and Prosperity in the
New Year.
T. W. Hamrick Co.
JEWELERS and OPTOMETRISTS
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
EVERYBODY
We pause to thank each of you
for any f.vors shown us during
the year just closing and trust
that 1932 may have many happy
"•irprises in store for you and
yours.
Campbell
. Dept. Store
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Mr. Grover Hamrick, of Album
Georgia, arrived yesterday to spend
Christmas with his motiw r. Mrs. At
N. Hamrick. Mrs. Hamrick recent
ly celebrated her 90th birthday,
Edwin Harris, who 1* with a iirig
company at Marion will speud the
day Christmas with Ills parents, Mr
and Mrs, \v C. Harris.
Mrs. T. W, Miller return. Sunday
from! a two months visit to her
brother. Mr. John Moore at Mer
chantsville, N. J.
Mis.-. Elizabeth Black, who, teach
es at Warrington, will arrive today
to siiend Christmas with home
folks.
Robert Gidney of the Slate uni
versity is at home for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Laughlnghonse
of Greenville, will arrive tomorrow
to spend Christmas with Mr, and
Mr., J. F Jenkins and family
"Fnyier. how do they catch luna
tics?”
‘•Wltlr'face powder, rouge, clothes
and coquetry, my boy.”
...-•-■—JUB.
Messrs. M. W Hamrick ana EaS
Oricc mid MW. Mabel Muulnax, ok
Asheville, were In SheUfy today to
attend the funeral of Mr. T. W
Hamrick, who vva« a cousin of Mr
Hamrick of Asheville.
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That sunshine fills your
homes from Christmas to
Christmas is our wish for
all of you.
KESTER-GROQBff
FURNITURE CO.
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Christmas Week
Program
Today and Thursday
SIDNEY FOX
Brilliant new screen star, in
“NICE WOMEN”
Rollicking Rood story of how two modern girls
win their husbands.
ALSO: “VANISHING LEGION.” Chapter 8; y
COMEDY and CARTOON.
FRI]>Al[r
(ONE DAY ONLY)
EDDIE QUILLAN
And
ROSCOE (Stuttering) ATES
“BIG SHOT”
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ALSO: CARTOON and COMEDY
SATURDAY
TOM KEENE
In , i
Freighters of Destiny
ALSO: COMEDY and “DANGER ISLAND”
Chapter 11. „
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