Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Truitt and
daughters, Anne and Jane, spent
the -week-end visiting in Winston
Salem, Mocksville and Lexington.
Mrs. Dave Wall and Mrs. John
Weaver, daughter and grand
daughter, of Kansas City, Mo.,
are visiting Mrs. Wall’s and Mrs.
Weaver’s sister, Mrs. Victoria
Halsey, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Waddell
attended the Wilkes fair last
Friday night.
Miss Margaret Cheek returned
to Boone Sunday after spending
a few days with her parents here.
Miss Gertrude Messer and J.
M. Cheek, of Galax, were visitors
here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Cheek and!
children, of Winston-Salem, are
visiting Mr. Cheek’s parents at
Whitehead.
Mrs. Lula Choate and Mrs.
Odell Richardson and small son,
of Erwin, Tenn., are spending
a few days here with relatives.
Glenn Hopper, Princeton, W
Va., visited relatives here last
week.
Mrs. Weaver, from Amy, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. A.
Bumgarner.
Mir. and Mrs. Henry Wrench,
of Alta Vista, Va., who have
spent the past three weeks in
Sparta, returned home Monday.
Miss Janie Harris and Frank
Roe, of North Wilkesboro, visited
Mrs. M. E. Harris Sunday.
* Mrs. P. S. Bumgarner and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Leek, Smith
port, visited Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Bumgarner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chester
spent Sunday in Taylorsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Delp, of
Piney Creek, announce the birth
of ,a daughter on Sunday, Sep
tember 22.
Harold, the small son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. K. Irwin, was taken
to a Statesville hospital Wednes
day suffering from appendicitis.
V. W. Reeves left this morn
ing for a few days visit with
relatives in Maryland.
Miss Lillian Halsey is spend
ing her vacation with relatives in
the county. She expects to leave
soon to work inu Hickory when
the new hospital under construc
tion there is finished.
Charlie Shepherd and Edd Bill
ings made a business trip to
North Wilkesboro Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Farnsworth
and small son, of West Jeffer
son, were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wagoner.
On Sunday morning at 11:00
o’clock at the Methodist church
Chilhood and Youth Day will be
observed. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend the service.
Federal Prohibition Officers
Leonard Roup, C- F. Felts, J.
T. Jones, Marshall Jones and
Clinard Johnston, all of whom
are stationed at North Wilkes
boro, were in Sparta Tuesday.
Mrs. Wiley Irwin, who is very
fll at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Emory Joines, is not im
proving.
Dr. J. L. Doughton attended a
medical meeting at Greensboro
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Colonel and Mrs. Henry Fries,
Spartan Theatre
SPARTA, N. C.
FRL * SAT., SEPT 27 *28
Jackie Cooper
in
“The Lone
Cowboy”
Last Chapter Of Serial
“Phantom Empire"
Also Popeye Cartoon
MON., SEPT. 30
TUES., OCT. 1
G-Men in Action. Again
“Men Without
New* * Betty Romp Cartoon
WED. * THURS., OCT. 2*3
Bert Wheeler and
Robert Woolaey '
“Ik Nit ms’
Winston-Salem, were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Doughton.
Miss Nettie Oox and Bryan Cox,
of Peach Bottom, Va., were in
Sparta Saturday and also attend
ed the Wilkes county fair.
Those from here attending the
group conference of the Presby
terian auxiliary, which was held
at Jefferson Tuesday, were: Mrs.
R. L. Berry, Mrs. O. W. Marshall,
Mrs. C. W. Ervin, Mrs. Creed,
Mrs. A. V. Millsap, Mrs. Walter
Harris, Mrs. Elmer Edwards, Miss
Margaret Dowdle, Mrs. C- A.
Thompson and E. V. Eldridge.
Mrs. Berry, who is secretary of
literature of the Winston-Salem
Presbytery, wil^ also attend these
meetings, which will be held at
Asbury, Reynolda and Thomas
ville.
Mrs. Nannie Jones, who has
been spending some time with
Mrs. George Cheek, returned to
Elkin Monday.
Mrs. R. C. Halsey, who has
been engaged as an additional
teacher in Sparta high school,
began her duties as English
teacher Tuesday.
Those from here attending the
zone meeting of the Methodist
Missionary society, which was
held in Jefferson last Thursday,
were: Rev. and Mrs. C. G. Hef
ner, Mrs. Ellen Parks, Mrs. R.
A. Doughton, Mrs. R. E. Black,
Mrs. J. T. Inskeep, Mrs. T. J.
Carson, Mrs. J. M. Cheek, and
Miss Mattie Lee Doughton.
Mrs. P. L. Choate suffered an
attack of appendicitis Monday
morning.
Mrs. Eli Lowe visited her
daughter, Mrs. E. Copenhaver,
last week.
Wayne Waddell returned to
his work in Cleveland, Ohio, last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lundy were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Richardson.
Rosamond, the small daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Doughton,
is in the Elkin hospital recover
ing from an attack of pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. B.ryan Collins
and small son spent the week
end visiting relatives in the
county.
Mrs. Ruth Hoppers had an op
eration for the removal of her
tonsils last week.
Mrs. W. B. Reeves, who is
suffering from a nervous break
down, has returned from the
hospital.
Clete Choate has resumed his
work in Flint. Michigan.
Walter Halsey, chairman of the
County Commissioners, left
Wednesday for West Virginia,
where he has accepted employ
ment. He expects to return each
first Monday to attend the
business meetings of the board.
Tommy Hendrix, who works in
Winston-Salem, spent the week
end with home-folks at Laurel
Springs.
Robert Joines, of Laurel
Springs, who received a fractured
skull and other injuries when he
fell from a truck several days
ago, has recovered sufficiently to
leave the hospital.
MRS. WILLIAMS SURPRISED
WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER
The Sunday school at Potato
surprised Mrs- Nannie Williams
on her birthday anniversary, Fri
day, September 13, with a boun
tiful dinner in her Tionor.
Those present were Rev. C. G.
Hefner, Rev. and Mrs. Roscoe
Billings and children, Gayle and
Joyce, Mrs. V. B. Phipps and
son, Bernard, Mrs. G. W. Kirk
and daughter, Grace, Mrs. Kilby
Anders and Misses Winnie and
Shirley Hash, Kathleen Phipps
and Marie. Matney.
Never1
Third party is hunting for
leaders. Third parties never get
anywhere till they find followers.
—Dallas News.
Maybe
Mussolini will have to add
tsetse fly-swatters to his army
equipment.—Tampa Tribune. -
thE SIMON PURE OPTIMIST*
BAD6E THIS WEIK60ES1D
THE! FELLER DOWN THE STREET
WHO TOLD US AWHILE A60 TRET
THE1 WORLD WOULUPT TOLERATE
ENY MORE WARS.
SERVICE
▲ rather stoat woman was mak
frg herself, a nuisance In the big
shop which was holding Its annual
sale. Nothing, it seemed, wonld
salt her, and the unfortunate shop
assistant was beginning to get a
little weary.
“Haven’t you anything ready
made that will fit me?" asked the
customer at last.
“Yes; the umbrellas and the hand
kerchiefs are downstairs, madam,”
the girl replied. '
PERHAPS
Belle—You are a nice fellow, but
If I married you, X don’t think you
could be true.
Bill—Perhaps I’m too good to be
true.
Duffers
Two men who were spending a
holiday together thought they would
like to try their skill at golf. In
the middle of the game, one of them
lost his ball. After searching for
about ten minutes and bolding up
all the other players, a golfer
shouted:
"HI! Why don’t you use another
ball?”
"Oh, but we’ve found the ball I"
called back one of the men. “We
are now looking for the club."
Nosey People
The teacher was explaining to
the class the meaning of the word
"recuperate.” “Now, Tommy," she
said to a small boy, “when your
father has worked hard all day, he
is tired and worn out, Isn't he?”
“Yes, ma’am."
“Then, when night comes, and bis
work Is over for the days, what
does he do?”
‘That’s what mother wants to
know," Tommy explained.—Stray
Stories Magazine.
Not for tho Bible
Two men at a movie stood the
chattering of a couple of women be
hind them as long as they could.
“Pardon me, madam, but my
friend and I can’t hear what Is
said," ventured one of the men turn
ing around.
“Well, you’re not supposed to,"
snapped one of the chatterers. “This
Is a private conversation.”
POLICE!
Adam—Let’s hurry.
Eve—What for?
Adam—So as to get away before
the moving picture man gets ns.
Statiatic* Are Wonderful
“Why In the world did yon ever
write a policy on a man ninety
eight years old?” asked the Indig
nant Insurance Inspector.
“Well.” explained the new agent,
“1 looked In the census report and
found there were only a few peo
ple of that age who die each year."
—Arcanum Bulletin.
Pronounced Wrong
Arthur—Well, George, how do yon
like my new honse?
George—I like the honse very
much, but what a queer name you
have chosen for it—Thistledome.
Arthur—That’s not the way to
pronounce It it’s “This’ll do me."
Anything to Please •
Doctor—Your master is decidedly
better, Thompson, but very Irritable.
He must not be thwarted.
Butler—He expressed a desire to
wring my neck, sir.
Doctor—Well—er—humor him.—
Stray Stories Magazine.
Likely To
Any man with a good voice,
an inexhaustible vocabulary and
■ microphone is likely to develop
into a third party. — Toledo
(Ohio) Blade.
Must
Samuel Insull’s pension of
$21,000 from his "busted” com
panies must come under the head
of “social security.”—Louisville
Courier-J ournal.
If—
If a man is smart he can
catch on and if he is wise he
knows when to let go.—Pennsyl
vania Keystone
As A Rule
As a rule when a citizen has
no use for Communism, Commun
ism has no - use for him, either.
—Dallas Morning News.
SPARtA HIGH SCHOOL NEWS j
Enrollment IncrMiu
Enrollment in Sparta high
school department has reached
245, and the State School com
mission has allotted an addition
al teacher to the school. Mrs.
R. C. Halsey, who was elected to
fill the position, began work
Tuesday morning.
The enrollment of the elemen
tary departments approximately
the same as last year.
* * *
Boys Play Baseball
Prior to the opening of the
basketball season, the high school
boys are playing a few games
of baseball. The team defeated
the Glade Valley team at Glade
Valley last Friday.
* * *
Seniors Elect Officers
At a recent meeting of the
Senior class, officers were elected
as follows: J. T. Inskeep, presi
dent; Woodrow Richardson, vice
president, and Grace York, sec
retary-treasurer.
* » * *
Gives Shakespearean Reading
Miss -Irene Bewley, who is
known for the mountain sketches
she gives throughout the country,
and who has recently been giv
ing Shakespearean matinees
throughout the Southern Appa
lachian area, gave a reading of
“The Taming Of The Shrew” be
fore the students of Sparta high
school last Thursday. She was
met with unusual response. In
her own inimitable style she pre
sented the play so clearly that
the students grasped each scene
as easily as if a modem play
were being staged. Frequent
outbursts of hilarity and con
tinued attentiveness proved that
Shakespeare in the hands of an
| artist can be comprehended easily
I by the youngest freshman.
f Hold Balance of Power in Louisiana Struggle \
BATON BOUGE, La. . . . Despite the
appearance of ‘ ‘ strong ’ ’ men at every hand
to take over the reign of the late “King
fish”, U. 8. Senator Huey Long, the above
three Long supporters are in key positions.
Governor Oscar K. Allen (left) is expected
to resign, and Lieut.-Gov. James A. Noe to
succeed him to the governorship and appoint
Allen to the TJ. 8. Senate to fill out Long’s
term. Below is Mrs. Alice Lee Tharpe, former
secretary to Long, most powerful of state
office holders as Supervisor of Public
Accounts.
jCoxey, SagyArmy, Again
CHICAGO . . \ General Coxey
(above), of Massillon, O., leader of
•'Ooxey’s Army” march on Wash
ington in 1894, still has his hat in
the ring and is campaigning by
truck for the Farmer-Labor prcsi
dential nomination in 1938.
G.O.P. Director |
v. VUbDUUU.fi. v MK! I)
WASHINGTON . . . Mrs. Robert
Lincoln Hoys! (above), la the new
director of thle Women’a Division of
the Republican National Cbmmittee.
Her first general call' was for a
united front on Constitutional Day.
Probably
The Soviet Government is go
ing to n»ke it harder to obtain
a divorce. From now on, the
departing man or woman prob
ably will be required to wave
good-by.—Jackson (Miss.) News.
Evolution
Evolution continues at a pace
that must be 'gratifying to Ar
thur Brisbane. The other day a
specimen of homo "Sapiens drank
half a gallon «f beer in 34 sec
onds.—San Diego Union.
Sow Not*
A British radio authority says
bagpipes broadcast less success
fully than most instruments. In
variably listeners-in complain
that they sound like Bagpipes.—
Detroit News.
| To School at 98 j
SAN FRANCISCO ... Mr*. Jen
Lawrie Hodgson*“ (above), take*
greet pride h the feet that ahe
learned to ewim this summer and
now on her 98th birthday is enrolled
in the high school here, it* oldeat
jupil ever to receive hesoewoe*.
Called Genius
MINNEAPOLIS ... Jackie Grab,
20-Month* old, of Robbinadate,
Mian., baa been stamped a
“genius.” by Dr. Bryngelson, di
rector of the University of Miane
aot« speech clinic. Jackie hat a vo
cabulary of 1,100 words; rates 860
in the BineWSimon teat, when only
165 denotes genius; and has pa*ad
bett three and four year old testa.
Woman Customer—Please give
me half dosen cigars for my hus
band. I want them for a birth
day present.
Cleric — Yes, madam. How
would you like,-them—strong?
Woman—Oh, yes very strong.
The last ones I gave him broke
to pieces in his pocket.
LaborMediator
•PITTSBUBGH, Pa. . . . Induetry
generally U watching with internet
the functioning of the new national
Labor Belation* Board of which J.
Warren Hadden (above), of thi*
city, ie chairman. He waa named by
President Booeeveit to «*r*e for 4n
yean.
Potato Boss
WASHINGTON . . . A. E.
Mcrcker (above), former secretary
of the Interstate Early Potato Com
mittee, is the new head of the Potato
Section of the Agricultural Admin
istration.
Marriages
HILL—EDWARDS
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Edwards
announce the recent marriage of
their daughter, Jessie Rose, to Mr.
Greek Hill, of Piney Creek, at
Independence Va.
Mrs. Hill, the attractive daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, of
New Hope, is a graduate of
Sparta high school.
Mr. Hill, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Columbus Hill, Piney Creek,
is a gaduate of Oxford high
school, Oxford, Pa.
Their many friends are extend
ing their best wishes.
Hit Concern
First Farmer—Which is correct
—“A hen is sitting” or “a hen is
setting?”
Second Farmer—I don’t know
and I don’t care. All I bother
about is when she cackles—is she
laying or is she lying?—San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Want Ads
Rat*: On* cant a word.
Minimum charge p*r insertion,
25 cants.
Learn Baauty Culture: State
accredited school. Your success in
beauty culture depends on your
training. Special rates. Write for
particulars. Mae’s School of
Beauty Culture, North Wilkes
boro. 4 tp-10
Edwards bus will leave Sparta
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 8:30 a. m.,
for Bel Air, Md. Bates reduced.
Information, W. B. Edwards,
Darlington, Md. 2tc-26
>
Competent beauty operators
wanted everywhere. Earn while
you learn this highest paid pro
fession at the Continental Col
lege, High Point, N. C. Write
for free information. ltp-26
Strayed er Stolen: Two Shrop
shire pure bred ewe lambs,
weight about 90-100 pounds,
from my farm near Stratford.
N. C. Reward for informa
tion.—Walter M. Irwin ltc-26
DEATHS
CICERO OSBORNE •
Cicero Osborne, 64, died at his
home at Laurel Springs last
week from heart trouble. Mr.
Osborne- had been in poor health
for some time but was seriously
ill only a short time before his
death. Surviving are the widow
and five children. All the child
ren are married.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday by Revs. Reed and
Hamby, ministers of the Church
of the Brethren, of which Mr.
Osborne was a member. Dr. G.
A. Martin, pastor of the Sparta
Baptist church, also assisted in
the services.
Interment was at Laurel
Springs.
When we make trouble for
others we always save out some
for ourselves.
NOTICE OF SALE
On Monday, October 14 at
10:00 A. M. the peraomol prop
erty of G. W. Thompson, de
ceased, will be offered for sale
to the highest bidder. This prop
erty consists of mill machinery
and equipment, lumber, guns, and
other items. Sale to be held at
the home place of the above
named, 1 mile southwest of Glade
Valley, N. C. ltc-26
Independence
ONE DAY ONLY
Wed. Oct. 2nd
RAIN OR SHINE
WALTER L.MAIN
CIRCUS
Hundreds Of People
Droves Of Camels
Herds Of Elephants
Aerialists -— Clowns
Equestriennes — Jugglers
Acrobats — Equliberists
Wirewalkers — Tumblers
Animals — Horses
Dogs — Ponies — Monkeys
THRILLING
WILD WEST
TRIBE OF REAL
OMAHA INDIANS
BABY CAMEL
FAMOUS
ST, LEON FAMILY
BAREBACK RIDERS
Just Back From World Tour
JUMBO, JR.
Largest Elephant
In America
♦Tree Rides For Kiddles”
MISS NEWTON’S
SOLO ELEPHANT
“MELBA”
Baby Baboon 11 Pays Old
SENSATIONAL
LA MARR TROUPE
“On The Flying Trapeze”
Many Many Other Feature*
Too Numerou* To Mention
N All Presenting A Full
2 Hours Performance
2.00 and 8;00 P. M.
The Only Real Big Circus
In This Vicinity
_This Summer
BRING THE FAMILY
ADMISSION
Adults 35c
Children 25c
(under 12)
Sunjj
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