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NEWBERRY. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1944.
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THE FLAG
Home On Leave
Lieut. Keitt Purcell based at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, has arrived in
thr city to sipend a 15 day leave with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Pur
cell on Main street.
SpendinK Leave With Mother
Lieut. George B. Browning, sta
tioned at Camp Claiborne, La., will
return to his base Friday after
spending a 10 day leave with his
mother, Mrs. James L. Browning,
who is malking her home here with
her sister, Miss Mattie Adams on
Wilson street.
Promoted To Rank Of Major
Edward D. McCrackin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. McCrackin, College
street, was recently promoted from
Captain to the rank of Major m
France, where he is now stationed.
Major McCradkin was in the inva
sion of North Africa and received
wounds for which he was awarded the
Purple Heart.
Returns To States
Lieut. Arthur Maybin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Maybin of the coun
ty, recently returned to the states
by plane, and is now in a Govern- ,—
ment Hospital at Hempstead, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. G. Leland Summer
Lieutenant Maybin a member of the '
Infantry was injured in the legs and
hip in Italy on May 22. He is re
ported to be doing nicely and is able
to be up on crutches.
PAPER GATHERING
The Boy Scouts, assisted by the
county trucks, will make a city-wide
residential collection of paper and
tin cans on August 16th. The pub
lic is requested to tie the paper se
curely and place on the sidewalk in
front of their homes, if it is not
i raining; and if there indications of
•rain, to .place it on the front porch
[where it can be seen from the side
walk, not later than 9:00 A. M.,
August 16th.
The public is especially eurged to
jtie the paper securely, so that it will
j not come loose while being handled.
’ Also to put tin cans in a separate
bag or box. Be sure' tin cans have
the labels removed, the ends cut out,
and cans flattened. Our quota is
10 pounds of paper and one pound
of tin cans per person each month.
The scouts have volunteered to
do the work. Supervisor Spearman
has agreed to furnish county trucks
for the collection of this paper.
Reports For Training
James Bryan Summer, son of Mrs.
Estelle Summer, who volunteered lor
the Navy on June 21 is now station
ed at Camp Peary, Va., where he
will receive his boot training.
SCHOOL OPENING
The Newberry city schools will
open Friday morning, September 1st
at 9 o'clock for the 1944-45 session
according to Supt. O. B. Cannon.
Conditioned students and new stu
dents are asked to report for exam
ination and classification on Wed
nesday and Thursday mornings,
August 30 and 31st.
First Grade pupils and other pupils
coming from ether schools are asked
to register at the office of the Super
intendent before September first.
Under the laws of the state pupils
are not permitted to enroll unless
they, have been successfully vacci
nated against smallpox. Dr. Cannon
urges you to have this matter at
tended to before you send your child
to school.
PATIENTS IN NEWBERRY
HOSPITAL
Spending Furlough With Family
Pvt. Tom Summer stationed at
Pomona, California, arrived in the
city Wednesday to spend a 10 day
furlough with his family and parents,
A Get Together
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pruitt had the
pleasure of having all three of their
sons home within the last two weeks.
Charles coming from Hendricks
Field, Sebring, Florida on a 17 day
furlough, Jack from Camp Pickett,
Spends Leave With Family
Lieutf L. A. Spearman spent five
days leave this week with his wife
and son, Ashley, on Johns tope
street, enroute from Muncie, Indiana
to his new station at Olathe, Kans.
Receiving Boot Training
Frank Wright Shealy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. O. Shealy of Little
Mountain, who volunteered for the
Navy in June, reported for duty
Va.j for 12 days and Kenneth obtain-(July 17, and is now receiving his
Bom to Mr. and Mi's. Horace
Counts of Prosperity, route 3, a
daughter, Margaret Faye on Mon
day, August 7.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Green
of 1503 Nance street, a daughter,
Martha Arline on Saturday, Aug. 5.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Mitch
ell of 1328 Milligan street, a son,
Thomas Rayon, on Sunday, July 30.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Cook
of 1308 Milligan street, a son, Virgil
Ray, on Tuesday, August 8.
I Born to Mr. and Mts. William
Jenkins of Whitmire, a son, John M.
Jenkins, on Sunday, July 30.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Os
wald of 69 Player street, a daughter,
on Wednesday, August 2.
Other patients: Miss Helen Beden-
:baugh; Mrs. Dan Turner; Mrs. M.
C. Gilliam; Oudia Rae Sons, Pros
perity route 1; Ted Martin, Prosperi
ty; M. C. Moates, Kinards route 1;
Mrs. Joe W. Hipp, Saluda; Barbara
Hendrix, Prosperity.
ed a three day leave from Smyrna,
Tennessee Air Base, so all could be
together for a few days.
They have all returned to their
respective bases.
Missing In Action
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Neel received
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forming them that their son, S|Sgt.
John Neel has been missing over
Yugoslavia since July 22nd.
Sergeant Neel, an aerial gunner
on a medium bomber has been over
seas and stationed in Italy for the
past two months. He volunteered
for the Air Corps two and one-half
years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Neel have another
son, G. W. Neel S. M. First Class
in the Navy, stationed somewhere
in England, who has been in the ser
vice one and one-half years.
boot training at Camp Peary, Va.
Promoted To Major
Promotion of Major Howard B
Dominick, a native of Newberry,
from the rank of Captain was an
nounced here today at Headquarters,
Army Ground Forces, of Lieutenant
General Ben Lear, commanding gen-
Now In China
Mrs. R. C. Boylston received a let
ter last week from her son, Pfc. Reu
ben A Boylston, dated July 25th and
saying that he was now stationed in
China, and that he did not know
where he would land next. He was
previously stationed in India.
Graduates As Aerial Navigator
Second Lieut. James H. Hipp. 22,
son of Mrs. Virginia C. Hipp, 1607
Nance street, was one of several
hundred aerial navigators for the
bldbe-circling fleeta of the U. S.
Army Air Forces to graduate Mon
day July 31, from San Marcos, Tex
as,' Army Air Field, huge naviation
training base of the AAF Training
Command, and received his orders to
active duty.
All of the graduates, unless pre
viously commissioned, were appoint
ed flight officers or second lieuten
ants. Each now wears the silver
wings of the AAF navigator, quali
fying him to guide the flight of jhe
powerful bombers blasting the allied
path to victory.
Lieut. Wallace In Augusta Hospital
Lieut. Cam Wallace, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Wallace, who was re
cently wounded in action in France,
has arrived in the States and is
now a patient in the General Hos
pital, Augusta, Ga. Although Lieut.
Wallace is in a cast from neck to
waist, he was reported today to be
doing nicely.
Promoted To First Lieutenant
Flying Fortress bombardier Marcus
W. (Jim) Todd, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilton Todd, 1604 Park View
Court, has been promoted from sec
ond to first lieutenant in the Europ
ean Theatre of Operations.
Lieutenant Todd has been overseas
since last March and has won the
Distingish Flying Cross, and the Air
Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
for “meritorious achievement” in ate-
tion. He is credited with participa
tion in 34 heavy bomber attacks on
German targets to date. He inlisted
in the AAF February 25, 1942 as
aviator cadet, and won his wings and
commission October 10 of the same
year. His wife and daughter, Marcia,
are making their home with Mrs.
Todd’s mother, Mrs. O. 0. Copeland
at 2004 Mai nstreet.
Returns To States On Furlough
Pfc. Lonnie Franklin anived in
the city Tuesday to spend a 22 day
furlough with his wife, the former
Mary Lee Gantt, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Franklin on Col
lege street, after being on duty
overseas for the past 26 months.
Private Franklin was a member of
the old National Guard with Lt. Col.
Tom Pope’s outfit, which was in the
invasions of North Africa and Sicily.
Prior to his return to the States Tie
was stationed in Italy. After his
furlough he will report to Miami
Beach, Florida, for reassignment.
Killed In Italy
Mrs. Elmer Shealy of Prosperity
was notified by the War Department
Sunday that her brother, Sgt. V. K.
Plaxico, Jr. died in Italy in Febru
ary. He was previously reported
missing in April.
Sergeant Plaxico had been in the
service two years and overseas
since June. He had been wounded
twice in battle for which he received
the Purple Heart and the Oak Leaf
Cluster for saving the lives of sev
eral of his frien<Js, and capturing a
Germans
The message read; “Killed in the
defense of the Anzio beach head dur
ing the big German drive commenc
ing February 16. His battalion suc
cessfully held out for seven days in
action for which the battalion has
received a Citation from the United
States
W. H. (Bill) Clark, electriiian at
West End Mill and a former town
councilman, has moved from the
West End villiage to a farm near
Prosperity. He will continue his
work at the mill, however.
Killed In Italy
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Grant have
been notified by the War Depart
ment that their son, PVt. Charles H.
Grant, 29. was killed in action some
where in Italy on July 12.
Private Grant had been in service
since August 1943, and after com
pleting basic training at Fort Mc
Clellan, Ala., and Fort Meade, Md.,
was sent to Italy.
SELECTEES REPORT
Killed In Action
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Long of
Pomaria received a message from
the War Department Saturday in
forming them that their son, Pfc.
Homer Lee Long was killed in ac
tion in France on July 4th. Mr.
and Mrs. Long previously received
a message saying that Private Long
was missing in action.
Private Long entered the service
October 1942, and received his train
ing at Camp Atterbury, Ind., and
Breckinridge, Ky. He was sent to
England on April 23rd, 1944, and
had been in France only two weeks.
He was a member of the 129th In
fantry.
The following 23 white men are
reporting to Fort Jackson today
(Friday) to be assigned to either
Navy, Army, or Marine Corps as de
termined by the Induction Station.
Board 58 is sending the following;
Thomas Berley Hamm
Furman Long
Willie Dunn Suber
Ral.nh William Reed
William David Hunniout
Raymond Edward Dawkins
The following from Board 59:
Frank Bunyan Sligh
Robert Dwight Sligh
1 James Paul Dowd
Walter Eugene Ruff
James Swanto Craft
Lorain Berley Bedenbaugh, Jr.
James Guy Miller, Jr.
Herman Graham Wicker
Raymond Lee Kcon
Robert Lee Dorroh
George Albert Setzler
Marion Wilson Felker
James Winston Hendrix
Hugh Farley Longshore, Jr.
John Taylor Longshore
James Tallie Crapps
Killed In France
Mrs. Olin Hentz received a mes
sage from the War Department
last Friday night informing her that
husband, T|Sgt. Olin Hentz was
killed m action in France on July 10.
Sergeant Hentz was a member of
the 83rd Infantry and had been sta
tioned overseas since april. He went
into the service in October 1942. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Hentz, who have two other sons in
the service. T!Opl. Hendron Hentz
is stationed somewhere in England
and SlSgt. James Hentz is based at
Camp Rucker, Ala., and now spend
ing a 9 day furlough with his par
ents.
Besides his parents and brothers,
Sergeant Hentz is survived by his
wife and two sons, Edwin Olin, Jr.
and William Robert Hentz, who are
making their home in Little Moun
tain with her parents, Mr and Mrs.
W. P. Bowers.
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PERSONAL ITEMS
Miss. Barbara Felker is visiting
friends in Greenwood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ruff spent Sun
day in Winnsfcoro with Mrs. Ruff's
mother. Mrs. Julia Long.
Mrs. Ellisor Adams left last week
to spend a while in DeCatur, Alaba
ma, with her husband, Ellisor Adams.
Miss Elizabeth Dominick spent last
week at the Creek Sanitarium in
Battle Creek, Michigan.
Mrs. Kirby Lominack and son, Ed
die, of Sparta, Ga., are visiting in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Lomi
nack on Mayer avenue.
Mrs. Douglas Crump and daughter,
Precilla, spent last week in Orange
burg with Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Smith.
Mrs. Paul E. Anderson, of West
Palm Beach, Florida, is visiting in
the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Marie G. Pope.
Mioses Betty Baker and Marjorie
Paysinger are spending ten days as
guest of Miss Elizabeth Pendergress
in Gainsville and Atlanta, Ga.
Prof, and Mrs. Cecil Bowers and
children are spending a couple of
days with relatives in Newberry and
Prosperity.
Mrs. George Wright (formerly
Mildred Reid) of Jacksonville, Fla.
is visiting her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Chapman
on College street.
Miss Mary Ann Davis has returned
home from a visit with her uncle and
aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Davis
and family at Hollis Long Island, N,
Y.
Mrs. Clifford G. Shull has return
ed to her home in Fish-kill, New York,
after spending some time here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
T. Summer on Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Williams and
daughter, DeAnn, returned to their
home in Savannah, Ga.. last weekend
after spending two weeks with Mr.
Williams’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
J. Williams on Mayer avenue.
Mrs. J. R. North returned to her
home in Greenville Sunday after
spending a week’s vacation in the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
OhaHie Ruff in the Mt. Bethel Gar-
ny community.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lominack
two children, Renwick and Jean-
nett V, ‘ were Sunday visitors in the
home of Mrs. Lominack's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. ifar-
old Renwick in Winnsboro.
•Mr. and Mrs. Neal W. Workman
returned to their home on Boundary
street Sunday after a week’s visit
with their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert J. Dickert in
New Orleans.
Mrs. Walter Lovett and two child
ren, Janabeth and Charles, have re
turned to their home in Lovett, Ga.,
after spending two months in the
home of Mrs. Lovett’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Williams.
Mrs. J. Ray Dawkins and three
children, Mrs. Ralph Epting, Charles
and James Ray, returned to their
home in Prosperity last weekend af
ter spending a week with relatives
in Columbia and Blythwood. Misses
Dorothy and Bessy Brown, neiees" of
Mrs. Dawkins returned home v/ith
her for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wise are spend
ing a few days in Saluda with Mr.
Wise's sisters. Misses Christine and
Margaret Wise.
Mi-s. “Bud” Summer of Charlotte,
N. C. is spending this week in the
home of her father and mother-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. G. Leland Summer
at 1707 Lindsey street.
Miss Bebe Tinsley returned to her
home on Boundary street today after
spending a week’s vacation with her
great grandmother, Mrs. Robert
League near Greenville.
Mrs. L. G. McCullough is spending
this week in Spartanburg in the
home of her brother and sister-in-
law, Dr and Mrs. Herman Crooks-.
Dr. and Mrs. Kibler Epting of Mc
Cormick were visitors last week in
the home of Dr. Epting’s brother,
Carl Epting, and family at Pomaria
and his sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. John Werts on Nance
street.
Rev. and Mrs. John A. Sanders
and two children, Felix and James
retumed to their home in Plans, Ga.,
last Friday after spending a week
with Mrs. Sanders’ mother, Mrs. J.
D Halfatre and other relatives.
Mrs. B. W. Gardenhire retumed
to her office as manager of Sears
Roebuck and Company Monday, after
spending a month in Gainsville, Ga.,
managing the office there and in
structing girls in management of
the office.
Mrs. E. E. Epting returned to the
home of her parents, Mr and Mig.
H. H. Ruff in the county last Sat
urday after being a patient in the
Columbia Hospital, where she under
went a major operation about three
weeks ago.
Mrs. Georgia Welbom and daugh
ter, Margaret Welborn are spending
this week in Hendersonville, N. C.
Mrs. E. O. Hentz is spending this
week in Anderson with her daugh
ter a nd family, Dr and Mrs. Daniel.
Miss Rosemary King, Cadet nurse
at the Columbia Hospital is spending
two week’s vacation with her mother,
Mrs. B. W. Gardenlhire.
Betty Jean Toohey of Greenville
is visiting in the home of her aunt,
Mrs. John Kinard on Calhoun street.
PURCELL - COLEMAN
Aveleigh Presbyterian church was
the scene of a wedding of wide
spread interest Tuesday evening,
August eighth at eight-thirty o’clock
in the evening when Miss Trent Keitt
Purcell and Lieutenant Clarence Del
ano Coleman were married. The Rev.
Claude A. Calcote, pastor of the
church pronounced the ceremony,
using the ring ritual in the presence
of a large assemblage of relatives
and friends.
The church was beautifully de
corated for the occasion with quanti
ties of burning tapers in branched
candelabra which extended the en
tire width of the altar and choir loft
of the church. A background of bam
boo and southern smilax was used
for the grouping of floor baskets
filled with white gladioli.
Mrs. D. P. Miller, organist, played
a group of love songs prior to the
•ceremony, and used the traditional
wedding music. Mrs. Richard James
Vance (Louise Purcell), aunt of the
bride was her dame of honor, and
Miss Anna Hart, her cousin, was
maid-of-honor; they wore colonial
period net dresses made with drop
shoulders outlined with fluffy ruffles
and bouffant skirts, and fore ban
deaus of gladioli. Their flowers
were arm boquets of glads in shell
pink tied with satin ribbons. Misses
Mary Ann Davis and Molly Kirkland
were bridesmaids; they wore dresses
like the dame-of-honor and all were
light blue. Their flowers were rose-
colored dahlias and statice, and wove
bandeaus of glads. The maid-of
honor's dress was white. All the
bride’s attendants wore pearl.neck
laces, the gifts of the bride.
^The bridegroom was attended by
his eldest brother, Howard Coleman
of Charleston, as best man and the
usher-groomsmen were Griffin, an
other brother, Sloan Chapman, John
Swittenburg, Jack Chappell, Johnson
Hagood Clary, Lt. Keitt Purcell, and
Tom Sligh, all of Newberry.
The bride was attended by her
father, Ectward B. Purcell, b ywhom
she was given in marriage. She wag
a picture of youthful beauty in her
wedding gown of Chalk-white bro
caded marquisette fashioned with
princess front, full skirt with full
length train. ' The neckline was in
sweetheart design and the long
Sleeves ended in points over the
hands. Her flowers were a rfheaf of
white gladioli centered with a pur
ple-throated orchid showered with
white satin ribbons. Her only orna
ment was a platinum and diamond
pin, the gift of the bridegroom.
Mrs. L. D. Coleman, mother of the
bridegroom, wore a burgundy erfepe
dress with aqua accessories and cor
sage of shell pink glads and sweet
heart roses.
Mrs. E. B. Purcell, mother of the
bride wore a fuschia silk jersey
dress with gold sequin-embroidered
yoke and gold slippers; her gloves
were aqua colored and her corsage
of glads and sweetheart roses in
shell pink.
Mrs. Charles J. Purteell, grand
mother of the bride, wore ceil blue
with pink corsage.
Following the ceremony the cou
ple received in the church vestibule
and later went to the home of the
bride’s parents for a brief get-to
gether of the bridal party before
leaving for Jacksonville, where he’ is
stationed for the present.
During the get-together Mrs. Pur
cell served refreshments.
Mrs. Coleman, the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Purcell
(Trent Keitt), members of promi
nent South Carolina an Virginia fam
ilies, is a lovely brunette. She was
graduated from Newberry city
schools in June.
Lieutenant Coleman, U. S. N. R.,
the youngest son of Mrs. L. D. Cole
man (Lottie Rabb of Winnsboro)
and the late Mr. Coleman, is a New
berry College graduate and prior' to
entering the service was a promi
nent young business man of New
berry, being locdl agent for the Pur-
oil Company. He is now acting
Commander of the Jacksonville, Flor
ida, Naval Air Base.
Among the out-of-towm guests
attending the wedding were Mr. and
Mrs. Buck Morris of Columbia; Mr.
and Mrs. Mallard Carol Fowler,
Marshall Field, J. C. Yarboro and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard all of Char
lotte; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Black
burn, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Blair. Mrs.
Claude Ragsdale, all of Fairfield;
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cooley and Tom
Cooley of Elkin, N. C.
DOWN
MEMORY LANE
20 YEARS AGO
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. McFall, Miss
Delle McFall, Miss Olive Burns re
tumed Friday from a motor trip to
Hendersonville. They were accom
panied home by Mrs. A. J. S. Lang
ford, who spent about six weeks in
the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Meek returned
last Thursday from a trip to’ Charl
otte, N. C.
Mrs. C. J. McWhirter and son,.
Richard McWhirter, have retumed
home after a visit to relatives in
Edgefield. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. McWhirter’s mother,
Mrs. George A. Berry, and Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Jenkins.
Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Neely and lit
tle daughter, Carolyn, have returned
[from a motor trip to Rowan Moun
tain, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. OsCar Summer and
little son are spending a while in the
mountains of North Carolina.
Mrs. A. L. Coleman of Saluda was
here on Tuesday and attended the re
ception given by Mrs. R. M. Lom-
inack.
Lieut. Charles E. Ragland of
Arlington, Va., spent the weekend
j in the home of the J. H. Summers.
Mrs. T. H. Pope, Sr., returned to
| her home on Calhoun street Wednes
day after spending two weeks wdth
her sister in Philadelphia, Pa.
Miss Kat. Connelly left Monday
for Jacksonville, Fla., where she has
accepted a position, after spending
two weeks in the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Pope Connelly.
Miss Connelly was formerly em
ployed in Washington, D. C.
Miss Elizabeth Boland has retum
ed to Columbia after visiting in the
home of Miss Jane Goodman.
Mrs. Robert D. Wright has as her
guests her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Day Wright of Atlan-
I ta, Georgia, and Miss Grace Wilbur
of Anderson.
Mrs. R. C. Boylston and daughter.
Miss Elizabeth Reed Boylston left
Tuesday for Myrtle Beach where
they will spend a week’s vacation
in the home of Mrs. Boylston’s son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James C. Boyteixm. —
Mrs. Joe M- Wilson returned to her
home at 801 Glenn street, Thursday,
and is doing nicely after being a
patient in the Columbia Hospital for
the past two weeks.
Improving
The condition of L. A. Wilson, who
has been confined to his home at
2123 Brown street for the past two
; months is reported to be somewhat
‘ improved.
TO HAVE PICNIC
The Mt. Bethel-Garmamy Club will
have a communtiy picnic Wednesday,
August 16th, at 5 o’clock at the
school house. Bring flowers for
flower show, year books and a quart
of sweetened tea. Everybody invited.
Home On Leave
i 1st Lieut. Jim Todd arrived in the
j city Saturday morning to spend a
121 day leave with his wife and
| daughter, Marcia, and his parents,
' Mr. and Mbs. Wilton Todd. Lieu
tenant Todd, a Bombadier on a B-17
Bomber has been overseas since
March and completed 35 missions
over enemy territory before leav
ing for the states.
Miss Marie Moore, R. N. of Con
way Hospital, Conway, is spending
two weeks with her sister and bro-
ther-m-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Wicker.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Cooley return
ed to their home in Elkin, N. C. Wed-
nesdny, after visiting a few days in
the home of Mrs Cooley’s mother,
Mrs. C. J. Purcell who accompanied
them home for several week’s visit.
They also attended the Purcell-Cole-
man wedding Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Juanita Hitt and Mrs. Fred
Mayfield are spending this week in
Ashville, N. C.
EMORY BEDENBAUGH mopping
up sidewalk in front of the store
where he works on Main street—
[MRS. LOUISE PURCELL VANCE
in the city and getting her hair all
fixed up for the Purcell-Coleman
wedding—MRS. PAUL ANDERSON
and MISS FANNIE MAE CALD
WELL standing on Main street
“talking up a breeze”—'LIEUT.
JIM TODD greeting friends on the
street—MRS. LOUISE COX sitting
under a dryer at a beauty shop with
four glasses of chocolate milk on
table in front of her, and saying
that she had two “down” and two
to go but didn’t think she would be
able to make it—MRS. J. D. WIL
LIAMS back on the job after two
months vacation—MISS RUBY KIN
ARD' paying the dentist a visit be
fore going on her vacation this
weekend—LIEUT. KEITT PURCELL
in the city looking well but a little
thin—-JOHNNY KINARD ought to
be a florist since he grows such
beautiful flowers—The printer’s
devil, ANSEL “WOODY” WOOD
back on the job after a week’s va
cation at Myrtle Beach—MR. and
MRS. EARL SUMMER beginning
repair work on the home they re
cently bought on the corner of Cald
well and Boundary streets—P. O.
GEORGE DOMINICK saying that
this is a good time to sell but a
bad time to buy. Of course he was-
not talking about War Bonds—‘Birth
day anniversaries through Friday,
August 18. Prof. Price K. Harmon,
August 16. Dr. H. B. Senn, August
17; Senator B. V. Chapman and
Griffin Coleman, August 18th.