AREA OBITUARIES- Oct. 16, 1950 MRS. J.A. McCRAW Spindale, N.C.- MRS.J.A. McCRAW,81 of Spindale died unexpectedly at her home. MRS. McCRAW died April 23, 1949, she was a member of Riverside Bapt. Church. Surviving are; 4 daughters, MRS. IVA CUDD of Harris, MRS. VELLA JACKSON, Calif., MISS ELLA McCRAW of Spindale and MRS. TULA SIMPSON of Homestead, Fla.; 4 sons, T.G. of Campobello, and A.C. of Harris, J.D. of Lowell and G.B. McCRAW of Spindale, 21 grandchildren and 2 great grand- children. Burial will be at Spencer Cemetery. Blackwell Funeral home. JOE S. SCRUGGS -Oct.15 JOE S. SCRUGGS, 68, died unexpectedly at his home. He was born in Polk Co. N.C. and s/o the late MR. and MRS. WILLIAM C. SCRUGGS. Surviving are his wife; 6 daughters, MRS. ELIZABETH McCARTER, MRS. MARY LOUISE HARRIS, MISSES DOROTHY and BETTY HELEN, all of Spartanburg, MRS. ANNIE MAE FLEMMING of Laurens and MRS. FRANCES BURNETT of Arkwright; 4 sons, CLYDE, CLAUDE, GENE, and FRED, all of Sptbg.; one sister, MRS. JULIA GREENLEAF of Forest City; one half sister, MISS MAURY SCRUGGS pf Boiling Springs; one brother, LINDSEY of Gastonia, N.C. 3 half brothers, LUTHER, and HUGH, both of Boiling Springs, and ED of Chesnee and 6 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at New Pisgah. MRS. STALLINGS- Oct.21 Funeral services for MRS. BLANCHE STALLINGS, 83, of Rocky Mount, N.C., who died at the home of a daughter, MRS. S.E. THARANGTON of Youngsville, N.C. Beddingfield funeral home of Wake Forest, N.C. COUPLES FILE MARRIAGES -Sept.27, 1950 Gaffney- Marriage license filed last week of the Probate Judge, ROY C. COBB... J.D. DIMSDALE of Ruth, N.C. and MILLIE THOMAS LEWIS of Rutherfordton, N.C. JACK MELTON and LOIS RAMSEY of Forest City, N.C. LONZO ROBERTS and DORA JOHNSON of Forest City. JOSEPH MAX HENSON of Henrietta and DOROTHY LOUISE REYNOLDS of Caroleen. CARL WILLIAM MEDFORD of Spindale and HAZEL BEATRICE ARROWOOD of Glendale, N.C. LEROY WRIGHT of Gaffney and EVELYN DAVIS of Gaffney. SAMUEL FITZGERALD and DELOIS DEWBERRY of Gaffney. WOFFORD CAMPBELL MARTIN of Blacksburg and LOIS MAE HAMBRIGHT of Kings Mountain, N.C. MARRIAGE was returned in Probate Court. Sept.27- DAVID CROWELL BUFFKIN, of Whiteville, N.C. and VIRGINIA RUTH GREENE, Drayton Mill.