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s V' '‘-i • S??*' School to Open Moodoyj Sevoral VacoAciet Re* ia County With Wilkes schx>Is schedol* ed to open Monday, Angnst 19, ■ereral teaehM- vacancies remsln hi the county, C. B. Eller, coun ty superintendent of schools, said today. Supt. Eller also explained that a number of teachers with non standard certificates will be used bacanse of the acute shortage, which exlsta throughout the state. Principals of the central sohoola will remain same as last yaar aa follows; Wm. T. Long, Wllkeaboro; P. W. Greer, Millers Croak; O. M. Proftlt. Mount Pleasant; Malberry, Grady BUl- ler; Mountain View, Eugene White; Traphlll, Ered GUraath; Honda, E. R. Spruill; Roaring Rlrar, G. A. Johnson. Douglas I Radnwn will ibo principal of fjl Eerguaon high school, rsplaefng L. C. Holler, who resigned. Wm. T. Long submitted his resignation at WUkeeboro sorer- al weeks ago to the school board, which did not accept the resigna tion and whioh was later with drawn by Sfr. Long. I Tha list of teachers for the ' oounty schools, together with list of vacancies, is as follows: '' WUkeeboro W. T. Long, principal; Mrs. Jessie Pharr, engllsh; Miss Ghlta Tuttle, home economics; Mrs. Vera Johnson, engllsh and Li brary; Mr. Zeb V. K. Dickson, math; Mrs. Helen W. Jester, so cial science; Miss Doretta Foster, commercial: R. B. Caldwell, science. C. E. Jarvis, agriculture; Mrs. Ruth Bessent, eighth grade: vacancy, eighth grade; Miss Wrenn Duncan, eighth grade: Miss Naomi Broyhlll, seventh grade; vacancy, seventh grade; vacancy, sixth and seventh grade; Eloise Starr, sixth grads; The animal which had to, many puszled here Thursday aft*, ernoon waa a homed toad New Mexico, and thore's a ^ry •boat how it reachOfl Ita place of display In a Joairaal-Patriot show window.' Miss Betb Bumgarner, of MU* leors Creek, came In Friday and rightfully claimed the homed toad as on« of her pets. The toad was brought In Wed; needay by G. A. Bumgarner, of MUlers Creek, who had found it In a roadway near his home. He didn’t know what It was. Mies Beth Bumgarner, daogh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bum garner, saw the ®ews Item In The Journal-Patriot Friday and knew immedlatdy what had hap* pened. i Some time ago a cousin of Beth’s sent her a nunaber of homed toads from New Mexico. She turned them loose shout'her home. Evidently her unele had found one of thw/ and that Is how it reached here. o Troy Mae Heads District V. F. W. ioetA ' Trial For Utm 9mt of aydio ^ Wattg 4NiHi 6 PAUL L. CASHION Thomasville, Aug. 11.—Veter ans of Foreign Wars of the eighth district, at their meeting here yesterday afternoon elected Herman Beaman, of Troy, as dis trict commander, unanimously passed a resolution calling for redistricting of the state accord ing to V. P. W. membership, and •set November 9 as the date for the next district meeting. The eighth dlstrlce embraces some 16 V.P.W. poets In 12 Pied mont North Carolina counties. In cluding Anson, Davidson, Davie, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery. Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Union, Wilkes and Yadkin. Other district officers elected were Dermot B. Hedrick, Lex ington. junior vice commander; George A. Evea-ington, Thomas- grade; Miss Della Bumgarner, fifth grade; Mrs. Gertrude Steel man, fifth grade; vacancy, fifth grade: Mrs. Cora H. Elleir, fourth gr.ade: Mrs. Marion H. Banner, fourth grade; Miss Dora Parker, fourth grade; Miss Lucille Scroggs, third grade; Miss Alda Greene, third grade: Miss Nellie Gabriel, third grade; Mrs. Edith P. Burleson, second grade; Mrs. Ruth H. Story, second grade: Mrs. Ruth W. Miller, second grade; Mrs. Zola G. Baxber, flrst grade; Miss Kata Ogilvle, first grade; Mrs. Agnes K. Lender- man, first grade. Boomer Mr. W. R. Craft, Miss Eva Ger man, Miss Lucille German. Ferguson Douglas Redmon, principal: vacancy, high school; Ben 8. Johnson, eighth grade; Miss Tex- ie Redding, sixth and seventh: .Miss Wanda Miller, fifth and sixth grade; Mrs. Frankie Wll- ^ iliams, fourth grade; Mrs. Vera _ ville, auartemaster ’phuHny"^ chaplain: Ray B. Brady, Troy, judge advocate. Appointive offi cers were John Parker, South- mont, service officer; P. W. Sparrow, Lexington, public rela- tions officer; and Brice Barkley, Thomasville, officer of the day. Paul Cashioi b ZoneChairmauof Five Lious (Hubs Member Local Club High* ly Honored by Dutrict Governor of Lions Paul Oashlon, prominent young civic leader hero, has been appointed chairman of zone 5 of regional 3 of Lions Clnbs In North Carolina. The* appolat- ment was made by D. R. Mann* ey, Jr., of CherryvlUe, district governor. Zone 5 is composed of North Wilkeshoro, Avery oounty, Spar ta, Taylorsville and .Boone clubs. Mr. Cashlon is a charter mem ber and past president of> the North Wilkesboro club and has held every office In the club dur ing the several years of his ac tive menrbershlp. He Is a Master Key member of the club, denot ing the fact that he has obtained ventions of Lions International at Pittsburg, Pa., and Havana, Cuba. Duties of the zone chairman include membership on the dis trict governor’s advisory oom- James M. Hayes, Jr., Winston- mittee, which has three cabinet Salem, state commander of V. meetings each year. ’’The North Iff r o West, third grade; Mrs. Annie H. Church, second grade; vacan cy, first grade. Morarlan Falls ’Thelma Laws, Mrs. Bertha Hodges, Mrs. Roxie Jennings, Mrs. Bernice P. Greer, Mrs. Mat- tie Pardue, Mrs. Mae Hendren. Mountain Crest Mrs. Ila P. Ball, Mrs. Eva B. Glass. ML Sinai M. P. Mastian. v Oakwoods Mrs. E. I. Elledge. 8bady Grove Mrs. S. J. Goforth. Windy Gap Miss Florence Mathis. ML Pleasant O. K. PxofflL french, history and engllsh; Mrs. Rena M. Spic er, home economics and hlstosy; Mrs. Blanche Greene, science and engllsh; E. R. Settle, math; Ro bert Tesca*, eighth grade; Be atrice Sebastian, eighth grade: D. C. Whittington, seventh grade: Miss Bessie Brock, sixth grade; Mrs. Mae Whittington, fifth grade; Miss Marjorie Bi shop, fourth grade; Miss Lucy Cowles, third grade: vacancy, second grade; vacancy, first grade. Hendrix John Barnett, vaeoney. Big Ivey Mrs. Ivory Richardson. 8nmnlt Mrs. Nellie Philllpps. Maple Springs T. C. Oraborne, Mrs. Pearl J. Cooke, Mrs. Florenee A. Or»> bom, Mrs. Clinton Miller. Stony Hin Mrs. norsoM Taaaoy. Mlllen CMek , p. W, Greer, math; Mrs. Ohloe F.W., recommended that posts of the district undertake member ship drives and publicity and ad vertising campaigns. He com mended the Albemarle and Thomasville posts on their prx>- gressiveness. Other speakers at the meet ing Included W. H. Vanderlin- den, Jr., of Hickory, state vice commander; A. C. Ingram, High Point, state adjutant; Hugh A. Mathis, Lexington, state inspec tor; John W. Phillip^, Hickory, tenth district commander; Der mot Hedrick, Lexington post commander; and Beaman. The district meeting voted unanimously to increase mem bership of the organization 100 per cent before the next depart ment encompment. ■A.. L. Elliott, commander of the Thomaavllle post, gave the address of welcome. Reisponse was by Hugh Mathis. Next dis trict meeting will be held at a place to be determined by district officers from Invlbations from posts. o New City Carrier Is Added to Mail Service In C i t y The postal srevlce In North Wilkesboro has been increased by the addition of a third city carrier route. ’The new route, which serves the parts of North Wilkesboro not previously given mall deliv ery service, Is a mounted route with Lawson Eller as carrier. Portions of the city served by the new route include Second street, the Woodlawn commun ity and Finley park. Complete mall delivery service is provided twice dally on the new route. o Carolina Playboys At Courthouse 16di The Carolina Playboys, well knorwn entertainers from the dlo station In Hickory, will pw- form Frldsy night, eight o’clock. In the courthouse in Wilkesboro. ’The show will be QMnsored by Oakwoods school. 71110 pnbl^ Is cordially invited and is s,siitr- ed (rf • vptandld Aaw. Wilkesboro club is highly pleas ed that Mr. Cashlon bas been ac corded this well deserved hon or,” W. O. Abeher, president of the local club, said in announc ing Mr. Cashion’s appointment. o J. H. Whicker’s Brother Passes Baxter S. Whicker, 83, life long resident of Kernaravllle, Route 1, died at a Winston-Salem hospital Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. after an illness of ten days. A prominent farmer of the Beesons Crossroad section of Forsyth County, Mr. Whicker was the son of the late Joseph H. and Mary Bodenheimer Whicker. He Is survived by his wife, the former Miss Ella Florence Wea- vll; four sons, Clarence, of Route I. Kernersvllle, William B., of Laurel Springs, N. J., Grady, of High Point, and Donald Whick er of the home; five daughters, Mrs. Fred Harris, of Route 1, Mrs. Russell Brendle of Jackson ville, N. C., Mrs. Harold Jones of Lexington, Mrs. Odell Ballard of Route 1, and Mias Betty Lou Whlcketr of the home; two brothers, Hubert Whicker of North Wilkesboro, and George Whicker of Route 1, three sis ters, Mrs. C. C. Sapp and Mrs, Roy Thacker of Winston-Salem, and Mrs. Joe Thomas of Wall- burg. Funeral service was held Thursday afternoon at Sedge Garden Methodist church. Those from here attending were J. H. Whicker, J. H. Whicker, Jr., D. B. Elledge, W. K. Sturdivant and J. E. Caudill. Revival at Blue Ridgre Announced Revival services at Blue Ridge Baptist church opened Sunday with Rev. Ralph A. Miller assist ing, tho pastor. Rev. Lsvl Greene. Blue Ridge church Is located on top of the Blue Ridge 'near Benge postomee. Tha pubUc is cordially invited to the servlee.' ————-o— The oonuaanlty picnic la.agsin coming Into Ita own, thanfep, to extra gas and tiie Family Relations Dspartmsnt at Atate College- owtor Hie direetlos ^ ' ■■■ -;i Ciaade Abilhsr, of North Wll- keSboro, weot «Bit*lal in TFQkes sonrt today- oo’ ;Wkarge of first degreb tonrdeip AM^ the shotgun slaytng of C9y*4iWktts here April e. >vv. * Watts died wltib# a few min ute* efter bsiil^. itoot at close ruge os lake fldfsralk near the corner Main sAjjl Ninth etreeta, allegeAy by Abiltsr. A spOdal 60 men re ported to ooWt'^Bdey and by nooB Hi^ jwrofi .had beeu ao* cepted. It Is en^ed that the Jury will he com^ited late today or early TuesdAf.! Proseoatinc the ease is Solid- tor Avalon E, lEtoB, of Tadkin- TlUs. assieted hy furtrate proae- cutioii oooiUHil ooBippsed of John R. Jones, J. V. Bowers, J. H. Whicker, H. WMdter, Jr., and W. H. McBlwee, o Hits city. The defense counsel Is Eugene Tri- TBtte, of thle efty., J. E. Holshons- er, of Boone, Kyle and Clyde Hayes, of this city. Judge T. Donsid Phillips is on the bench. Cases tried during the latter part of laat weekrVere: Body DamelL-fosgery, three to flee years In prison. Ralph WelUae, colored, '(Eegg CooUdge Roberson, and George Barnes, colored, were tried In separate case tor operating car while Intoxicated and each drew four months sMitences snsiiended On payment of $69 and costs and driver license revoked months. Walter Denny, Jr., colored, for second offense for driving drunk and for hit and ran drew sen tence of three to five years on the roads. ^ forgery, months costs. John Goss, violation prohibi tion laws, 112 months suspended Kenneth Atwood, larceny, four months. Brantley Walker and Fred Holbrook, robbery, three to five years. Bill Rash, Homer Miller and Raymond Sparks, larceny, 18 months on roads. Luflnie Martin, colored, sault, 30 days suspended. as- Forrest Jones Dokies Speaker Secretary Chamber of Com merce Outlines Chamber Program Before Club Forrest Jones, secretary-man ager of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, delivered a most In teresting address Friday evening before the North Wllkeaboro Dokles club In meeting at the home of John Brown, Vernon Deal, recently Install ed as president of the club, pre sided and presented Mr. Jones. ’The Chamber of Oommerca Executive outlined the program of objectives for this community, and said that Immediate attention now is being given to the need for an airport and plans for pro fessional baseball next year. He also outlined nine other objec tives of tho Chamber to receive attention during the remainder of this year. His address was received with much InteresL Revival In Progress Cranberry Church Revival services are la Pro gress at C'anberry church on highway 427.. Services are being held at H a. m. and 7:45 p. m. and the ipnbllc Is cordially in vited to attend. The pastor, Rew. L. T. Younger, will bo assisted by Rew. S. I. Watts. : ■ — O ipiers Creek Club Mcnic On Thursday Millers Greek Home Demon stration club will have a picnic on Newton Bumgaraer’s lawn Thursday aftcunoon from five to seven o’clock. Annonneement of the picnic ms made by the com mittee, composed of Mra.'Annie Gharah. Mrs. Fanl Drip and. Mrs. eSaSe Bamdanito. Irho iskad toat all.attsbd-'with mA baritets and Mtoy. the also the daiBto asd plhntidi MuioljUnb mg . K _ ,'imi Fri^ at Noon *Cxqieimtiosi** Subject Of SpleDdld Address by El- 1^ Ciwie Leader Attorney Marion Allen, of El kin, was the speaker Friday noon before the North WUkee-. boro Klwanls club. Joe E. John son wae program chairman and John B. Jnatlee, Jr., preaented the speaker. KiwanUa Allen mada a splen did talk on the anbject of co operation. He called attentloh to the recent Flood Oontrri Cam paign that was carried on to these two communities and by means of which a bill was car ried la the Congress providing tor flood relief to this territory. Mr. Allen gave much credit to Klwanlan John B. Justice for his untiring efforts and leader- ablp In the matter attd stated that It was only through tha Co operation of all the groups that tho success had been won. Klwanlan Allen Is always a welcome visitor to the North Wilkesboro club and on thla oc casion won further favor by his splendid talk Prim: to the program tha at tendance prize was given by Ira Payne and won by Dr. G. T. Mitchell. Guests were as follows: W. E. Jones, Jr., with W. E. Jones; Cecil Hausa and Marion Allen, club guests. '. " e, • • Court Of itoi^ Meet PoAtponed Boy Scout Oonrt of Honbr and Reriaw will maet on Thonday, Augnst 2, 7:30, instead of Au gust 16. Tha meeting woa post poned because many of the Scouts are on camping trips this week. ’The meeting will be held In the rellgtouB education build ing 'of the First Presbyterian church. Ok In Hospibl, Two Are In Jail Followins Fight Gn^'loSam Diring the Year Committees Betm Work Ob Immediate Obje^iwea Of Th» Organuatian Davis Combs Shot With Shotgun; Jester Broth ers Placed In, Jail DavlB Combs is in the Wilkes Hospital In serloos condittou and Warren end Walter Jester are in Wilkes jail as the result of an altercation which ocearfed Satur day night at Racnei Church in the Shepherds Cross Roads com munity. According to information giv en officers Investigating the af fair, Warren Jester and Davis Combs had some trouble and were engaged In an affray, after which Walter Jester, brother of Warren, carried Warren away In an automobile and they returned to the church with a repeating, sawed-off shotgun, and Warren fired at Combs. Part of the shotgun load en tered Combs’ neck, cheat and jaw, his tongue and damaged his teeth. The'Foster brobhers are being J. B. Williams, President of the Wilkes Chamber of Conr* merce, announced today . Om commlttaes were SM>otatsd h$r Preeident WiUlaina with til* help of an adsisory oomalttm composed of six members of the Board of Dinetors. The XHnraltteee are to phm and carry out their own aettvlttoe under the Immediate supervision of the Board. Committee ctopointmenta In clude the Agriculture Commit tee, With B. O. Finley as chair man and John Leyshon, vice chairman; members are W. K. Sturdivant, W. D. Jester, W, H. H. .Wangb, Tam Hutchinson, R. D. Smith, B. B. Broome. Community Recreation: G. R. Andrews, chairman; Richard Finley, vice chairman; Boyd Stout, Ivey Moore, W. O. Absher, W. B. Somers, R. M. Brame, Jr., James C. Williams, Jr. Housing: Paul Osborne, chair man; W. D. Halfacre, vice chairman; Paul Green, W. J. iBason, Bryce Candill, Don Cau dill, Jr., C. E. Jenkins, Jr., Jamee L. Lowe, Darwin Smlth- ey. Civic Actlvltlee: J. B. McCoy, chairman; W. F. Absher, vlco chairman; W. J. Bason, C. J. Swofford, W. R. Newton, Dr. H. jft. Smith, Arthur Venable. retoi The Wilkes post of the Ameri can Legion in August meeting voted to send four Wilkes boys to the annual session of Tar Heel Boys’ State at Chapel Hill Sep tember 1 to 8. Boys’ State Is sponsored and operated by tbe American Le gion, department of North Caro lina, which has as its purpose "To train and inspire the youth of North Carolina In full reali zation of their reeponslbllity to God and Country and to teach them the duties, rights and privi leges of citizenship through par ticipation In governmental func tions.” L. M. Nelson, A. G. Finley and R. Ivey Moore wore named by the post as a committee to select the boys to be sent to Boyi’ State. Spotted Fever ClaiiK tbe Life Of Cycle Girl Wilkes Hosiery Mills Increases Wage Rate The Wilkee Hosiery Mills Com pany announced on last Friday a 10 per cent Increase In wages to all Its employees, effective Monday, August 12th. Last December the mill also granted a 10 per cent increase In wages to all Its employees. On May 20, 1946, an Incentive In crease was made to a laifge num ber of the employees based upon merit and length of sarrlea of Individual employees. o V. F. W. Meeting Tuesday Evening Regular meeting V. F. W. in the new Quarters (the old Moos© Hall) oppoeito the postofflce, Tuesday nigdit, Aug. IStih, 8:00 o’clock. Elkin. — Geraldine Dobbins, 15, only daughter of Miles C. and Myrtle Pinnlx Dobbins of Cycle, died Wednesday after noon at a Wlnston-SoJem hos pital of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. She had bene seriously ill one week and removed to the hoa- pltal at Winston-Salem last Mon day from tho Elkin Hospital. She was a 10th grade student at West Yadkin high school. She was a member of S'wan Creek Baptist church and junior choir and was active In young people’s work. 1 Surviving are the parents: two ibrotihers, Miles C. Dobbins Jr. of Jones ville and ArvlUe Dobbins of the home. The funeral was held at 3 p. m. Saturday at Swan Creek Bap tist ehnrch. Roiv. Grady White and Rev. Clint Swalm officiated. Burial was In the church ceme tery. —- o chairman; Hd' Ga^hert S. Gibbs, J. B. Carter, R. T. Mc Neil, A. F. Kilby. Oovenunental Affairs: John E. Justice, chairman; Bill McElwee, vice chairman; Eugene Trlvette. Trade Promotion: W. C- Mar low, chairman; John Prevette, vice chairman; R. E. Gibbs, Fred Henderson, Carl W. Steele. Link Spalnhour, Palmer Horton, Ira Payne, Carl Buchan. Safety and Fire Prevention: John E. Walker, chairman; Thurman Kenerly, vice chair man; Dr. Phillipe, W. G. Gabriel, A. ’G. Finley, J. B. Williams. C. C. Faw, Jr., W. B. Gwyn. Personnel of the Public Health, Education, and Aviation Cmmlttees will be announced by President Williams in a future Issue of ’The Journal-Patriot. These committees have al ready started to work end will attempt to carry out most of the 11 major projects of tho Cham ber for this year which Include; 1. A new airport, large enough for airline operation. 2. A poultry processing plant 3. Better parking facilities for North Wilkesboro. 4. An aggressive, county-wide traffic safety campaign. 6. A new Industrial program and survey of Wilkee county. 6. A workable reforestation Far East Staff The American Rod Cross staff in the Far Easter Theatre of Operations numbers 1,461 work ers, according to Nyles I. Chris tensen, Red Cross commissioner. He reports the Red Cross is ope- • rating 202 dobs, 88 elri>-mo- biles, 6 tralnmoblles, 86 field stations, and Installations at $7 army and navy hospitals. — o Support the Y.M.C. A. NORTH WILKESBORO SOFTOALL TOORNAMENT STARTS AOIL14TR North Wilkesboro softball team, which has accumulated a wonderful record this summer, trill play Its first t*® state softball touraament Wed nesday night at Greehoboro. With a record of about 40 wins to six losses, the North Wil kesboro team will enter the tournament with good pTosiMets for making a^ splendid showtog. The hMri team to pitted s«Maut Thomaavllle. for their first''gimej whleh wlQ be pleyed at (Heo- wood pork Whdaaadrir nMik with much Interest and It is ex pected that a number will go to Greensboro to back the team. On Friday night North Wllkee- boro added two victories to their string by defeating StatesvlUe 11-0 and 11-9 In Statesville’s ball park. Two tong homen bj Ernest'BUw and another kmg circuit smash by Hoy Forstouid featured North Wllkeriioro’s play at the plate. Bush, Crews slid WUes -were NOTth WUkeeboro pitchers. ' On Sunday aftomooa North Wtlksteoro tookSd two mote 3-40“ program. 7. Special promotions for re tail trade—"Open House for Farmers Day,” Christmas deep ra tions, etc. 8. A county-wide, clean-up, paint-up campaign. 9. Speeding of home construc tion. 10. A oommnnlty recreation program. 11. White way for North Wil kesboro. Golf Tournament at Blowin^f Rock Soon ’’Qualifying rounds for the aonnal Blowing Rock Country Club Golf Tournament will start Aug. 18 and extended thra Aug. 20 It was announced yesterday hy Wiley Sholar of Lenoir, Tourna ment Chairman. Match play ao-' cording to local and USGA raise will start August 21 with play ers paired to fUghta according to their QuaMl^fli^ seores. OonaMei^ able'totarest/'hM alwjoys .beea _ shown to this enicysbie aamaat event, plto:®n ooto^ fram^frir and near^ to play the heaotttod'"^ BlowtDg Bbdt layooL ^tite Mtoi eet^gold coorae east Rocky WataMmr ' ., ■17' 7 -"H-f -
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