hc»q« -et Aa^w ^a«kr|:^
aoiL ]f» ti3m YitiM llr. WDtd iiM.:
r. S. Miiorfc of Old fiOeltofr.
Tenn. Mr. Tinilef ft»| Itir. J||aa|r>
"WOkoo tonrloo In tlio oo'al»t-onfi-
csmlolpal'VAo non* tafotlMr. llr. HbjiI^ nw
senrloo 1« Bnro]^ «od «r*a swt
to Uio Psclflo when the i»«r end
ed tn Qermta7.
Mr. altd Mrs. D. W. Smith and
children, BUI and Snsan, of Uin-
neapolia, Minn., spent a fenr dars
here with Dr. and Mrs. J..H. Mc
Neill before going to Daytona
Beach, J^orlds, to rlslt Mrs.
James Smith and dau^ter, Mrs.
C. C. Porter. Dr. and Mrs. Me-
Nelll acoompanled them to
Florida for a week's visit. Mrs.
to th»
•f teto’esunteUTeB
: eoKwentlTe term,
today ttat he wiu favor
torreiMed teacher salar-
. ^tieeftog^OjW than the SO per
t'^^treaae im advocated by
.wotth' OuvtUna Education
iatkm, -Mepreeontattve Story
Sd ha doubted that the 40 per
eent advoeated by certain groups
■ of tkB NCSA could be granted.
Itopveusutatlve Story, holder of j McNeill Is a sister of Mr. D. W.
a ntosier's degree from the Uni-! Smith and Mrs. C. C. Porter and
TSralt}' of North Carolina, was
f prtool^ of, Wltkesboro district
ehoels for eeveral yjars prior to
atsring' the practice of law in
WOkeeboros.
is a daughter of Mrs. JamM
Smith.
Mr. John Wayt, Atlanta, Qa.,
Mrs. Powell Q. Dillard, Jr., and
Mr. John Dillard, Lynchburg,
CommenUng' of leglslatlTe top- i Va., Mr. T. Taylor Marrow, Eli,
[.tcs, Repreeentative Story said
j that he was In sympathy with
’^e proposed game and fish pro
gram as advocated by the North
Carolina Wildlife Federation,
parttcolarly the phases dealing
irtth the. staggered terms of the
overnlag beard.
Rspnaentative story wilt be
oad of- 1} Republicans in the
housA ^ iHU leave for Raleigh
Mofttey,/January 6, and will
' attflBd the Republican caucns
Jaaimry 7. The legislature will
convene on January Sjg.w- »-*•
One of the t^o
epublicans In
IN the aUte gC.enate will be Tafayette
WiBla^^-g, of Yadklnvllle, repre-
g the 24 th district corn
ed of Wilkes, Yadkin and
eonnties. The other Repub-
can will be Roy Harmon, of
Park, representing Avery,
MttdieU, Yancy and Madison
coagtiafv to the senate.
— — o
Hopewell, Va., Mr. Ben Welslger,
Richmond, Va., Mr. Nathaniel L.
Rodgers, Martlnaburg, W. Va„
all students of the University of
Virginia, are house guests for
the week-end In the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Landon. Open
House from eight to twelve is
being given tonight by Mies Sue
I.*ndon and Mr. H. C. Lanrion.
Ill, for their guests. Among the
out-of-town guests will be anoth
er University of Virginia Medi
cal student and his wife, Mr. and
Jirsipharles R. Thompson, of
Lenolr.'fi M*"- Henry Reynolds,
Ir of oroSlloro. N. C.
Miss Mary HS.re
returned to Salem i'-®se. Win-
fir
liemM BvrMV
Over $23,000 In. Last
Two Days of Tear
North WllkedhSko branch
the Oarollaa Motof dab, which
sells state and city Ucense plates
for autonsobtles and trucks, sold
a total of 4,118 tags for 1947
through Tuesday, December 81.
During tho last two days of the
year the license bureau here ro-f
ceived $28,690.22 for license i
plates in the two busiest days
since the 1947 plates went on
sale December 2.
It is permissable under the law
to nse 1946 license through Jan-j
uary, but all motorists who havej
not purchased 1947 license plates
-
fuMf tiiirtod
i^whlC* toaigiit wlnW
«. a floor eoSpipf^ a tousaism
 fire In a toOer Muhgttan' offloe
tOaBdtog, fito-tfStetata toported.
J Anthoritilil said the men were
■ traw«l third floor of tie
seven-story' .jSimlWltog et 749
Broadway whea the fourth Door
collapsed. . .n
Tax Win
In WftesCointy
Solleltdr Han WOl-lialG^-
dot Calendtar
On Opeahif Day
j. c. Grayson, Wilkes county
accountant and tax supervisor,
are urged to buy them as early announced today that tax listing
as possible. j will begin In the various to-wn-
ston-Salem, after speA’&iug 1^?
T. C. Caudill Is manager of the; ships of the county on Monday,
local branch of the Carolina Mo- J January 13.
tor Club and his assistants are | listers for the towusbtps
Mrs. Louise Pierce and Miss p^gt notices of their appoint-
Madeline Campbell. The large j ujents to meet taxpayers for the
number buying license plat« purpose of Ifsttog and all
have been
efficiently.
served promptly and
Duke Power Co.
Advertising Wins
are
urged to meet their respective
listers on the earliest convenient
dates.
Tax listing for the town of
North Wllkeeboro will begin on
the same date, January 13, at
the town hall. W. P. Kelly, city
_ B ■ M taker. The
Award In P'laiion
Ffs^'with ift Mato off major
casea. 'lnolndtog at laast two cap
ital charges, Wilkea suparlor
court' will convene to special
term Monday, Jannlby 6.
Judge H. Hoyle Sink, oti
Greensboro, who will Pr^da vr-,' wor iiHsrica
er 17th district courts dtutog acw
thQ first half of 1947, wBl be on
the bench and will also preside
at the regular term batoning
January 2D.
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall here
last we^ listed defendants who
win be tried during the special
term.
Capital charges will Include a
first degree murder charge , a-
gainst Claude Absher for the
shotgun slaying of Clydo Watts
here April 6, and charge of rape
against Ralph Vernon Idtteral
and Claude Marvin Bell, who are
alleged to have Ikidnaroed and
criminally attacked Peggy Shore,
of Elkin.
Trials of Claude Spears for the
death of Harrison Jennings, and
Cling Minton for the shooting of
Atwell Wilson Parsons are also
scheduled for the fwo-weeks
term. Robbery charges against
Cola M. and Oarl Keaton, who
AMiseth b|i eiw fMaipid ftCM
NwiMS StlMf, hmi$Aimi
. . _ Mm UsIvw-
•My ^ fofiferaiq, se omMsiim fa
gcltfag obeirt. Hi IHh liM liglfwiijAl
eoliop«ble choir from Mi nedmy
•qsippsd oufomebilc to outer hit BerMoy
quortefa Tho 23-ycor-oM voloros i« itildy-
ing with fismioi aid ffom the VotoMM
Adminiitrotion.
/
CorrdI Released;
Bond of $15,01)0
Signed Monday
Lenoir Man Fills Bond On
Charge of Murder Of
Charles Baker .
War Powers
Washington, Dec. 31.—Presi
dent Truman sprang a major
Xew Tear’s eve surprise today by
yieldtog many of the govern
ment's war powers—an action
which-means a $1,500,000,000
tax cat and scrapping of the
g.blncsa strike onotrol weapon.
' The White House bombshell
took the form of a proclamation
Which declared that “hostilities
mC - Wovld War II’’ ceased as of
noon today.
■Rie result of this legal recog-
BtH” that the shooting was
over was that 18 extraordinary
Us«« died forthwith. The procla-
also meant that 33 others
are doomed to die next June 30.
or taler.
Ahont $1,600,096,000 a year
will ho knocked off the natton’s
tax Ml six months hence—un-
'lesa Congress
geoer
night
Items.
prewari
legislates other-
owerlng of emer-
tes on liquor,
velry, and other
• will go batdv 10
selxe
I thmn
vats PS
tO€fk
I
I'tndt'-
kent’s power to
|nd plants to get
In died.' No prl-
be seized hen co
le Smlth-Cunnally
months the coal
tretnmed to their
a wage Con
or not.
10
holidays here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Finley.
Miss Katherine Finley has re
turned to Burlington, where she
bolds a position with the Ala
mance hospital, after spending
several days here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fin
ley- V. ■
Guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Cranor during the
holidays were: Mr. Frank Cra
nor, Jr., of Raleigh, Mr. William
Cranor, of Winston-Salem Mrs.
J. R. Parller and Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Parller, and Mrs. R. 'L.
Scroggs, of Charlotte, Mrs. J. P.
Boatright, of AahevHle.
Mrs. Bernice Jones and daugh
ters, Loretta and Joanne, and
Mr. and Mrs. B. V. Kelly, of
Charlotte, were holiday guests
of their mother and sister, Mrs.
M. H. Stone and Mies Lizette
Stone.
Mr. and Mrs. Nell Cashlon
were visitors in Lenoir dating
the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Porter
and son, Charles, have returned
to the city after spending ChrlM-
mas week In Florida. While In
Florida, the Porters visited
Jacksonville, Pensacola, and oth
er places of Interest.
Captain Henry Todd and Mrs.
Todd and daughter, Cecelia Ann,
of Pulaski, Virginia, are spend
ing the holidays In the home of
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. McGinnis.
Captain Todd is the son of Mrs.
P. D. McGinnis.
Captain and Mrs. Henry Todd
and daughter, Cecilia Ann, spent
Monday and Tuesday in Lenoir,
visiting in the homes of D. T.
Beish and J. L. Wests.
' jue best utility advertising In
the United States for the year
closing October 1948 was done
by the Duke Power Company, ac
cording to the results of a na
tional snrvey Just released by
the Vincent Edrwards Company
of New York, pabUshars of
■Tnbllc Utility Ad-Vlews."
In making this nurt^, all
metR>polfta& liswspapsnh as well
as the dailies of several hundred
small cities, are reviewed. All
edvertlsements are passed upon
by a board of advertising exec
utives and scored on a point bas
ts. The utility company receiv
ing the highest num>ber of points
over a 12-month period receives
the Socrates high award of the
year.
The award made by Jonas Mar-
son, editor of Ad-Vlews, com
mends the leadership offered by
the Duke Power Company
through the tone of its advertis
ing, which points to the future
and closely identifies itself with
the Piedmont community.
The Duke Power Company ad
vertising, under the general di
rection of Norman A. Cocke, vice
president. Is immediately super
vised by John Paul Lucas, Jr.,
head of the department of public
relations. Preparation of adver
tising is handled by Ayer & 011-
lett, Inc., with Lewis Ayer di
recting layout and art and Mary
Gillett as copy executive.
-o
uity list taker will also be at
' Tn hall, making It conven-We alleged to have taken $28,-
llst
the
lent fi
both 00^
same tlmi
takers to list
and town at
Rousseau
iilfokp
Oyer GuilftmP®“**
Judge J. A. Roussmu,
Wilkesboro, will prsMlde
the criminal
Bnpertor Co
January 6 instead of thd concur
rent civil term In Greensboro, It
was learned yesterday from the
dork of court there.
Judge Henry A. Grady, New
Bern, has been named to handle
the January 6 civil term In
Greensboro. Judge Rousseau is
the regularly assigned Jurist to
the 12th Judicial District for the
Spring term of court.
o —
Little noticeable spoilage re
sults In trench silos where the
silage is covered with a throe-
inch layer of lime under roofing
paper. As the silage Is fed, :he
lime is thrown off on the manure
pile to be hauled to the 'leids,
entailing no loss of lime.
o
Unit of American
Federation Vets
Is Planned Here
CAPPER DOUBTS
GENERAL'IKEMS
LIKELY TO RUN
Organization Meeting Call
ed For Wednesday Night
At Courthonae
000 from a poker game at the
home of Jim Foster, may also be
tried.
Solicitor Hall said that a sche
dule of the coses to be tried will
be made out Monday. There will
be no grand Jury at the court,
but the following have ibeen sum
moned for jury duty:
First We*
Rkpf|dn« Hay«; B, J.
^SorT
MoGrady; A. Ia Prevette, Wllkes-
boro route one; D. V. Snyder,
Millers Creek; Lester Bowers,
North Wllkesboro route three;
Mrs. Bertha Alexander, North
Wllkesboro; W. L. Adams, Jr.,
Elk; Frank Tomlinson, North
Wllkesboro; M. M. Billings,
Hays; T. H. Harless, -Wllbar; C.
W. Hendren, Wllkesboro; Alton
Byrd, Elkin route one; Claude
M. Hall, North Wllkesboro; F.
D. Hayee, QUreath; H. C. Byrd,
Elkin; Mrs. Snsan Glass, North
Wllkesboro; T. H. Deal and
Richard Minton, North Wllkes
boro route one; liester Roope,
North Wllkesboro; T. B. Gray,
Ronda; W. J. Hayes, Traphill;
Edgar Wyatt, Wllkesboro: Taft
Eller, Purlear; T. B. EMler, Mo
ravian Palls; Richard Call, North
Wllkesboro route three; W. J.
Moore, Gllreath; L. A. Blevins,
Springfield; U. C. Owens, North
Wllkesboro; D. L. Lane, Pores
Knob; Arlin Wood, Boomer; M.
N. Adams, Abshers; Irvin Eller,
Moravian Falls; P. M. Banguss,
North WilkOTboro route one; L.
M, Sheets, Wllbar.
Second Week
Oscar B. Dancy, North Wllkes
boro route one; W. V.. Stone,
Johnny H. Correll, Lenoir man
charged with the murder of
Charles C. Baker at Club 40 and
8 east of this city early Satur
day morning, was releas^ under
bond of $16,000.
Amount of the bond was fixed
by Solicitor Avalon E. Hall, who
conducted a hearing here Satur
day before Wilkee Coroner I. M.
Myers.
In the hearing it wan brought
out by two wltnessw that Oorrell
and Baker, manager of the club,
were quarreling about a dlM
game ante when Bakor ordered
Correll to leave. The qnaml
*' £i
gtin tt&ttf '^Buaa the”" fiShut^
OorreB, ageto ordered to leave,
backed away behind a girl, pull
ed his own fun and shot Baker
in the forehead. He died instant
ly-
Oorrell filled his bond for ap
pearance at the March term of
Wilkes court, which will con
vene on Monday, March 3.
o
Vi
Wilkes People At
Grid Bowl Games
High Team Has
Two Games Here
Washington, Dec.* 31.—Sena
tor Capper, Republican of Kan
sas, said today he doubted* that
General Dwight D. Elsenhower
has told friends he would be
ready bo run for President if
the people desired it.
The 81-year-old legislator-
newspaper publisher told a re-
A unit of The American Pe^^ ^orth W«kes^™ route two; B
W. Baker, Wllkesboro; THford
f
North Wllkesboro high school
basketball teams, girls and boys, _ porter, however, that If the Army
have two home games for the! Chief of Staff and Supreme AI-
next few days. compuander In Europe dnr-
■On Friday night they will play tog the war ever became iuter-
the Norto Wllkesboro all stars ested he and the people of Kai.-
in a strictly hnfe town affair sas would be tot him for Presl-
that should be IflWeetlng. dent.
On Tueeday aigbt will be; ■
games with Barium Springs, ^
marking the opening of the Pied- Kifi 'l imnliBW
mpnt Conference schednle. Thej
|lr»t game each night will begin “ —
eratloa of Enlisted Men will be
organized in a meeting to be
held at the Wilkes county court
house In Wllkesboro on Wednes
day night, January 8, seven o'
clock.
Upton Blevins, of West Jeffer
son, a national organizer for the
Federation, annnonneed the
meeting, saying that he had
found much Interest among
Wilkes veterans to forming 4 lo
cal unit. All veterans, are iHVjtod
to attend.
at seven
o'ljjpok.
SWEAK SHiPPfR
A4AKMG MAIDS
SGBSOitS -
Washington, Dee.
r.SHY
togtos.glrta Battoaad down tludr
treseea .today to guard against
fardwr attacks bytlA Ught-ftoger*
ed "Jackf Oie Satopfaf" itlw go
dear p’eteBfe, paUle jfa
«lr^ Mary U.Mingiai'g. IT-
WHI Meet Moi# -
Gtol Scout leaden.arlU
Monday,, t: 80, to the offlto.'ol
Date Power pomtwny. Rev; Wtatt
M.'cooper, Aresbytorlaa vpsiilor,
win address t$a gronp and a i
attendance to nrgsd.
, MS ■'iise.i !■ iMiNul^ia 0 tariiMM I.
>■?>
tm
9X. WP^OOPAL ^ '
«ev. B. M. XdHdtoy. Reettar
eervlee wHl be hMd to
Bi. Pei^ church Ahh-
day etoense^ 'lanaaty .^th.
Parsons, Boomer; Maynard Nor
man, State Road; C. E. Bro'wn,
North Wllkesboro route two; T.
S. Love, Wllkesboro; P. M. ITe-
vette and Walter W. Vannoy,
North Wllkesboro: Lloyd P.
Smith, Pores Knob; V. O. Go
forth, Purlear; Mrs. J. W. Black
burn, North''Wllkesboro; Brady
Carter, State Road; W^ H. Bar-
low, North WilkCi^ro; W. H.
Barlow and Charles R;. Dancy,
North Wilkseboroi C. 8. Walker,
Boomer; B. B. Rhoiulee, Radical;
J. 8. Pierce, North WUkeeboro;
Willie Benge, Mt. Zkm; - Noeh
Cha'mh^ JNorth WBJieglboro; D.
F. Beeheari, Walshi ib*. mto-
la EUer, ftortai r'VfVljegboroj
Jobs G. 'Bengoes, TrajAlU; G.
Call. Wllkgeboio; CtaDigit Jt
SCO, Joneevuta; j. a:
Rtpi* Wflkitaoto; W, A.
iiuate, Abehgiu: Jiola I^lRttkgr,
QUreath; SSddrtog Ito
ttati;. Dewey MyA^gf^Morth
^taslK^; W. W JtHfirtan
Wllkesboro ttarie;. Gilbert
-Pgfdag, Nqptk WRImgboro; Ptat*
X^&can, J^rth WttotoWjg; K
'Biele. D^rt:
FeigBgon
Several from this community
attended the New Year ^football
bowl games at New Orleans, La.,
and Jacksonville, Florida.
Local people who saw Geor-
Kia defeat North Carolina 20 to
10 In the Sugar Bowl at New
Orleans included Mr. and Nre.
Albert Oarwood,N Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Story, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Story, Bill Mltoholl, Allie Hayei,
Richard Johnston, Prank Blair
and N. S. Poa^ester, of the Wll-
kesboros, and J. E. Holshouser,
of Boone.
Local people who witnessed
the N. C. State-0klahoir a .came
at Jacksonville, Florida, yester
day were Mr. and Mrs. Mertlll
WUsi, Pat Hunt, Voyce Cheat-
wood, Mra. Alene Palmer, and
Tom Nelson. Oklahoma defi
State 34 to 13.
o
thei
IMer of *
Diiriag tlig ]4iir a;
liceBM to we* were Srittgi
at the office, wftieh Is numh high**
sr than last year and about *«ira
ble t^ avtlrage for Che itii
pears., \
There 'wee much activity dor*
tog the hoBdays aaeeon with Ita^
eitae bMng iaened'.to the foUow.
hlg cooplsg; David Pro^ Rea*
da, and Ruth Baugass. Lolaiat;
iriley H. Darnell. Jr., Blkto, ^bAC
Jerlene Luttman, State Xfii^
Harry Q. Barsv~ Lanral Sgirtogw
and DanJeh Cemlta, JMCersoB;
Reid Hampton Grimee and Bei^ '
nice Elisabeth McCombe, both of
China Grove; Kermis W, Wool
and Virginia Dare'Walker, b^
of Thurmond; Ralph Norrta,
Boone, and Dorla Ford, Blonslltif
Rock; Oble Greene ynd EdKh
Anderson, both of Hendrix.
Dale Walters, Ronda, and -
Beulah Hunter, EUcln; Chartaa
Souther, Wllkesboro route two*,
and Flora Les Center, North.
Wllkesboro; Hubert Daniel An
derson and Jean Anderson, both
of Wllkesboro route two; FeUx
Darnell, Roaring River, and
Margaret Estelle Tarboro, State
R'oad; Owen E. Blevins end
Grace Pardue, both of Wllkee-
boro; Robert C. Roland, North
Wllkesboro route two, •'and Edna
Rhoades, Hays; James*- Oook,
Hamptonvllle, and DeiUa Ran-
dieman, Cycle; Walter Wiles and
Mary Lee Bowers, Traphill;
Thomas R. V. Huffman, Bock,
and Jettie Spears, 'Wilkesboro;
R. J. Spears, Purisar, and Ina
Mae PhlUtps, Parsonvttle; An
drew Bowen, Traphill, and Vio
la Hincher, JoynsB.
afTlKoBb&iSi^,
Gn^ and ibitto'ohambarg, ‘
Roaring River, and
Madel C. Champion, Raleigh;
Rqf S. Godfrey, Wllkesboro, end
Lofna. M. Smlthey, Elkin; Clyde
Bthhears and Dewie Lankford,
both of North Wllkesboro; Lottie
Church and Esther Ray, both of
Roaring River; James G. Bau-
Kuss, Traphill, and Aliens Smith,
lienham; Robert T. Parsons and
Myrtle Anderson, both of Wilken-
boro; Tracy Wyatt. North Wil
kesboro, and Pauline Harris,
Wllkesboro route two; Willard
Pendry, Hays, and LOlle Mae
Penningtdh, North Wllkesboro;
Sam Lovelace, JonesvUle, and
Pansy Edwards, Dobson; Dwight
Miller and Nancy Foroeter, both
of North WUkeaboFo; Ralph
Gentry, Beaham, and Lillian
Shore, Blktoj Conrad Dula, Hen
drix. and Knto Wolfe, also of
Hendrix; John, Preston Weather
man and miHaitB. Faye Korman.
both ot Union Grove.
i
%
K)tk of Union Grove; Mason W.
Smithey,
ted
Deal Miatoi Gel
K. of P. M(
UtdUpg
’of
BIRTHS
Twin daughters were born to
day at tho Wnkee Hospital to
Mr. and Mrs. Cafl Batrtok, of
Vannoy.
A daughter Saturday
at the WUkee
Mrs. George
keeboro.
A daughter"
at the Wilkes
and Mm Hugh
■vroatasiioro. J
t ALMOghtar
at "the WUkes
and Mrs. BlBy
West jetfanMB.
Bom .to Mr. 4
C. Jarvis,, of
route two/ if'i
day irt the WHkw
Mr. Mm
L^on
WUkee
Distxict Al€«tiiiE if
Ot Pytiang
tttw
— f*
Hr-lhd
Mrs. Dewsi^^flPKto. of Nofth
Wllktatoas^gg a(watdg*.-a hsttai,,. ^ -4-.
tifnl tahSl Moadayjrt^
of tho Norfk .fW^ksSleng
$^ts of Pyth^ ta!||%
The medal vna-given' lty JIM
supreme k>too *$•
homo, to yanng: Bto ."
jtate wtoaer to tata yegg’s
tog "latest spon^reO faT
Nov«|of P. ioage.
Mr. Minton; a seninTtoslg
«t North . Wtt^ssfbvo
B9U fXOBo,
ditto
Mi
aughtibr bom
likes howital. If
I.A daughter 'was
the WUkes
Mrs. Glenn .J* |t
iboro.
n was bom Buhl
hospital to 'IfA
CUftord
leto-.gC,’
to Mr. and 16%
of dtalta.^'
on Mondeif,
!>»»»»• .71.
Mr. and
of Wl
SaturdsK