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Published Mondays and ThiaSdays /t; - NORtH WlifelSBORO. W> Wonday, Jan. 6»T947
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Smm and Natum RepreMd’
talivMf of Fotmdatioii
9peak at Club Meet
PUUlp Raadolph and C. H
:$' braM(M, «Uto and national rep-
taawnltliea ef the Infautilo Pa-
ralxiia roondatlon, addressed the
North Wilkesboro Lions Club in
xneettnK Friday eToning at Hotel
W&kes.
Bam OgllTie was in charge of
tbo program. He first presented
Moore, member of the
who Is polio campaign
jrilalraan tor Wilkes this year.
Hr. Moore spoke briefly, urging
' ei0R)ort tor the drive.
^'Wanrs. Randolph and Crabtree
wed a movie in which Basil
inaor. National Foundation
ildent, was the narrator. The
(Tie depicted the fight against
Intaatlle paralysis, and contained
latorestlng scenes from the emer
gency hospital erected at Hick
ory in the 1944 epidemic.
They also cited figures to show
how Foundation money Is being
expended for hospitalizatiou of
ietlms, for research and con‘in
led projects. It was Interesting
hoto that In 1944 the Foiinda-
lon sent into North Carolina
♦796,000, and last year, when
there was no epidemic, the sum
of 165,000. In this state now .ir-
rangements have been made to
hospitalize and treat victims in
a number of hospitals within one
hour’s drive from any point in
the state. Wilkes’ quota in the
campaign this year is 14,500.
T. R. Bryan was a guest of the
club and spoke briefly. Attorney
Bryan was associated with the
program speakers In the emer
gency hospital work at Hickory
in 1944, where his son was a
patient.
Prior to the program two new
members. Dr. W. L. Bundy and
.y Stroud, were inducted into
.Ij^by J. H. Whicker, Jr. It
Hulehor't !>ed Stor* w«8 oa*
tered Sunday night' by a thief
who stole a blackjack land |l.t5
In cash. .
Police arrested Gedrge. S. Ouy.
of Boone, who will face charges
of ibreaktng and entering and
larceny. They found on him the
' blackjack identified as the one
missing from the store.
Polio Wa$ Topic
Prograni Kiwaais
Meet Oa Friday
C.ofC.«i
Ballots Mailed io M«mb«rt
Must Be Ri^unied By
Saturday Noon, 11th
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Addresses and Sound Pic
ture Depict Work Of
Foundation in Nation
The fight against infantile pa
ralysis was the topic of the pro
gram Friday at the North Wil-
keeboro Kiwanis club.
Program Chairman J. E. Cau
dill presented Sam Ogllvle, who
was In charge of the program.
Mr. Ogilvie stated that there
Is some outstanding interest sug
gested in the coming of every
month of the year and that all
have come to think of January
as the month in which we wage j
a campaign to collect funds with i
which to oombat Polio. He then
presented PhlUlp Randolph, of
Memibers of the-Wilkes Cham
ber of Commerce will have the
opportunity this wuek of roting
for the Board of Directors of the
chamber for the coming year, J.
B. Williams, President, announc
ed today.
In accordance with the by-laws
of the chamber, a nominating
committee composed of B.' Q. Fin
ley, Chairman, W. C. Marlow,
Thurmond Kenerly, Dr. R. P.
Casey, and R. M. Brame, Jr.,
met during the latter part of De
cember and nominated 86 men
for position on the Board of Di
rectors of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce.
Of the 36 nominated, the mem-
ibership will elect 18 on a ballot
which was mailed to them Sat
urday.
Election Judges D. E. Elledge,
Larry Moore, and F. D. Meeerve
will count all ballots and declare
those with the highest number
of votes as elected directors of
the Wilkes Chamber of - Com
merce. All ballots must be in the
chamber office by twelve noon
on Saturday, January 11, 194T.
The Following 36 buslnoBs men
Chapel Hill, and C. H. Crabtree,, . *
• 1 i ... of Wilkes County were nomlnat-
offlcials In the North Carolina i ...
announced that Dr. J. W.
Wlilis, Wm. A. Hardteter and W.
F. Ahsher will be ,program com
mittee lor next meeting.
Ray Watts was a guest of
Clyde Pearson and Dale Andrews
was a guest of his father, G. R.
Andrews, Friday evening.
Mrs. H. T. Brown
Died On Saturday
Mrs. H. T. Brown died at 3
o’clock Saturday morning at her
home on E Street, following a
critical illness of three hours. H.
T. Brown, who is with the Duke
Power Co., was home for the
week-ond and was with Mrs.
Brown when she was stricken.
Mrs. Brown was born Margaret
West Callier, daughter of Dr.
Axmtstead Mayfield Callier and
Mrs. Virginia Callier, of Ala
bama. She was educated In her
home by private tutors. In Selma,
Ala., in 1899 she was married
to Hugh Thomas Brown, of Co
lumbia, Tenn. Their children are
Virginia, who married Douglas
Boardman, with the Bell Tele
phone Co., stationed In Nashville,
Tenn.; Gordon, who was a Lt.
Colonel in World War II. mar
ried Frances Hess, and now re
sides in Albuquerque, New Mex
ico; Avery, who died when two
yBars of age. Mrs. Brown Is also
eurvived by four grandchildren,
>R«T. Armlstead Boardman, of At
lanta, Ga.; Biddle Boardman, a
medical student at Vanderbilt
Uatrersity. Nashville. Tenn.
Martha Lenoir Brown, a student
lyersity of New Mexico;
G. Brown, Jr., a hlgdi
OOl student at Albeqnerque.
Mrs. Brown comes of a long
Une of educabors, and has always
been associated with the building
op of the community in which
she lived. She was a member of
tdia EJplscopal church and was
prigident of the Ladles Auxiliary
at Baint Pauls church at the time
of her death. She was active in
tha work of the “WUkes Valley
tSoards” Ohapetr of the .United
jMn^ters of the Confederacy.
giti» was chaplain of the "Ren-
Jarmnit Mountain” chapter of
tba Daughters of the American
jgarohitlon, and took part in the
gettvitiM of these organizations.
■ Mtn: Brown was considered an
astlkorlty on Genealogy and her
was sought by interested
from many states.
branch of the National Founda
tion for combating Polio.
Mr. Randolph stated that the
Foundation was founded In 1938
and that its growth and effec
tiveness have been marvelous
since that date. He stated that
his message could be most effec
tive by letting the National
President of the Foundation,
Basil O’Connor, speak.
He then presented a sound pic
ture with Mr. O’Connor giving
the development of the care and
treatment of the disease to date
with especial emphasis given to
the outstanding work done at
Hickory, N, C. It-was pointed out^-
that the task of combaUng the
disease is difficult and expensive.
Mr. Cral tree was then present
ed and he gave the following sta
tistics: In 1916 there were 27,-
000 cases with 25% deaths; In
1946 there were 25.000 cases re
ported with 5 per cent deaths.
The national Foundation has
used in 1946 the sum of $16,-
000,000. $25,000,000.00 will be
needed for the coming year. The
amount suggested for Wilkes
county to raise this year Is $4,-
500.00. The speaker suggested
that there are now 13 hospitals
in the State wihere Polio may be
treated.
-Attendance prize was given
by P. E. Forestea" and won by J.
H. Whicker. Guests were as fol
lows: Judge Johnson J. Hayes,
Hadley Hayes, Hoke Henderson,
W. M. Allen and Fred S. Hutch
ins with J. H. 'Whicker; Larry
Moore with J. E. Caudill; Ralph
Laxton with Paul Vestal; W. B.
Oliver with Paul Church; Miss
Mary Morehouse with Robert L.
Morehouse; John E. Justice, III,
with John E, Justice, Jr.; Bill
Combs with Dr. Gilbert R.
Combs; Wayne Eller with C. B.
Eller: Sam Ogilvie, Phillip Ran
dolph and C. H. Crabtree, club
guests.
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Pulpit Committee
Named By Baptists
at
.Thomu
Will Recommend Successor
To David E. Browning,
Who Resigned
First Baptist church in this
city has named a pulpit commit
tee to secure a pastor to succeed
Dr. David E. Browning, whose
resignation will become effective
February 1.
Members of the oommittee who
will make recommehdatlong to
the church are A. F. Kilby, J. E.
Spainhour, Lewis Hill Jenkins, R.
B. Church and Mrs. R'. T. Mc-
Nlel.
Dr, Browning, who had been
here two and one-half years,
will become pastor of the newly
organized River Road Baptist
church In Richmond, Va.
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fnneral service was con-
y ■' 'dasesd IB Episcopal church
Tennessee, this
■ .^Wtafuoon, aid interment was in
fti»»fiv >*ot ibeMde tbs grave
Locol All Stars To
Play Millers Creek
North Wilkesboro all star bas
ketball team will playMlllbrs
Creek 'In the high sohxwl gym
nasium here Thursday nt^t,
7:15. MlUmrs Creek has'one of
the leading all star teams in this
part ' oF the state and maOh In^
will be eentaredVoa
ffTMaday'night
Few changes have been made
in Wilkes county positions by
the board of commissioners for
the next biennium.
J. C. Grayson was re-appolnt-
ed accountant and tax supervisor.
L. B. Dula, who was appointed
some time ago, remains assistant
to Mr. Grayson.
J. R. Owens, of Wilbar, is
keeper of the Wilkes county
home and farm, having succeed
ed Edd Eller, who resigned
some time ago.
Arlie Poster was named for
est warden for the county, suc
ceeding Perry R. Lowe, who
had been acting warden.
The board of commissioners,
all of whom are Repniblicans and
were re-elected In November, is
composed of M. P. Absher, chair
man, C. C. Bidden and I. J. Broy-
hill. Mr. Absher, oldest member
In point of service on the hoard,
was re-electbd chairman.
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Itul«pen(l«Bce .^Mntiial Life
Itunraaice Company It
, Name of New Finti
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IS
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ed by the Nominating committee
for this election:
J. R. Hlx
' Richard B. Johnston
W. D. Halfacre
W. D. Jester
E. P. Gardner
Dr. J. iS. Deans
•P. L. Cashlon
J. P. Horton
J. B. Williams
R. G. Finley
R. T. McNIel
D. X. Deal
J. b! Carter
R'. E. Gibbs
Paul Green
W,
W. O. Ab^r
Dr. F. C. Hubbard
C. J. Swofford
Andrew P. Kilby
R. S. Gibbs
W. J. Bason
Dr. R. P. Casey
Eugene Trivette
Paul Osborne
J. R. Prevette
Russell Gray, Jr.
Tam Hutchinson
W. H. H. Waugh
W. G. Gabriel
W. P. Billings
0. C. Faw, Jr.
N. O. Smoak
Link Spaiuhour
John Leyshon
N. S. Forester, Jr.
Mrs. C. B. Spicer, Jr^
daughter of Bfr. aad Mrs. Ivan
D. Anderson, left Decemlm 28
for Ft. Hamilton, N. V. where
she sailed ’ tor Regenshnrg,
Germany to join her hnsbaad.
Lt.tSpicer expects to spend two
to three years In Germany,
where he is the assistant D-8
with the 11th Oonstabalary
Regiment Headquarters. Lt.
and Mrs. Spicer anticipate a
pleasant stay in the quaint and
beantlfnl city of Regenshnrg
on the Danube In a part of Ba
varia nntouched by war. Dnr>
Ing the late war Lt. S^cer
served with the famed “Old
Hickory Division” In Enrope,
and holds a distinguished per*
sonal military record. He re
ceived his Re^lar Army Oenn-
mission by Presidential ap
pointment last June.
Wilkes Welfare
Office Center For
P^cholosy Tests
Few Changes in
County Positions
M. F. Absher Again Chair
man Commissioners;
Grayson Re-Appointed
Welftn% Cases Five Coun
ties Referred Mere For
Expanding its ' ^(ifogram >1®
make psychological service avail
able to every county In North
Carolnla, the State Board of Pub
lic Welfare has designated 17
rfeferral centers to which sur
rounding counties may bring cas
es requiring psychological exam
inations each month to one of the
two psychologists of the State
Department of Public Welfare,
Dr. Ellen Winjton, Commission
er of Public Welfare, announc
ed yesterday.
Dr. .Ralph T. Hinton, Jr. and
Marlon Stanland, department
psychologists, will be available
able at the centers in their re
spective territories for psycho
logical examinations of adR)tlon,
Juvenile court, school adjust
ment, and other types of chil
dren’s cases as well as for poten
tial eugenical. sterilization cases,
the Commissioner stated.
County dpeartment of public
welfare offices will serve as the
point of contact between the psy
chologists and the officials bring
ing cases to the referral centers.
This needed state-wide service
is made .possible through special
funds alloted to the State Board
of Public Welfare by the U. S.
Children’s Bureau.
Wilkes county welfare depart
ment, Wilkesboro, will be refer
ral center for Wilkes, Surry,
Ashe, Alleghany and Alexander
counties.
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Annoancement has been made
in Raleigh that the Indepen
dence ' Mutual Life Insurance
company of North 'Wilkebboro,
Charlotte, and Monroe, baa re
ceived its license to do general
life Insurance business In the
State of North Carolina.
7t has been announced oy W.
K. Stdrdlvant, Executive Vice
President, that the Board of Di
rectors as recently elected is
composed of Johnson Sanders,
Shoun Kerbaugh, 'W. K. Sturdi
vant, and A. A. Sturdivant, of
North Wilkeeboro, R. B. Kelley
of Boone, J. V. Caudill of West
Jefferson, D. P. Sturdivant of
Sparta, L. M. McEwen, Sr., Louis
J. Carter, Herbert L, McEwen,
L. M. McEwen, Jr., of Charlotte,
George W. Davis and W. T. Wall
of Monroe.
As North Carolina’s new.- Life
Insurance Company launches
forth into business. Its paid In
guaranty capital exceeds seventy-
five thousand dollars, with ad
vance premiums adding ten-
thousand dollars to this figure.
At the present time bho new
c om p a n y has approximately
$400,000.00 Insurance in force.
The company writes policies
from $100.00 upward, and will
write policies of all types. Offi
ces will be maintained in the
various Reins-Sturdivant Funeral
Homes in Northwestern North
Carolina, with the central office
for this region being located in
the Reins-Sturdivant Building at
North Wilkesboro.
7n. ,B.
fi&iato 6t Ito^UUghsm, Congrw-
mao from the Ootup^^
ional District, was diected Secret
tary of the North Carolina dele
gation in the tJ. B. Hease of Kep*
reetotatlves at a caucus of the
delegatloa held today. Oongfess?
man Rob«t L. Dooghton, veter
an legislator from Laurel
Springs, N. C. was re-elected
chairman of the delegatkm.
Mr. Deane’s election by the
delegation came as a signal hon
or, especially in view of the fact
that this is hlB first term in Oon-
grees.
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trial
Tw» Robberies
Tbnrsday Right
Mont Jones Store And Oak-
woods Postoffice, And
Palmer*8 Station
One or more thieves of nn-
.known identity entered two plac
es of business Thursday night.
;^Al»slmrTWilt Ba'' '■
Folloiwiitv Sp4Mm»
■ .Trial Tliis Week "Wr
Ralph Vomoh Litteral sad ,
Marvin Claude BeU, arraigned te'
Wilkes ‘court' today, plsad not
guilty to the capital charge of
rape of Peggy Ruth Shore, pret
ty 16-year-old .brunette, on Au
gust 23, 1946. ,
In addition to the pleM of
not guilty, Fred Hutchens, at
torney for Litteral, entered ' a
plea of insanity for Litteral.'
Prior to arraignment, Eugene ^
Trivette, representing the firms
of Trivette, Holsbonser and
’Mitchell, and Hayes and Hayee,
counsel for Bell, lodged motions
to quash the bills of indictment.
One ground stated Fas that there
were no names of women in the
Wilkes jury boa from which the
grand Jury was drawn that re
turned the Indictment on De-
Sherlff C. Q. Poindexter re- cemfber 11, 1946, after the a-
ported that Mont Jones’ store at mondment was passed which
Oakwoods was entered by remov
ing a door of the building. Some
change left in the' cash register
was taken. According bo early re-
stipulated that women shall
serve on Juries In North Caro
lina. Another ground for the mo
tion, which Hutchens also enter-
ports, nothing was taken from I ®d for Litteral, was that the fed-
Oakwoods poetoffice, which Is lo-|®tal government had jurisdiction
cated in the same building.
On the same night Oscar Pal
mer’s service station on highway
16 near Wilbar was also enter
ed. Between $40 and $50 In
cash and a small amount of
merchandise was missing.
over the defendants, who were
not notified they were being
transferred fropi federal court,
where they were held on kidnap
ing charge, to the state court for
trial on the charge of rape.
Judge. H. Hoyle Sink, presiding
Investigation has revealed no the special term of Wilkes
Insurance Moy
Be Reinstated Now
Veterans whose permanent
plan National Service Life Insur
ance policies have lapsed will
have until February 1 to take
advantage of easy reinstatement
procedures, John B. Maddox,
Veterans Administration Contact
Representative, said today.
A deadline of January 1 for
reinstatement of converted types
of NSLI has .been extended by
VA regulation to February 1,
which means that those whose
policies have lapsed over three
months can reinstate by signing
a statement o f comparative
clues which promise to lead to
Identity of the thieves.
Also on Thursday night at
tempts were made to enter W.
R. Vannoy’s service station at
Tto room
whre uiuibie to enter "the main
part of the building through that
door. Attempts to get through
the front and side of the building
also failed.
On Friday night, December 20,
thieves broke into G. C. HIx’s
service station at Moravian Falls,
taking a new tire and battery.
Mitchell Wyatt
Rites Held Sunday
denied
court beglnnlug today,
the defense motions.
Litteral and Bell are alleged
to have kidnapped the young
Shore girl near Elkin on August.
tt aad Ap haje OBKtod
Funeral service was bold Sun
day, two 'p. m., at Peak Creek
church for Mitchell Denver Wy
att, 21, who died Thursday at his
home near Laurel Springs.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs
^ Maude Wyatt, of Laurel Springs,
health, rather than undergoing | brother. Morris Wyatt.
of Kannapolis.
a new physical examination.
Veteran# who possessed NSLI
term policies also have until Feb
ruary 1 to effect reinstatement
by signing a statement that they
are In as good health as they
were when policies lapsed.
Full information on Insurance
can be obtained from the VA of
fice located In the Bank of North
Wilkesboro .Building, North Wil
kesboro, North Carolina.
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Mrs. Ada Barker
Suddenly Stricken
Moore Child Dies
Tyre Byrd Rites
Id
Held December 29
Funeral service was held at
the 'Wilkesboro Baptist church.
Sunday, Decemlber 29, tor Tyre
Byrd, former local citizen who
died in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Rev. Woodrow’ Brookshiro, pas
tor, conducted the service and
burial was In Mountain Park
emnetery. . ’
, UTi Byrd w*»'v»«ll teovra her«^,
wbere he Was employed in fniv
altnre plants baton colng ~ ' to
Michigan. He was the father of
Daw«r ByrdAot wekaabeao.-^:^.^^/
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Support thS Y, M- C. A,
J. D. Moore, III, son born ear
ly Friday to Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Moore, Jr., at the Wllkee hos
pital, died Friday night. Funeral
service was held Sunday after
noon at the home.
Mrs. Ada Barker, well known
resident of the Austin commun
ity of Wilkes county, died sud
denly Friday afternoon. She was
Ironing when she suffered a fa
tal attack and died instantly.
Mrs. Barker Is survived by her
husband, Ambrose Barker, and
the following children: Percy
Barker and Mn. Roy Clark, Bu
chanan, W. "Va.; hfro. Willie
Brown, Michigan; Mias Maude
Barker, Austin; Mrs. George Wl’.-
month, Michigan; Mrs. Willard
JeffresB, Buchanan, W. Va.;
Vance, McKinley, Ina Mae, Clyde,
Junior and Mary Catherine Bark
er, of the home. '
Junior Order Will
Meet Tuesday, 7:30
All memibers of North Wilkes
boro Council of the Junior Or
der are asked to be present
Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, at 7:30.
**We are expecting to have a
good meeting. Degree work will
be put on and new officers are
to be installed. All members,
please come ont and let’s make
this first meeting of the New
Year a‘ great meeting,” council
officers said.
Co rolina-Tennessee
Coach Co. Adds 2
New Buses to Fleet
Oarolina-Tennessee Coach com
pany, which Is owned and operat
ed by Parkway Bus company, has
added two new and ntodem buses
on the routes between North
Wilkeeboro, StatearUle,' SaUa-
'busy and Winstoa^-Balem.
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SinwrtT.NL6.A.
MilaiUii UoM Tq Flay BariM
North Wllkesboro’s M^talji
Llona will get their flnt test In
Piedmont Conference boeketball
Tuesday night vnhen fher take
the girls and boys df Baritula
Springs Bobool In tte /^ortit. WU-
keaborO’ gymnariiuni.'-'-;' .■
The ’tiret game wOl iwclai. .fit
seven'o’ekMSfc add'’’'the 4(»Dla
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Te-KMBF ora Bf BHD OBOES'
boHb mmsoro culbses.
Pf bmr baafcoWmU fan tft tWp
Bartom Spridga teama uo al-
waya in tbs top .dlviMon to the
1 conference and results dt^tfce
-S'f.-' ’ '
ii^e Tneeday night ’ sbonld be
an Indication of tha.kkiA roe-
otd thq Idona trill make to tlm
PladmonlF groop.' ' ■>
•v^ ndday night .j liou
gnde Udneaaea tron n . 4anlila
hea4pr froin the North ivnikea>
au’rtaw. The 'bdj*
hdMler : ahoAld draw attaodan«4r alj’ athr team tl to '*
game toaturlng tight
The high aobool ^ *roke tolp
the 'vfbtiHT ootemn with a as
to 18'^trto over OHl all star*.
Both mert wdU games.
ef times en route. She .told of
ficers that Litteral threw her in
to a car after she had alighted
from"" a bus near Elkin after 11
p. m. on the above date.
Judge Sink ordered a special
venire of 200 men summonsed
from Caldwell county to appear
for beginning of the trial on
Monday, January 3 3. Solicitor
Avalon E. Hall argued to the
court that the case had been dis
cussed so much in Wilkes that it
would be next to Impossible to
secure a Jury from a Wilkes ve
nire.
Trial of Claude L-eslle Spears,
a veteran of the Parsonville com
munity, on charge of murder for
the death of Harrison Jennings
In the North Wilkesboro Jail May
31, 1946, was begun today.
Spears Is alleged to have beaten
Jennings, 65-year-old citizen of
the Falrplains community, to
death In Jail after both had been
Jailed on drunkenness charges.
Solicitor Hall, who is assisted
in prosecution by Eugene Tri
vette, said that the state would
ask a verdict of second degree
murder or manslaughter. Spears
is represented by J. H. 'Whicker,
Sr., and J. F. Jordan.
Claude Absher, of North WU-
kesfaoro, was arraigned today on
first degree murder charge for
the shotgun slaying of Clyde
Watts In North Wilkesboro AprQ
6, 1946. Absher was convicted
and sentenced to death in the
August term of court but won a
new trial in his appeal to the su
preme court.
A special venire of Wllkee Jur
ors will report for the Absher
trial Immediately after oomplo-
tion of the Spears trial, which is
expected to be Tuesday afternoon
or Wedneeday morning. Solicitor
Hall will proeeeato the eaM.
'Trivette, iHolshonser and Mitch
ell, and Hayes and Hayes will b*
defense oonnsel. ,
Enlisted Men Vets
To Moot Wednesdoy
American ‘"Oontederatton
of Enlisted Men, Inc„ cchUIbiiw
to. grow.. A^'meating was held In
Kannapolts, V. 'O. m
1947. .New .MW ^
ed .and a . l«Mil ocgMdtor wia ap*
Bofikjtod. Thm tBI ke •
Imki fa the Odfitt »iai fa vm- '
keahofo id: o’eibek p. top- ;
nary f, «47. AB ek^rndtatli
of oonaty ere favftod tn "
Atomfaar^nfedetotidii
^ Men» Ine., is the on
ly eitoliulre enUstad men’s
isatton -in Amertefi. ‘ No. ufBlIlilr . j
are eligible to tofai^ llanli^--l.
Bleriae, organiser, eald.
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