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Vo". 41. No. 83
Published Mondays and Thursdays
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, Feb. 17,1947
Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
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WILKES BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
WILL OPEN THURSDAY IN MILLERS
CREEK GYM; 7 SCHOOLS ENTERED
A Wilkes County Basketball
tournament -will be held this year
tor the first time in several
years. The tournament will be
?staged at Millers Creek and all
the games will ibe played in the
Millers Creek gymnasium.
^ The winning girls team and |
Q^e winning boys' team will each
receive a beautiful trophy. In a
recent meeting of the High
School Principals it was agreed
that net proceeds of the tourna
ment wonld be divided among all
schools participating in the tour
nament. It was also agreed that
each high school in the county
would take turns in holding the
tournament in future years.
Bach of the seven white
schools in the county are enter
ing both boys and girls teams.
The tournament will be on Feb.
20, 21 and 22. Mr. J. C. Williams,
manager of the local Dixie Home
Store, will referee all of the
games.
Following is a schedule of the
first round games:
Thursday, Feb. 20th, Ronda vs
Traphill girls, 11 a. m.; Roaring
Rirer vs Wilkeeboro, girls, 1:00
p. m.; Mountain View ts Trap
hill, boys, 6:00 p. m. Millers
Creek vs Mt. Pleasant, girls,
7:00 p. m.; Mt. Pleasant vs Ron
da, boys, 8:00 p. m.; Wllkeaboro
vs Roaring River, boys, 9:00 p.
m. , ?&
The winners of first *ound
games will meet in the semi-fin
als Friday night at the hours of
6:00 p. m., 7:00 p. m., 8:00 p.
m. and 9:00 p. m. The finals will
be played Saturday night with
the girls' game starting at 7:30
p. m.
The admission charge will be
25 and 50 cents for all nigiht
games.
Extra seats have been installed
in the gym to take care tourna
ment crowds.
WILKESBORO SCHOOL VALENTINE
PARTY RAISES FUND OF $983.85
Miss Betty H&worth Winner Beauty Contest; Miss Nancy
Brown, Runner Up; Bulk of Money To Gym
nasium Fund
The Wilkeaboro high school
Junior class sponsored a very
successful Valentine party and
beauty pageant in the Wilkea
boro high school building Fri
day night, February 14. There
rere 72 beautiful ladies in the
beauty pageant, and each one was
. ~ tfQr^jpoolis e
costume. The Wllkesboro school
principal, Mr. Wm. Thomas Ltf?ng,
was master of ceremonies, and
first had all the ladies on the
stage in a granch march, after
which each lady was introduced
individually and her sponsor was
announced. Following the indi
vidual introductions, the voting
was begun to select the winner
to be awarded the title "Miss
Wllkesboro 1947."
The purpose of the party and
pageant was to raise money for a
Junior-Senior banquet. The vot
ing was charged for at the rate of
one penny a vote. Miss Betty
Haworth, a member of The Wll
kesboro Senior Class and the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Haworth, of Wllkesboro, was
elected winner and awarded the
title "Miss Wilkeaboro 1947."
Miss Haworth received a total of
11,527 votes. The second highest
in the voting and, therefore, the
runner-up for the title was Miss
Nancy Brown, a member of the
Wilkesboro high school freshman
class. Miss Brown received a
total of 10,945 votes.
Before and after the beauty
pageant a Valentine party was
classrooms. The rooms were dec
orated and one room was used
for square dancing, another room
for round dancing, another room
for card table games, and other
rooms for skill games such
dart throwing, ping pong, bingo,
and other games. A refreshment
stand did good business through
out the evening.
The total receipts for the eve
ning amounted to $983.85. The
junior class has voted to have a
banquet. as previously planned
and to start a school gymnasium
building fund with the remainder
of the proceeds. It is the hope
of the students that this fund
will be rapidly added to by in
dividuals and other organiza
tions, and that it will soon be
possible to get the actual con
struction of a gymnasium under
way.
Kulynych Heads
Recruiting Here
For Haval Reserve
Unit Will Be Established
Here If Sufficient Num
ber Are Enlisted
Petro Kulynych, of Wilkes
boro, a lieutenant In the U. S.
Naval Reserve, has been desig
nated recruiting officer for the
naval reserve in this area and
if sufficient number enlist the
navy may be able to establish a
naval reserve unit here in radio,
radar and electronics,
k Lit. Kulynych stated today
that a veteran of any branch of
the service with a discharge
not medical and not dishonor
able can enlist in the naval re
serve without examination and
tests. Those without prior mili
tary service may enlist by pass
ing examination and aptitude
tests. Youths age. 17 or over may
enlist and the time spent in the
naval reserve will count toward
longevity pay should they later
have service in the navy.
Naval reserve members receive
pay tor time spent in drills and
meetings and are eligible for a
two weeks sea cruise each year
with pay. Valuable and interest
ing training is afforded reserv
ists, especially in radio, radar
and electronics. >?
lit. Kulynych today asked all
persons interested in enlisting
in th? naval reserve to communi
cate with him, address box 203,
Wllkesboro. The number who
?S willing to enlist will deter
mine whether or not a naval re
serve unit is established here
permanently, Lt. Kulynych said.
To Make Survey
People Soliciting
Alms In the State
Wilkes County office of Pu'Mlc
Welfare has released announce
ment of a state-wide surrey of
?'Individuals Soliciting Alms For
a Livelihood," which will be con
ducted March 1 to 15.
The survey is expected to re
veal the number of soliciting ? in
dividuals, transient, resident,
chronic, emergency or special, in
the state who depend on begging
for a livelihood.
It will enable citizens and so
cial agencies to direct them to
services set up to give them the
help they are seeking, and to
assist them in planning con
structively for their own wel
fare. Transients can be directed
to social agencies in counties
where they reside. If no service
is available to solicitors a state
license can be obtained.
The North Carolina law regu
lates solicitation for support of
organizations, institutions or as
sociations for charitable pur
poses. The section of the law
pertaining to begging for his or
her own benefit has been called
to public attention. The statute
affords protection Cor the com
munity and the individuals.
A Wilkes county survey com
mittee has been organized to
cooperate with the state survey.
The committee will distribute re
ferral cards to the police and
sheriff. These cards will be
used to supply information to
the county welfare committee.
These cards should be given by
the police, housewife or business
firm to the secretary of the com
Miss McCoy Tells
About Red Cross
WorkJVHh Army
Local Girl Tells Of Exper
ience In Foreign Service
Of Red Cross
Miss Emily McCoy, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCoy, of
this city, on Friday related to the
North Wllkeeboro Klwanis Clnb
her experiences as a Red Cross
worker with a unit of the army
in Korea.
Dr. Gilbert Combs, represent
ing the Public Affairs committee^
presented Mies McCoy. Following
is a brief summary of her ad
dress:
The Red Cross Club and Rec
reation Service is operated at
I the request of the "War Depart
i ment.
Girls are chosen on personality
and ability. Special two weeks
class training given and two
weeks in Army camp. 130 Red
Cross personnel, shipped from
Washington to Pacific area.
Stopped for one week In Stone
man, Calif., to. receive innoculh
tions and overseas equipment. On
Oct. 31, 1945, left f>y truck for
San Francisco to embark on a j
j combination cargo and transport,
I sea rough, much seasickness,
stopped at Midway to discharge
sick man. Landed Nov. 18 San
Bernardino Straits, met 31st Di
vision going home. Disembarked '
at San Fernando, Phillipine Is-1
land, took "Tooneville trolley"1
to Manila, 150 miles 10 hours.
Could hardly see a complete
building standing in Manila, Saw
Clark Field with the wreckage
of many Jap planes. Stayed two
days in Manila, prices sky high.
Twelve girls flown to Luzon,
i mm
was Seoul. With an artillery un
it in northern part of American
Korea. Lived in Jap officers
house. Recreation Club in bar
| racks area, in a large warehouse
type building. Practically noth
ing to start with made "Moon
light requisitions" on everything
j usable in the community. Fixed
up tables, fireplace, chairs, games
?anything to bring a "little
Ihome to the boys." Open 10 to
j 10. Kept hot coffee available at
all the time. Ping Pong most I
, popular, in use all the time.
Opened a new club June 23rd,!
with several rooms for parties,
shows, etc. Busy so much of the
time got to sbe very little of the
people or country. It is very
mountainous, old and worn, little
timber, severe cold in winter,
humid hot in summer. It seems
that every bush blooms in spring.
People brown skin, straight black
hair, poker faced, much poverty,
no initiative, very submissive,
few educated.
Most housed thick mud wall j
and thached roof?tile roof sign
of wealth. Some good homes
built by wealthy Japs. We think
radiation heat as being new but
Emily told us that many huts
have hollow spaces beneath the
floor thru which hot air passes
from an oven or stove fed from
the outside. Rice is the main j
crop with Chinese cabbage, corn,
small orchards, fish and game
plentiful. Three men killed 23
pheasants in one afternoon. No!
state religion, good field for mis-1
slonarles as enoouragements are
given.
At the meeting Friday H. T.
Brown was a guest of H. H.1
Morehouse and J. D. Holcomb
was a guest of W. J. Caroon. The
attendaxice prize was given by
Pat Williams to Dr. W. F. Jones.
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Iodine has been revealed as a|
new weapon in the fight against
sleeping sickness of horses.
in it tee within 12 Iiouqs after it
is filled in. The following list
shows the Wilkes committee and
the organizations they represent:
P. J. Brame, chairman, Wilkes
welfare board; Charles C. Mc
Neill, secretary, public welfare
superintendent; M. F. Absher,
chairman county board of com
missioners; C. G. Poindexter,
Sheriff; R. T. McNiel, Mayor of
North Wilkeaboro; John Walker,
police chief; Forrest E. Jones,
Chamber of Commerce; Dr. H. B,
Smith, Lions Club; William Gray,
(American Legion; Mrs. ' T. A.
Finley, Legion Auxiliary; Miss
Rebecca Moseley, Red Cross;
Mrs. Kathryn Lott, Employment
Service; A. F. Kilby, John Hall,
Kiwanis Club.
Wilkes Implement Co.
Is On Gordon Avenue
Wilkes Implement company,
which was formerly located be
tween the Wllkesboross, ie now
located in the Hutchans building
on Gordon Avenue, directly back
of Landon's.
Wilkes Implement company, of
which Sam Winters is manager,
is local dealer for International
Harvester company. A large stock
of farm machinery, parts and an
adequate repair department are
maintained at all times. The pub
lic is cordially invited to visit
the firm in Its new quarters.
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Large Crowd At
Scout Fat her And
Son Banquet Here
Boys, Parents and Leaders
Enjoy Program And Hot
Dogs Thursday
More than 150 Scouts, fathers
and Scout leaders gathered at
the Legion clubhouse Friday
night for the annual father and
don banquet for the Wilkes Scout
district.
Ten troops were well repre
sented in the large crowd and
the program was well received.
The program was opened by
invocation by Rev. H. M. Well- j
man, and all present enjoyed a
weiner supper. Richard John
ston gave an interesting talk a
bout his experiences in the army
air corps in the Pacific and Rev.
Mr. Wellman talked of the value
of Scouting.
Color movies of the Wilkes
Scout camiporee, taken by Ed
wards S. Haley, assistant Scout-1
moster of troop 36; were shown
Wilkes district, presided,
banquet was a feature of the
37th anniversary of Scouting
and climaxed Boy Scout week.
The Camping and Activities com
mittee, of whifh W. F. Absher
is chairman, had charge of the
arrangements.
Scouts and leaders of troop 36.
were honor guests at a special!
Scout service Sunday morning at
the Presbyterian church, at which
time Rev. Watt M. Cooper, pas
tor, delivered an inspiring mes
sage.
Northwestern Bank
Jumps 98 Places In
1946 In the Nation
The Northwestern Bank, which
has home office here and branch
es in several northwestern North
Carolina cities and towns, jump
ed 94 paces daring 1946 to be
come the 511th largest bank in
the country, figures revealed to
day by The American Banker
showed.
Op December 31, 1945, the
Northwestern Bank was the
605th largest bank in the nation.
The deposits were 30,769,796 on
December 31, 1946, compared to
$26,769,651 on December 31,
1945.
Symphony Society
Membership Asked
To the music loving friends of
Wilkeaboro and North Wflkee
boro:
The Lenoir Committee of the
North Carolina Symphony Society
is planning to bring the Little
Symphony of the Ndrth Carolina
Symphony to Lenoir for a concert
on March 11, 1947, provided we
secure the number of member
ships needed by February 15th.
The miuimum membership is
$2.00 per person; Active mem
bership $5.00; Donor, $25.00;
Patron, $100.00. Your member
ship card will admit you not on
ly to the concert in Lenoir on
March 11, but will also admit
you to any other concert by the
Little or the Ldrge Symphony at
Hickory, Shelby or any other
place where the Orchestra will
appear this Beason.
If any one desires a member
ship in either price please call or
write Mrs. Andrew F. Kilby, 607
Sixth Street, within the next
week.
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SUPPORT THE Y. M. C A.
Wilkes G. 0. P. Is
Well Represented
At Lincoln Dinner
Many Hear Speaker Joe
Martin and Clara Booth
Luce at Dinner
Many Republicans from Wilkee
were in the large crowd in Win
ston-Salem Saturday night to
hear Joe Martin, of Massachus
etts, speaker of the House of
Representatives, and Clara Booth
Luce, former congresswoman
from Connecticutt, speak at the
annual Lincoln Day dinner at
Robert E. Lee HoteL
Because of the limited num
ber who could get in the banquet
hall number of tickets for each
county was limited. Wilkes had
25 tickets, all of which were
taken, and many others were
present to hear the speakers.
Emory O. McCall presided at
the banquet. Dr. I. Q. Greer pre
sented Speaker Martin and Ray
mond C. Barker introduced Mrs.
Luce. Others on the program
were Buford T. Henderson, of
Winston-Salem; Ray Jennings, of
Taylorsville, and Joe Halsabeck,
Stokes county sheriff who was
elected head of the Young Re
publican cluJbB in the state in
the convention held earlier in the
day.
Speaker Martin spoke in a
spirited manner about the pro
gram of the new Republican
oongress calling for economy in
government, tax cuts, weeding
out from government of subver
sive elements, adequate defense,
clear foreign policy, and legis
lation for better labor and man
agement relations. His address
I was broadcast over a nation-wide
radio network.
I w h otor fo ur'V^rs~^vas 3es c rit> e d
as the "glamour girl of con
gress," held the rapt attention
of the large assembly as she
spoke very eloquently and earn
estly with only a few touches of
the sarcasm for which she be
came famous as a speaker. She
pleaded for a rebirth in the Ideals
of Lincoln, for a maximum of
human liberty and freedom, for
strong national defenses and for
every reasonable cooperation
with other democracies to pro
mote and deserve peace. She
was greeted with a long round
I of applause when she stated her
stand for a commission for con
trol of the atomic bomb "but in
the meanwhile, let us keep the
bomb, because America is the na
tion least expected to use the
bomb unexpectedly."
Among those from Wilkes at
tending the dinner and addresses
were Representative T. E. Story,
C. C. Bidden, J. V. Bowers, Kyle
Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Whick
er, Miss Betty Whicker, Charles
Whicker, W. B. Somers, Troy C.
Foster, T. R. Bryan, H. P. Eller,
Charlie Bishop, J. C. Grayson,
Paul Osborne, Max Foster, Char
lie Bumgarner, Ed Crysel, Miss
Audrey Templeton, Miss Faye
(Templeton, Harry Hettiger, Mrs.
Edna G. Parlier, Archie Lee Os
borne, Howard Osborne, D. E.
Turner, Dewey Parker, Turner
Len^erman, Pritchard Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Blackburn,
Olifton Prevette, Kelly Prevette,
Mrs. Vaughn Blackburn, Robert
Wyatt, Ranee Gtaley, Bob Ed
wards, W. O. Blackburn, Boss
Blackburn, Clemmie Brown, Le
ona Lowe, J. K. Tharpe, Claude
Kennedy, D. P. Parker, W. S.
Fletcher, Coy Marley, Mr. and
Mrs. Hayden Hayes, Dwlght
Nichols.
Journal-Patriot
Editor To Speak
At WSJS Feb. 22
Dwight Nichols, editor of The
Journal-Patriot, will speak Sat
urday, February 22, over radio
station WSJS in Winston-Salem.
"North Wilkesboro and Wilkes
County" will he the subject of a
five-minute talk by The Journal
Patj-iot editor on the program,
"News of Northwestern North
Carolina," which is a regular
weekly feature over WSJS each
^Saturday 12:45 to one p. m.
The Journal-Patriot is one of
the newspapers used in gather
ing material for the weekly pro
gram, which has become very
popular in Northwestern North
Carolina.
Con Moko It Snow?
Con He Moke Sugor?
In the course of his company's
continuing industrial research,
the electrical manufacturer's lab
Qratory scientist -who succeeded
in producing artificial snow did
n't bargain for the aftermath of
hi~ experiments.
? Snowed under" by odd re
quests to "make it snow''?from
children in Southern climes who
had never seen snow, by a movie
company to have snow directed
over a particular lot, to divert
snow from a city and direct it
over neighboring lakes?the last,
from a housewife, really got
him.
"Now that you're able to make
snow," wrote this housewife,
"how about a little sugar?"
Highway Safety
Supplement In
Today's Paper
Many Local Firms Join In
Sponsoring Special Saf
ety Supplement Here
This issue of The Journal-Pa
triot carries a special four-page
supplement dealing with high
way safety.
Contributors to this supple
ment include Governor Cherry,
T. Boddie Ward, commissioner
of motor vehicles, Wilkes Sher
iff C. G. Poindexter, J. B. Wil
liams, president of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, Mayor R.
T. McNiel and Cecil F. Adamson,
secretary of the Western Pied
mont Safety Council.
All Journal-Patriot readers are
asked to read the supplement
carefully and to share their copy
with neighbors.
The supplement was ? made
possible by the financial support
of the following sponsors:
T. J. Frazier Lumber Com
pany, Gaddy Motor Company,
Inc., H. L. Eller Lumber and
Supply Co., Home Chair Com
pany, Insurance, Service & Credit
Corporation, Joe Darlington
Poultry House, The Little Grill,
Lineberry Foundry & Machine
Co., Motor Market, Inc., Motor
Service Sales Co., Inc., North
Wilkesboro Grocery Co., Pied
mont Motor Freight Lines, Inc.,
Princess Cafe, Queen Trucking
Co., Inc., Red Cross Pharmacy,
The Sentinel Insurance Agency,
Inc., Standard Concrete Products
Co., The Jewel Box, Inc., Towne
Cleaners, J. Gwyn Gambill, Dis
tributor, American Furniture
Company, Inc., Auto Parts Com
pany, Bason Oil Company, Inc.,
R. M. Brame & Sons, Bare's De
partment Store, Presley E.
Brown, Band Box Cleaners,
Belk's Department Store, City
Sales Company, Inc., City Flor
ist, 0. & S. Motor Express, Culler
& Sloop E8so Service, Cheek's
Eeso Service Station, Billings
Transfer, Dick's Service Station,
Faw Insurance Agency, Inc., For
ester's Nu-Way Service Station,
The Forester Beverage Co., For
eat Furniture Company, Ralph
Frazier Lumber Manufacturer,
Wallace Radio Service, Western
Auto Associate Store, The Wil
kesboro Manufacturing Company,
Whiteway Laundry, Williams
Motor Company, Wilkes Vulca
nizing Co., Wilkes Furniture Ex
change, Inc., Wilkes Implement
Company, Wilkes Hosiery Mills,
Inc., Wilkes Auto Salee, Inc.,
Wilkes Tire Store, Wilkes Laun
dry, Wiles Jewelry Store.
Anderson Electric Co., Coble
Dairy Products, Inc., Henderson's
Flower Shop, Holly Mountain
Farms Co., Midway Pontine, Inc.,
Stroud Mutual Insurance Agen
cy, Texaco Service Station, Guy
G. Wellborn, Wilkes Hudson
Company, Prevette's Stores, Prin
cess Cafe.
Jersey Club Will
Meet Ob Friday
The North Carolina Jersey
Cattle Club will hold a meeting
in the City Hall, Blkta, N. C.,
February 21, at 1:30 p. m. All
farmers interested in Jerseys are
invited to attend.
It is interesting to know that
North Carolina is the only state
in the union which sponsors a
Symphony. Therefore let us help
make it the best.
SUPPORT THE Y.M.C.A,
Cecil JMamsoa Is
Campaigi Chmn,
la Wilkes Coaaty
"The American Red Croes
Carrie* On" Slogan Of
1947 Campaign
Executive committee of the
'Wilkes Chapter of the American
Red Cross here named Cecil F.
Adamson chairman of the annual
Red Cross roll call campaign to
be oonducted In March.
It was also revealed by the
chapter that the minimum goal
?f the campaign here this year
will be. 17,500.
Of the total $2,600 will go to
the national chapter and $4,900
will be the portion for- the Wilkes
chapter for local use.
Slogan of the campaign this
year will be "The American Red
Cross Carries On." A successful
campaign will mean that the
Red Cross can continue its many
services as during the past year.
In addition to numerous ser
vices to service men, veterans
and their families, the Red Cross
continues to stand ready to serve
the people in any emergency and
the Wilkes chapter carries a full
and complete working organiza
tion alerted to serve quickly and
efficiently in any type emergen
cy where humanitarian needs are
evident.
Mr. Adamson, who is office
manager of the Wilkes Hosiery
Mills company, is a veteran of
World War 2, and he left the
service with the rank of Lieuten
ant Colonel, and with citations
for high type performance of
duty. He is a memtber of the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club,
is secretary of the Piedmont Saf
ety Council, is chairman of the
?&&&W+ committee of Jt h e
Wilkes Chamber "of Commerce
and has served well in a number
of other civic endeavors.
The active Red Cross roll call
campaign will get under way in.
Wilkes on March 1 with a fulL
and complete organization which:
will give every person in Wilkea.
an opportunity to help raise the
county's quota and to keep
Wilkes among the select list of
counties which has never failed
to exceed a Red Cross campaign*
goal.
P.-T. A. Founders'
Day On Thursday
Annual Celebration Thurs
day, 7:30, P. M., At
City School
The North Wilkeeboro Par
nte-Teacher Association wUI cele
brate Founders' Day on the regu
lar meeting date, Thursday, Feb.
20, 7:30 p. m., in the school au
ditorium.
A pageant, "The Tale of Three
Letters," will be presented under
the direction of Mrs. Richard
Finley. Those taking part in the
pageant are Mre. H. F. Bank
night, Mrs. A. H. Clark, Mrs.
Bret Lomax, Mrs. J. W. Baity
and Miss Inez Wilson.
Mrs. Arthur Venaible, president
of the P.-T. A., is asking for all
of the past presidents of P.-T. A.
to be present for the Founders*
Day occasion.
It is hoped that parents and
teachers will attend this meeting
in large numbers.
A Founders' Day offering will
be taken. .
Attention,
Legionnaires! 1
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday la
the time; the place, the American.
Legeion house; the time 7:30.
Every memiber and prospective
member is always welcome. Come
make a strong Veteran's organi
zation, a power for right,, and
progress in the world.
"He is better, who lights a candle
Than he who curses the dark
ness."
In the midst of war men, who
do the fighting, aren't always
aware that Victory doesn't al
ways bring peace. We of the
American Legion must light a
candle, making of it a torch to
show a troubled world the way
of free people determined to
make and maintain a lasting
peace.