Y. M. C. A. U rau a building fond for the of a modern Y. M C. Support It The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years Vol. 41, No. 87 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBOBO, N. C? Monday, March 3, 1947 " Make North Wllkesboro Vour Shoppini Cantor ??????i^?I. , . run CAMPAIGN BEGINS TODAY: Worlwr* B?|tn Task Today Of Calling On People in Canity The 1947 Red Cross tend cam paign got mader way today to raise $7,509 as Wilkes county's quota ot funds to enable the Red Cross to carry on its human f itarlan activities here and throughout the world. With a complete organisation headed by Cecil Adamson, tend an, ail people In Wilkes will be given an oppor y to have a part in again Wilkes' quota and keep ing the county's record perfect in meeting all Red Cross calls. Because of the great number of activities of the local chapter and the many services rendered Wilkes veterans and their fami lies, a "greater part of the funds raised will be need in Wilkes county, Miss Rebecca Moseley, executive secretary of the Wilkes ohapter, said today. The Special Gifts committee J ; has Already bees at work and local workers began their' task this morning. In addition to the lists ot workers published Thursday, the following were announced today for the frilkesfboiw residential district: Mrs. F\ c. Hubbard, Sr., chair* man, Mrs. Joe Pearson, Mrs. Joe Barber, Mrs. Hadley Hayes, Mrs* James Osborne, Mrs. L. B. Be gan, Mrs. Norman Edison, Mrs. 'William Hatchet, Mrs.' R. D. Smith, Mrs. B. B. Banner, Mrs. William Barber, Mrs. Gordon Forester. J. R. Edelin will head the col ored .division and workers will be J.' R. Edelin, chairman, Mrs. L. H. Anderson, Mrs. L. M. Bai ley, Mrs. K. iH. Petty, Mrs. E. H. j Ralls, Miss R. H. Hunt, Rev. V.! C. Burns, G. C. Corbett, A. L. Barber, Harrison Anderson, Isa iah Watkins, S. O. Jones. A complete list of workers for rural communities will be pub lished Thursday. ? Wilkes Jaycees To Receive a Charter Jimraie C. Allen, secretary of the newly organized Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce, attended the state convention of Jaycees in Greensboro Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Allen carried to the con vention the local junior cham ber's application for a charter In the nation-wide organization. Next meeting of the Junior Chamber here will be held Tues day, 7:30, in Reins-Sturdivant chapel. All young men between agee of 21 and 36 Interested In civic and economic progress In the Wllkesboros and all Wilkes county are asked to attend. ies In Mooresvilfe Mrs. Lizzie Clark, mother of M. B. Clark of Moravian Falls, died at her home at Mooresvllle. Mrs. Clark, 86 years of age, died Thursday morning after an Ill ness of a few days. Funeral ser vices were conducted Friday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock at Vander berg Methodist church, of which she was a member for 70 years. Rev. M. A. Osborne, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral and burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Clark was born in Iredell county, daughter of the late James and Julia Cornel ius Sherrill. She was the widow of James W. Clark. Surviving are two daughter, three sons, 29 .grandchildren, 4 great-grandchil dren and one sister. She was quiet, unassuming and gentle in disposition. She was deyoted to her church, her loved ones and friends. Her strong Christian character and her life 6f splendid loving service Is an inspiration to fol low in her footsteps and to live a better and nobler life devoted to Jesus Christ.?Contributed. ? o Bumgarner Rites Held On Suuday Mrs. James Bumfamer and MrJames R. Bumgar ner Services Same Day Sunday afternoon two funerals held at Union church near At two o'clock last. rites held for Mrs. James Bum and one hour later service was held for James R. Bum garner. | They were net members of the same family and were not man' and wife, hut both lived in the same community sad died on the same date, February 28. Mrs. Molly Bum garner, 74, was the wife of the late.James Rum garner and is survived by eight sons and daughters: J. C. Bum garner, Mrs. Jennie Hensley, Mrs. Sally Watts, Mrs. Ella Yates, George Bumgarner, Dock Bumgarner, Mrs. Ethel Watts, Mrs. Beulah Bumgarner. James R. Bumgarner, 74, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Bumgarner, and several sons and daughters. Both services were conducted by Rev. Glenn Huffman and Rev. Hayes. Both burials were in irch cemetery. ? v o ? County 4-H Club the Chamber i sweet potato grow July 4 and |5 Are Date Annual Lions Club Horse Show I Prize List* and Schedule,Of, Events To Be Mailed To Prospective Exhibitors July 4 and 5, Friday and Sat urday, have been set as the dates for the annual North Wilkes boro Lions Club Horse Show j on the Wilkesboro high school j athletic field. The show, which has become ' one of the outstanding summer sports events In Northwestern North Carolina, will be on after noon and night both days and I Preliminary committees are busily engaged in assembling a prize list and it is expected that, attractive cash - prizes will bej given in every division. ' Last year a large number of1 stable accomodations were added to the horse show grounds and other conveniences are planned for exhibitors. Premium catalogues and scfae-1 dule of events will be mailed soon [ to prospective exhibitors, Special Broadcasts On Juvenile Delinquency The Parent-Teacher associa tion wishes to call attentiop to the special radio broadcasts on J juvenile problems that are being; given. There will be a one houT program from 10 to 11 Wednes-1 day night over WBT, on the Co- ] lumbia Broadcasting system. Par ents are asked to be sure and hear this enlightening discus sion so that they might be bet ter able to help with local prob lems. It is hoped that a large number of parents find time to listen to the 9:30 a.?>m. broad casts of the American School of the Air, WBT, Charlotte. These programs for the past week have been designed to aid delinquents, point out the reason we have them, and what we can do to help eliminate youthful j waywardness. ? Wilkes Teams Play Well In Tourney After pulling a surprise by eliminating the Elkin girls ear lier in the tournament, the Mountain View girls lost to Pilot Mountain Saturday night in the Yadkin Valley tourney at Elkin by a score of 40 to 24. Millers Creek boys were de feated by Jonesville 40 to IS. Ronda, third Wilkes entry in the tournament, lost in -earlier tour nament play. 1 -? o Superior Court Convened Today March term of superior court convened this morning and aft er an instructive charge to the grand- Jury by Judge H. Hoyle Sink the court began work on a docket of about 200 cases. -Thomas A. Finley, of North ] Wilkesboro, is foreman of the grand Jury. With several cases of much in terest docketed, it is not expect ed that all cases pending will be tried during the two weeks al lotted to criminal cases. The | third week will be tor civil ac tions. .V* PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAH ^ DESIGNATES 4-H CLU THE WHITE HOUSE Washington, D. C. January 26, 1947 To All 4-H Club Members: It gives me great satisfaction to know that March first to ninth nearly two million of Club members will be observing your Club Week. Tou are to be congratulated on your 1947 theme, "Working Together for a Bet ter Home and World Community." The challenge is great, but because of your past records of achieve ments we have faith that you will accomplish credit ably the 1947 goals which you have set for your selves. - We are proud ot your 4-H Clubs which are spread across our great Nation. They constitute an outstanding body of youth aiming to attain worth while goals in life. With the help of tbP? Service of the Department of Agriculture State agricultural colleges, together with untary cooperators and local leaders, 4-H become an outstanding influence hi devel cultural, social and recreational, as well as tical aspects of modern rural life. As a character building influence they are unsurpassed. We take satisfaction also in the fact Clubs are based on each club member doing piece of work on the farm, or in the home, c munity under skilled guidance and doing best way known to research and practice; Clubs are democratically organized and with programs based on individual and coZlmunity needs; and that as members of these clubs, you are concerned with work important to the home and the farm, as well as those activities that make for sturdy citizenship. My best wishes for a successful 4-H Club Week this year. HARRY TRUMAN. V. F. W. Auxiliary J To Meet Thursday The Auxiliary to the Blue Ridge Mountain Post of the V. P. W. No. 1142 will have its reg ular meeting Thursday evening, March 6, at 7:30, in the V. P. W. Hall on C street. All unfinish ed business for the. past year will ? ? . presentation of awards for indi vidual and group winners of the membership drive. At this meet ing new officers will be elected for the coming year and all mem bers are urged to be present and support Candidates for each of- J fice. R. L Wellborn Is Taken By Death Robert Lindsay Wellborn, 79, prominent Wilkesboro citizen, died Sunday evening, 6:15, at his home. He had been seriously 111 for several weeks. Mr. Wellborn was a member of a widely known Wilkes family, He was born August 9, 1867, a son of the late Frederick and Mary Brown Wellborn. On Jan uary 8, 1891, he was married to Miss Dovie Gibbs, who died Au gust 8, 1909. To this union two children were born, Guy G. Well born, of Wilkesboro, and Mrs/ A. H. Berry, of EUerson, Va. On October 21,'1910, Mr. Wellborn was married to Miss Gertrude Mitchell. She and one daughter Mrs. Joyce Pearson, of North* Wilkesboro, also survive. There are 11 grandchildren. Also sur viving are two sisters, Mrs. D. E. Adkins, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. John Bledsoe, of Breck enridge, Texas; and one half brother, James N. Tulburt, of West Jefferson. - Mr. Wellborn for many years was actively engaged in farming in the Goshen and Fishing Creek communities before he retired in 1922 and moved to Wilkesboro. For many tears he was a .mem ber of . Fishing Creek Baptist church, later moving his mem bership to Wilkesboro Baptist. He was known for his Christian character and had many friends. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, two p. m., at Wilkesboro Baptist church. The body will lie in state at the church for one hour before the service, which will be conducted ?by the pastor, Rev. W. N. Brook shire, who will be assisted by two former pastors, Rev. N. C. Teague, of Lexington, and Rev. Howard J. Ford, of Elkin. Bur ial will be in Fishing Creek ceme tery. Mount Airy Teams Coming T uesday Mount AJry high School bas ketball teams, among the best in the state, will play ..North Wilkes boro girls and boys? here Tuesday, seven o'clock. Largest crowd of the season should be on hand fc these games. Last Rites Today For Mrs. Rawlins Mrs. Mary Tazewell Landls Rawlins, 84, died Sunday morn ing, seven o'clock, at* thexhome of her daughter, Mrs. D. Hill Carl ton^ with /whomv^e. frad alyel^~Mrsl RMPTWs had been in ill health for some time. Mrs. Rawlins Was a native of Okford, being a daughter of the late Captain Augustus Landis and Mrs. Mary Hamlin Landis. The surviving members of her immediate family are two" sons, George T. Rawlins, of Dallas, Texas, and Edward W. Rawlins, of Washington, D. C., and one daughter, Mrs. Carlton. The body left here today, eight a. m., for Oxford. From one until three o'clock the body was at Robert Wood chapel and the fu neral service was held at the Oxford Episcopal church at 3:30. Burial was in the Oxford ceme tery. Social Security Office Manager Kiwanis Speaker Interesting Address Deliv ered Before Club Here Friday At Noon LouiS H. Clement, manager of the Salisbury field office of the Federal Social Security agen cy serving this area, delivered a most interesting address Friday noon before the North Wilkes boro" Kiwanis olub. Before the program J. B. Wil liams, president of the Wilkes Chairiber of Commerce, talked briefly about the Western Un ion Telegraph company's propos al to curtail public service he Pall bearers were William J. Brame, Robert M. Brame, M. M. Brame, Lindsay Morris, Frank Morris, Eugene Spalnhour and J. M. Crawford. o ? Surplus United States potatoes | will move to foreign markets through private processors and exporters under a new USDA subsidy program. mM *-??>' L?3& I Bunted Safe With Paper. Found 18 Miles West of A 400-pound safe containing $1500 !j| government bond, and Sbout $800 In cheeks, all payable to B. 4k T. Drug company, Spar ta, was found Sunday near high way 421 fifteen miles west of .this city. Jtj? Highway Patrolman Carter said that tha safe pointed out to him by Richard Jones, who lirea near where tha safe was found. The sale had been dnmped off there Saturday or earlier, because it was cover ed with snow which fell Satur day night, Patrolman Carter s&kl. The safe-had been pried open and the hinges hsd been chiseled apart. "-V ' . : The B. & T. Drug store in Sparta was entered and robbed Wednesday night. Owners of the drag firm and Alleghany officers came here Sunday evening and carried the contents of the safe back to Sparta. They said that the rob bers netted between $2t)0 and $300 in cash from the safe and that all bonds, checks and pap ers with the exception of one note were accounted for. Officers to date have disclosed no clue which might lead to iden tity of the thieves. o ' Legion Will Meet Thursday Night March meeting Of the Wilkes post of the American Legion 'will be held Thursday, March 6, at the Legion and Auxiliary club house. "Under the system we call Americanism every man and woman has the unlimited right to seek the truth, to know the facts, or to protest or object vidual liberty, to the pursuit of well-being, to assured rights, and freedoms, beyond those known in other lands. With these ? privileges goes responsibility to> defend these, rights and these freedoms. The American Legion, believes in this Americanism, in. its preachings, teachings, its ad vantages, and ibelieves in defend ing it against all enemies. It is willing to share it with all peo ples, who strive for truth, the right to know, the right peaceful ly to apply all -of the knowledge and . truth, attainable to human beings everywhere." u Millers Creek All Stars Lose Final To Fries Cagers Jefferson.?Fries T. M. C. A. captured the Northwest All-Star tournament here Saturday night by defeating Millers Creek All Stars in the finals by the score of 62 to 51. Trailing, 30-23 at half time, Fries rushed back to grab the victory with a strong second half attack. Moore, with 18 points, topped the attack for Fries, while Mc Lean led the scoring for Millers Creek with 14. Bill Bum garner of Millers Creek was named the outstand^ig player of the tournament. "o ?1 2 New 4-H Clibs Formed In Wilkes Since the history ot the 4-H Cluib work in Wtlkes County was written, two new clnhs hare been organized?Cllngman and North Wilkesboro. On Tnesday, February 25, ths Assistant Farm and Home Agents organized a 4-tH Club at Cllng man with a membership of ' ? girls and 14 boys. The officers eleeted were: President, Clyde Pardue; rice president, Lucy Strand; secretary, Peggy Byrd; song leader, Ndll Rumple. ?A 4-H Club was organized in the North Wilkesboro high school on Thursday, February* 27 with 14 girls and 20 boys. The of ficers elected in this clob were: president, Dare Beamon; rice president, Kent Sturdlrant; sec retary, Betty Jean Triplette. All these 4-H Club'ers seem to be very wide-awake boys and girls and we feel sere there will be some very outstanding project work done in these.clubs as well as the other ten 4-H Clubs. In the near future, we hope to have every community in County thoroughly with a 4-H Club. _?