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at Y. M. C. A. U rau building fund for the ?ruction of i C. Aslant. Support it. of a modern Y. M ? The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years I ? V OUR CITY North Wilke*boro has a trading radius of 50 miles, ?erring 100,000 people faa Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 41, Wo. 98 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C- Thursday, April 10,1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center ? MOTHER OF FOUR DIESOF BURNS __ lerrlce was held Wednesday at Bethel church Hays for Mrs. Charles er, 82-year-old mother of four who died Monday mid night at the Wilkes hospital from horns received at noon Monday when her home was destroyed by fire. The fb<e in the Brewer five room residence near Rock CTeek church originated when Mrs. Brewer was starting a fire with kerosene. The fluid ex ploded, setting her clothing on fire. Mr. Brewer said that he had from the house to the spring to get a bucket of wat er wb*Jt he heard his wife scream. He ran toward the house and saw his wife, with her clothing in flames, ran from the house into the yard. Meanwhile, with the flames enveloping the inside of the house, Charles Ray Brewer, age nine and the oldest of four, rescued his sleeping baby brothev, Jerry, from the baby crib and carried him to safety. The house, with all furni ture and $900 In cash which Mr. Brewer bad been saving to remodel the house, were to tally destroyed by the fire. Re ports here were that no Insur ance was carried on the prop erty. Surviving Mrs. Brewer are her husband, four children, Charles Ray, Tony Dean, Pat sy Ruth and Jerry Brewer; her father and mother, Tommy and Flora Watkins Higgins, , three brothers and three sis ters. Rev. Jimmie Bryant con ducted the funeral services, as sisted by Rev. Milo Huie and Rev. Clarence Miller. Burial was In the church semetery. Wlkesboro Gym Fond Is Nearing Half Jay Mark Response Good; Square Dance, Baby Contest and Minstrel Planned Gymnasium fund at Wilkes boro school is expected to top $6,0,00 ? halfway mark ? this week. With enthusiasm running high and with every one of the 1,000 students of this largest school in ! the county system participating, i leaders in, the movement to raise ' funds for immediate erection of a ! gymnasium today expressed! themselves as pleased with pro ^sress made, although realizing xhat the campaign now stands at only the halfway point. thuslastic meeting Monday night and lists of prospects for gymnas ium fund gifts were distributed. Response on the part of the students who were all asked to turn in a donation this week has been good and the 100 per cent expected goal will be reached, showing that the students no lon ger want to be handicapped with lack of a gymnasium. Each high school grade has a special project for the fund. The juniors began the fund with 1700 raised in a Valentine party. The sophomore class on Friday night, eight o'clock, will sponsor a square, dance at the school with proceeds all going into the fund. There will be three halls for square dancing, including one for beginners where square dance in struction will ibe given. Every body is invited. The freshman class is plan ning a baby contest on Saturday night, April 19. ? Instead of usual class day ex ercises, the senior class is plan ning ? a minstrel show for com mencement, and proceeds will go into -the gymnasum fund. V^nney Managers Meet Here Today R. E. Gfbbs, manager of the North Wilkesboro store of J. C. Penney company store, who just returned from a regional meeting j of managers in Atlanta, today' conducted a group meeting of Penney store managers, which I was held at Hotel Wilkes. Other managers present for I the meeting included: Ben Adair, of Elkin; Marty Thomas, of Mt. -Aigy; C. V. Rogers, of Martlns vl$. Va.; Mr. Cox, of High Point; Mr. MoBrady, of Reids ville; and Mr. Icenhour, of Bur lington. Wilkesboro to Play Lenoir On Tuesday Wilkesboro high school base ball team will open the season against X<enoir high at Lenoir Tuesday night and Lenoir will re turn the game at Wilkesboro Fri day of next week. First Baseball Game i mWor ^hool 9 Friday North Wilkesboro high school baseball team, which looks good despite the fact that only two boys on the team had played baseball before this year, will play the strong Kannapolls nine at ^pinnapolis Friday afternoon. Mr. Howard Wellman spent the Easter holidays in Charlotte his brother, Mr. R. C. Well Millers Creek Is To Have Square Dance Benefit Playground Committee to raise funds for the Millers Creek athletic field has planned a square dance to be held Saturday night, eight o' clock, in the gymnasium. A popular string band has been engaged to furnish music and the spacious floor will ac comodate a large cro^d. Admis sion will be $1.00 per couple or 50 cents each and all who attend are assured an enjoyable eve ning. Plans are to make the square dance a weekly event for the athletic field fund. Other events planned for the athletic field grading fund are moving picture shows at the school on April 22, 23 and 24. Much Business Is Transacted Here At Council Meet Delegation Asks Street Sur face; Parking Meter Or dinance Is_Adupted North Wilkesboro city council in April meeting Tuesday night transacted a number of items_of public interest. Mayor R. T. Mc Niel, Commissioners A. F. Quoy, R. G. Finley, H. M. Hutchens, Ralph Duncan and J. R- Hix and CleTk W. P. Kelly were present. A delegation composed of Rufus Church, Dr. A. O. Cham berlain, Frank H. Crow and Clyde Pearson asked surfacing o parts of J, Wade and Solomon streets. The delegation was heard and was requested to prepare a petition. Chris Williams, street superin tendent, requested that the city purchase a street roller and A. F. Kilby was authorized to make the purchase. An OTder was also issued to purchase a power lawn mower for use in cemeteries and in Smoot Park. Clerk W. P. Kelly was in structed to write a map company relative to proposed revision of the map of the Town of North Wilkesboro, and Mr. Williams was authorized to erect 40 to 50 additional street markers. Contract was let for water lines extension in Finley park and order was issued for street drain pipe. An auxiliary pump was purchased for the water de partment to be used at the sta Jtion on top of the hill to pump water to higher elevations. H. M. Hutchens was authorized to trade a city's pickup truck for a new one. The city co&ncil passed the or dinance for parking meters soon to be erected here and the or dinance in full full will be pub lished in an early edition of The; Journal-Patriot. A taxi operating permit was granted to E. K. Bller and Ernest Eller, who recently purchased Buchanan Cabs from Claude Bu chanan. ^ ' ? o ?? Truck Fire Tuesdoy ?' The North Wilkesboro fire de partment was called Tuesday to the corner of Main and Stxt street, whefe a truck belonging to the J. W./Coble company, of 2?Lboro, iw on tiro- ""le damage resulted from the fire. ? Miss Nina Fay Eller returned back to her work Monday, April 7 at the Wilkes Hosiery Mills after a three weeks stay at. home with measles. MMHMUMMKIMMMMMMMK In Revivals Rev. G. E. 8. Miller, of Hick ory, one of several ministers who will speak in revival ser vices to be held next week.at Union, Arbor Grove, Friend sliip and Millers Creek Meth odist churches. Four Methodist Revivals 13-18 , Seven vistiing ministers will i assist in the four Methodist re ! vival meetings -announced last ' week for the Wilkesboro-Millers Creek area the week of April 13 118. Rev. Joe Taylor, of the Cool I Springs charge, near Statesville,1 i will do the preaching at Arbor I Grove church, Rev. G. E. S. Mil I ler, of Highland church, Hickory, will be the preached at Millers I Creek, Rev. Jack Cooke, of Boule I vard church, Statesville, will preach at Friendship (Millers l Creek), and Rev. Ellis P. Greene, of the Broad River charge, Har ris, N. C., will preach at Union church. Rev. F. J. Stough, West view, Hickory, Rev. G. C. Gar | ham, Statesville Circuit, States ville, and Rev. Claude Eastridge Qt tiie Heltpa CiCfiUit, Sturgiils, will assist with these services and visit in the various communities during the day. The ministers j will stay at the Millers Greek I parsonage at night and have meals in the homeB of the mem ; bers of the churches where they l work during the day. j The people of the different communities are most cordially invited to the services in their church. All of these services will begin at 7:30 Sunday evening, April 13th, and continue through Friday evening, April 18th. Rev. H. M. Wellman, pastor of Wilkesboro and Union, and Rev. J. Li. A. Bumgarner, pastor Mil lers Creek, announced the ser ! vices. 2 Candidates For Mayor, and 4 For Board Education April 15 Last Date To File Candidacy In ' North Wilkesboro Primary Two candidates have filed for mayor and four for the three places to be filled on the North Wilkesboro board of education, C. J. Jones, chairman of the Wilkes county 'board of elections, said today. R. T. Pardue, well known lo cal magistrate, was the latest ad dition to the mayoralty race. Harry Kerley opened the city po litical pot by filing for mayor several days ago. W. Blair Gwyn and Rufus Ohuroh, two of the three incum bents whose terms expire on the city board of education, have filed for re-election. The two new candidates are Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs and Mrs. Palmer Hor ton. The term of Dr. - J. S. Deans will also expire this year but he has not filed for re-elec tion. Mr. Gwyn filed on March 31. Mr. Jones said that April 15 will be the last date for filing notices of candidacy for the pri mary to be held on Monday, April 21. Saturday of this week will be the last date to register tor the primary and election. L>. B. Pierce, registrar, will he at the town hall all this week tor the purpose of registering voters. Fire Alarm Today The North Wilkesboro fire de partment just before noon today answered & call to extinguish a roof fire at the home of Myrtle Davenport, colored, on B street. Little damage was done. Goal $1,500 Cancer Takes Big Tell of Lives Every Year In Wilkes t Cancer Society Now In Midst of Campaign To Raise $1,500 in County Cancer killed 25 persona in Wilkes in 1946, aceording to the Wilkes Division of the American ^ Cancer Society which is conduct-j ing the annual campaign for funds in this community. Faced with a Rising death rate from cancer throughout the na tion, the American Cancer Soci ety is appealing for funds to con tinue its three-pronged attack on cancer through research,^ educa tion and service. Nationally the cancer death rate has shown a continued in crease ever since figures were first compiled. The national toll1, of cancer in 1946 will not be | known for some months because of the work involved in compil ing figures from all 48 states. However, according to an esti-1 mate made by the statistics de t partment of the American Can 'cer Society and accepted as ac ! curate in professional circles, cancer killed approximately 181, 000 persons in the United States last year. In 1947, according to the same estimate, cancer will take the lives of 184,000 Americans. This will include approximately 95,000 women and 88,000 men. About 1,300 children under the age of 15 will die of cancer this year. Because cancer is not a report able disease in many states, it is impossible to determine the number of. people who are suf fering from cancer at this time, a statement from tie American Cancer Society declared. Howev er, national health authorities are agreed on a metfcpd of esti mating the numfbbr " of cancer cases. Roughly the iigure is four times the number of deaths. This would mean that in the United States today, there are about 646,000 cases of cancer. In this county the number of people suffering from cancer can be estimated by multiplying the number of deaths last year by | four or 100 people. The campaign for funds to be conducted in April by the local American Cancer Society unit will again urge the public to give generously so that research can go ahead as rapidly as possible in an effort to find a care for cancer and wipfe out this ever in creasing death rate. Sixty per cent of the funds col lected here will be retained by the state organization and used locally for service and educa tion. Forty per cent of the funds will go to the national organiza tion of the American Cancer So ciety for administration and the research work. o Dokies' Meeting An interesting program is in store for members of the Dokies club who attend the meeting to be held Friday, seven p. m., at John Brown's White Pine Farm. r-o Scout Leadership Training Tonight Final session of the Scout Leadership training course will be held tonight, 7:30, in the of fice pf Duke Power company. All adults interested in Scouting are asked to attend. LOCALS Messrs. Charles Day and B. R. Wright, of the Rhodes-Day Bur-1 niture Co., attended a Leonard electric appliance sales meeting in Winston-Salem Tuesday after noon. Rev. Wiley Carroll will oon duct a service at the cemetery near the home of Mrs. Bell Ham by Saturday, April 19, 2:80. The public is cordially invited to the service. Miss- Ruth Louise McNeil has returned to Mary Washington College at Fredericksburg, Vs., after spending the spring holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Olenn McNeil. Mrs. Junnie Eller and three sons, Olenn, Carl and L. P., re turned to their home Sunday aft ernoon after spending the Easter holidays here with friends, and relatives. Mr. J. C. Williams, Jr., and Mr. Tom Shumaker were among those who witnessed the New York Giants and Cleveland In dians baseball game in Hickory Wednesday. Friends and relatives are glad to know that Mrs. Vera Pierce Ennis, of Charlotte, has now gone back to her work after a serious case of pleurisy. Mrs. En nis ?is a former Wilkes resident. Capt. Fred M. Wyatt left Sun day for Camp Kilmer, N. J., after spending two weeks at home with his family. Capt. Wyt^tt is to leave for Germany soon. He will be joined by his family soon as housing is available. Mr. Lynn Kerbaugh and Miss Vivian Kerbaugh have returned to Wake Forest College after Spending the spring holidays here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kerbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. James Clifford Minton and son, Jalhes Clifford, Jr., and Mr. Earl Lytle, of Sax onburg, Pennsylvania, spent the Easter holidays with Mr. Min ton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Minton, of Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.- Church and granddaughter, Little Virginia | ^rinegar, of Coal City, W. Va., returned to their home Wednes day after spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Church. Dr. T. L. White and Mr. Claude (Hutchene * witnessed the exhibition baseball game yester day afternoon at Hickory which was played between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians. Friends regret to learn that Mr. John Henry Johnson is ser iously ill again and has returned to Davis hospital in Statesville. He had been at home with his parents, Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. J. H. Johnson, for two weeks before going back to the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. C. Don Coffey, Jr., and their son, Mr. Don Cof fey, III, student at Davidson College, and Mrs. Coffey's ne phew, Mr. Lewis Mann Nelson, Jr., of this city, spent the Easter holidays at Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston, S. C. Mr. Edward F. Jones spent the Easter holidays at home with her wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jones. He was accompan ied to "Winston-Salem by his wife, the former Miss Heloise Billings and Mr. and Mrs. Jun ior Bauguss. He has spent 4 years in the Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Chal McNiel and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Eller are leav injg Friday for a few days visit at Washington, D. C. and Philadel phia, Pa. The McNiels are going up to Washington for the cherry blossom festival and will be guests-of Mr. and Mrs. John Ward, uncle and aunt of Mrs. McNiel. The Ellers will visit in Philadelphia with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Eller. PROCLAMATION Whereas, Birds add to the beauty and cheerful ness of their surroundings, and Whereas, The Garden Department of the North Wilkesboro. Woman's Club has taken an interest in bird conservation, and, with numerous other citizens, has requested that this action be taken, I do hereby proclaim that the entire corporate limits of the Town of Nqrth Wilkesboro be declared a bird sanctuary. In accordance with this proclamation, all citi zens and residents of the Town of North Wilkes boro, and all visitors are encouraged to afford every reasonable protection to the birds which are protect ed by law. Suitable signs designating North Wilkesboro as a bird sanctuary shall be erected on the main high ways entering the Town of North Wilkesboro, and the cooperation of all people in this movement is earnestly solicited. ,p. R. T. McNIEL, Mayor of North Wilkesboro. ? ?? RED CROSS FUND OVER IN WILKES i- ? The Right Way Shoe shop, lo cated near Forester Avenue, will be closed a few days due to Ill ness in the family of C. G. Plex ioo, proprietor, and also In Mrs. Plexico's family. The shop will open agalif soon. Mrs. J. W. White left yester day for Richmond, Va., to attend the marriage of her niece, Miss Florence Burtford Sydnor, and Mr. Charles Maurice Carr. The ceremony will take place Satur day evening, April 12th, at six o'clock at Saint Stephens Epis copal church. Mr. J. Roby McNeil of North Wilkeaboro, will be among the top producers of the Occidental Life Insurance Company in at tendance at the company's an nual convention in Havana* Cuba, next week, stated Mr. W. H. Trentman, executive vice presi dent, in Raleigh today. The Ha vana convention of the top pro ducers of the company coincides with the formal opening of the company's branch office in Cuba. The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ward, of North Wilkesboro Route 2, was the scene of an outdoor Easter dinner. Dinner was served on the lawn at a beau tiful appointed table to the fol lowing: Mrs. J. M. Lowe, moth er of Mrs. Ward; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lowe and family, Mr. and j Mrs. E. L. Lowe and sons, Mr. i and Mrs. W. M. Waugh, Mr. and J Mrs: H. D. Benfield, all of States-' ville; Mrs. Dottie Brewer and Miss Laurene Sebastian, of North Wilkesboro; and Miss Max-y Hel en Ward, of Winston-Salem. ATU Agents Get Six Stills, Make Arrests of 3 Men Stills Taken In Several Parts Of County Had Total Capacity 550 Gallons Agents of the Wilkes office of the Federal. Alcohol Tax Unit, located in the federal building in Wilkesfooro, destroyed six illicit distilleries in Wilkes county dur ing the past week. In the stlil raids, which were made in various sections of the county, the agents arrested Otis Ellis, of Mertie, Wesley Ander son, of North Wilkesboro route three, and Percy Martin, colored, of Roaring River. The defend ants filled bonds for trial in the May term of court, following hearings before Commissioner Ralph Davis. The six stills seized had & to tal capacity of 550 gallons and a mash capacity of 4,700 gallons. A total of 2,800 gallons of fer mented mash, 500 gallons of spent mash and 12 gallons of whisky were destroyed. Johnson-Frazier Be On 'A' Street Johnson-Frazier Motor com pany, local dealer for Kaiser and Frazer automobiles and farm machinery, has purchased two ?buildings on A street from Mrs. T. E. Sherrill. The two buildings will be ren ovated, remodeled and made into adequate quarters for the com pany, which is now operating in temporary quarters. A complete dealership with showrooms, offices and garage and service departments is plann ed by the firm. Blackburn President Of Retail Merchants In Waynesboro, Va. John Kermit Blackburn, son of E. M. Blackburn, of North Wil kesboro, was elected president of the > Waynesboro, Va., retail merchants association on April 1. Mr. Blackburn, who is also a director of the Waynesboro merchants association, is engag ed in the furniture business in Waynesboro. O WILKESBORO AND UNION Methodist Churches Rev. H. M. VeUmaa,' Pastor. Wilkesboro Church Sunday School, 10:00; John-| son Sanders, Supt. Preaching 11:00 by the pastor.] Union Special Revival services begin Sunday evening at 7:30. Rev. ElliB Greene, of Harris, will do the preaching. The public is cordially invited. $7,817.11 Total Is Reported By Wilkes Chapter Chapter And Campaign Chairmen Thank People For Splendid Record Wilkes county maintained a perfect record in Red Crow cam paigns this year by exceeding the county's quota of $7,500, it was learned today from Miss Rebec ca Moseley, executive secretary. The total as of today, with a few scattered reports yet to be received from some rural work ers, was $7,817.11, or $317.11 over the quota set for the cam paign. A. F. Kilby, chapter chairman, and Cecil Adamson, fund cam paign chairman this year, joined in an expression of appreciation to the people of the county who contributed to the fund, and es pecially to. all workers. Excellent cooperation was accorded the .campaign, which reached many people through a splendid organ ization of workers. With a greater part of the funds to be retained by the Wilkes chapter, the Red Cross is expected to carry on its many services in various departments in Wilkes. Last year was an es pecially busy period for the chap ter, due to the many services rendered veterans and members of their families. Good Program For Band Concert On Friday Announced Annual Spring Concert City High School Band Is Anticipated Annual spring concert of_ the rapidly improving North Wilkes boro high school band will be hel<J Friday, April 11, eight p. ?V, in the North Wilkesboro high school auditorium. The program, which is expect ed to be the best ever rendered by a local band, will be as fol lows: National Anthem; "Love Song,*' Beethoven; "The Foot lifter," March, Fillmore; "Man tilla Overture," Paul Yoder; "The Old Lamp Lighter," Briegel; Saxophone trio, "Anvil Polka,'* Parlow; Trumpet solo, Imogens Smith; Baritone solo, "On Wings of Song," Mendelssohn; Trumpet trio, "Comrades," Buchtel; Clari net solo, "Adagio Religioso," Arr. by Andraud; BB flat bass eolo, "Rocked in the Cradle of The Deep," Hume; Clarinet quartet, "The Shepherd's Hymn." Beeth oven; "The Student Prince," overture, Romberg; "American Patrol," Meacham; "Americans We," march, Fillmore. Personnel of the band this year include: Clarinet, Frances Harris, Betty Jo Reavis, Carolyn Deans, Doris Wiles, Patsy Haw kins, Becky Reins, Doris Godby, Phillip Lomax, Eric Duncan, Tommy Turner, Ann McGinnis, Lila Duncan; E Flat Clarinet, Jane Cragan; Flute, John Gibbs, Jane Carter, Patricia Hutchison^ Oboe, Betty Jo Reavi&; Saxo phone; Betty Jean Wells, Nor ma Gabriel, Clate Duncan, Jim mie Caldwell, Charles Lee Crook;, Coronets, Carl Swofford, Peggy Harris, Betty Whicker, Jimmie Carter, Christine Godby, John H. Emerson, Pattie Gabriel, Gladys Sebastian, Charles Summers;, Mellophone, Npll G. Brame, Bob by Brame; Trombone, Tony Mar low, Kenneth Phillips, Ann Carl ton,.- Jimmie Swofford, Frank Pearson; Baritone, Gordon Fin ley, T. C. Billings; Bass, Tommy, Johnson, Calvin Hayes; Drums, Tyre Sidden, Corrina Finlejr, Dot Powell, Dot Winters, Betty Black burn; Bells, Dot Jenkins; Major ette, Ann Wells. Everybody has a cordial invi tation to the concert. v? - i Knights of Pythias, Meet Monday at 8 Knights of Pythias Lodge meeting has been ehhnged to eight o'clock. All members are urged to attend Monday night, April 14th. There will be two candidates for first rank. ?w
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