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Vol. 42, No. 8 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, May 26, 1947 Make North Wilkesbero Yeur Shopping Center
| LARGE MANUFACTURING S LANTNOW IN OPERATION
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Largest of ^he several manufacturing plants erect
ed in Wilkes county since the war is the Eller's Lumber
Supply factory now in operation near Millers Creek.
Owned by H. L. Eller, the spacious building is 120 by
ttO feet and has two floors, making .a total floor space
or 52,800 square feet. It is of block construction and is
equ||i^bd with modern woodworking machinery for
mamKacture of doors, windows, screens, finished lum
ber and other building materials. Twenty-one are now
employed and tile number will be increased as tbe large
plant enter# \full capacity production. The Eller's
Lumber Sup) factory is located one-half mile north
east of Millei \ Creek school building on the road which
extends from highway 421 by the school. This new in
dustry is indiiWtive of the industrial possibilities in
Wilkes count}, wherein raw materials and natural
resources in thl \ immediate vicinity can be used.?(Pho
to by W. H. Hurley).
Criminal Docket
Of Federal Court
Cleared In Week
Lirv~v.D^ fe&r"
Judge Hayes
Federal court In Wllkesboro
Friday afternoon completed the
smallest criminal docket facing
the court In several years.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes pre
sided over the court, which con
vened Monday with a compara
tively small number of Indict
ments for action by the grand
jury.
Sentences were meted out to
rthe following defendants, who.
I with few exceptions, faced charg
I es of violation of the federal 11
luor tax laws:
m
IArlle Monroe Sloop, violation
sugar laws, fine of *2,500, less
proceeds of sugar seised to be
sold. I
r *""Otly lAtTHAB* JWasSnT^ySaf and
? day suspended on payment
*300 fine and defendant plac
ed on probation.
Isaac Franklin Lundy, year
and a day suspended; put on pro
bation.
Samuel Cothren, year and a
day in Petersburg, Va., reforma-(
tory.
Zeno Hardin Absher, year and
a day suspended, fine $300, pro
bation 2 years.
Walter Parsons, fine $500,
probation 2 years.
Hobert Anderson, year and a
day in Chillicothe, Ohio, reforma
tory.
Ray Dowell Caudill, two years
Atlanta prison; Johnny Levi Ab
sher, 15 months Petersburg, Va. I
George Preston Ladd, 18
months in Chillicothe.
T. Warren Jester, 18 months
in Atlanta.
Lloyd George Mayberry, year
and a day la Chillicothe.
Leater Sparks, year and a day
in Petersburg.
Leroy Ptreston Mathis, year
and a day in Chillicothe; George
" V. year and a day in Peterg
rl Corbet Stlkee, fine $500,
I probation two years.
John W. Richardson, year and
a day suspended and placed on
probation.
Burnette B. Cheek and Char
lie Elmer Cox, year and a day
suspended and placed on proba
tion.
Spencer Dewey Mathis, year
and a day in Petersburg.
Percy Martin, year and a day
In Petersburg; Carl Bauguss,
year and a day in Petersburg.
Walter Greer and Arvllle Ham
bymerear and a day in Chllli
Walter Lee Wood, year and a
day in Petersburg.
Ted Everett Johnson and
James Gilbert, year and a day
| in Chillicothe.
Hardin Monroe Pierce, $500
fine and two years probation.
Lewis Prevette, $500 fine and
two years probation.
Robert Grady Stokes, year and
a day in Petersburg.
The following defendants were
placed on temporary or term
probation; Grady S. Trivette,
Howard Denver Cockerham, Lon
nle Gentry, Weaver Lemuel Gray,
ThoiWSfe Spurgeon (Harris, Pless
L. Wellborn, Garney Church,
Walter Calvin Heath, Estel Bow
man, Otis Clinton Bowman,
James Rnfns V&nnoy, Con Odell
FyatM j
lonrW j
William Martin Splcer, Albert T.
Porter, Boatpiaa ^Stone, William
Otis Prevette, Lewis Odell Pre
vette, Phllmore P. Rhodes and
Fay Kennedy Rhodes.
Wyat^ James Conrad Eller, Con
Monrfl^ Wlngler, Presley Curry,
House Furnishings
Training Meeting
A training meeting for the
House Furnishings Leaders from
the Home Demonstration clubs
of Wilkes^county, together with
leaders frwm Surry, and Yadkin
counties will be held in Elkin at
the Y. M. C. A. Friday, May 30.
The meeting will begin at 2:00
p. m. with Miss Pauline Gor
don, Extension Specialist in
House Furnishings in charge-.
Wilkes County House Furnish
ing? Leaders will meet* at Town
Hall in North Wilkesboro at
1:00 p. m. Transportation to and
from the meeting will be in au
tomobiles and any leader who
can use her own automobile will
take others with her.
North Wilkesboro
School Finals To
Students Will Carry Out
Graduation Program On
Tuesday Night
Forty-six high school gradu
ates will receive diplomas Tues
day night in the final program
of the North Wilkesboro high
school commencement.
Members of this large 12th
grade class will carry out their
own graduation program. Fol
lowing a processional march by
the high school band, Dorothy
Powell, student activities presi
dent, will speak the invocation
and the salutatory address will
be by Margaret Phillips. "All
the World's A Stage" will be the
theme of the program by the stu
dents. Valedictory will be by
Ann Cragan.
Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Jr., of
Richmond, Va., delivered the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday
evening at the First Baptist
church. His suibject was "Good
Tunes From Second Fiddles" and
was received with rapt Interest.
The theme of his message was
that often a person not in the
highest position can render valu
able and effective work.
Mrs. Julia Pardue
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Julia A. Greene Pardue,
88, died yesterday morning at
the home of a son, K. C. Pardue,
in the Cycle community.
Surviving are one son, R. C.
Pardue of Cycle; three daught
ers, Mrs. iR. M. Money, Mrs. J.
P. Ashley, and Mrs. T. R. Nich
olson, all of the Cycle commun
ity, one brother, T. M. Greene of
Ronda.
Funeral services will be held
at 11 a. m. Tuesday at Union
Baptist church. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Examination Here
Substitute Carrier
Examination has been announc
ed by the Civil Service Commis
sion for an examination to fill
the position of of substitute car
rier and clerk at the North Wil
kesboro postoffice. June 23 will
be closing date for applications.
Square Dance Friday
Traphill Gym Fund
A square dance fori the bene
fit of the school gymnasium
fund will be held Friday night,
eight o'clock, at Pruitt's garage
at Traphill. All are Invited and
a most enjoyable occasion is as
sured.
OFFICIALS FOR NORTH WILKESBORO
HORSE SHOW JULY 4-5 ANNOUNCED
Noted horsemen from various
parts of the south have been en
gaged as officials for the Annual
Wilkes Horse Show, to be' pre
sented for four performances Fri
day and Saturday, July 4 th and
5th, at the new Wilkes Horse
Show grounds a half mile east
on Highway 115, by the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club, it was
announced today by W. K. Stur
divant, chairman,
idol. E. R. "Jimmy" Seashole,
of Atlanta, Georgia, Associate
Editor of "National Horseman",
will serve as master of cere
monies. Judging the gaited .hors
es will be D. Jack Thompson, of
Hodgensville, Kentucky, trainer
and breeder of fine show horses
since childhood. Ormond Gil
more, from Wartrace, Tennessee,
heart of the walking horse coun
try, will judge the walking hors
es. Hunters and jumpers will be'
judged, by Otto Fuwv of Middle
burg, Virginia. ,H. Glenn York,
of Elkin, will be in charge of
the ring. York has served as
ringmaster in many of the top
horse shows in the south, Includ
ing the Charlotte show. Manage
ment of the sho"w is in the hands
of John L. Bowers, of Black
Mountain, who has already com
pleted a highly successful circuit
including the Sandhills Korse
Show at Southern Pines and oth
ers at Macon, Georgia, Charlotte,)
North Carolina and elsewhere. |
Committee chairmen for the
Kiwanis Club are: W. K. Sturdi
vant, general chairman: Dr. W.
K. Newton, vice chariman; J. B.
Carter, secretary and treasurer;
Forrest Jones, program advertis
ing: Paul Church, entertain
ment; Forrest Meserve, conces
sions; J. B. Williams, publicity;
R. S. Gibbs, light and sound;
Paul Vestal, feed and bedding;
Bob Smith, grounds and facili
ties; C. A. Venable, ring; H. P.
Eller, parking; Mrs. Bertha Bell,
[first aid; W. t rar/m. i
t- Prise lists, UllVi)
formation may be obtkined by
writing to John L. Bowers, Horse
Show Manager, P. O. Box 150,
North Wilkesboro, North Caro
lina.
Gus Travis Keeps
Crowd In Uproar
With Tall Tales
Charlotte- Columnist Speak
er Friday At Lions La
dies Nights at Elkin
Gus Travis, Charlotte Observer
columnist and humorist, kept the
audience In an uproar with his
recital of tall tales at the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club Ladies'
Night banquet held Friday night
at the Elkin Y. M. C. A.
The banquet was the most suc
cessful In the history of the lo
cal clufb and attendance totaled
about 175. President W. O. Ab
sher was toastmaster and Rev.
Watt M. Cooper spoke the invo
cation.
During the dinner B. B.
Broome, acting tail twister, per
formed his duties amid, much
merriment and names of ladies
were drawn for prizes.
Edward S. Fin\ey welcomed
the ladles and other guests and
Mrs. Rufus Church very* adeptly
responded.
D. J. Whitener, of Boone, dis
trict deputy governor of Lions,
was present and presented per
fect attendance pins to the fol
lowing: Jimmle Anderson, Gil
bert Bare, Glenn Andrews, W. O.
Absher, Prank Allen, Paul Cash
ion, Charles Day, Vernon Deal,
Edward S. Flnley, Bill Marlow,
J. H. Whicker, Jr., Clyde Pear
son, Blair Gwyn, Richard John
ston, Edward McEntire, Dr. J.
SDeans, Eld Koontz.
3. and W. Quintet, five local
colored men who have ganled an
enviable reputation by rendering
spirituals, entertained the crowd
with four numbers.
J. iH. Whicker, Jr., with two
tall tales to start the ball roll
ing, introduced Mr. Travis, who
soon got fnto high gear in what
purported to (be an account of
experiences during his varied ca
reer as a real estate and news
paper man. One big yam follow
ed another closely and with beau
tiful continuity.
Singing of the Lions song
closed the highly interesting pro
gram.
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The value of North Carolina's
farms (land and buildings) In
1945 was placed at $1,002,983,
012.
Banks Here To Be
Closed On May 30
The Northwestern Bank
and Bank of North Wil
kesboro will be closed on
Friday, May 30th, in ob
servance o f Memorial
Day. Patrons of the banks
are requested to look aft
er their banking needs
before Friday so that they
will not be inconvenienc
ed in any way.
District Federation
Meeting In Boone
The District Federation of
Wilkes, Alexander, Caldwell,
Home Demonstration Clubs from
Avery, Watauga, and Alleghany
counties will hold their regular
annual meeting in Boone at the
Baptist church. This meeting will
begin at 10:3.0 a. m. on June
4th.
Wilkes county club women are
invited to be the guests of Wa
tauga county women for lunch
eon on that day.
All club women are urged to
attend this meeting. Wilkes
county won the gavel for the.
largest attendance at last year's
meeting held at Sparta. Since
the attendance is based on the
miles traveled as well as the
number attending, it will be
necessary to have a larger num
ber in attendance this year if
we are allowed to keep the
gavel for another year.
Plans for the crowd to go by
bus have been made and it is
hoped that Wilkes county will
have a good representation from
each of its organized Home Dem
onstration clubs.
Bible School On At
New Hope Church
Vacation Bible school is in
>rogress this week at New Hope
3aptist church. The school be
gins each morning at nine o'
jlock. Ali are invited to attend.
Chicken Supper
Evelyn Stokes circle of Union
3thodist church will sponsor a
icken supper at the church
Iday evening. Suppers will be
rved beginning at eix p. m.
Bill In Congress
Would Cripple AAA
Form Benefits Here
Lawrence Miller, Secretary of
the Wllkee County AAA an
nounced that the following tele
gram was received from Q. T.
Scott, State Director, P. M. A.:
"Department of Agriculture
Appropriations Bill reported to
day by House of Corporations
Committee reduces appropriation
for conservation and use from
$301,727,000 to $105,614,290.
Consolidated accounts, for Wash
ington and Raleigh offices for all
appropriations reduced from
$12,855,607 to $4,037,799 for
county offices from $23,129,152
to $14,608,620. Until further no
tice issue no purchase orders for
conservation materials and ser
vices. Cancel purchase orders in i
hands of farmers and vendors on
which work has not been stated
in the case of services, and on
which delivery has not been
made in case of material and,
seed. Until further notice su
spend 1947 ACP sign-up. Su
spend substitution of practices
on farm plans and issue no fur
ther notice of minimum assist
ance for farm allowance. Farm
ers should be notified of these
facts immediately."
This will probably mean that
payment for practices carried out
under the AAA Program may be
paid for on a scale of about 50c
on a $1.00. Producers who have
taken their full payment in seeds,
fertilizer, and materials may
have to refund to the Govern
ment about one-half the amount
of the conservation materials re
ceived or be placed on the Gov
ernment Register of Indebted
ness. ,
This action, if approved by the
Senate, will mean that there will
be no more conservation mater
ial available to the farmers of
Wilkes County for the year 1947
unless arrangements are made
for financing by Congress.
Employes'
Wniinnriimr TaRa
vvvullvoUay lv uV
Enjoyable Affair
Will Be Held Wednesday,
5:30 P. M., At Smoot I
Park In This City
Wednesday, May 28, will be a
date to be remembered by em
ployes of all mercantile firms in
the Wilkesboros, because they
are to be guests at a picnic at
5:30 p. m. at Smoot Park.
E. L. Derrick is chairman of
the committee which has made
full plans for the event, includ
ing the menu of fried chicken
and many other good eats.
The picnic will be a reward for
the employes' excellent coopera
tion and attendance at the re
cent Sales Institute sponsored by
the Trade Promotion committee
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, and certificates will be
awarded toy J. B. Williams, pres
ident of the Chamber, and R. E.
Gibbs, Trade Promotion commit
tee chairman.
Square dancing and a softball
game will be added entertain
ment features. All sales person
nel and their families are invited.J
W. Andrew Payne
Funeral On Sunday
Last rites were held Sunday
at Yellow Hill Baptist church for
W. Andrew Payne, 69, widely
prominent citizen of the Summit
community who died Thursday.
Mr. Payne had been in ill health
but was not seriously ill. His
sudden death was attributed to
a heart attack.
For many years Mr. Payne was
active in community affairs and
was a Sunday school teacher at
Yellow Hill Baptist church.
Mr. Payne is survived iby his
wife, Mrs. Annie Payne, and the
following sons and daughters:
Dorman T. Payne, North Wilkes
boro; Wake and John Payne,
Boomer; Mrs. Albert Minton,
Summit; Reid Payne, Parson
ville; Johnson Payne, Oklahoma
Baxter Payne, Pennsylvania
Mrs. Richard Church, North Wil
kes boro ; Lemuel Payne and W.
A. Payne, Jr., Summit.
Recreation Party
At Millers Creek
Wanderers of the Wasteland
will furnish music for another
recreation party to be held
Thursday night, eight o'clock, at
Millers Creek gymnasium. An en
joyable occasion is assured all
who will attend.
Arthur I. Call
Making Record
Little Miss Elizabeth Well
bom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Wellborn, of 413 O street,
North Wilkesboro, has been
perfect in Sunday school at
tendance for 58 consecutive
Sundays, either at the First
Baptist church in North Wil
kesboro or at New Hope Bap
tist near Purlear. She is en
rolled in both Sunday schools.
Farmers Day Is
Observed Friday
By Kiwanis Club
Commissioner Of Agricul
ture W. Kerr Scott De
livers Address
W. Kerr Scott, North Carolina
<mmmlBsieuer~of"agrtcTrttnre, told
a Farmers' Day assembly of the
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club
and guests Friday that the
growth and progress of North
Wilkesboro depends upon the
farm home, and climaxed his ad
dress with a plea that rural
churches be improved in many re
spects to he in accord with other
progress that has already been
made in practically every com
munity.
Relative to Wilkes county Mr.
Scott particularly called atten
tion to the need of poultry and
lamb dressing plants to handle
and market the great amount of
poultry and lambs produced in
northwestern North Carolina. He
commended farmers of this area
for their interest in greater pro
duction of milk and urged busi
ness men to continue their sup
port of the agricultural program.
Paul Church was program
chairman and R. D. Smith,
Wilkes farm agent, presented
the speaker. Farmer guests pres
ent were H. C. Roberts, J. I.
Eagle, Colin Foster, A. T. Fair
child, C. -C. Hayes, W. V. Cau
dlll, C. M. Wellborn, Robert Ho
gan, James M. Pardue, F. C.
Tomlinson, C. W. Proffit, Char
lie Miles, Claude Burchette, Bill
Jester, W. B. Oliver, J. A. Reeves,
Bob Kite, B. M. Huffman, Ver
non Broyhill, J. A. Poplin, J. Z.
Adams, J. W. Andrews, W. M.
Absher, Lawrence Miller, Dwight
D. Williamson, C. E. Tharpe, B.
IC. Speaks, Charlie German, J.
M. German, E. F. Edwards.
Other guests Friday were: Dt.
J. Joseph Rives with J. H. Whick
er; Henry Landon, HI, with Dr.
J. H. MoNeill; H. S. Riley,
of St. Louis, with J. R. Hix. An
dy Borders, of Hickory, and L. J.
Rush, of Lenoir, were visiting
Kiwanians. Attendance prize was
given by J. R. Hix to Cecil F.
Adamson.
Red Caps Blank I
Shady Grove 7-0
Leslie Rhoades blanked Shady
Grove 7-0 here Saturday after
noon while North Wllkeetxgro
was hammering Wells for nine
hits. Eller with three hits and
Bentley with two led North Wil
kesboro's hitting.
North Wilkesboro thas won the
last four games in the Yadkin
Valley League and is now con
testing Elkin tor the league lead.
A victory for the Red Caps
over Boouville here Wednesday
afternoon would put North Wil
keeboro in a most favored posi
tion. Boonville beat North WU
ke^boro in the season's opener.
Homer Johnson
IsPntln Jail On
Murder Charge
Stab By Large Scout Knife
Into Heart Causes In
stant Death Sunday
Arthur Isaac Call, 37, Wilkes
boro route two resident, was
stabbed In the heart dnd Instant
ly killed Sunday evening, 7:25,
and Homer Johnson, 18, of O^k
woods, Is in Wilkes Jail charged
with murder, Sheriff C. G. Poin
dexter said today.
Johnson, officers said, on Sun
day morning purchased a long
scout knife from Pete Tripiett,
a stepson of Arthur Call. John
son had been around the service
station operated by Mrs. Sibil
Baity about all day Sunday, and
that Call walked up shortly aft
er seven p. m.
According to account by wit
nesses there, Call accosted John
son, and put a hand on his shoul
der. Johnson drew the scout
knife from its sheath and plung
ed the blade into Call's chest.
The knife severed an artery at
the heart and he died instantly.
Johnson left the service sta
tion, which is located four miles,
from this city on highway 115,
and fled when approached by
Sgt. A. H. Clark, of the highway
patrol. The sheriff, deputies and
patrolmen conducted an Intensive
search'for Johnson for two hours
and learned that he returned to
Baity's. The place was surround
ed by officers and Johnson was
taken. He is said to have told of
ficers that Arthur Call had been
,'shoving) him around for a long
Call is survived by his wife and
six children.
Funeral will be held Wednes
day, 11 a. m., at Edgewood Bap
tist church.
Music Recitals On
Thursday, Friday
Intermediate students of mus
ic classes taught by Mrs. Robert
Gibbs and Mrs. A. F. KiLby will
be presented in recital Thursday
night, May 29, eight o'clock, at
the First Baptist church.
On Friday night senior stu
dents of Mrs. Gibbe and Mrs.
Kilby will be presented, eight
o'clock, at the First Baptist
church. All are invited to attend.
Junior Baseball
Team Will Play
2 Practice Games
The North Wilkesboro Legion
junior ibaseball team will play
two practice games against Le
noir before beginning the regu
lar schedule.
The first practice game will
be here Thursday, four o'clock,
and the second in Lenoir Thurs
day, June 5, eight o'clock at
night.
Miss Louise Billings
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service was held Sun
day afternoon at Hinshaw Street
Baptist church for Miss Louise
Anita Billings, who died Thurs
day in the hospital at Black
Mountain.
A member of a well known.
Wilkes family, Miss Billings was
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.
V. Billings. In addition to her
parents she is survived by tiffs
sisters and one 'brother, Mil.
Heloise Jones, Miss Annie Sue
Billings and William Billings.
E. C. Sparks Rites
Today At Austin'
Funeral service was held today
at Austin church tor G. C.
Sparks, 55, well known citizen
of the Roaring River community
who died Saturday. Rev. Grant
Cothren conducted the last rites.
Surviving Mr. Sparks are the
following children: Mrs. Brit
Chipman, Elkin; Mrs. Samuel
Byrd, Ronda; Wlllard, Rhoebe,
?era, John and Ralph Sparks, of
Roaring River; also two broth
ers and one sister, George Sparks,
of EUdn, Blaine Sparks, of Trap
hill, and Mrp. Annie B. Wlleou,
of