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C. A. is rais & building fund for the of a modern Y. M plant. Support it. jmmmm North Wilkesboro has a trading radius of SO mflss, .B l ,,L, ?erring 100,000 poopla in The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 42, No. 13 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, June 12, 1947 Make Nerth Wilkesboro Your Shoppinfl Center GOVERNOR CHERRY PROCLAIM^ JUNE DAIRY MONTH A Proclamation Whereas, milk is Nature's most nearly perfect food and of recognized and vital imi>ortance to our national health and well being; and, Whereas, the care, the preser vation and the improvement of the great American Dairy Indus try, with its annual sales more than twice the mill value of all steel production and its 10 mil lion people who are wholly de pendent on the dairy and allied industries for their livelihood, are of transcendant interest to all Americans as a matter of practical living; and Whereas, the State of North .Carolina has a vital share in the production of milk and "dairy products; and, Whereas, the American Dairy Industry each year reaches, dur ing the month of June, its peak of production, iboth in volume and in quality, because of Na ture's marvelous abundance of the grasses of the fields for our dairy herds, during that period: and ' i Whereas, As a consequence the American Dairy Industry has set aside the month of June as a period in which the health and life-giving values of milk and dairy products may best be in dicated to the American public, as well as to indicate the wonder ful enjoyment that humans ex perience in the consumption of milk and dairy foods; now Therefore, I, R. Gregg iGherry, governor of the State of North Carolina, in full appreciation of tjie. opportunities herein present ed for constructive public ser vice, do herelby proclaim the period of June, 1947, as June Dairy Month For North Carolina, and do urge that the month be fittingly observed, in private and in public, in order to in crease appreciation and con sumption of milk and dairy pro ducts and to improve our stand ard of health, our enjoyment of delicious dairy foods, and our financial well-being. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of fibrth Carolina to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Raleigh this 29th day of May, in the Year of our Lord the one thousand nine hundred forty seventh. (Signed) R. GREGG CHEiRRY, Governor. Attest: THAD SURE, i Secretary of State. John Pinkney Church Funeral Be On Friday - Funeral service for John Pink ney Church, 77, well known merchant and farmer of the Mox ley community, who died Wed nesday at his home, will he held Friday, 11 a. m., at Piney Grove Church with Rev. Troy Blevins and Rev. Grant Cothren in charge of the service. Mr. Church was a son of the late Hiram and Martha Yates Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha C. Church and seven sons and daughters: Mrs. Grace Hutchison, Moxley; Mrs. Myrtle Kilby, North Wilkesboro; Mrs. Delia Church, Richmond, Ya.; Mrs. 11a Eller and Mrs. Faye Dancy, North Wilkesboro; Guy Church, Moxley; Van Church, in the navy. o Plan Square Dance On Saturday Night - \ Wilkes post of the American Legion will sponsor a square dance to be held Saturday night, June 14, eight o'clock, at the Le gion and Auxiliary clubhouse. Jimk Golden and his Wanderers of the Wasteland will furnish music for the dance and every body is invited. Gold drinks will be sold. Sugar Rationing Conies to Close Washington. :? The nation's housewives reached the end of a five-year coupon ordeal last night when the Government end ed rationing of sugar for house holds, hotels rind restaurants, ef fective at midnight. Last of a multitude of things that once could riot be bought with money alone, sugar was freed from ration controls be cause larger quantities are avail able. However, price f controls re main. So does rationing of indus trial sugar. (All sugar controls are due to end Oct. 31 unless Congress says otherwise). Last night's announcement came from Secretary of Agricul ture Anderson. His action ended all rationing of articles for ulti mate consumers for the first time since April 28, 1942. Sugar, last food to be removed from ration ing, was the first to be rationed. Committee Hears Arguments Flood Control On Yadkin Local Citizen* Make Out, Strong Case For Flood Control in The Valley Washington, -June 0.? Con gress today wu asked to appro priate |T,194,000 .for the con 'oonstruction of four detention dams on the Yadkin and Reddies Rivers above North WRkesboro to protect the lower Yadkin-Pee Dee Basin from flash floods. Tar Heel Representatives Charles B. Deane of Rocking ham and John H. Polger of Mt. Airy and some 15 or more citi zens, including Maj. Edney Ridge, federal marshal at Greens boro, came-here to ask Cor the funds and to offset testimony given the appropriations sub committee Thursday by 50 citi zens from communities north of the proposed dam sites. Yesterday's witnesses, Intro duced iby Representative Robert L. Doughton, Laurel Springs, testified that the backwaters of the dams would inundate valu able property Including roads, farm lands and some urban property. Today, with Represen tative Deane as the chief spokes man, witnesses made these points before the committee: 1. That the dams were author ized by the 79th Congress after exhaustive testimony and a com plete survey of the rivers from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the mouth of the Pee Dee river in South Carolina, and that the same opposing evidence present ed was overruled by the House and Senate last year. 2. That many lives as well as property mounting into millions of dollars have been lost by floods which occur each year, with an annual average loss of $172,500 to the principal com munities, Wilkesboro, North Wil kesboro and Elkin. 3. That industry, transporta tion, soil conservation and gen eral economic growth had been of flood damage, and that future damage woald be greater than in the past because of timber cut ting and some new business de velopments. 4. That with an average an nual rainfall of 50 inches In the river basins, more than 6,500 acres of farm lands are subject to flooding, and that all counties east and south of Wilkes would also receive needed protection from uncontrolled waters. 5. That sooner or later a repe tition of the 1940 flood which cost nine lives and more than $3,000,000 in flood and fire damage can be expected, and that some industry has been forced to move from North Wilkesboro because of flash rises in the riv er there. , 6. That the floods on the Yad kin, Reddies and Pee Dee have cost the state heavily in concrete bridges of the North Carolina Highway Department and the Tar Heel United States senators are equally favorable to construction of the project without further delay. 7. That vitally needed refores tation and soil conservation pro grams, already surveyed, cannot proceed until the streams have been brought under control. Joining Deane, Folger and oth ers was former Representative Walter Lambeth of Thomasville; George Wlese, Legerwood, Cald well County; and citizens of North Wilkesboro and Elkin. Those from North Wilkesboro were John ?. Justice, Jr., J. B. Williams, Judge Johnson J. Hayes, Watson Brame, and N S. Forester. Judge. John son J. Hayes, North Wilkesboro, asked the subcommittee today to recommend funds to control floods along Yadkin. Hayes told reporters he in formed the committee that the dams would be of much value as those on the Catawba and "down the Yadkin," which also have provided power ."for innumerable manufacturing plants and fur nish power to the piedmont area." . ,v, , .. "It seems absurd to think that six miles of land in Caldwell county are more valuable than 45 miles of the same type in Wilkes, to say nothing of 100 miles along the river in Surry. Yadkin, Forsyth, Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Montgomery, Stanly, Richmond and Anson Counties," he continued. Relative to their respective heights, short persons have larg er heads and brains than tall, ac cording to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Fathers Day Sunday, 15th Marriage License Junes brides were plentiful during the past week as license to wed were issued by Troy C. Foster, Wilkes register of deeds, to the following: Zollie Bumgar ner and Bernice Joines, both of Wilbar; Max G. Miller and Irene Krider, both of Todd: Luther Bell and Louise Galloway, both of North Wllkesboro; Howard Parller, Boone, and Ella McNeill, Deep Gap; Woodrow Johnson and Ina Lee Billings, both of Hays; Roger Wellborn, Wilkes ?hJbo, and Mable K. Pearson, Wll kesboro route one; Julius A. Bar nett, Wllkesboro, and Doris Eliz abeth Brooks, North Wllkesboro; Lee Adams and Dorothea Laws, both of North Wllkesboro; Jo seph W. McNeill, Millers Creek, and Maxle h^iller, North Wllkes boro; Jas. Wm. Hoover Hutch ens, Buck, and Syble Esther Baldwin, Wllkesboro route one; Helen Shumaker and Ena Faye Ellis, both of Purlear; Clinton C. Broyhill, Pores Knob, and Arvie D. Walsh, Wllkesboro; Harry Sberrlll, and Selma Sue Anderson, both of North Wllkesboro; Radie Frattklin Martin, Jonesvllle, and vifAi Agnes Gentry, Lomax; S. C. Jarvia, Union Grove, and Irene Burgees, Wllkesboro; Hoy Curtis Elledge, Hays, and Dare Roope, North Wllkesboro route one; Arthur 0. Woodruff and Mary Lee Wallace, both of Pores Knob. Swimming Pool Will Open Here Monday The swimming pool located near the Yadkin between the Wllkeeboroe will open on Mon day, ten a. m. TfN swimming pool will he operated by the Youth Center under JRe<l Cross safety regula tions and two life guards will be on dttfr. I Mbn tickets are now on sale and a prise of an additional sea son ticket will be given one of the purchasers Monday after Numerous Gift Items Available For Dad's Event Sunday, June 15, will be Fath er's Day, the one day in the year set aside to honor "the man of the house.'' In anticipation of Father's Day, North Wilkesboro merch ants hare stocked well with numerous items most appropriate for Father's Day gifts. In many lines, war shortages are a thing of the past ana shop pers out to hunt something to show their appreciation of father will have no difficult task in finding something appropriate, of sound value and which will be appreciated. With prices becoming adjust ed, values are now greater than in several years in many lines of merchandise, and stocks are plentiful. BIRTHS A daughter was iborn June 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Crane, of Purlear, at the Wilkes hos pital. Born . to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Walter Nichols at the Wilkes hos pital a eon on June 7. They are residents of North Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. William Fred Brown, of North Wilkesboro, are parents of a daughter boni Mon day at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born Monday at the Wilkes hospital to Mt. and Mrs. Charles Arery Holland, of Wil kesboro. ' Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Etna Helms, of North Wilkesboro, a son on Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital. A daughter was born this week at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Gurnice Norman" Greene, of Congo. fiorn to Mr. and Mrs. Challle B. Huie, of Moxley, a son on Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital. Parking Me*er i Be In Effect County Taxes Now At 2 Per Cent Discount J-. C.. Grayson, Wilkes tax sup ervisor, said today that taxpayers of Wilkes county may now pay their 1947 taxes at his office and receive a discount of two per cent, which will be allowed by law through July 1. The tax rate has again been set at $1.38 per hundred. The discount will decrease after July 1 and those who want to save the full two per cent are urged to pay now. Revival Service At The Gospel Baptist A series of revival services be gan at the Gospel Baptist Chnrcb Sunday rfight, June 8th. Rev. Ottls Cook, of Hickory, is guest minister and his singers from Long View Baptist, of Hick ory, will be there the rest of the week assisting in the singing. Rev. Ralph Miller is pastor of the church and he invites the public to attend each and every service. o ? SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A. One Dollar Fine Meter Ordinance Get-Acquainted Period For Meters To Extend Thru Saturday Here Parking meters installed on Worth Wilkesboro's downtown streets are now in operation on a trial period and fines for vio lation will begin Monday, Police Chief J. E. Walker said today. Meters have been installed on B street, C street, Ninth and Tenth streets. Parking fees are five cents per hour, but the meters will accept pennies. Each penny will give 112 minutes parking time, and a nickel registers one hour. At the end of the period paid for a red flag with the word "violation" is plainly visible. Chief Walker said that an ad ditional policeman will be added to the force to check parking me ters, to keep alleys clear of park ed cars and to assist otherwise in orderly handling of traffic on downtown streets. Fines will not be imposed dur ing , the get-acquainted period this week but tickets will be is ued Monday and thereafter. If the person given a ticket will carry it to the town hall he will get off with a fine of one dollar. It a ticket is not turned in a warrant will be issued for trial before the city court. Commenting on the meters, Chief Walker said that he be lieved that the public, and es pecially the country people, will find them very convenient in that they will be able to find parking places In the pie In town will necessarily be left outside the downtown dis trict or on parking lots to be es tablished. Chief Walker has called atten tion of the public to the instrno tions given on the street side of each meter. Coins are to be in serted, one at a time, in the slot provided. Aftet inserting a coin, turn the handle to the right as far as it will go. The indicator hand on the meter will move to the point indicating the amount of parking time purchased. Cars are to be parked in the lines indicated on the streets, and the meter for each parked car will be at the right front, fender, If parked correctly. At tention is called to the fact that parking lanes on C street oppo site the postoffice have been changed from diagonal to paral lel with the curb. Tickets will be issued for improper parking as well as parking meter law* viola tions. The parking meters will be in operation from eight a. m. to six p. m. Monday through Saturday. Parking will be free on Sundays and no motorists will be required to use the meters after six p. m. through the week or on Sundays. Revival In Progress 1 ???? , Revival services are now In progress at Pentecostal Holiness church on Sixth street. Services are held each evening at 7:30. The pastor, Rev. Sam Jones, Is being assisted by Evangelist Mag gie Wllklns, of Mayodan. The public is cordially invited to all services. Special Singing At Welcome Home ? m ? Paul D. Collins, instructor, will close a singing school at Welcome Home church * Friday night with a special singing ser vice at 7:80. Everyone is Invited, Cemetery Working Shady Grove Church The Shady Grove Baptist church In the Adley community i announced: "Everybody having relatives buried at this cemetery please cotee June 25th to work: and clean oft the cemetery. It la in bad shape and some of the graves cant be recognized. If you cant come, please and aome one." Support the Y. M. C. A. WILKES JUNIORS LOSE TO NEWTON; GASTONIA WILL PLAY HERE FRIDAY North Wilkeaboro's American Legion junior ibaseball team lost here Friday to Newton juniors 16 to 3 In a game which turned out to be a good contest alter a ragged three Innings. Church, a portsider who pitch ed lor North Wllkesboro high, started on the mound and was attllcted by wlldness while his lntield team mates had a bad case ol jitters. Two hits, walks and errors accounted lor six runs and the ball game In the llrst Inning. Johnson, an ellectlye left handed hurler from Clingman, took over In the third and work ed on even terms with Newton's Chapman throughout the remain der ol the game. Diminutive Har old Dancy, of Wllkesboro, work ed effectively as catcher lor the locals. Bad base running cost the Wilkes juniors a number of ruhs. Eight Stills, Eight Men Taken In A Series Of Raids Federal Agents In Wilkes Have Busy Week; 150 Gallons Spirits Seized Agents of the Federal Alcohol Tax Unit In Wilkes have just closed a very busy week. The weekly report of the of fice, located In the federal build ing at Wilkesboro, disclosed that eight stills were destroyed dur ing the week and that the total capacity of the stills was 1,080 gallons and had a mash capacity of 11,100 gallons. With the stills the officers de stroyed 150 gallons of liquor and 8,950 gallons of mash. Two automobiles with an esti mated value of $1,500 were seiz ed. Arrests on liquor charges dur ing the week included Dal 'Parks, James Sales, Garfield Wellborn, Howard Foster, Clarence Shu maker, Russell Foster, Billie An derson and Roy Dotson. Baptist Pastors' I Conference 16tb The Baptist pastors conference will meet Monday, Jane 16, In It's regular monthly meeting. All ministers, deacons, and laymen are asked to be In the meeting. There Ir a very Important dis cussion on a vital topic. It is something that all pastors dea cons, and laymen need to hear discussed. Surely all will do their best to 'be present. The fol lowing Is the program. 10:00 o'clock, Devotional, Rev. John Wells. 10:16 Discussion on "How To Call a Pastor" led by Mr. J. C. McNeil. A layman In Mt. Pleas ant Baptist church. 10:45 Business and recess. 11:10 tHbmoletics Study, Rev. W. R. Wagoner, supply pastor, North WilkeSboro First Church. 11:46 Inspirational Message, Rev. W. N. Brookshlre. 12:15 Adjourn. Clerk-Carrier Exam At Postoffice Here Applications will close on June 20 tor a civil service examina tion to be held tor the position of clerk and carrier at the North Wilkesboro postoffice. Applica tion blanks may be obtained at the postoffice here. SUPPORT THE Y.M.CA. Newton got only nine clean hits, which shows that fielding was ragged. North WilkesbOro col (lected six hits and conld have bad as many runs. Observers agreed that mater ial here is promising and that more practice and playing will greatly Improve the quality of play. The starting linenp Tues day was Byrd on first, Rhodes in right field, Ronsseau at second base, Craig at short, Badgett at! third, Adams in center, Lowe in | left; Church pitching and Dancy catching. Later Swofford took' over at third and Keith Bentley got into the game. Gastonia team, one of the state's best, will play here Fri day at 3:30 and attendance should >be much larger than the few fans/ who turned out Tues day. The local juniors go to 1 Mooresville tonight. Vacation School At Cub Creek Baptist .. Vacation Bible seboel gin Monday evening and continue through Friday with sessions each day at seven p. m. at Cub Creek (Baptist church near Wil kesboro. Rev. I* T. Younger, pastor, will teach the adult class es. H. 1. Johnson is Sunday school superintendent and will be in charge of the school. Five From Wilkes Attending; Girls' And toys' State Wilkes post of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary sent three boys and two girls to Boys' and Girls' State in session this week. The boys sent 'by the Legion are Perry Lowe, Jr., of Pores Knob, James Melton, of Honda, and Richard Grysel, of the Crick et community. They are at Chap el Hill all this week with ex penses paid by the Legion. The girls sent by the Auxiliary are Miss Margaret Ann Hutchens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. iHutchens, and Miss Nancy Gar wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Garwood, of this city. They are at Woman's College in Greensboro. The Boys' State and % Girls' State are operated for citizenship training fo/ outstanding boys and girls selected. At each institution they are given courses in govern ment and citizenship. During the week they will visit the legisla ture and executive halls in the state capitol. Red Caps to Play Hamptonville 14 North Wilkeaboro Red Cape will have a big opportunity to get back in the. thick of the fight for first place in the Yadkin Val ley League when they play Hamptonvllle here Saturday, 3:30, on the Fairgrounds field. The Red Caps are playing good baseball and deserve much bet ter support from baseball fans than they have received so far this seaason. The game scheduled between the Red Caps and Blkin at Elkln Wednesday was postponed be cause of rain. o ? The biological purpose of pain, although it may seem hard to accept, is undoubtedly protec tive, according to the Encyclo paedia Brttannlca.