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Y. M. C. A. is rais building fund for the >n of a modern Y. M. 'A. plant. Support it. on cm North Wilkeaboro has a trading radius of 60 miles, serving 100,000 people in The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 42, No. 28 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, Aug. 4, 1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center WILKES GIRL SCOUT DO ACROBATIC ACT imwimnvni Is an example of some , the physical training the Scouts of Wilkes county at the day camp held recently at Moravian Falls. The girls, ably led by adult counselors, had many activi ties in recreation and training during their week of day camp, which was largely attended by Girl Scouts from all troops in the county.? (Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.). TEH WINNERS SELECTED IN VERY] SUCCESSFUL BEAUTY CONTEST ? FRIDAY NIGHT; GOOD ATTENDANCE !? Prom every standpoint' the beanty contest held Friday night under sponsorship ot the Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce was an outstanding success. Judges had a very difficult task in selecting the most beautl ful ten from 50 of Wilkes ooun ty's most beautiful, u The ten winners from whom Miss Wilkes will bo se lected Friday night this week at the Allen theatre were: Nel lie Gabriel, Luna Nichols, Mar garet Jones, Jnanita Childress, Margie Gabriel, Joanna Mc Neill, Mary Taylor, Doris Tul bert, Mildred Hunter and Ruth Queen. The contest and dance was held in the Andrews building near the state highway division garage on highway 115. The Jaycees did a splendid job in get I. Ung the hall in condition for the dance and decorations received [ much prrise. Bill Stauber, of radio station WKBC Was master of ceremonies and the contest was broadcast over station WILX by Robert George W. Blackburn Dies Saturday, Age 92 George W. Blackburn, 92, one of Wilkes' oldest resident, died Saturday evening, 7:15, at the home of a son, Ed J. Blackburn, on Wllkeeboro route one. Mr. Blackburn spent the great er part of his life in the north Western part of the county near Stony Fork. Surviving are three daughters and one son: Mrs. Finley Greene, Darby; Mrs. Mar garet Michael, Cricket; Mrs. Lula Church, Summit; E. J. Black burn, Wflkesboro route one. Funeral service was held to day, two p. m., at Stony FoTk church. Rev. Levi Greene con ted the service. Wilkes Implement Co. Is In Its New Quarters Wilkes Implement company has moved to their new location in the new building recently Wected for the company on /highway 115 between the State Highway division garage and the Parkway Cafe. The new building gives ample apace for the company, which is local dealer for International Harvester company. Sam Wint ers, manager, said today that formal opening will he announc ed iflpn through The Journal Pal W>n tmL Hillery T. Foster Is Taken By Death Funeral service was held Sat urday at Antioch church for Hillery TbOrmond Foster, who died Thursday at Black Moun tain. Mr. Foster is survived by his father, Arthur Foster, his wife, Mrs. Lessle Foster, and one daughter. >rary Station fii^oshen Vicinity te latest addition to the num of rural stations of the county public library has t up at the home of Mrs. flmithey in the Ooshen Montgomery. Judges were Mayor jfeorge Lents, of Winston-Salem; Harry Gatton, president of Statesville Jayceee; and Hoyle Cranford, EL kin Jaycees head. The Judges first selected 24 from the 50 entrants sponsored by local business firms and then selected the ten winners from the 24. ? Claude Little and his orches tra, from Hickory Sky club, play ed for the dance, which was at tended by about 300 couples. Another committee of out-of town judges will select Miss Wilkes?1947, at the finals Fri day night at the Allen Theatre. The winner will be given a ward robe and expenses to the state contest at Wrightsville Beach. Every detail of the contest ar rangements were well cared for by the hard- working Jaycees, who deserve much credit for a task well done. Half the profits from the beauty contest will be given by the Junior Chamiber to the Memorial Park fund for athletic field lights. Home Coming Sunday At Blue Ridge Church Blue Ridge Baptist church, lo cated on Blue Ridge Parkway 6 miles from Glendale Springs, 10 miles from Deep Gap, will hold its annual Home-Coming Sunday, August 10- Rev. Levi Green will preach at 11:00 o'clock. The entire afternoon beginning at 1:00 o'clock will be devoted to singing. The church sends a hearty invitation to all who can attend and a special invitation to quartets. Reyiyal Under Way At Walnut Grove Church Revival services began Sunday and will continue throughout the week at services each evening at 7:45 p. m. at Walnut Grove Bap tist church at Pores Knob. Rev. John Wells is pastor and the guest minister is Rev. W. R'. Wagoner, acting pastor of the First Baptist church in North Wilkesboro. Everybody is invit ed to attend. Liquor Charges Are Heard Before Dayis Three liquor charges and one charge of Blue Ridge Parkway violation were preferred in ar-, rests reported yesterday from the office to Marshall Edney Ridge. Robert Russell, alas Bud Rus sell of Concord and William J. Ritchie, of Mt. Pleasant, charged with removing and concealing nontaxpaid whisky, were released on $500 bdnd each to the Octob er term of District Court in Salisbury. / | The third liquor charge was against Lonnie Cothren of Wil kesboro, who allegedly possessed and operated an unregistered still. He was released on $500 bond to the November term of District Court at Wilkesboro.. Buster Graham Nichols of Wil kesboro, charged with driving a motor vehicle on the Blue Ridge Parkway in disregard for the safety of persons and property, was taken before Ralph Davis, commissioner at Wilkesboro, and fined $25. Support the Y. M. C. A. I Harrison Shumaker Claimed By Death [ Harrison Shumaker, 68, tor many years one of the best known citizens of Reddies River township, died early today. Mr. Shumaker, a son of the late John iA. and Mary Walker Shumaker. led an active life as a merchant and farmer and was actively interested in church and community affairs. Surviving Mr. Shumaker are his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Shumaker, and the following sons and daughters: Fred Shumaker, yWil kesboro; Miss Novella Shumaker, Buck; Ray and Tarn Shumaker, North Wilkesboro; Oharles Shu maker, Buck; Ralph Shumaker, Wilkesboro route one; Mirs. Paige Phillips, North Wilkes boro; Clyde Shumaker, Moravian Falls; Mrs. Vinson Eller, Cham pion. Date has not been set for the funeral, which will be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist church. Wm. Tyre Hail Dm Suddenly At Home William Tyre Wall, 50-year old farmer of the Lomax com munity, died suddenly early to day on the lawn of his home. Coroner I. M. Myers, who inves tigated the death, said he died of heart attack. Funeral, service will be held Wednesday, 11 a. m., at Pleasant Home church. Rev. John Burch am and Rev. Grant Oothren will conduct the service. Mr. Wall was a son of the late Roby and Maggie Crouse Wall, of Alleghany county. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Nan Cothren Wall, and nine sons and daughters: Miss Annie Wall, Lomax; Miss Maude Wall, Win ston-Salem; Clifton Wall, Pfaff town; Guy Wall, Maryland; Gra dy Wall, Winston-Salem; Marie, Peggy, Ledford and Nellie Wall, all of Lomax. City's Asphalt Tank On Fire On Friday The fire department was call ed Friday to put out a blazing asphalt tank where city, forces were placing black top surface on the cobblestones on Ninth street Just south of Main street. The hot blaze was quickly ex tinguished by chemicals and lit tle damage resulted. V. F. W. Meeting To Be Tuesday Evening Final arrangements for the ibig Air Show Sunday, August 10, will be made in the joint meeting of the V. F. W., and Auxiliary Tuesday night. Every member Is asked to attend. Wilkesboro Leads In Softball Game Some softball fans haVe been missing some splendid games in the local softball league. To date none of the teams have been able to stop Wilkes boro, which has the top rung in the lead. Dirfle Home has replac ed Baptist 2 la the league and is In second place with three wing and four losses. First Bap tist has won three and lost five, while Presbyterian - Methodist team is on the bottom wityi two wins and fire defeats. Games are played each Tues day and Thursday afternoon at Smoct Park and Wilkesboro ath letic field. Memorial Park Is Blueprinted; Will Begin Project Soon Construction of Memorial Park on the old fairgrounds property here has reached the 'blueprint stage and actual construction is slated to begin within the next two weeks. Jack S^jrofford, chairman of the citizens cjbmmittee in the campaign to raise funds for erection of baseball and football flood lighting on Memorial Park athletic field, 'has received from engineers blue prints of the ath letic lighting and field layouts. The present football field will remain as it is, being one of the finest fields among high schools in the state. The baseball infield will be north of the football field with the second base being fifty feet from the 50-yard line. This layout will mean that the foot ball field will be entirely .on grass in the baseball outfield. The baseball field will be 350 feet from home plate to the cen terflelja fence, with left and right field fences being approxi mately the same distance. Space is provided on the south side of the field at the old fairgrounds fence for permanent football bleachers. The baseball infield will be filled in as high as the present football field. Ten 80-foot poles will support 120 flood lamp un its, each with a 1500-watt flood lamp bulb. Contractors are being contact ed to erect the lights when the poles arrive about August 10, and the park will be ready for the high school football season. A blueprint of the Memorial Park athletic field is now posted in The Joiurnal-Patriot office and all are invited to see it. Incidentally, not enough mon ey has been contributed to com plete the jo>b and all workers are asked to complete their canvass. Those not contacted may send contributions to W. Blair Gwyn, Memorial Park Khn4 treasurer, at teh Bafik WfilpBsboro. Winston-Salem's Mayor Speaker At Meeting of Lions George Lentz, mayor of Win ston-Salem, delivered an instruc tive and Interesting address Fri day evening before the North Wllkesboro Lions Club on the subject of "City Government." Jimmie Allen was in charge of the program and presented the speaker. Mayor Lentz stated that too few people have and shbw an interest in city government by voting in municipal elections. He said that with Winston-Salem's population of 100,000 that only 10,000 votes were cast in this year's election. Mayor Lentz then went into an explanation of city govern ment In his city. He said that the mayor and eight members of the (board of aldermen have the re sponsibility of city government, wliich has 750 employes. This year's budget, he said, totals a bout $5,600,000. Speaking of fi nances, he said the budget calls for $475,000 for police, $323,000 for fire protection, $871,000 for hospital, $03,000 for recreation. He also epoke of the debt load, saying that the city owed about ten million dollars, and is faced with a bond issue gome time in the future for a water plant to secure water from the Yadkin river 12 miles from the city. The speaker explained that in Winston-Salem 16 committees are made up from the eight al dermen, one of whom is a colored preacher who Is making a good record in city government. The address was well received by the club. On Friday evening the club received three new members, Dr. W. J. Caroon, Fred Emerson and Sam Mitchell, who were indiucted (toy J. H. Whicker, Jr. Edward Flnley made a report on the bingo game conducted by the Lions Club during the week of rides at the fairgrounds. The sum of $261 was made by the jclub at the stand tor the Me ' mortal Park lighting fund. President Bill Marlow, who had lust returned from his plane trip to Lions International con vention at Los Angeles, Califor nia, stated that he would make his convention report to the club at a later date. ? o ?? Production of flu>cured tobac co in North Carolina this year is expected to be approximately 864,985,000 August Session Of Court Commenced August term of Wilkes super ior oourt foir trial of criminal cases .began today with Judge John H. Clement, of Winston Salem, on the bench and Solicitor Avalon EJ. Hall prosecuting the docket. After charge to the grand jury the court began work on a dock et of more than 2.50 cases to be tried during the three weeks of court. I. C. Church, of Wilkesboro, is! foreman of the grand jury. Local Minister Is Speaker At Meet Of Kmanis Club North Wilkesboro Kiwanis club held an interesting meet ing Friday noon. President Mitchell read a recommendation from the Board of Directors that the same gen eral committee of three, W K Sturdivant, Dr. W. K. Newton and J. B. Carter, be reappointed for next year, in charge of the Horse Show, The recommenda tion was adopted. Program chairman W. N. Brookshire presented Rev. W. R. Wagoner, acting pastor of the First Baptist church, as his speaker. Rev. Mr. Wagoner made a very timely and convincing talk on the subject; "The Social, Economic and Religious Condi tions ' in Wilke8 County and the Southland." He stated there are five ma jor resources in the United States. These are Natural Wealth, Human Wealth, Capital Wealht,' Technological Wealth, and In stitutional Services. Of these, Wilkes county and the Southland make good show ing In the first two; but, each lags terribly in the other three. Wilkes has abundance of na tural wealth. Its unsurpassed cli mate, Its fertile soil, its great water power, and its -wealth of natural materials such as tim ber, stone, minerals, etc., rank it in the forefront of all the counties in the United States. The human wealth of the county is to be greatly appreciat ed. The people are sturdy, in dustrious, cordial and kind. Rath er large families predominate and our birth rate continues to be far in excess of the death rate. But turning to the other three major resources, Wilkes county and the South trails in the pro cession. Our standard of living is low. We have a long way to go in each of them. The speaker suggested there should be wise and careful re gional planning in the matters of an enlarged health 'program, more efficient?educational lead ership and an improved religious leadership. He said the Christian Religion is still a power in the south. It needs a New Testament Evange lism, a better trained leadership] and a zeal that will win labor, the Industrialist and all our peo ple. It was announced that Former Governor J. M. Broughton will be the speaker at the meeting of the club Friday noon thiB week and the club voted to have the address broadcast over station WILX. Guests Friday were as follows; Pete Morehouse and Donald Chandler with R. L. Morehouse; Mrs. Brookshire and Mrs. "SV. G. Wagoner with Rev. W. N. Brookshire; Harry P. Hettiger with Forrest Jones; James Sang eB with Ira D. Payne. Spainhour's Have Store In Leneir I; Spainhour's, which has head quarters store and main office here, hare opened a store in Le noir. Spainhour's purchased A r bold'e store in Lenoir and form ed a new corporation. The store has been modernised, new mer chandise has been added and the store is now in operation. Spainhour's now hare stores in North Wilkesboro, Lenoir, Hick ory, Statesrille, Elkln and Win ston-Salem. * The firm of Spainhour's. is one of the oldest merchandising bus inesses in the state. The local store recently celebrated its 77th anniversary in business. : o The 1947 wheat crop is esti mated at 8,449,000 bushels and compares with the 1946 crop of 6,307,000 bushels. W-yM ? j ff 'V'' "* Pm " . :"i | | >. 1 Autopsy Held Ir Death of Jenkins Girl Oh Highway Further developments In the investigation of the death of Miss Pearl Jenkins of 16 West First Street, Winston - Salem last Thursday night will depend largely on the final pathological report, Solicitor Avalon E. Hall of Yadkinrille said today. ' Miss Jenknls died on the road side near North Wilkesboro a bout 10 p. m. Thursday after she reportedly had stepped out of a car driven by G. F. Fields, "resi dent of 636 East Sprague Street, Winston-Salem. Fields told officers they were riding and that Miss Jenkins ask ed him to stop so she could get some air. When she left the car she fell, he said. Unable to get her back in the car, he went for help, finally arriving at the State prison camp after wrecking his automobile. When he and sher iff's deputies arrived back at the scene the girl was dead. Drags Found In Oar A preliminary autopsy report revealed that the 26-year-old girl was seven months pregnant, of ficers said. Also, deputies dis covered a bottle labeled 'quinine' in the car and some coated pills. These are being analysed at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston^Salem. Sheriff C. G. Poindexter of North Wilkesboro said his de partment and officers of the State Bureau of Investigation are now investigating this angle of the case in an effort to deter mine where the drugs were pur Meanwhile, Fields remains in jail at Wilkesboro where he was placed immediately after the death. He will be held with out bond pending the final path ological report, the sheriff said. Solicitor Hall said such autop sies usually require from five to 10 days to complete and that it is hoped the final report will be available by the middle of this W<After the cause of the death has been determined, he said, an inquest will be held. Wilkes authorities said that Fields told this story of what had happened: He and Miss Jenkins were rid ing toward North Wilkesboro a lone the Winston-Salem-North Wilkesboro highway when she told him to stop, that she had to have air. He stopped the car, she opened the door, and as she got out of the automobile, fell down?apparently in a faint. Unable to get her back in the car, Fields got in and drove for help. About a mile down the highway, his car left the road and turned over. Unhurt, h climbed out, hitched a ride with a passing motorist, who took htm to the State prison camp. Wilkes Coroner I. M. Myers Mld that at the jrlson cmw Fields told Superintendent Bill Burchett about the girl, and Mr. Burohett called the sheriff s of fice. Deputies Arthur Holbrook and Bob Edwards went out to investigate. Mr. Myers said ^directed them to Place where he had left Miss Jenkins^ When the officers arrived, the giri was dead, the coroner added. Then Mr. Holbrook took Fields to Wilkesboro and placed hln\ ? jail, got Sheriff C. G. Poindexter and the coroner, andreturnedto the spot where Mr. Edwaras stood watch over the body J6Thembody was token to North Wilkesboro, where the c01"0^_ and Wilkes Health Officer Dr. Eller examined it. They tailed to find any marks or bruises that would Indicate violence, the cor oner said. , __ A coroner's Jury ordered an autopsy and withheld a verdict -ccrr? .. ?. Salem Friday afternoon and the autopsy was performed. A theory that the girl ha<i suffered a heart attack was ad T&Buf a1 Winston-Salem doctor, who gave Miss Jenkins a physi cal heart." He that at I*? ?me ot th. examination he toaad nothing wrong with ner, would have caused her untimely death. Residents at the home where Miss Jenkins lived described her as a - "quiet girl, who didn't go out much." She was an employee of Hanes Hosiery Mill. They said she left Winston-Salem about 6 p. m. Thursday, apparently on a pleasure trip. Mrs. E. T. Tharpe of 1137 Walker Avenue, an aunt of Miss Jenkins, said that the girl's mo ther, Mrs. ?uda S. Jenkins, and sister, Mrs. J. H. Parham, live at 112 HaberBham Avenue in Sa vannah, Ga. Throiig Expected For Big Air Show Sunday, Ang. 10 A record crowd for North Wil kesboro is expected here Sunday for the big air show to be staged by the Blue Ridge Mountain post of Veterans of Foreign Wars. S. L. Whltaker, post' com mander, said today that nothing hag been spared in arrangements to give the large crowd the ulti mate in air show entertainment with the ibeet known flying aces obtainable ready to put on thrill ing acts of various types. Stunt flyers and parachute jumpers from Winston-Salem, Fayetteville and other points will perform at the show to be held at the North WilkeeboTo airport. Admission to the show will be by ticket, and the ticket makes the holder eligible to receive the given at the show. Tickets may be obtained from any member of the V. F. W. post. Crowned Queen Of Grange Camp Miss Edith Marie Ferguson, of Ferguson, and Barrel Dean An gell o f Winston-Salem were crowned queen and king of the North Carolina Grange Youth Camp Saturday morning in the Closing session at Camp Tom Brown at Barnardsville. They were crowned by Dr. Earl W. Sheets of Washington, D. C., assistant to the master of the National Grange. The king and queen were elected by the campers on the basis of attitude, participation, and achieyement in- all phases of the camp program. 1 Attendants, who were runners up in the election, were: Miss Jean Davis, Randleman; Miss Marie Bishop, Ferguson; Miss LeRue Johnson, Randleman; Miss Ann Trogden, Greensboro; Ray A. Cline, Concord; R. S. Davis, Randleman; Sidney Swiggett* Guilford College; and Dick John son, Randleman. The camp has been in session since Monday afternoon with 14 counties represented. Dean Angell's Number Two team won out in the camp ath letic events with the Number Three team, eaptained by Hasel Robertson, coming in second. At the closing business session, presided over by John Walter Farlow, Jr. of Randolph county, president of NL C. Grange Youth, it was decided to bold the Winter conference in Wln ston-Salem ? some time in the lat ter part of December. Junior- Order Will Meet On Tuesday North Wllkeeboro council of the Junior Order will meet on Tuesday night for work In the first degree. All members are asked to attend. Seaman Foster Is A Graduate Here Seaman First Class Roy George Foster, son of Mr. and Mirs. R. J. Foster, of 911 Trogdon street. North Wilkesboro, today was presented a high school diploma from North Wilkesboro high school by Supt. Paul S. Cragan. Seaman Foster, now in the navy, had completed sufficient studies While in senrlce to qual ify as a high school graduate on the basis of general education and development.
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