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North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
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Vol. 42, No. 29 Published Mondays and'Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, Aug. 7, 1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
TO SELECT "MISS WILKES" HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
Miss Wilkes?1947 will be selected from the above group of ten girls in the
finals of the Wilkes county beauty contest Friday night, nine o'clock, at the Allen
theatre. Names of the ten winners, together with sponsors, are, left to right: Miss
Rath Queen, Ideal Beauty Parlor; Miss Mildred Hunter, Reins-Sturdivant; . Miss
Doris Tuljburt, Bank of North Wilkesboro; Miss Mary Taylor, Carl W. Steele Jew
elry; Miss Margie Gabriel, Wilkes Furniture Exchange; Miss Juanita Childress,
Carter-Hubbard Publishing Co.; Miss Joanna McNeill, Harry T. Kerley Clothing
Store; Miss Margaret Jones, Family Shoe Store; Miss Luna Nichols, City Sales
Co.; Miss Nellie Gabriel, Rhodes-Day Furniture Co.?(Photo by Leuie Atkinson,
Developments In
Jenkins Mystery
Expected Today
Solicitor Avalon E. Hall
Studying Pathological
Report of Death
Developments are expected l&te
today or early tomorrow In the
death of
nston
on highway 421 near this
;y last Thursday night.
% Solicitor Avalop E. Hall, who
!' is busy in Wilkes court this
i week, said this morning that he
I had received the pathological
I report from Bowman Gray
| School of medicine in Winston
& Salem, where autopsy on the(
'body of Miss Jenkins was held,
but that he had not had time to
study the report or rea'ch any de
cision about what legal steps are
to be taken.
The case has been under in
vestigation since last Thursday
night when the 24-year-old Miss
Jenkins of Winston-SalA^ report
edly stepped out of a motionless
car on the highway, fell, and
died. A preliminary pathological
report showed that she was in
an advanced state of pregnancy.
G. F. Fields, 27, also of Win
ston-Salem, driver of the car in
which she had been riding, is
confined in jail without bond at
North Wilkesboro.
?^leanwhile, the Wilkes Sher
*ttJps Department and officers of
the State Bureau of Investigation
have been investigating other
angles of the case, Including the
source of some drugs which Miss
Jenkins carried in her handbag.
It was indicated that, other ar
rests might he made before an
Inquest is held. However, no oth
er arrests had been made this
morning-. .
Eugene Trivette, North Wfl
kesboro attorney representing
Fields, said his client operated a
cafe hear Winston-Salem at
which Miss Jenkins was- a fre
quent visitor. The attorney said
Miss Jenkins asked Fields last
Thursday to drive her to North
WlHraboro and he did so as a
faviflt not knowing why she
wanted to go.
Revival Services
At Mt. Pleasant
RerlTal services will begin
Sunday, August 10, at Mount
Pleasant Baptist church, accord
ing to announcement by the pas
tor, Rev. Latt Beshears. Rev. M.
I. Harris, pastor of the First Bap
tist church at Yaldese, will be
guest minister. Everybody Is In
vited to the services.
ro Baptist
S. Has a Picnic
Wilkesboro Baptist Sunday
>l's annual picnic Wednesday
at Taylorsyille beach on
Oxford lake was a most enjoy
occaslon. In addition to a
picnic dinner the en
school enjoyed boat
BkPI
' The three alternates selected*
Friday night in addition to the
ten winners were: Miss Lucille
Casey, sponsored 'by Coca-Cola
Bottling company; Mis? Betty
Gray Church, sponsored by-Wiles
Jewelry; Miss Virginia Caudill,
Better Homes Furniture Com
pany.
In the final contest Friday
night the ten winners whp were
selected on Friday night of last
week will be shown first in
bathing suit and then in a talent
show in optional dress. Each con
testant will speak, sing, dance or
put on whatever type of talent
show they prefer before the com
mittee of judges from other
towns.
The winner will be given a
free trip by the Jaycees to the
state contest to be held at
Wrightsville Beach, and will be
given a wardrobe for the trip and
contest. The contest Friday night
is expected to attract a large
crowd.
Admission prices for the beau
ty contest Friday night at Allen
theatre will be $1 for adults and
50 cents for children.
The Jaycees, who are handling
the beauty contest admirably,
will give half the net profits i
from the project to the Memori&l
I Park athletic field lighting fund.
Fruit Growers To
PicnicWednesday
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| Annual picnic of the Brushy
Mountain Fruit Growers associ
jation will be held at Perry
Lowe's on highway 16 Wednes
day, August 13, with a program
opening at 10:10 a. m.
Following is the complete pro
gram for the day:
10:30 a. m. Opening by pres
ident, V. E. Jennings.
10:45 a. m. Remarks, H. R.
Niswonger, Horticultural Exten
sion Specialist, State College.
11:15 a. tn. Discussing of Re
I search work in apple growing,
Dr. Martin A. Abrahamsen,
Dept. of Agriculture Eoon., State
College.
12:15 p. m. Lunch on the
grounds.
1:00 p. m. Address, Forrest
E. Jones, secretary, Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce.
1-20 p. m. Trends in spraying
program, Dr. C. N. Clayton,
State College. "
1:50 p. m. Remarks, Prof. M.
E. Gardner, State College.
2:15 p. in. Announcements and
Adjournment.
Field day will be observed
Wednesday, August 20, 1947,
2:00 p. m. Tours will be conduct
ed through ABC Orchards and
Clarence Hendrenfc orchard, lo
cated in the Brushy Mountains.
A most hearty invitation is
given to all apple growers to at
tend both these meetings. For
the picnic be sure to carry a
well-filled basket.
Softball Practice
On Friday Evening
All softball players In the
Wllkesboros are asked to meet
Friday evening, 6: SO, at Sxnoot
Park for practice. North Wilkes
boro Is entered again In the
state tournament.
Parking Free On
Wednesday P. M.
On Half Holiday
On Wednesday afternoons
while stores and business hous
es are closed for a half holiday
no charge will be made for park
ing, Police Chief J. E. Walker
said today.
With stores closed parking Js
no problem on Wednesday after
noons and it was decided that the
few people who need to park
should not be required to pay for
the parking privilege. Following
this decision, no tickets will be
issued after one p. m. on Wed
nesdays for parking meter viola
tions.
When stores begin staying
open on Wednesday afternoons)
the parking meter8 will be
checked as at other times.
Other cities and towns with,
parking meters make no charge
for parking during the half hol
iday period, local authorities
said.
Marriage License
License to wed were issued
during the past week in Wilkes
county by Troy C. Foster, regis
ter of deeds, to the following:
Louis Eugene Combs and Maggie
Ruth Layell, both of Ronda;
Jack Crabb, Traphill, and Ber
nice McCann, Roaring River;
River; Homer Johnson, Gilreath,
and Sybil Baity, North Wilkes
boro route three; David Harring
ton and Opal Watts, both of
Taylovsville; Dallas A. Williams
and Virginia Miller, both of West
Jefferson; John Holman, Idle
wild, and Beatrice Griffin, Sha
dy Valley, Tenn.; Billie Lewis
Sparks and Aline Sale, both of
Ronda.
Do you like ball games?
Give to the Memorial Park
fund now.
Air Show
To Draw
Will Be Held Sunday
Afternoon at North
Wilkesboro
The outstanding event sche
duled for northwestern North
Carolina Sunday, August 10, will
be the big air show at the North
Wilkesboro airport under spon
sorship of the Blue Ridge Moun
tain post of Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
In the event of rain August
10, the air show will he held
August 17.
The post has secured for the
air show at two p. m. some of
the south's most daring flyers
who promise a show packed with
thrills.
The Flying Aces, L>t. Harold
Reavis and Capt. C. O. Boone,
will headline the show which
will include daring stunt flying
and two parachute jumps. S. L.
Whitaker, commander of the V.
F. W. post, said today that all
arrangements have been complet
ed for the show, which is expect
ed to draw a record crowa to
North Wilkesboro.
Admission to the air show will
be by ticket, which also makes
the holder eligible to receive the
new Frazer automobile to be giv
en away.
On the eve of the air show,
Saturday night, August 9, a big
square and round dance will be
held at the Andrews building
just across the river from North
Wilkesboro on highway 115
near the state highway division
garage. Wanderers of the Waste
land will furnish music for the
dance, which is expected to be
largely attended.
Admission to the dance will
be by tickets sold gt the door,
and those tickets will also ad
mit the holders to the air show
on Sunday.
Commander Whitaker said that
all profits from the air show will
go into the post's fund for erec
tion of a large clubhouse and
assembly hall, which is planned
to seat 1,000 people.
I ' Commander Whitaker will talk
about the air show in a radio ad
dress tonight, 7:05 to 7:15, over
the radio station WILX here.
Midnight Show For
Junior Baseball To
Be At Allen Sunday
A Sunday midnight show with
proceeds going to the American
Legion Junior baseball program
will be shown Sunday midnight
at the Allen theatre.
A thrilling air show picture
will be shown and everybody is
invited. For this benefit show the
admission prices will be -60 and
25 cents.
Legion to Meet
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will meet tonight, eight
o'clock, at the Legion clubhouse.
Every member is asked to at-r
tend.
THE BIGGEST ONES DIDN'T GET AWAY
This group of local fishermen didn't have-iijHl how big the
got away. They brought home the fish to show that they cou d c John
ones. Left to right are Beech Bl.nken.hip, Sam Davts, Bob K.t? and Q?rh. .Mm
?U, who caught the fish shown in the pweure aUk.; Phe}g. i? W?hingtoncoum
ty. Snrty-five bas* and a few pike and J*ck W1 iitterbuss
pounds. Each day the firshermen took the legal luplt, using minnows, jittertug
and spinners. ?(Photo hy Lane Atkinson, Jr.).
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WORK BEGINS ON WILKESBORO GYMNASIUM
Work has begun on construction of the gymnasium for Wilkesboro school and
efforts will be made to complete the structure in time for use in the basketball
season. Jesse Walsh, of Wjlkesboro, is construction foreman, with the work pro
gressing under direction of the building committee, of which Joe H. Pearson is
chairman, and school officials. The gymnasium, located on the school property in
the rear of the high school building, will be 75 by 98 feet and wOl be built of
blocks, wood and steel. Space is being provided for about 1,000 spectators. A
building fund of $12,000 was made up of contributions and by school activities.?
(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.).
C. of C. Holds Joint
Meeting In Lenoir!
On Thursday Night
Representatives of Chamber of
Commerce organizations in Val
dese, Morganton, North Wilkes
boro, Boone, and Blowing Rock
held a Joint meeting with the
Lenoir Chamber of Commerce at
the C&rlheim Hotel Thursday
evening at 6:30 o'clock.
Laurance P. Dickie, manager
of the Southeastern Division,
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, Atlanta, and Paul
W. Conant, national affairs ad
visor, Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, Washington,
D. C., were present and deliver
ed splendid addresses. Attorney
James T. Pritchett^ immediate
past president of the Lenoir
Chamber was also on the pro
gram and made a splendid ad
dress.
Before adjournment an inter
esting round-table discussion
took place.
Those representing the North
Wilkesboro Chamber of Com
merce were Secretary Forrest E.
Jones, and members J. B. Carter
and Julius C. Hubbard.
Special Interest
Meet Thursday
By MRS. ESSA D. SHAW
(Acting. Homj Agent)
A special interest meeting on
preparing peaches for the freez
er locker ig scheduled for Thurs
day, August 14th, at 2:00 o'clock
at the Freezer Locker Plant. Miss
Addle Malone, Home Supervisor
for Duke Power Company, will
assist the Home Agent, Mrs.
Essa D. Shaw, in presenting this
demonstration.
All interested are invited to
attend this meeting.
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Many Cases Tried
In Wilkes Court
Percy and Taft Johnson, in
dicted for the fatal shooting of
Lloyd Mayberry in the "Windy
Gap community on June 14, will
go on trial in Wilkes superior
court Tuesday of next week, So
licitor Avalon E. Hall said to
day.
Solicitor Hall did not indicate
today whether or not a verdict
of first degree will be asked in
the case.
Homer Wilson Johnson and
William Pete Triplett will be
tried for second degree murder
or manslaughter for the death
of Arthur Call at Baity's store
on highway 115 May 25. Triplett
is indicted as an accessory.
Judge John H. Clement, is
presiding over court, which be
gan a three-weeks term Monday.
Following is a list of cases
which were disposed of early this
week:
Harry G. Bare, operating car
while intoxicated, four months
suspended on payment $100
fine.
Oscar Hlncher, damage to
property, 60 days suspended on
payment $25 to Mrs. Verna
Haynes, and to pay costs.
Claude Bradford Kemp, reck
less driving, fine of $25 and
costs.
David McBride, colored, as
sault, six months suspended on
payment $100 fine and costs.
Howard Thomas Barlow, con
victed of reckless driving, sen
tence not passed.
Taft Brannock and Marie Bau
guss, fornication and adultry,
four months eaeh and with sen
tences' suspended on condition
they not associate with each oth
er for five years.
Conrad Reeves, operating car
while intoxicated, nol pros.
Arthur Poplin,, violation pro
hibition law, six months suspend
ed on payment $150 and costs.
Claude Elledge, reckless driv
ing, judgment suspended on
payment $500 to E. F. Parsons.
Raymond Cleary, setting out
fire, verdict of guilty.
Arthftr Durham, assault on
female, plea of guilty entered,
sentence not passed.
Divorces were granted in eourt
this week in the following cas
es.: Vaughn B. Church versus
Ruby Lee Church; Verna Haynes
versus- Grover Hay pes; Marie Da
vis
North Wilkesboro
Commissioners In
Meeting Tuesday
Cecil C. Hayes Hired As
Superintendent at Salary
Of $250 Month
North Wilkesboro city council
was in meeting Tuesday night
Present for the meeting were
Mayor T. S. Kenerly, Commis
sioners Max Poster, G. T. Bare,
J. C. Reins and F. H. Crow, and
Clerk W. P. Kelly.
Cecil C. Hayes, former street
superintendent here who had
, been in Akron, Ohio, for the past
I few years, was employed as gen
eral superintendent of streets,
' water and sanitation at a salary
of $250 per month. He has al
ready begun his duties.
The council adopted the pro
posed budget and tax levy of
$1.85 as recently advertised in
The Journal-Patriot.
The clerk was ordered to ad
vertise and sell real estate on
which 1946 taxes have not been
paid. Advertisement will begin
August 11 and those who have
not paid may avoid advertising
costs by paying before that date.
A petition signed by 11 prop
erty owners was presented asking
paving of Trogdon avenue from
Trogdon street to the homeplace
of the late Dr. J. M. Turner. The
petition also asked sewer line
on that route.
The clerk was asked to make
application for a bond issue of
$5,500 for street lmprovemen*
work.
Parkway Violations
Tried Wednesday
Gayle J. Rhudy, of Galax, Va.,
wag arrested on the Blue Ridge
Parkway Wednesday on charge
of driving while intoxicated and
was fined $100 in a hearing held
before TJ. S. Commissioner Ralph
.Davis Wednesday night. John
Felts, of Galax, was fined $10
on a disorderly conduct charge.
Dokies to Meet On
Friday Smoot Park
North Wilkesboro Dokies club
will meet Friday evening, seven
o'clock, at Smoot Park. An in
teresting program has been ar
ranged for the picnic meeting
and ell members are requested
to be present.
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Boomer Grange will meet at
schoolhouse, Friday, Aug. 8 at
7:45 p. m. All members please
be present.
versus Annie Steele; Arthur Se
bastian versus Lonie Shumate
Sebastian; Lena J. Stanley ver
sus Willie Stanley; Richard Ei.
Yates versus Vetra B. Yates;
Stella Cheek versus Ira Cheek;
Sarah B. Robblns versus Bruce
Py. Robblns; Edna Grace Hudson
versus Nathaniel Jackson Hud