v|J. A. is raisfund for the a modern Y. :J(r plant. Support it. The Journal-Patriot Mas Blazed the Tr< I Hie "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years 11 » . Vi m , — North ■ ■ iboro .. s trading radius of §0 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. Ill ' . v., . . v:=; . — h Jan. 12, 1 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Canter ■ION ON HEM FATAL TO LEE I ANBEMON ON SMBAT; ENNEST | TATLOBRBEINBHELDINJAH / * _ ■ •' ' •. :: — Lee Roy Anderson, 36»yearoU truck driver fer a local lumber yard, died Sunday afternoon at the borne of Mack Taylor on V street as the result of a blow ■aid to hare been struck by Ernest Taylor, Wilkes Coroner I. M. Myei> said today. According to Information gained by Police Chief J E. Walker and Coroner Myers, Anderson, whose home was near this city on highway 268, went to the home of Mack Taylor to see his brother, Brneet Taylor, s*o«V " a track. an argument ensued and ifcrnest Taylor was reported to , hare struck Lee Anderson on ' ~ " »d with hia Ost. Ernest left the room, where Lee **"' was lying on the floor _ the blow on his head. Taylor told officers that he placed Anderson on a conch, and thought that he was drunk. The altercation took place about 1:10 p. ik and at four p. m. it was found that .Anderson was Polioe were called.. On Sunday night Coroner My —— era with Dr. J. H. McNeill con ducted &n autopsy and a block clot was found on Anderson'i brain. Official decision of tht autopsy was that he died as the result of a blow on his head which could have been the Impact of the fist or when - his ' head struck the floor. There was a scalp wound on his bead. . Police arrested Etrnest Tayloi later in the evening at the hom« of a relative In this city. Tayloi Is quoted as having admitted h« struck Anderson hut was not aware that any serious injury 01 death resulted from the blow. No date has beeq set for a hearing for Taylor. Lee Anderson was a son ol Mr. and Mrs. Sidney O. Anderson. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mabel Anderson, and three children, Callie Mae, Robert Lee and Richard Douglas Anderson. .Funeral service will be held Wednesday, 11 a. m., at Second Baptist church in thla city. Rev. Andrew Call and Rev. Ralph Miller will conduct the last rites. North Wilkesboro 1 Fire Department Has a Hew Trick Track With Pomp And Full Equipment Added To City's Fire Dept. A new fir© track with pump and equipment was delivered last •week to the North Wilkesboro Ore department. The new truck is an addition I to the tire department and will be need with the old La France track which has been in use for ^ ths new true* a^-r sored the city of North . Wilkeeitero added protection from fire loss. o Albeit Rhymer Rites Will Be On Tuesday Funeral service will be held Tuesday, 11 a. m., at Knobs Baptist church at Austin for Albert Rhymer, 45, citizen of the Summit community who died late Saturday. Mr. Rhymer is survived by his i^jrife, Mrs. Connie Rhymer, and fthe following children: Everett, Fred, John, Mary, Betty, Polly and Joanne Rhymer, all of Summit; also two brothers. Grant Rhymer, of Purlear and Jesse Rhymer, of Konnarock, Va. o ■ —■— Square Dance Friday Night Moravian Falls A most enjoyable square dance will be held Friday night, eight o'clock at the Moravian Falls - community house for benefit of the community house fomd. All who will attend are assured of a fall evening of entertainment. . s Garden Club Meet At Clubhouse 13th The Garden Club, a department of the North Wilkesboro Woman's Club, will meet Tuesday afternoon, three o'clock, at the Woman's Club house instead of at the home of Mrs. Irey Moore as previously announced. Ask For Bids On Messenger Routes In the Wilkesboros " 1 'j For th% next ten days the Post Office Department la asking for bide on the mail messenger route between the two Wilkesboros and- between the Wllkesboro Post Office and Southern Railway Depot in North Wllkeeboro. Interested persons may ask at the Poet offices for Instructions and blanks suitable for making application. Applicants must live in vor near either of the Wilkesboros, and must be oyer 16 years of age. 5 " ' ■ "s ic Circulation department of The Journal-Patriot again calls attention to the fact that subscribers in making request for change of address should give the old as well as new address. It was also pointed out that subscriptions are not accepted for less than six months. Subscribers axe respectfully asked to watch the date on their address labels and to renew before expiration date so that they will not miss any Issues. • ' Dole Carnegie Closs At Business College The Dale Carnegie course In progress in this city will change its meeting place and on Tuesday evening, seven o'clock, will begin meeting at ■ Clevenger College of Business Administration at Midway between the Wilkesboros. „ _j. ,, , Greene Brothers In New Locution Greene Brothers Upholstery company, firm which had been located on highway 421 near Purlear, has moved to the basement of C. A C. Furniture company on highway 421 one mile west of North Wllkeeboro. The firm features custom-made auto seat covers and upholstery. Estimates on any job will be given freely without obligation. 37 PATRONS HAVE RESPONDED TO CALL FOR GYMNASIOM DONATIONS J. Floyd Woodward, superintendent of North Wllkesboro schools, reported today that! $408.75 was the total of early' donations received to date on the1 $3,000 trmd pow being raised fori installation of a heating plant and dressing rooms and showers in the North^ Wllkesboro school All patrons and frlend8 of the school are urged to send In their contributions early in order that the project, on which work has already began, may be rnahed to completion. Following fa the report of Snpt. Woodward today: ran though the campaign to money for heating our gym,.„m has Just begun $7 persons e already donated sums of iy from $100.00 to less than I per person. It Is hoped that parent and patron will a share in providing a betd physical educator our boyB and 4V -3*- <&ri& • •• "In order that the school may express its appreciation for each donation the nam eg of parents and patrons who hare made a donation will be published. The school A as received donations from the following: "W. G. Gabriel, E. F. Candill, Mr. fend Mrs. Ira D. Payne, Kenneth Abeher, J. W. Adams, G. V. Gambtll, C. A. Cleary, N. ®. Forester, Jr., J. H. Whicker, Jr., Bill Aibsher, R. A. Call, J. T. EVvin, B. C. Farthing, Sr., B. H. Wood, Mrs. W. M. Carrington, W. W. Starr, Jay Hartley, E. H. Stamper, E. M. Campbell, J. W. Blamkenahip, Miss Rebecca Moseley, P. M. Williams, R. C. Goodwin, J. Floyd Woodward, J. D. Morrison, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. Church, T. O. Crowell, Mrs. Stokley Edwards, H. D. Bnrke, Clyde Pearson, Charjes Oolvard, Watson Brame, Isaac Duncan, Dr James H. McNeill, E. G. Ptaley, L. M. Nelson, Blair Gwyn." Tax Listing In WHkDuringMonth January List taken tn Wilkes oountj today began the task of listing property and ikjII for taxation. All who are required to list foi property or poll tax are urged tc meet their respective list taker* at their most convenient appointments. ' One Place Omitted J. O. Grayson, county tax sup! ervisor, said today that one appointment was omitted in the list published last week. In^Mulberrj township John McGrady, list taker, will ibe at H. H. Rhoades' store on January 21st. ■ -O———'—. ■ ■ , National Guard Quota Is Being Filled Rapidly Major Roy Forehand, commander of the National Guard ibattery in process of organisation here, said today that the Quota is being filled rapidly and urged those interested to be at the meeting Friday night, 7: SO, at the Legion clubhouse, where they may complete their enlistment applications and ibe sworn In. Others contemplating enlisting are uzfeed to apply now, Major Forehand said. It wag also explained that the organization is badly in need of office furniture and any who have desks or other items which they can give are asked to call Major Forehand at the Liberty Theatre. .. Work of making the necessary installations at the Legion clubhouse for temporary quarters is progressing. Major Forehand said today he would like to contact any person who hag storage space "for motor vehicles, which will be part of the battery's mobile equipment. Many Cage ft—I On the Calendar ForPlayThisWeek I North Wilkesboro To Hare First Home Game With Elkin Here Tuesday The basketball s&asom will get going in high gear this week with many top games for cage fans [throughout the county. In iNorth Wilkesboro the top I attraction for the early part of [the week will be North Wilkesboro and Elkin Tuesday night. There will be three games, with the junior varsity opening the fireworks at six o'clock, followed by varsity girls and boys. In Wilkeoiboro t le Ramblers will try out their new gymnasium I Tuesday night, seven o'clock, with Traphlll boys and girls. At Millers Creek Wilkesboro will furnish the opposition in high school games Thursday I night. On Tuesday night Mountain I View high school teams will play I Millers Creek at Millers Creek. I Tonight at Millers Creek filler's Bluejackets will play WilI kesboro all stars at Millers Creek, I eight o'clock. I Millers Creek all stars will play North Wilkesboro on Janl uary 16 instead of 14 as originalI ly scheduled and on January 14 the Millers Creek all stars will play Mocksville. Both games will be at Millers Creek. , Mount Pleasant all stars will I play Mountain View all stars at Mountain View Friday night. North Wilkesboro high school teams will play at Barium Springs Friday night. Coaches and team managers I are asked to report to The journal-Patriot office each Friday schedule of their games for the I following week, and reports lof games played will be appreciated. This newspaper will give complete coverage of basketball 1 events if soores can. be obtained. — —o Mrs. Albert Church Funeral On Sunday Funeral service for Mrs. Bessie Lee Church, 44, who died Friday night at the WllkeB hospital, was held Sunday afternoon, 2:30, at Mount Pleasant Baptist church. Mrs. Church was the wife of Albert Church, well known resident of the Atkins Shop community in the western part of Wilkes county. Surviving Mrs. Church are her husband and the flolowing children: Cears, Iris and EViwin Church! Purlear; Mrs. Edna Crotts, Winston-Salem; Ralph, Doris, Bobby, Lloyd, Melia and Jimmle Church, of >• North Kiwanls entertainedsf^^^Bogram by student* o Wllkesboro school. '.*■ Program ^^^^Hfcan Ira ' D. Payne J. Floyd Woodwawl<^^^*%Orn presented her Dra^^^Hg> of the high school the Club with a 30-bU P®ne-act play, "Antic characters of the p£||^^K&: Margaret Hutchena, Jo^^Mterlns, Betty Campbell, ]|^Bnnan, O. L. Adams and HMon. The act was a tya^H Kt play with the younjtste^^^ft for a picnic. Their only staj^Balpment were the chairs fd^^^«j§a which represented a Jatofg|ln which they rode to their-JfflMe destination. The play n and enjoyed lmmen*iq^by the club member*. ■& Quests 1 Carlton, of J. R. Hi*; Pittsburg, 1 ner; Worth Nelson; Nl< Arthur Ven ward, lira.1 Hutohens, < Campbell; Adams and Bill Bason with tra D. Payne. E. W. Smith and J. Qrlsette, of Leao^^lwre visiting Klwanlans. ?. Home Demonstration And 4-H Club Events Schedule For Week Tuesday, January 18—Ronda Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. Fred Sale's; 2 o'clock. Roaring River 4-H, 9?1B •»;«. Wednesday, View Home MMMc Ronda 4-H; 9:1 Wednesday Radio Fvogrtart-rWKBC,' 12:20. v Thursday, January 15—-Millers CreekHome Demonstration; Place, Mrs. Haggle Faw's; 1:30 o'clock. Moravian Falls 4-H; 9:15 a. m. Friday, January 16—Roaring River Home Demonstration; Mrs. Dan Hudson's; 1:30 o'clock. Monday, January 19—-Boomer Home Demonstration; Mrs. John Andrews'; 2 o'clock. Ferguson 4-H—9:30. TraphiU 4-H—9:45. Tuesday, January 20—Mulberry Home Demonstration, Mrs. W. !H. Barlow's; 7:30 p. m. '' ta with l. m, mce with C. ^oyd Woodrd, Margaret Iflns, Betty Mrs. McNeill Is Taken By Death i Mrs. Mary Susan McNeill, 79, wife of the late J. C. (Sharper) McNeill, died Friday morning, I 3:20, at her home on D street. She had been ill for some time and critically ill for several days. I .Mrs. McNeill was a member of I a prominent Wilkes family. She [was born in the Purlear community September 28, 1871, a daughter of the late Jesse and Nancy Ann McNeill. She was married February 18, 1894, to I Mr. McNeill, who for many years ; was connected with the lumber manufacturing Industry here. Mr. McNeill died January 16, 1946. Surviving J(rs. McNeill are three sons and two daughters: Glenn and Archie McNeill, North Wilkeriboro; Richard McNeill, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Nell Kerley, North WUkesboro; Mrs. Nanfiie Hastings, Marion, Va.; also two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Church, Mardella Springs, Md., and Mrs. Jease Foster, North Wllkesboro; 14 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. In' early life Mrs. McNeill was a member of New Hope Baptist church, later moving her membership to' the North Wllkesboro First Baptist church. Funeral service was held Saturday, 1:30, at the home and ' burial was In Greenwood cemetery. Her pastor, Dr. John T. Way land, oondacted the service, assisted by Rev. Watt M. Cooper, First Presbyterian pastor. .Pall bearers were Harry T. Kerley, Mack Kerjey, Bobby Kerley, Gwyn McNeill, Edwin Hastings, Robert Hastings, Grady Camter and Archie McNeill pn Meeting Wilkes post of the American Legion will meet Thursday night eight o'clock, in the Legion club The North Wllkesboro welfare department reported today that the Men's Bible claw of the First Presbyterian church, the Methodist Missionary Society -and some individuals are providing funds to pay for lunches for 15 underprivileged children at North Wllkesboro school. The welfare authorities here reported that 1'6 or more others need help in order that they have hot lunches and any groups or individuals who will care for one | or more, children In providing | school lunchea are asked to get in touch with the city welfare au' thoritles. The cost tor each child ls one dollar per week. Since the ' federal funds for school lunches 'were reduced there Is no surplus • to pay for lunches to be given 1 free to those who cannot pay. Vote Before 15th On Directors Of WilkesC.ofC. X ' Ballots for election of six members of the board of directors of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce are to be returned to the chamber office by January 16. Bach year six members are named to the iboard, which is composed of 18 directors with three-year terms. The retiring directors, acting aa nominating cmomittee, nominated 12, and each member is asked to vote for six. The six receiving the highest number of votes will be declared elected And results will be announced at the annual meeting here on January L«The nominees from whidh six are to be elected are Cecil % F. Adamson, Gilbert T. Bare, Joe P. Hettlger, Jr., Tam Hutchison, VT.