10 —
ion For Infantile
s spent over $20,000
tces Polio Victims in
r0a! 0|„ the January
- is $12,000.
THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "Statd
43' No. 86 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESB0R0, N. C., Monday, February
4
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in.
, Northwestern Carolina.
Wilkes" For Over 42 Years
1949 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
GAMMA XI CHAPTER PHI THETA PI AT CLEVENGER BUSINESS COLLEGE
4AAa••• H«/HuU4M^4<44MM^UUWll
Gamma Xi chapter of Phi Theta Pi, international cmmerce fraternity, was recently installed at Clevenger
College of Business Administration in Wilkesboro. Charter members of the chapter are shown in the above
picture, left to right: front row: Harold Tedder, G. E. Miller_ Don Howell, Joe Jordan, Roy Pardue, Bill Scroggs,
John Michael, Henry Prevette; back row—R. L. Morrison, Clyde Sidfden, Lee Bossi, Kenneth Carpenter, Edwin
Walker, P. J. Barr, Glenn Golliher, Archie Brown, M. E. Winecoff.—(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.)
HO,000 New Total
Wilkes Polio Fund;
$2,000 IsNee d e d
fcxecllent Work By Local
Schools Boost Fund;
Goal Is $12,000
Infantile Paralysis fund in the
Mrch of Dimes in Wilkes county
lias passed the $10,000 mark,
Chairman Sam Ogilvie reported
today, and concerted effort is yet
under way to reach the goal of
|12,000.
The $10,000 mark represents
m increase of about $1,000 over
the report issued Thursday and
the increase is due in part to
splendid work in Wilkesboro
ma North Wilkesboro schools.
Wilkesboro school reported a to
tal of $550.45. Final report has
not been received from North
Wilkesboro school,, which is doing
an excellent job.
The §quare dance held in Wil
kesboflnp^gymnasium Saturday
night resulted in raising more
than $100, Mr. Ogilvie said.
Scattered reports are yet to be
received, but additional contribu
tions of substantial sums are
leeifed to reach the goal. Chair
Ogilvie stated that there
ire those who have neglected to
sontribute and who have not been
jontacted. They are urged to send
their contributions as early as
possible in order that the cam
paign may be closed out.
Caldwell County
Man Is Killed By
TruckFromHere
Matthew Wallace, resident of
Ihe Kings Creek community in
the eastern part of Caldwell
lounty, was killed Sunday after
noon when he was hit while walk
rg on highway 18 near his home.
According to reports reaching
iere, Wallace was struck by a
Jruck belonging to North Wilkes
ioro Ice and Fuel company and
Irlren by Fred Adams, of North
Wllkesboro. Further details were
4ot available here today.
Support the Y. M. C. A,
James L. Durrett,
Father Of Mrs. J.
H. Whicker Dies
James L. Durrett, <J7, father of
Mrs. J. H. Whicker, Jr., of North
Wilkesboro, died Friday at his
home in Greenwood, Miss.
Mr. Durrett, a prominent hard
ware merchant and land owner,
had been ill for several days. He
is survived by his wife and three
daughters: Mrs. Whicker, of this
city; Mrs. I. B. Bright and Mrs.
J. H. Wood, of Greenwood, Miss.
Funeral service was held Fri
day at Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs.
Whicker had been there for sev
eral days. Mr. Whicker returned
Sunday and Mrs. Whicker re
mained at Greenwood to be with
her mother for some time before
returning home.
Dokies Enjoy A
Splendid Program
On Friday Night
North Wilkesboro Dokies club
held a very enjoyable meeting
Friday night at Dan Hudson's on
highway 268 near Roaring Riv
er.
President J. Q. Adams presided
and invocation was by George
Wells. Archie Lee Osborne and
Carlyle Ingle were in charge of
the program. Dr. A. C. Chamber
lain presented Miss Mary Ann
Tomlinson, of Winston-Salem,
who sang three numbers. MIsb
Tomlinson is a graduate of Jul
liard school of music in New
York city and has been touring
with the famous Phil Spitalny all
girl orchestra. Her numbers were
much enjoyed.
Principal speaker for the pro
gram was George Ogilvie, who is
connected with Carolina Refrige
ration Cooperative at the freezer
locker plant. Mr. Ogilvie spoke
on the subject of "Apples" and
told the club many interesting
facts about this popular fruit.
George Wells rendered a report
on the Birjand Temple meeting
held in Winston-Salem January
21. Dr. Chamberlain, who has
just completed his term as royal
vizier of Birjand Temple lodgn,
urged the club to more adequate
ly and enthusiastically support
the Birjand Temple lodge of the
D. O. K. K.
C. C. Sldden was guest of Sam
Winters at the meeting.
ER INJURED, HORSE KILLED
AS WAGON IS SMASHED BY CAR
Elkin, Feb. 13.—in automo
•nlle-two-horse wagon crackup
[les west of Elkin yester
loon resulted 'in the in
'the driver of the wagon
the Instant death of one of
horses, according to reports
aft night by investigating offi
I^Beamer Boyd, 45, farmer
Maple Springs Community, was in
Hugh Chatham Hospital here last
light after being hurled from his
Mgon when it was hit by a car
Irlren toy I. H. Kolodny of North
Wilkesboro. His injuries were re
ported as serious, and included a
spinal fracture.
His wagon was reduced to
splinters, and the load of corn he
was hauling was scattered over
the area. One horse was killed
instantly, the other injured.
Mr. Kolodny, formerly a labo
ratory technician at Hugh Chat
ham Hospital, now a salesman of
hospital supplies, told officers he
ran into the wagon when he was
blinded by the sun.
Strict Regulation
Of Parking Meters
Will Be Enforced
Tickets Will Be Issued When
Red Flag Shows; Cops
Not To Turn Meters
By order of the North Wilkes
boro board of commissioners, the
police force will more stringent
ly enforce the parking meter or
dinance.
The police have been ordered
by the board to issue parking
tickets in all cases where the red
violation sign is up in the meters.
As a convenience Jo those who
found it necessary to park more
than one hour, policemen check
ing the meters have been turning
the meter handles when extra
coins were inserted by motorists
when parking.
But this privilege on the part
of motorists has been abused un
til it is now frequently the case
that a persons will park a car,
insert a penny in the meter and
leave it for the cop*to turn when
ever he should arrive. Under the
new ruling this practice will re
sult a ticket being issued be
cause police will be instructed
not to turn the meter handles.
ine practice 01 iiiBeruug au ex
tra coin also caused confusion,
police said. In many instances
motorists would drive away, leav
ing a penny in the meter. The
next motorist parking in the same
space would insert a nickel in
the meter, turn the handle and
get only 12 minutes parking, be
cause the penny in the bottom
operated the meter, instead of the
nickel on top.
Warning was also issued that
those receiving tickets and who
do not call at the town hall and
pay the one dollar fine will be
cited into court.
Dr. W. K. Hart Will
Address Club Here
Dr. V. K. Hart, of Charlotte,
is to be the speaker for the Sen
ior Woman's club of North Wil
kesboro in its monthly meeting
to be held at the Woman's club
house Monday, February 21, at
three o'clock in the afternoon.
Dr. Hart, who was extended an
invitation to speak here by the
Wilkes Medical Society, will give
a talk on socialized medicine.
The public is invited to hear Dr.
Hart, and it is hoped that the
men will attend as well as the
women.
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Plans Dinner Meet
f
A joint meeting of Veterans
of Foreign Wars and V. F. W.
Auxiliary will be held Thursday
night, 7:30, at the V. F. W. club
house (formerly station WILX).
Auxiliary members will be hos
tesses by providing dinner for
the meeting, which is expected
to be an enjoyable event. All
members of the post and auxil
iary are asked to attend.
Employment Service
* Will Aid Seniors
In Locating Jobs
The Employment Service will
initiate its 1949 high school pro
gram on Wednesday, February
16 when Mrs. Frances Under
wood, Employment Counselor,
will talk to the seniors of the
Ronda and Roaring River high
schools.
Schedules have been made by
County Superintendent B. El
ler for Mrs. Underwood to talk
to all the county senior classes.
Mrs. Kathryn Lott, local office
manager has stated that wort
registrations will be taken for all
graduates desiring jobs and that
the general aptitude test battei'y
will be administered when neces
sray to help find aptitudes for
which these young labor entrants
are best suited.
P.-T. A. School
Of Instruction At
School Here 17
Miss Genevieve Burton, fieM
director of the North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, and Mrs. H. K. Sledge, di
rector of the third district, will
conduct a school of instruction
for parents and teachers at the
North Wilkesboro school Thurs
day, two p. m., February 17.
This is an excellent opportun
ity for all to become better in
formed about the duties and work
of the P.-T. A., the announcement
said.
Miss Burton will be guest
speaker Thursday, 7:30 p. m., be
fore the North Wilkesboro Par
ent-Teacher Association meeting,
after which open house will be
held.
Because of the school questions
now before the legislature, a
spokesman for the P.-T. A. here
said: "The fate of our schools
for-the next two years is now at
stake. Attend this meeting and
get a better understanding of this
important situation."
Invitation is extended parents
and teachers of lal county schools
to attend.
.\
Bingo Party Friday
At- Boomer School
There will be a bingo party at
Boomer school house on Friday
night, February 18, 7:30, spon
sored by the teachers and ladies
of the community club. A large
number of valuable prizes, gen
erously donated by some of the
leading merchants of the Wilkes
boros and the ladies of the Boom
er club, will be given away. The
proceeds will go to help modern
ize the school lunch room.
Square Dance Here
On Saturday Night
A square dance will be held
Saturday night, beginning at
7:30, in North Wilkesboro school
gymnasium under auspices of the
school. Jim Golden and His Car
olina Pals will furnish music and
Pat Williams will call the dances.
Many ffrtm Wilkes
Hear Senator Cain
At Lin »In Dinner
\
Capacity
ro wd Gathers In
Winston Sa em For An
nual Rc su >lican Rally
Harry P,
ator from tHe
ton, told a c ipt city crowd at the
dii
i on
Lincoln Day
Lee Hotel ir
urday night
party must
own and be
order to win
In the th
event was
Wilkes coun
were very m
the banquet
Senator C^ir
the principal
lican gathering
sored by th( "S
Club in Nort i
and resourct !ul
Cain held tie
the audience
Ca|n, youthful sen
tate of Washing
as a "loyal
of the New
ner at Robert E.
V inston-Salem Sat
th t the Republican
:al e a stand of its
i 1 >yal opposition in
fijture elections.
for this annual
lafc-ge number from
y ; ,nd Wilkes people
ch in evidence about
tiafl.
s address was
eyfent of the Repub
which was spon
uung Republicans
Carolina. An able
speaker, Senator
rapt attention of
L he called for re
an
newed energ r a nong Republicans
Set li.
o; position" party,
and not a wj ,tei ed down .facsimile
Among thpse
tending weife
E. Story, P.?E,
from Wilkes at
lepresentative T.
Brown, W. B.
Somers, Ab Soi lers, Kyle Hayes,
Paul Osbornfe,
Kelly Prevel{te,
Crysel, Turrter
llfton Prevette,
Troy Foster, Ed
Lenderman, Jack
Hoots, Jacoti Hpots, Pete Dancy,
Lake Messic4c,
son, Mr. an<i«M|s.
P. V. Turneii B
pritchard John
W. S. Fletcher,
E. Turner, C. C.
Brooks, Jr.,. Blxlrl Hayes, Max
Foster, H. • P.
Hanes, Archie
James Osborne,
I. M. Eller, S*\,
der, I. M. rflle
Moore, Bob I Se
Mrs. Boss l(lac
Carter, R. Stal« p
D. R. Parker,
T. R. Bryan,* Mi .
Adams, Mrs.
Miss Carrie t B
Blackburn, jjlisi
Senator Oaii
by Warren Pri
Eller, Charlie
Lee Osborne,
Z. O. Eller, Mrs.
fliss Lucreda Ted
Jr., Kenneth
rraves, Mr. and
churn, Carl Mc
, Stacey Pardue,
Dwight Nichols,
and Mrs. Belvin
jlemmie Brown,
ackburn, Dewitl
Connie Davis,
was introduced
hard, State leg
islator from' Bi loombe County.
During #he
marie as pqesU
organization* si
The new secret
pointed later bj
Key Not*
Charlie Long
University of
and Mrs. NeWco
Salem welcomed
Winston-Salem,
Wake Forest Co
response.
afternoon, tht
State's Young ] epublicans, spon
soring the Iplnc ijln Day Dinner
elected L. \^or i Little of Albe
snt of the Stat«
iceeding W. L
Stafford of 11 W ^ston-Salem.
Everette Pet rson of Clintor
and Coleen femi ;^i of Chapel Hil!
became vicejpr< sidents; William
Cobb of Morgajiton was elected
national coaimi
Hickman of W
tional comjmit
Charlie Frank
teeman and Anr
neton-Salem na
eewoman, ant
Benbow of Win
ston-Salem beca ne the treasurer
ry is to be ap
the president.
Speakers
student at th<
North Carolina
rib of Duke wen
keynote speakeip at the after
noon session.
Miss Ruby Jflent of Winston
the group an<
B. T. Henderso i, Jr., also o
tow a student a
lege, offered th<
tmiy ir. Anar^rs, u ran am mgr
school student,
took first plac(
in the declamai [on contest yes
terday mornini
"The Kepublicai
Future," young
a field of nine
was presented a
at the banquet
$50 second priz >
Crotts of Lex
speaking contest
I Jr., student of M
school.
exaco
Parsons':
Service Now Open
Speaking 01
Party and th<
Andrews toppec
contestants. H<
$100. first priz<
last night. Th<
went to Ha
ngton. Linninf
Burnet of Gree lsboro was th<
third place winn
Wilkes was re presented in th<
by C. C. Brooks
llers Creek higt
Parsons' Texao
ated by Mr. L. 1
located on B st: Bet, opened to
the public Frida
!a splendid recept:
:of motorists of th
state.
I Parsons' Texaco
has just been c mpletely reno
vated and repaint* I, handles Tex
aco products ilusively, and
specializes in
inc. lubricating,!
waxing.
Assisting Mr
operation of the
are Messrs. Fred
Godfrey, Bobby l a
Clontz. The enti e
tends a cordial li v tation to theli
friends to drive
of service.
Service, oper
Parsons, and
and received
n on the pari
section of the
Service, which
^pairing, wash
>olishing,. and
arsons In the
lervice station
al dwell, R. S
ker, and 3. T
personnel ex
when in need
Coming For Revival
iWWWMiMWWWWUWW
Dr. R. Paul Caudlll, native
of Wilkes and now one of the
outstanding ministers In the
Southern Baptist denomina
tion, will be guest minister of
revival services at the First
Baptist church here February
21 through 28.
John W. Souther
. Victim Accident
On Highway 115
Young Man Struck By Car
By Kannapolis Man In
School At Boone
John W. Souther, 22, was in
stantly killed Sunday night when
he stepped around a bus into the
path of a moving automobile on
highway 115 seven miles sotith
of this city.
Highway Patrolmen S. M. Car
ter and Clyde Shook, and Wilkes
Coroner I. M. Myers investigated
the accident and preferred no
formal charges against Floyd M.
Wilson, Jr., of Kannapolis, driv
er of the car and who was en
route to Boone, where he is a stu
dent in Appalachian college.
The accident occured at 7:30
p. m. Mr. Souther was a passeng
er on a Carolina-Tennessee bus.
Officers quoted an eye witness as
saying that Souther alighted from
the bus, walked around the rear
end of the vehicle and stepped
directly in front of car driven by
Wilson and headed north. He was
hit about three feet from the
center of the road, on the right
side for •the car traveling north.
Young Mr. Souther was born
May 1, 1926. Surviving are his
father and mother, Wesley and
Pantha Bell Anderson Souther, of
Wilkesboro route two; seven
brothers and one sister, Henry
Neal Souther, in the army,
James Oliver, William Lawson,
Ray Lloyd, Harvey Virgil, Calvin
Eugene, Marshall an^ Sarah Belle
Souther, of the home.
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, two p. m., at Mt. Sinai
church. Rev. Andrew Call will of
ficiate.
2 Basketball Games
North Wilkesboro high school
basketball teams, boys and girls,
will play Roaring River here
Tuesday night
On Friday night North Wilkes
boro will go to Statesville. On
• Tuesday night, February 22, Mil
lers Creek will play here and
North Wilkesboro will play at
Roaring River on the 23rd.
Junior Class Will
Sponsor Food Sale
Junior class of l^orth Wilkes
boro high school will sponsor a
food sale Saturday, February 19.
All patronage will be appreciat
ed.
Dr. Paul Caudill
Revival Speaker
At First Baptist
Series Services Will Begin
On Monday, Continue
Through February 28
Dr. R. Paul Caudill, pastor of
the First Baptist church of the
city of Memphis, Tenn.i is to
preach at the First Baptist church
in North Wilkesboro in a series
of revival meetings beginning on
Monday evening, February 21st.
The services will begin at 7:30
o'clock each night and will con
tinue daily through Sunday, Feb
ruary 28. Dr. Caudill, who is pas
tor of one of the largest, and
said to be the most liberal fi
nancially, of all the Baptist
churches in the South, is a na
tive of this county and well
known and much beloved here.
Many of his relatives still live In
this vicinity and his friends are
numbered in the thousands. Dr.
Caudill is known as a preacher
of great spiritual power, deep sin
cerity, and much seriousness of
purpose. He is at present a mem
ber of the executive committee
of the Southern Baptist conven
tion, representing Tennessee. He
is also chairman 0f the World Re
lief committee of the convention
and has traveled through many
countries in connection with this
work. The plight of millions of
people in the world bears heavi
ly as a responsibility upon him.
His ability in the field of Bib
lical scholarship was recently
given high recognition by the
Baptist Sunday School board in
his being selected as the author
of Broadmans Comments for
1949. This volume has been writ
ten for many years by Dr. Hlght
C. Moore, another North Carolin
ian, who has held many high plac
es of leadership among Baptists
of the South. The book is espec
ially designed to help Sunday
school teachers and others ob
tain a better understanding of
each week's lesson. Dr. Caudill's
book has been widely acclaimed
by book reviewers throughout the
South.
ur. uauam is Dest Known,
however, as a popular preacher
of the Gospel, and as such he
comes to North Wilkesboro. Ev
eryone Is Invited to come to hear
him, and every effort will be
made by Mr. Monroe Eller and
his committee of ushers for the
comfortable seating of the large
crowds which are expected from
town and county.
Mrs. A. P. Kilby, choir direc
tor, will be in charge of music
for the revival.
Attends Sunday
School 768 Times
Without Missing
Mr. T. C. Caudill of North Wil
kesboro writes: 'I have been
manager of the Carolina Motor
Club and license bureau in North
Wilkesboro for the past five
years. During that time I have
moved five times all within the
same building.
•I have been a notary public
for 24 years, tw0 months and 17
days. I have attended Sunday
school 768 times without missing
a Sunday. During the time I
have been manager and in charge
of the local office of the Club
and License Bureau I hav® never
had a cross or unkind word spok
en to me by any customer. My
work has always been pleasant,
and I have really enjoyed it.'—
The North Carolina Motor Ve
hicle.
Return That Book to th« Library
HIGHLANDS BASKETBALL TOURNEY
WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY, 1 P. M.
Game between Wilkesboro and
Taylorsville girls Wednesday aft
ernoon, one p. m., will be the
curtain raiser for the Highlands
Conference basketball tourna
ment in Wilkesboro gymnasium.
Announcement that this con
ference cage meet will be held in
I Wilkesboro Wednesday through
Saturday has created much inter
! est among sports fans in north
! western North Carolina,
t Granite Falls and Valdese boys
will play the second Wednesday
afternoon game at two p. m. On
Wednesday night the first round
will continue with Sparta and
Valdese girls at 7:30, followed by
Elkin and Boone boys.
On Thursday afternoon, one p.
m. Elkin and Granite Falls girls
will start the ball rolling, fol
lowed by Wilkesboro and Sparta
boys at two o'clock. Boone and
Cove Creek girls will play at 7:30
Thursday and Thursday's night
cap will be between Cove Creek
and Taylorsville boys.
Semi finals will be played off
in four games Friday, starting at
six p. m.
Champions will be crowned
Saturday night when the girls'
game will start at 7:30 and the
boys' at 8:30. Attractive trophies,
donated by radio station WKBC,
will be presented the winner and
runner-up teams.
North Wilkesboro Lions Club
is sponsoring the tournament
and W. D. Jester is tournament
chairman. The Lions club will
give gold basketballs to all-con
ference teams to be selected by
officials and sports writers. Tick
ets to the tournament games are
now on sale throughout the High
lands Conference area.