IWt CITY Uterth Wilkesboro bas a [Wading radius of 50 miles, serving I'M) ,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. THE JOURNAL - PATRIOT The Journal-Potriot Hos Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years BUY SEAL8 NOW AND HBLP FIGHT T. & Seals HVWVV wwvw (W Tl p . 43, No. 69 - Published Mondays and Thursdays ? NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, December 12, 1949 Make North Wiikesboro Your Shopping Center' JAYCEES SPONSORING DECORATION CONTEST FOR HOMES IN WILKES! m Wilkes Junior Chamber! of Commerce will again sponsor the Christmas Home Decoration contest as it has been doing for the last three years. This con test is open to all Wilkes coun ty residents who wish to have Outside" decorations at their iomes in line with the Christmas leason. Prizes of $15.00, $10.00 d $5.00 will be* offered to imnlade a community spirit of 'Make Our County More Beauti 1." ~ Entries must consist of out Ide trees, doorways, windows or lutside displays or, ar combina lon of all four. In order to corn entries must be able to be from streets and highways, must be lighted at night >m Wednesday, December 21st, through Saturday, December 31st. As in past years the judg ing will be done by a group se lected to represent all phases of community activity and all-en tries in the towns and in the county will be judged. Everyone is urged to make outdoor decorations to make the county more beautiful during the season. Residents "'desiring to enter the Jaycee contest are asked to call Radio Station WKRC, phone 633, North Wilkes boro, or to drop a post card t' the Christmas Contest, Junior Chamber of Commerce, North Wilkesboro. These entries should be in by December 21st and should contain the name of the contestant and the address at which the decoration can bei skeen. rlNSTON-SALEM YOUTH ADMITS KILLING CLARY L BROWN AT ELKIN; BODY LOCATED SUNDAY John Wdlth Gamble, 18, of Winston - Salem Sunday night _gned a confession that he shot id killed Clary L. Brown, 32, riday afternoon as the two ere riding in a truck near El uy State Highway Patrol Ser were served throughout the entire evening. Many F. H. A. members and in vited guests were present. This dance was only one of the series of special events to be held by the elqb during * this school year. The club's present project is to make toys and clothes for underprivileged chil dren at Christmas time.?Re ported by Bonnie Nichols, Two Men Taken On Theft Charge Here Thursday Night, Curtiss Ferguson, formerly of this city but who more recently served a term'in Florida for safe cracking, and Horace Kimbrell, who gave his home address as Alexanderia, La., were arrested here at 1:30 a. m. Friday on theft charges. Highway Patrolman Clyde Shook arrested the men. Fergu son was carrying a revolver which was later identified as having been stolen, and the men were quoted as saying that they had tried to steal an automobile belonging to Conrad Kilby, of this city. They were unsuccess ful in attempts to change the switch wires and get the car started, but were charged with taking a number of objects from the car. Lions Club Aid Families In Christinas Cheer Dr. J. S. Hiatt Speaker At | Meeting of Club Here Friday Evening North Wilkesboro Lions Club held an interesting, meeting Fri day evening at Hotel Wilkes. In the business session of the] club names of needy families! were distributed to the mem bers, who will furnish and de-| liver Christmas cheer provisions. This has been an annual holiday i project of the club for the past I Several years, b. R. Wright was received lii to membership from the Black Mountain club and I. L. Grogran. manager of the Central Tele phone company branch here, transferred from the Leaksville club. Ray Hoover was in charge of the program and he presented Dr. J. S. Hiatt, administrator of Chatham Memorial hospital in Elkin. In his usual fine way Dr. Hiatt told a number of humor ous stories, interwoven with philosophical observations. His address was highly entertaining and was well received by the club. The club will meet again on Friday evening this week, De cember 16, 6:30 p. m., at Hotel Wilkes. At the meeting Friday evening | Bucky Faw was guest of C. C. Faw, Jr., and Bill Ford' was| guest of W. O. Absher. Poultry Meeting Held On Disease Control Nov. 291 By J. P. OHOPLIN (County Agent) A poultry meeting was held at the Wilkesbosp high school, Tuesday night at 7:30 p. m., November 29, Poultry disease control was discussed by Dr. L. M. Green, of the Vetinariary Di vision of the N. C. Department of Agriculture, and the three members of his staff: L. J. Fouri, W. W. Keever and Tom L. Welborn. The meeting was called by Forrest Jones, president of the Wilkes Poultry Industries Asso ciation, and Paul ChopUn, Wilkes farm agedt. ISO farm ers attended. There are 228 white and Negro home demonstration agents and assistants hi North Carolina. ? CREEPING PARALYSIS VICTIM, 12, WOULD BE HAPPY WITH PEN PALS Ernest Triplett, 12-y ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Trip lett, of Purlear, hasn't walked since March and his hopes for getting on his feet again are fad ing each day as he spends the long hours in a wheel chair at home. Ernest's trouble has been di agnosed as creeping paralysis, a rare malady for which medical science has not found a rem edy. His family physician and several specialists have offered little hope of his recovery. The lad is not seeking charity. He doesn't ask gifts. His re quests from people who face life with brighter hopes is a simple one. He would enjoy mail. His father said that every time Ernest receives a card or letter his day is brighter and more pleasant. He avidly reads what mail he gets and he would get much happiness from corres ponding with pen pals. The mail man can be Santa Claus to this crippled lad, if pen pals will get busy and send him some cards and letters, address ed to Ernest Trlplett, Purlear, N. C. THREE SCOUT LEADERS RECEIVE SILVER BEAVER AT THE AHHUAL MEETING OLD HICKORY COUNCIL Winston-Salem, Dec. 7.?Old Hickory Council, Boy Scouts of America, last night awarded the Silver Beaver to three veteran Scout leaders at its annual meet ing at Home Moravian Church. Receiving the council's high est award for service to boy hood were C. H. Sebring of Winston-Salem, the Rev. John W. Luke of Glendale Springs and Harry E. White, Sr., of Mount Airy. Dr. Stanley A. Harris, district Scout commissioner of Boone, and principal speaker, said the greatest problem in America is that the young people are not receiving the proper training. "People have gone crazy over the almighty dollar," he said, ??and do-net give enough"time to youth." He warned that "If we do not change in this respect, we will pay the penalty in the future." Dr. Harri^ lsked if the youth of this counuy is safe from physical peril, crime, disease and safe to the home, to the church, and to democracy. He said that if youth takes part in, an? be lieves in, the teachings of Scout ing, there need be no fear of these dangers. The youth of the United States is the finest in the world, he said, but unless it is properly trained, "It will turn into a liability." Store Holiday - Schedule Will Be Up To Vote Trade Promotion committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce in meeting Thursday dis cussed the holiday schedule for stores here in 1950. At the request of the commit tee the chamber had contacted 20 other towns in central and western North Carolina to find out what is the most desired schedule. There were 16 replies. NinO of the 16 plan closing New Year's Day; all of 16 said they would be closed July 4 and Thanksgiving Day; nine will close on Labor Day. Christmas will come on Monday in 1950 and seven will close only ono day' for Christmas while eight will have two working days, for Christmas. Five of the seven to have only one day holiday for Christmas will observe New Year's Day. The committee recommended a schedule here, but which will be determined by vote of merch ants. The recommended schedule calls for closing on Wednesday afternoons from January 1 through November 22. Stores will be closed July 4 and Thanks giving, but the committee did Officers for 1950 were elected at the council business meeting in the afternoon. They are R. E. Lasater, honorary president; John M. Brown, president; H. Banks Newman, J. F. Yokley R. W. Harris, Clyde R. Greene, L. M. Nelson, C. E. Davis, and Gale McMillian, all vice presidents; E. C. Goodman, treasurer; and Roy Hinshaw, commissioner. District chairmen and district commissioners were also elected. The chairmen are, the Rev. Mr. Luke, Ashe district; Gilbert Meed, E-lkin-Yadkin; Dr. C. Ex celle Rozzelle, Forsyth; Grady Farthing, Watauga; William K. Sturdivant, Wilkes; James F. Yokley, Surry; and R. M. Green, Stokes. The commissioners are Edward Bart, AsTfe- Raul Frier' Elkin-Yadkin; Tom Sink, For syth; the Rev. Sam Moss Wa tauga; Robert S. Gibbs, Wilkes; Carl Baber, Surry; aud Paul Fulton, Stokes. Executive board members at large are P. G. Wright, Lewis M. Nelson, Stanley A. Harris, Ed Gibson, A, R. Nicolas, Morris Brenner, the Rev. Ralph Ritchie C. E. Davis, and the council members at large. National council representa tives are Millard Graybeal, James B, Carter, and Mr. Brown. The meeting was presided over | by council president Brown, not recommend Easter Monday ">r Labor day as holidays. These recommendations wiP be voted on and merchants may also express their views relative I to Labor Day and Easter Mon ,day. Close Dec. 26 and 27 I This year stores will be closed for Christmas from December 24 through December 27 and will reopen Wednesday, December 128. This schedule is due to the I fact that Christmas will be on Sunday and it is the custom to be closed two working days for i Christmas. 2 One-Act Ploys At FergusmiSchool 15 Two one-act plays will be pre sented b y Ferguson school I Thursday night, December 15.] 7:30 p. m. Titles of the plays are "The Henpecked Hollar Gossip Club" and "Mrs. Beamer's Board ing House." Admission charges will be 50 and 25 cents and all who attend are assured of splen did entertainment. ? o Special Program Wilkesboro Church i I Circle number 3 of Wilkes boro Baptist Missionary Society will put on a special program at the Church Wednesday evening, j 7:30. All members and visitors are cordially invited to attend. NORTH WILKESBORO-WILKESBORO BASKETBALL GAME TBESBAY, 7KM) An athletic engagement be tween schools ot North Wilkee boro and Wilkesboro never tails to have its thrills, and the pub lic has a doable bill coming np Tuesday night. Wilkesboro add North Wilkes boro hoys and girts will clash In basketball games Tuesday night at the North Wilkesboro gym nasium. The glrla' game will get under | wsy at seven o'clock, with the boys playing the nightcap. Although practice has been under way only a tew days, teams of both schools are in good condition tor the big gam* Tuesday night. Basket bait tans are - expected to attend in large numbers. Various Groups To Aid Families In Holiday Season Chamber Of Commerce Of fice Will Act As Clear ing House for Giving By correlating activities Christmas Cheer work will be Ispread to take care of more fam ilies in the Wilkesboros and Wilkes county this holiday sea son. The Civic Affairs committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Com merce, of which Cecil Adamson is chairman, is acting as a clear ing house of information con cerning various organizations and individuals who plan to par ticipate in Christmas Cheer work for needy families. Wilkes county and North Wil kesboro welfare departments and the Wilkes chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross have prepared lists of needy families. This list gives names, addresses and ages of all members of these families, with directions on how to reach the homes. All organizations and groups who will provide Christmas Cheer provisions forr families are asked to file that informa tion at the chamber of commerce office. The information to be filed should give the names of families the various groups are to help. Those who wish infor mation about families needing help ean get that information at the chamber of commerce. By using the chamber of com merce office as a clearing house 4og-Information*- dapiieattsits can be reduced to a minimum and benefits will be spread, if pos sible, to Include all families in dire need. The county welfare office has a list of 179 families and the city welfare department has 50 families In North Wilkes boro. Many organizations and groups are helping. Already the North Wilkesboro Lions club has taken 50 families and mem , here of the Kiwanis club . will provide Christmas cheer for 21 families. First Methodist church has taken 12 families and the Junior Woman's Club three. North Wilkesboro schools will help 23 families, Donors are asked to deliver Christmas cheer materials, but the county welfare department will povide such delivery if pack ages are taken to the welfare of fice several days before Christ mas, - n ? Holiday Dates For Schools Set County Schools To Close For Holidays 20th; City Schools 16th Christmas holiday schedule of schools in Wilkes county has been announced by C. B. El* ler, county schools " superinten* dent. Schools of the county system will hare their last jlay of work before Christmas on December 20 and will resume work on Monday, January 2. North Wilkesboro city schools will close for the holidays on December IS and will resume work on January 2, which will be two full weeks of holidays. P.-T. A. Meeting On Thursday Night North Wilkesboro Parent Teacher Association will meet Thursday, December 15, 7:30 p m. After a short businees session the glee club under direction of Miss Sarah Jane Judy will put on a program that is sure .to be highly enjoyable. A large at tendance is urged for the meet ing. Moravian Falls To Have Square Dance An old time sonars dance will be held Saturday ntght Decem ber 17, at the community house at Moravian Palls. A most en joyable occasion is assured . all who will attend.