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OUR CITY Morth Wilkesboro baa a - trading radius of 50 miles, ??erving 1^0,000 people in _ \ . ...... ^ rv ..*> w North western Carolina. The Joumol-Potriot Hos Blozed the Troil of Progress In the State of Wilkes For Over 43 Years I Vol. 43, No. J2 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBORO, N. C? Thursday, December 297 1949 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center ? Cheer Work Best Job h WBkes Of Fami lies Helped With Sub 9 stantial Provisions Christmas Cheer work ac complished for underprivileged families in Wilkes was the most successful In the history of the county, Charles C. McNeill, Wilkes superintendent of wel fare, said today. Civic, and church groups and many individuals opened their hearts and pocketbooks and pro vided Santa Claus gifts to about 300 families. The Wilkes Chamber of Com merce, whiph acted as a clear ing house of information for in terested groups, estimated the [total expenditure at about $4, North Wilkesboro 25 bas ere prepared by the school 5 were made up by the department, which s.pon edAwvery successful show for the fumL Other groups who help ed in thfc^clty were Junior Red Gross, American Legion, Veter ans of Foreign Wars and Auxil iary, Junior Woman's Club, Meth ods t, Baptist and Presbyterian churches. Instead of exchanging gifts, members of the medical society gave five dollars each to the Christmas Cheer fund. Wllkesboro Lions club ptjTttvi&l Christmas Cheer for l^fAmilles and many mem pt the Kiwanis club took one faulty each to provide with ^jtstmaay Cheer provisions. In a?SW|B, there were many oth * J$?roups and individuals ^fho turned the responsibility of a -^-">erfpl vls't . with- Santa Claus materials to needy families. o ?. Mrs. Church, 84, Taken By Death -i^Sdrs. Martha Church, 84, a member of a widely known Wilkes family, died Monday night in Winston-Salem. Mrs. Church was born Octob er 12, 1865, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Keys, of Wilkes county. She was mar ried to Alec Church and they xnade^their home in the Maple ?p*fngs community of Wilkes county until Mr. Church's death 21 years ago. Recently Mrs. Church made her home with a daughter, Mrs. R. W. Ballard, in Winston-Salem. Surviving Mrs. Church are six sons and three daughters: J. M. Church, lieeeburg, Va.; L. M. ^Church, Purlear; G. H. Church, East Bend: Zollie Church, Phil adelphia, Pa.; Turner and W. J. Church, North Wllkeeboro; Mrs. R. W. Ballard. Winston *jfcrr- Mrs w F- Walters and Mrs. B. H. Walters, both of Pur leer. Funeral service was held Wed nesday, two p. m., at Reins Sturdivant chapel in North Wil kesboro. Dr. John T. Wayland. pastor of the First Baptist church here, conducted the serv ice. Burial was in Mount Lawn Memorial part north of this city. ? ?? o Hospital Births in 15 the foliow J^fcrths were recorded at the hospital: son, Thomas IKtmond, December 19 to Mr. ' aSd Mrs. Edmond Robert Edsel, of Pores Knob; daughter, Joy Inet, December 18 to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Waddell, of Ronda; son, Harold Gene, December 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Os borne, of Yannoy; son on De cember 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Guil ford Clinton Johnson, of Wil kesboro route two; son, Kenneth Joe, December 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Handy, of Union Grove; son, Milton Joel, December 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Luther Whitley; daughter, Patricia Ann, December 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Blevins. of Moravian ) Falls; daughter, Belinda Violet, December 25 to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson, of Hays; son, Gil bert Harold, December 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Theodore 'fffcdy. of Hays; daughter, Mar tEnSue, December 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Steen, of Reddles River; daughter, Judy v Elaine, ' December 27 - fo Mr. and Mrs. ~R0by Moore, of Wilkes Mr. and Mrs. George Ylk, of Washington, D. C., are spending the holidays here with Mrs. Vlk's mother, Mrs. R. M. Brame. ? . :>?* ?- v<v : 0 , "??5 ?? i V. F. W. Planning Square Dance And New Year's Party Blue Ridge Mountain post of the Veterans of * Foreign Wars will sponsor a square dance to be held Saturday night at the V. F. W. hall (formerly WILX building). This new year's eve party will feature square dancing to the music of a popular string band and other entertainment fea tures. Everybody is invited and a most enjoyable occasion is anticipated. Dairy, Poultry Schools Will Be Held Jan. 4 aid 5 One-day dairy and poultry schools will be held here next week for the dairymen and poul trymen of northwestern North Carolina, Paul Choplin, Wilkes farm agent, announced today. The dairy school will be held Wednesday, January 4, 10 a. m.f until three p. m., in the North Wilkesboro town hall. The poultry school will be held at the same place at the same hours on Thursday, Janu ary 5th. Staffs of specialists from North Carolina State College and the extension service will assist coun ty agents in these schools. Com plete program will be announced later, Mr. Chofllln said. Mrs. Mono Teogue Died Here Today Mrs. Hona Williams Teague, daughter of Mr. E. V. Williams and wife of Ralph Teague, of this city, died today at the Wil kes hospital. She had been ill for the past several days. ? Funeral arrangements were incomplete early today. No Left Turn At Corner B and 9th To give pedestrians some measure of safety, left tarns will be eliminated at the corn er of B and Ninth Streets, ef fective Friday. Police Chief J. E Walker said today. o Girl Scout Notice The regular weekly meetings of the Girl Scout Troops will not begin until the second week in January, unless some Troop has a special reason for meeting be fore that week. ST. PAUI/S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. B. M. Lackey, Rector Vesper service will be held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon, January 1st, at fire o'clock. A cordial invi tation is extended to everyone to attend this service. Mrs. A. L. Hutchinson and Miss Wllla Billings are leaving for their home^at Flint, Michi gan, Friday after spending the holidays here in the home of Mrs. Hutchinson's daughter, Mrs. Paul Billings, and Mr. Billings. ? 1 ?" ? Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Whitting ton visited their son, Mr. Billy Whittlngton, at Memorial Hos pital in Charlotte Sunday. Billy underwent a knee operation there last week, resulting from an in jury in football practice at Ap palachian college during the fall. He will return home Monday. Bundle Day In Wilkes WHI Be Observed Soon ? Knights Of Pythias Lodge Will Sponsor County -Wide Event Knights of Pythias lodge In North Wilkesboro is making plans for Bundle Day in Wilkes county, it was announced today by lodge officials. Charles McNeill, Wilkee wel fare officer, and Police Chief John Walker, who serves as North Wilkesboro city welfare officer, told the lodge that .there is a great need for clothes for underprivileged children and that a Bundle Day should be very beneficial. Plans are being made for a county-wide event, with collec tion in rural areas to be made through the schools. Usable clothing for children is the most needed commodity, but bed linen, blankets and other items of use in homes will be welcome, lodge officials said. Date and definite plans will be announced later, but the sponsors have asked that people now begin to gather materials to be given on bundle day and to prepare their bundles in plenty of time. $40,251 Welfare Funds Paid Out During December Old Age Assistance Funds Slightly Reduced For Month of December Wilkes county welfare depart ment paid out almost a half mil lion dollars in assistance funds during the year 1949, it was learned today from Charles C. McNeill, superintendent of wel fare. Report of expenditures was given the board of welfare in meeting Thursday night. The number receiving old age assist ance for December was 1,226, and the amount was $23,355, or an average of $19.05. ' Mr. Mc Neill pointed out that this rep resents a slight decrease because the department was running over the allotment for the county. Dependent children aided dur-' ing December totaled 1,110, the total being $14,008, or an aver age of $12.52 per child. Forty seven received aid to the blind in the amount of $1,388. Tem porary relief, hospital care and other welfare funds spent dur ing the month totaled $1,500. The board received the resig nation of Mrs. Bob Day as case worker, effective January 1, and Miss Joyce Younce, a mem ber of the Mt. Pleasant school faculty, was employed to fill the vacancy. Mrs. Jean Absher was employed as stenographer to re place Mrs. Carol Mott, who re signed. The board, composed of P. J. Brame, chairman, C. C. Sidden and H. M. Hutchens, discussed the excellent Christmas Cheer work done this year by many groups and individuals and com mended efforts to aid Walter Childress, State Road man for whom a fund is being raised to make possible hospital treatment so he can get out of an Invalid's bed. Support The Scouts HOLIDAY SEASON OUIET IN WILKES Wilkes county, where three violent deaths occured in many days during the previous week-end, experienced a quiet Christmas, it was learned here Tuesday from law enforcement agencies. North Wllkesboro Police Chief J. E. Walker said Tuesday that Christmas was the quietest here that he had experienced during the many years he has been with the police department. Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindex ter said that his office had had few calls daring the long holiday week-end, and no calls 8 of violence or serious trouble. The state highway patrol t here had a busy week-end be- c cause of the* heavy traffic and j bad weather and there were sev eral minor accidents, involving < no serious injuries. * Stores and practically all bus iness houses here had a long holiday, extending from Satur day evening until Wednesday ? morning, but will not be closed 1 on New Tear's Day. 1 Merchants reported heavy pre- i Christmas sales and immediate- ' ly following the holidays began inventory tasks. ? M/ I. C. Adorns Is Taken By Death James Calvin (Jim* Adams, r 4, of Mulberry, died Friday light at the Wilkes Hospital, )ec. 23, at 8 o'clock, after a long llness. He was born January LI, 1875, making his stay 74 mars, 11 months and 12 days, dr. Adams was the son of ^ranklin and Emley Tinslesi Ad ims, of Mulberry township. He vas married to Ellen Wood- De ember 23, 1894. He died on heir 55th wedding anniversary. The surviving members of his amily are his wife, Mrs. Ellen Ldams; one daughter, Mrs. Cora Shumate, of the home; one son, 3ob Adams, of North Wilkes joro Route 1; and six grand :hildren: Mrs. Conrad Reeves, forth Wilkeshoro, who had nade her home with Mr. and drs. Adams for 19 years: Miss Virginia Adams, of North 'Wil cesboro Route 1; Mrs. Bernice thodes, of Oregon; Bobby Ann. Tanis and Jerry Adams, all of forth Wilkesboro, Route 1. There are ftfur great-grandchil Iren, Juline and Linda Jean iteeves, of North Wilkesboro; Sail and Brenda Rhodes. of )regon. Mr. Adams was preced id in death by two sons, one laughter, 1 grandson and 1 ;reat grandson, and his sister, flrs. Sarah Brown, last March, ?'uneral service was held Sun lay, Dec. 25, at Center church it 2:30 p. m. Rev. I). M. Dil ard, pastor, was in charge of he service, assisted by Rev. Vatt Bryant and Rev. S. L. Jlevins. Pall bearers were Alais Brown. Vill Adams, Jimmie Adams, Jeorge Adams, Marshall Adams md Alonzo Cleary. The beauti ul flowers were carried by Mrs. 'aul Reeves, Mrs. Rex Shumate, Irs. Charlie Craven, Mrs. Hobert x>ckhart, Mrs. Brack Richard on, Mrs. R. C. Wood, Mrs. Earl Anderson, Mrs. Lester Adams, Irs. Quincy Huffman, Mrs. Fred Valker, Mrs. Alonzo Cleary, Irs. Council Shumate, and Mrs. till Watkins. o : >tudent Council Plans Square Dance Student council of North Wll :esboro high school will stage a quare dance Friday night, 7:30, n the North Wilkesboro high chool gymnasium. A string band will play for he dance. Admission will be 40 ents stag or 60 cents per cou tie, and the public is invited. __? o Square Dance At Moravian Falls An old time square dance Will isher out the old year and brine n the new 8atnrday night at; Moravian Falls community house. U1 who attend are assured an injoyable occasion. ? SUPPORT THE Y.M.CA Christinas Topic At Kiwaais Meet Here Friday Noon Dr. John T. Way land Gives Christmas Message At Meeting Of Club North Wilkesboro Klwanis club enjoyed a Christmas pro gram Friday noon at Hotel Wilkes. R. R. Church was program chairman. He placed a candy cane at each plate at the lunch eon. For the program Mr. Church presented Dr. John T Wayland, pastor of the First Baptist church, who gave a brief Christmas message. The speaker set forth the history of the oc casion and expressed the hope that out of the experience there may come to each one a lift that -will lighten the burdens of the coming year. He ended he pro gram with a record giving the Christmas story. The program was much enjoyed. The club voted to have Pres ident McElwee appoint someone to send greetings to J. R. Fin ley, who has been unable to at tend club meetings in recent months. Guests Friday were as fol lows: Jimmie Carter with J. B. Carter; John EX Justice. Ill with John E. Justice, Jr.; Sloan Hill with Dudley Hill; L. M. Nelson, Jr., with L. M. Nelson; Bobby Hubbard and Fred Hub bard, Jr., with Dr. F. C. Hub bard; Edwin McGee *-<?h Paul Choplin; F. T. Dresser with W. E. Jones; Joe McCoy. Jr., Ro bert W. McCoy, George Verdon,e and Dr. George F. Verdone with J. B. McCoy. Wilkes Mountain Poultry Company Receives Honor By .T. P. (THOPIiTN (County Agent) Wilkes Mountain Poultry com pany of Wilkesboro has been se lected by the Advertising Divis ion of the North Carolina De i oartment of Conservation and i Development as illustrating the best plant in its particular field I in North Carolina. Mr. Philip Schwartz. Industrial Analyst I with the Department has asked ! for photographs of the plant to be used in an illustrated booklet showing the best of North Caro i lina industry and other attrac | tions. The booklet will be dis tributed to out-of-state visitors. Mr. Schwartz also asked permis sion for guided sight-seeing tours to visit and inspect this poultry processing plant. The Wilkes Mountain Poultry Company buys live poultry in the Wilkes Area and processes it on a chain assembly line. It is shipped "New York" dressed, dressed and drawn, cut up and packed as individual broilers in cellophane packages, and 10 pound packages of individual cuts. Mr. Forrest Jones is president of the company and Mr. Harry! Hettiger is secretary-treasurer.' More than 100 people are em ployed in 'this plant. o ? Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Eller and Miss Emma Eller spent the Christmas holidays in Salisbury with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mc Culley. Mrs. McCulley is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eller. LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Jack Quinn and son, Mr. Mike Qninn, of Chat tanooga, Tenn., are spending the holidays here with relatives. Mrs. S. C. Ellis, of this city, and daughter. Miss Nora Ellis, of Washington, D. C., visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mar vin Ledford in Shelby Tuesday. Mr. Jimmy Hethcock will re turn to Pfeiffer College at Mis enheimer Monday after spending the holidays here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heth cock. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Chamber-j lain, Mr. G. L. White and daugh ter, Mrs. R. M. Chamberlain, of Winston-Salem, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Chamber lain here during the Christmas j holidays. Dr. Chamberlain is the f son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cham-j berlain. Mrs. Effie Bumgarner, ofj Lansing, Michigan, is here on an extended visit with her sister,] Mrs. Ivey Moore, and other rela-j tives. She was accompanied here by her son and grandson, Mr. A. G. Bumgarner and Mr. Mike Bumgarner, who have returned to Lansing. Mr. Tommy Whicker, a den tistry student at Emory Univer sity in Atlanta, and Mr. Charles Whicker, a medical student at Temple University in Philadelp ia, have been here during the holidays wiht their parents, At torney and Mrs. J. H. Whicker. Tommy returned to Atlanta onl Tuesday, and Charles will go to Philadelphia Monday. Guests in the home of Mr and Mrs. Boyd Stout for the holi days were Mrs. Stout's parents Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dalrymple of Sanford; and brothers of Mrs. j Stout with their families: Mr and Mrs. Shields Dalrymple and! two sons, John Arthur and) Shields Preston, West * Mr. and Mrs. NeS8iSwffZ2$i|i| pie and sons, Mac and Mark, of] Fieldale, Va., and Mr. and Mrs Harry M. Dalrymple and daugh ter. Marianne, of Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gaddy had as their guests for the day Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hudson and two children, Jimmy and Kenneth, of Thomasville; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cox, of Con-| cord: Mr. and Mrs. Casey Allen, of Wadesboro; Mr. and Mrs. C. | B. Hudson and three children Vicky Ann, Terry Jean. and Ronald, Mr. and Mrs. Doc Whit 'ley and two children, Harry and Judy, Mrs. Jamea Mills and daughter. Miss Elaine Mills, all of Albemarle. Overnight guests for Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rorie and son, W. T. Rorie, Jr., of Lilesville; and Miss Juanita 'Rorie, of Rocking ham; Mesdames Cox, Allen, and Whitley. rne following students of the University of North Carolina are spending the holiday vacation at their respective homes in this community and will return to Chapel Hill Monday: Mr. Jim Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Day; Mr. Bill Bason, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bason; Mr. Jul ius Rousseau, Jr., son of Judge and Mrs. J. A. Rousseau; Mr. Gene McNeill, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. McNeill; Mr. Bucky Horton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pal mer Horton; Miss Billle Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore; Miss Sue Landon, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lan don; Messrs. Dick and Buddy Sloope, who make their home here with their grandmother Mrs. R. M. Brame, Sr.,; Mr. Dick Underwood, son of Mr. and Mr3. B. R. Underwood. LAD IN WHEEL CHAIR GETS HUNDREDS OF LETTERS FROM I PEN PALS DURING HOLIDAYS Ernest Triplett, 12-year-old; son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles! Triplett, of Purlear, had ai "Big Christmas" despite the factj that he is a wheel chair victim' of creeping paralysis. Several days before Christmas an item was published telling of the lad's condition, and his need for pen pals. Ernest wanted mail to help him pass the long hours Ernest's father reported here this week that the lad had re ceived between four and five hundred letters during the holi day season, and a number of gifts were received in the mail. Letters and cards began com ing in the day following publica tion in The Journal-Patriot here, also newspapers in Winston-Sal em and Greensboro. Mail was received from several states, in cluding Virginia, West Virginia, Florida and Tennessee. Ernest's trouble has been i diagnosed as creeping paralysis, 'and his condition has, grown progressively worse during the past six months, reaching the point that he is unable to be on his feet. Specialists express no hope of his recovery. W. J. Caroon, 54. Dies Unexpectedly Wednesday Night Funeral For Prominent Bus ness And Civic Leader Friday, Two P. M Wllliam^Joseph Caroon, prom inent business and civic leader, died last night at the Wilkes hospital after suffering a stroke at his home late yesterday after noon. Mr. Caroon was born in Orien tal on December 5, 1895, the son of the late Joseph W. Caroon and Julia Aldridge Caroon. He received his education at the O riental school. At an early age, he became associated with the Norfolk and Southern railway, subsequently became interested in finance and banking and ac cepted a position with the First National Bank of New Bern. Mr. Caroon was long identified with banking interests in this state, held responsible positions with the North Carolina State Bank ing Department, and the First Citizens Bank and Trust Compa ny of Smithfield. In the spring of 1937, he moved to this city where he became cashier of The Northwestern Bank. In 1940 he organized the finance depart ment of the Insurance Service and Service Corporation and since that date has been secre tary of this concern. He was an able business man, widely known throughout the state and his friends were legion. At* the time of his death he was president of the North Carolina Association of Finance companies. On December 20, 1916, he was married to Miss Mary Gasklll, of New Bern, and from this union had three children: W. J. Ca roon, Jr., Mrs. R. B. Johnston, and Miss Mary Oaskill Caroon. Early in life, Mr. Caroon be came affiliated with w'ous fra ternal organizaf' activr 9 Sflrine*, a lHV member of dan Temple, a 32nd Degree Ma son, a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Dramatic Or der of Knights of Khorassan. He was greatly interested in the work of the Shriners in aiding crippled children and spent much of his time in soliciting support for this worthy cause. Mr. Caroon was a loyal mem ber of the North Wilkesboro Methodist church, a Kiwanian of long standing, having been a Charter member of the New Bern club. He was very ac tive in all civic and community projects. Mr. Caroon is survived by bis widow, Mrs. W. J. Caroon, two daughters, Mrs. R. B. Johnston, and Mi^s Mary Gasklll Caroon, of this city, a son. Dr. W. J. Ca roon, Jr., of Richmond, Va.; a half sister, Mrs. Andrew Arm strong, of Asheville, and hit step-father, Mr. B. W. O'Neal, of Oriental. Funeral services will be con ducted by the pastor, Rev. Rus sell L. Young, at the Methodist church at 2 p. m. Friday with interment following at Mount Lawu Memorial Park. The fam ily requests that flowers not be sent. LOCALS A daughter, Janice Cynthia, was born Friday night at tha Baptist hospital in Winston-Sa lem to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Davis, of this city. Mr. O.K. Whittingten, Jr., who holds a position in a bank at Lancaster, S. C., visited his fath ind mother, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. SVhittington, during the holidays. Mr.' W. W. Miller returned on Saturday from a hospital la Charlotte where he underwent a knee operation. It is expected ;hat he will be confined to his tome during the next few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Dermont Smith md two daughters, Misses Don na and Toby Smith, visited dur ing the week-end with Mr. 3mith's mother, Mrs. Harvey Smith, at Lexington, and Mrs. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Byerly, at Thomasvllle. Mrs. Frank Killian and three children, Nancy Jane, Jimmy and Charles, and Miss Virginia Fount, all of Lincolnton, arrived Wednesday to spend the re mainder of the week with Mrs. Killian's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kom H. Pearson. Mr. Killian will come up for the week-end to accompany them home.
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