FOR 1950
THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT
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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 43 Years
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OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 60 miles,
serving 1^0,000 people In
North western Carolina.
^?" 76 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. Thursday, January 5, 1950 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center
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Wilkes Chairman
Of Polio Drive
$10,000 Goal For March of
Dimes Campaign Jan
uary 16 to 31
Edward P. Bell, prominent
young business man of the Wil
keeboros who has been active in
civic endeavors in this commun
ity daring the past several years,
has accepted chairmanship of
the Infantile paralysis fund rais
ing campaign in Wilkes county,
Sam Ogilvie, chairman of the
Wilkes chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralys
is, said today.
Mr. Bell, a resident of Wil
kesboro, is auditor for the North
western Bank, which has home
offlee here and branches in many
northwestern North Carolina ci
ties and towns, and has been
with the bank here for the past
Irears. During the war he
nerved as a lieutenant in the
army, with service in the Pa
cific area. He was in service five
years and prior to that time held
|* banking position in Elizabeth
City for four years. For the past
three years Mr. Bell has been
an active member of the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club, which
annually carries out a great por
tion of the work in the infan
tile paralysis fund raising cam
paign.
"Wilkes county March of Dol
lars" is the title for the cam
paign here. Dollars is the word
snbstitnted for dimes, because
the local goal is $10,000 and
cannot easily be achieved with
dimes.
Mr. Bell will have a county
wide organization designed to
contact the entire population of
Wilkes county between January
IS and 31.
In speaking of the campaign
Mr. Bell stated that 1049 was
the worst polio year in the na
tion's history, although the epi
demic here was in 1948. During
1949 the Wilkes chapter spent
$30,253.53, including new cases
and more than $20,0000 spent
to aid victims of the 1948 epi
demic. The campaign in Wilkes
last year raised $12,606.41, with
the remainder of the sum spent
being advanced by the National
Foundation. One of the 1948 pa
tients is still in an iron lung.
New Chevrolets To
Be Shown Jan. 7th
The automatic transmission,
tiailed as the most revolutionary
driving aid since the advent of
the self-starter, makes its first
appearance in - the low-price au
tomobile field, Saturday, Jan
f-tiary 7, with the introduction of
1950 Chevrolets, at Gaddy Mo
tor company, local Chevrolet
dealer.
Chevrolet's application is an
j^lusive development known as
W^ergllde. A product of com
pany research. covering the en
tire .postwar period, It is the
chief element in an optional, ex
tra-oost "power-team."' Includ
ed is a larger, more powerful
enginfc,*hd many refinements
that JKtend throughout the line
of new passenger car models.
{Also presented for the first
time to the retail automobile
market is the "Bel Air, a luxur
ious, six-passenger coupe pos
sessing the swank of the con
vertible with the practicality of
the solid top. .With the Bel Air
as leader, the latest series con
ains two individually-styled two
door sedan8 and two four-door
sedans, a sport coupe, business
coupe, convertible coupe and
all-steel station wagon. As in the
1949 models, when Chevrolet
set new volume records to once
again lead the industry in sales,
most of the bodies are available
in "special" and "de luxe" treat-,
ments.
Improvements through the
1950 chassis and bodies are
many. A new "Power-Jet"' car
buretor eliminates the "lean"
periods in gasoline feed and af
fords quicker warmup in cold
weather. Larger exhaust valve
<^P*city helps power output.
Each of the six-cylinder passeng
er car engines follows the tradi
tional, economical vhlve-in-head
design. In the new bodies, styl
ists have accomplished srtiklng
effects with smart, two-tone up
and freshly-fashioned
erior metalwork.
Harnett County farmers seed
ed a record acreage of pasture
cover crops this fall.
Heads Polio Drive
EDWARlf p. bell
Ministers Back
CROP Program
In This County
Shelled Corn Will Be Item
To Be Collected By
Churches For Aid
Rev. Charlie Poole, Baptist
pastor of country churches, was
elected co-chairman of the
Wilkes County Christian Rural
Overseas Program at a special
business session of the Wilkes
Baptist Pastors Conference at
eleven-thirty o'clock on Monday
morning. Later in the day, at a
regular session of the Wilkes
boros Ministers Association Rev.
Russell L. Young, pastor of the
First Methodist church of North
Wilkesboro, was also elected co
chairman of CROP to work with
Mr. Poole. Rev. J. D. Pearson,
Associational Missionary of the
Brushy Mountain Baptist Asso
ciation was named Secretary
treasurer.
CROP is the agency through
which the churches of America <
are collecting farm products and
cash for distribution to the
starving of Europe, most of themi
refugees from Communism who
are now living in the American
zone of Germany. The farm pro
duct raised in Wilkes County
which is best suited for ship
ment is shelled corn. The farm
ers will be asked to give this
commodity, bringing the bags to
their churches on the third Sun
day in this month or during the
week following. Money may al
so be given by any interested
citizen and will be used in feed
ing the hungry in Europe and
Asia through Church World
Service or some other agency
designated by the donor.
Rev. H. W. Baucom, state di
rector of CROP, was present at
both meetings mentioned above
and aided in the organization
of the Wilkes County CROP pro
gram. Last year the same effort
was carried on in this county
under the leadership of Mr. Gra
dy Miller and Mr. W. K. Sturdi
vant and was very successful
with the cooperation of the coun
ty agents, home demonstration
clubs and church leaders.
At the meeting of the Wilkes
boros Ministers Association the
annual election of officers was
held and Rev.. R. L. Young was
named president and Rev. W. N.
Brookshire, pastor of the Wil
kesboro Baptist Church, was
made secretary-treasurer.
New Buick Models
Being Shown Here
Beautiful new 1950 model
Buicks are now on display at
Gaddy Motor company, local
Buick and Chevrolet dealer, are
now being given a good recep
tion by the public.
The new Buicks have many
new features, including increas
ed power, higher compression,
outstanding styling, wide, curv
ing one-piece windshields, Buick
tapered( fenders, big and roomy
interiors, wider rear seats, Dyna
flow drive and smart lines
throughout. '
The new Buicks are shorter
overall, easier to handle and
park. There are more than a
dozen and a half models to
choose from, and are offered in
a wide price range.
All are cordially invited to
see the new 'Buick models at
their earliest convenience at
Gaddy Motor company.
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A new cash crop?Turkish
aromatic tobacco?will be grown
In Rutherford county in 1950.
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Elisho Hutchinson
Lost Rites Todoy
Funeral service was held to
day, two p. m., at Baptist iHome
church for Ellsha M. Hutchin
son, 86, who died Tuesday In
Davis hospital in Statesvllle fol
lowing an illness of several days.
Born July 8, 1883, Mr. Hutch
inson was a member of a well
known Wilkes family, being a
son of the late Franklin and
Ellizabeth Snyder Hutchinson.
He was engaged in farming
during the greater part of his
life.
Surviving Mr. Hutchinson are
his wife, Mrs. Vertie Hutchinson,
and one son, Quincy Hutchinson,
of North Wilkesboro.
Funeral service was conduct
ed by Rev. J. E. Hayes and Rev.
Charles Hall. Burial was in
Fairplains community cemetery.
Rev. Bernord Boin
Will Preach Here
The Rev. Bernard E. Bain,
superintendent of the Presbyter
ian Orphan Home, Lynchburg,
Virginia, will preach at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning, January 8, at 11:00 a.
m. The topic of his sermon will
be, "Left-Handed Fighters."
Mr. Bain has held very fruit
ful pastorates in the S^nod of
Virginia, and the orphanage has
made great progress under his
present leadership. It is consid
ered a privilege to hare him
preach in this community.
Bishop Henry At
St. Paul's Sunday
The Rt. Rev. M. George Hen
ry, D. D., Bishop of the diocese
of western North Carolina, will
preach and administer the Rite
of Confirmation in St. Paul's
Episcopal churc^ on Sunday aft
arntson, Jantrary^Sth, at four !?
clock. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to everyone to attend
this service.
On Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 11th, the vestry of St.
Paul's church will meet with the
restry of St. James Church, Le
noir, in the parish house of
St. James, at 7:30 o'clock. Mr.
William L. Balthis, an outstand
ing layman of the diocese, will
explain to these vestrymen the
church's program for 1950.
Murder Count Filed
Against Elderly Man
Draper, Jan. 2.?Benton Price
Chrislye, 71, of near Leaksville,
has been charged with the mur
der of Perlie Funderburk, 29,
of Draper, following the death
of Funderburk this morning.
Henry County, Virginia, offi
cers said Chrisley surrendered to
them after Funderburk was shot
about 3 a. m. during an argu
ment arising from a poker game.
The shooting occurred in Henry
Oounty, about 300 yards from
the North Carolina line. Funder
burk died while en route to a
Leaksville hospital.
Indian Papoose Born
During Bus Journey
Salt Lake City.?Bus driver
Max Maxwell lost a race with
the stork?but hadn't even been
aware he was racing.
Maxwell said a few miles
south of Malad, Idaho, several
Navajo Indian passengers asked
iiim to stop the bus so they could
get some sheepskins out of the
luggage compartment.
He complied.
A bit later he became aware
}f the extra passenger when the
Indians walked up to the driver's
seat and showed him a new pa
poose.
The mother, Mrs. John Padllla
>f Crown Point, N. M., said when
jhe reached Salt Lake City that
the was feeling fine and wanted
:o continue her trip.
Doctors at Salt Lake General
Hospital pronounced her fit?
md" on she went.
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Mrs. R'. S. Shoaf had as her
quests during the holidays her
two granddaughters, Dorothy
ind Carolyn Johnson, from Le
loir; Mr. William Shoaf. from
Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Myrtus and
Mrs. John T. Shoaf, frcm War
rensville; Mr. and Mrs. George
Dulton from Marion, Va.; Mr.
ind Mrs. G. A. Justus, of Le
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Mrs. M. v. Byrd, 60,
Claimed By Death
Mm. Florence Byrd, 86, wife
of M. D. Byrd, of North Wilkes
boro route two east of this city,!
died late Tuesday night.
Funeral service will be held
Friday, 11 a. m., at Liberty
Grove Baptist church with Rev.
A. B. Hayes officiating.
Surviving Mrs. Byrd are her
husband, one son and one daugh
ter, Arthur Byrd and Mrs. Vern
Johnson, both of North Wilkes
boro route two.
Farm Bureau Asks
Correct Listing Of
Acreages Of Crops
C. E. !Tharpe, of Ronda,
chairman of the Farm Bureau
(in Wilkes county, states that he
has received the following tele
I gram from R. Flake Shaw, of
reau:
"Tax listing begins Tuesday.
Farm census is an important
part of the farm program. En
list support of other leaders and
Insist on accurate farm vacreage
reports. This information is
necessary under the quota pro
gram."
Mr. Tharpe emphasized that
crops should be given in accur
ate acreages when listing taxes.
Unless correct acreage reports
are given records will not be
adequate for the quota program.
Accurate listing is requested be
cause the reports will be used
in the quota program. Incorrect
reports of crop acreage may
mean that many will not receive
their just quota of corn, wheat,
oats, soybeans, peas and other
crops which may be controlled.
Confederate Vet
Cefebratds 1950
On His Birthday
Higginsville, Mo., Jan. 2.?
Uncle Johnny Graves said to
day: "I'm just feeling fine."
Uncle Johnny, last Confeder
ate veteran living in the Confed
erate home at Higginsville, Mo.,
observed his 108th birthday New
Year's Day. He celebrated by
eating a small portion of ice
cream and cake.
The Confederate home once
provided quarters for 325 old
soldiers. The cost, borne by the
State of Missouri, for looking
after Uncle Johnny and the 92
acres comprising the home's
grounds is $25,000 a year.
Uncle Johnny was born Jan
uary 1, 1842, in Pike County,
Mo.
1289 Enrolled At
A.S.T.C., Boone
Boone. ? Christmas holidays
ended for Appalachian State
Teachers college students on
Monday evening, and classes be
gan on Tuesday morning on
schedule. Students and faculty
had been on holiday from De
cember 21 to January 3.
The present quarter schedule
will be as follows: Mid-term ex
aminations will be held on Jan
uary 19 to 21st; final examina
tions will begin on February
22; and the quarter will end at
noon Friday, February 24.
The college enrollment for the]
year has now reached 1289,-the
largest in the history of the
institution.
New Dodge Models
Are Shown Here
A three-day showing of the
new Dodge automobiles began
yesterday at Wilkes Auto Sales
company, local Dodge dealer.
Everybody is cordially invited
to see the new Dodge models,
which are having an excellent
reception.
Smarter appearance, graceful
Bxterior lines, higher, wider and
longer on the inside to give
roominess and. comfort, are some
of the new features . of the
Dodge cars. Dodge fluid drive
ts offered, along with the power
of the high-compression "get
away" Dodge motor.
Showing of the three new
Dodge models will continue
through this week, and Wilkes
Auto Sales will be pleased to
have all see and inspect these
beautifully new cars.
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January Court
Will Convene On
Monday, Jan 16
Judge Justice C. Rudisill
Slated To Preside Over
Three Weeks Court
wiikes Superior court for
trial of civil cases will convene
on Monday, January 16.
Judge Justice C. Rudlsill, of
Newton, will preside over the
court. This will be Judge Rudi
sill's first court in Wilkes since
he was appointed to the Super
ior court bench.
The three weeks of court are
for trial of cases on the civil
docket. Jurors for the term have
been drawn as follows:
First Week
A. W. Minton, Earl Anderson,
T. E. Holler, J. B. McCo?, George
Mack Miller, all of North Wilkes
boro; Royal Holland, Fred Os
borne, J. G. Miller, L>. L?. God
frey, M. P. Stastin, Sam Bullis,
all of Wilkesboro; Wake Rob
bins, New Castle; Claude John
son, Somers; Walter D. Wood,
Traphill; J. B. Triplett, Lewis
Fork; J. W. Minton, Reddies
River; R. A. Hubbard, Brushy
Mountain; W. F. Steele, Moravi
an Falls; Charles A. Triplett,
Jobs Cabin; James Bradford,
Boomer; Paul Wooten, New
Castle; D. W. Waddell, Traphill;
C. B. Walker, Boomer; R. M.
Childress, Traphill; Bonnie
Wall, Everett J. Carter, Ralph
Luffman, John Couch, Mac Car
ter, all of E-dwards township.
Second Week
T. F. Wall, John Conrad, Ray
mond Holcomb, all of Edwards
township; Ed L. Cleary, L. R.
Wheeling, Mattie J. Bauguss,
Bill Soots, J. L. Prevette, S. V.
Staley, all of Wilkesboro; J. E.
Childress, Rex Shumate, J. W.
Absher, D. A. Royal, all of Mul
berry; Phin Eller, Howard Roy
al, Reddies River; J. B. Stone,
C. C. Alexander, Quincy Brown,
R. L. Ballard, all of Rock
Creek; Grant Lyon, H. M. Pru
itt, Traphill; B. J. Robinson, D.
R. Teague, Nathan Ford, all of
North Wilkesboro; Charlie Dy-^
er, Boomer; Talmadge D. Fletch
er, Brushy Mountain; Marvin
Hudspeth, Somers; D. A. Lowe,
Moravian Falls.
Third Week
Lonnie B. McCann, Ray Jolly,
Charlie H. Lyon, S. W. Warren,
J. S. Joines, all of Traphill; V.
G. Holbrook, Walnut Grove;
Sam Soots, Ernest Johnson, D.
J. Durham, Paul Walker, Joseph
Darnell, all of Edwards; James
Mack Horton, J. E. Doughton,
Ralph Frazier, Russell Absher,
H. F. Handy, M. J. Greenwood,
M. W. Green, all of North Wil
kesboro; Dewey S. Joines, Mul
berry; Edgar Combs, Lovelace;
Bertie E. Moore, Brushy Moun
tain; Vance Dancy, Mulberry;
Rufus Sebon Smithey, Brushy
Mountain; Dewltt Bumgarner
and C. R. Church, Reddies Riv
er; Grover C. Transou, Love
lace; B. S. Ferguson, Boomer;
Robert Anderson, Wilkesboro.
Girl Without Date
New Year Suicide
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 2.?
Lonely Miss Jane Murray, 29,
committed suicide early yester
day because she didn't have a
New Year's Eve date.
Her parents found the body of
their only child when they re
turned from a New Year's party.
She had taken an overdose of
sleeping pills and slashed her
wrists before lying down on her
bed.
Medical Examiner William A.
R. Chapin said she was despon
dent "because every one else
was having a good time on New
Year's Eve and she didn't have
a date."
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Harry Prestwood
Rites Wednesday
Funeral service was held
Wednesday afternoon at Lewis
Fork Baptist church 15 miles
west of this city for Harry Prest
wood, aged and well known citi
zen of that community who died
Monday in a hospital in Lenoir.
Rev. A. W. Eller, pastor, con
ducted the last rites.
Surviving Mr. Prestwood are
his wife, Mrs. Daisy Prestwood,
seven brothers and two sisters.
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Mrs. J. P. Echerd, of Taylors
ville, spent the holidays with
her brother, Mr. and Mrs. O. D.
Bentley.
Marriage License
License to wed were issued
during the past week by Troy
C. Foster, Wilkes register of
deeds, to the following: Shade
Cordon Snyder, Wilkesboro
route one, and Agnes Taylor,
Wilbar; Warren C. Simmons,
Burlington, and Annie Lee Jar
vis, North WUkesboro route
three; Willard Odell Patrick,
Vannoy, and Zella Gay Wingler,
McGrady; Shuford Duncan, Wil
kesboro, and Bertha Mae John
son, Oakwoods; Fred Woodie
and Blanche Osborne, both of
Laurel! Springs; Charles Michael,
Cricket, and Lottie Sue Miller,
North Wilkesboro.
Parking Meters
Will Be Installed
On 2 More Blocks
City Council In January
Meeting Acts On Num
ber Matters Here
North Wilkesboro city council
in January meeting amended
the parking meter ordinance to
provide for installation of met
ers on two additional downtown
blocks.
Under provisions of the a
mended ordinance, meters will
be installed on both sides of D
street between Ninth and Tenth
streets, and on both sides of B
street between seventh and
Eighth streets, the latter block
extending from the town hall
east to Seventh street. The ord
er also provides that two-hour
meters be installed at points to
be designated by Police Chief
John Walker. At the present
time all parking meters here are
one-hour meters.
The council authorized pur
chase of pipe and other mater
ials to construct a water line
from the water plant 1 tbA
Wilkes General Hospital site.
This order also included pipe
for the hospital sewer line.
Petition was received and ao
proved for black top surfacing
of a 20-foot alley between and
parallel with K and L streets.
The resolution is published else
where in this newspaper.
J. B. McCoy and R. G. Finley
were reappointed trustees of the
Fireman's Relief fund, the ap
pointment for Mr. McCoy being
one year and Mr. Fi*-1? two
years.
Permission was granted to
Eugene Chappel to operate a
bowling alley in North Wilkes
boro.
Present for the meeting were
Mayor R. T. McNiel, Clerk W.
P. Kelly and Commissioners I.
H. McNeill, Jr., Max Foster and
Glenn R. Andrews.
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Cooking School
January 11-121
Miss Virginia Huli, Frigidaire
home economist, will conduct a
cooking school Wednesday and
Thursday, January 11 and 12,
9:30 a. m. until 12 noon, at the
Liberty Theatre.
The school, which is expected
to attract wide interest, will be
conducted under auspices of
Horton Appliance company, local
Frigidaire dealer.
A deluxe, two-oven Frigidaire
electric range will be given as ,
an attendance prize and there
will be free door prizes dally.
Every adult who attends will re
ceive a prize.
Further details may be learn
ed from the advertisement on
page six of this newspaper.
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Train Here Will
Be Stopped Thru
Shortage Of Coal
The Southern Railway an
nounced in Washington yester
lay it would discontinue 28
trains?including Numbers 13
md 14, between Winston-Salem
and North Wilkesboro?after
their final runs Sunday.
The curtailment will continue,
tor the duration of the coal |
shortage brought on by the short
week being worked by the min
ers. Others will be placed on tri
weekly schedules.
Use of certified small grain
seed has increased rapidly in
Rockingham county during the
past few years.
All Low Bids For
Wilkes General
Hospital^ O.K.'d
18 Months Time Limit Set
For Completion of 100
Bed Institution
Grading is in progress on the
lite for the 100-bed Wilkes Gen
eral Hospital to be erected here
All low bids for constructior
>f the modern hospital were ap
proved here by the board oI
trustees and by the State Medi
sal Care Commission, J. R. Hix
chairman of the trustees, sai<
here today.
Sfetzer Construction company
of Hickory, sub-contractor to
the general contractor, has al
ready started grading. The site
located Just across the Reddle
River on a hill overlookini
downtown North Wilkesboro. i
Un f?mer locat,on of the his
toric General Gordon home. Th
old building was razed to mak
re^n ,'?r kospita! constructior
Total cost of the new hot
pital, which is calculated to wel
win6hihe people of thIs are?
be approximately $947 ooc
or about 2? per ,'J ,b.
the original estimates. Bids r?
sSlofj f?r Vari0US Phases of coo
strucUon were the lowest re
ceived in the state for a 100-bei
hospital to be built under pro
visions of the Hill-Burton act.
nn^? wUkesboro will bull
and operate the hospital. Loca
hnn?4Were prov,ded through
bond issue approved by majorit
of the people of North Wilkes
bolid ,MaXlmnm am???t of th
with state and federal govern
thantS77fUnil8hlng 8l,ghtly mor
than 77 per cent of the tota
P- S. West Construction com
Pany, of Statesville, is to r*
st^ctiJn51'2?0 f?r general
siructlon of t fi p ^
Dlct
.reensboro, has the heating con
tract for $55,4 $9. Estes Plumb
ins and Heating company, 0
Morganton, has the plumbin
contract for $49,000. ElecS
Service company, of Hickory, ha
Otis pi C?ntraCt for
pi k Elevator company, 0
Greensboro, has the elevator
contract for $32,712. Air Con*
tioning Corporation, of Greens
boro, has the air condiTionTn
contract for $28,897.
^bOV? Md8 totaI *758-81!
The budget allows $120,000 fc
fee"* TV45'528 as architect,
fees and $22,556.10 for cot
tmgencies.
^tracts which were execul
It ?tl ^*~ernber 19 set 18 month
as the time limit for construe
tion of the hospital, but con
tractors believe they can con
el-rtimethe 10 Sbort
Movement for construction o
a hospital was started here tw.
years ago when it became evi
hoDt|/?a! th? pre8^?t Wilke
hospital is Inadequate to serv.
this part of the state and is al
most continually crowded an.
without rooms for all patients
The site of the Wilkes Genera
Hospital was donated by Dr
Fred C. Hubbard, chief of staf
of the present privately owne.
Wilkes hospital and who pio
neered the movement for takinf
advantage of the funds availabl<
under the provisions of the fed
eral Hill-Burton act and th<
State Medical Care Commission
The movement originally be
San for Wilkes county to spon
?or and finance the local shan
it the costs but when a countj
ilection was not called the town
>f North Wilkesboro stepped in
o the picture, called an election
and passed the bond issue bj
m overwhelming vote.
Control and operation of th?
aospital will be vested in th?
>oard of trustees, which are ap.
minted by the-North Wilkesboro
joard of commissioners.
Legion Meeting
A large attendance is request
ed for the meeting of Wilkes
post of the American Legion to
be held tonight, eight o'clock, at
the Legion clubhouse. Legion
naires are asked to start the
new year right by being present
at the first meeting of the new
year.
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Generally lower prices for
livestock and livestock products
are in prospect for.I960, partly
as a result of increased supplies.