? THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT
The Journal-Patriot Has P"?' ? Troil of Progress the "Stote of Wi,keS" F?r 43 Ye0rS
OUR CITY
North Wilkesboro baa a
trading radius of 50 milea,j
serving 100,000 people im
Northwestern Carolina.
43, No. 76 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, January 9, 1950 Make North WUkesboro Your Shopping Center'
YES, POLIO IS EXPENSIVE
>ST i MAR] FOR 15 MONTHS * 3.088.50
Firt-jeu-old Nesbitt (Nebbie) Ana Bards all of Midwest City, Okla., ii back in school today
after 13 moatiu of hospitalisation. Nabbio wai stricken with infantile paralysis in June, 1948,
her spine, right shoulder, ana and hip, her left shoulder and leg severely affected by the crip
pUnn disease. Oklahoma County Chapter of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and
Nebbie's parents report expenses for irst 15 months as detailed above. For years to come,
?see will continue?in diminishing degree. Happiest item: special shoes, $5.70, proof
Nebbie can walk again. Lane part of cost of care and treatment for thousands of polio
is carried by Notional foundation through contributions to March of Dimes cHve.
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Wilkes bo ro Teams
To Ploy Cove Creek
Wllkssboro high school bas
ketball teams, girls and boys.
i will take on Cove Creek teams in
games to be played Tuesday
night, starting at 7:30, in Wil
kesboro gymnasium.
The Ramblers lost to Cove
Creek in December but the
marked improvement in play
since the holidays shows Wilkes
boro boys are expected to be out
for revenge over the conference'
champions of 1?49.
High Mitchell Is
Speaker Friday At
Meeting Of Lions
Large Crowd Attends First
Meeting of Year; Three
New Members
Hugh Mitchell, Statesville at
torney and long a leader in Lions
Clubs and Lions International,
delivered n very Inspiring ad
dress Friday evening before the
North Wilkesboro* Lions club in
meeting ST Hotel Wilkes.
> program was In charge of
Fred Emerson and L. G. Critch
er J. H. Whicker, Jr., presented
the speaker, telling something of
his long and active career in
Liotttsm and mentioning bis
[ sftpKfyt work now as Lions In
ternational Counselor.
Mr. MfteMU held the rapt
interest of the Urge attendance
of members as he told how Lions
composing the Urgent civic or
ganizatlon. can wield a great
influence as free men against
the forces of communism which
today threaten the entire civilis
ed world.
Throe new members were tak
en into the clnb: Rev. Russel L.
Young, pastor of the First Meth
odist church here; Roscoe Mc
Neill end I. L. Gragan. who
transferred from the Leaksvllle
club*
'Attendance at the meeting
was the Urgest In several months
and the meeting was very much
enjoyed.
potto Campaign Plans
Edward Boll, chairman of the
Wilkes county campaign for In
fantile paralysis funds, spoke
briefly and told of plans for the
drive, which is annually a ma
jor project of work among club
members, and urged maximum
support from all members of the
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Bloodshed Boxscore
?Qn N. C. Highways
Killed January 3 through
January 5, 2. ?
Injured January 3 througa
I January 5. *2- .
I Killed through January 5 this
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I lulled through January ?,
^Injured through January 5.
his yser, 133.
Injured through January
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Athletic Letters
Given Friday At
Wilkesboro High
At a special assembly pro
gram on Friday, Jan. 6, the Wil
kesboro high school student body
assembled in the gymnasium
where athletic letters were a
warded to the following stu
dents:
Boy's Basketball for School
Year 1948-'49: Dean Edwards,
Ray _ Triplett, John Garwood,
Claude Nichols, Bob Eller, Bill
Hubbard, Dan Linney, Jack
Groce, Bill Whittington.
Baseball for spring of 1949:
Harold Dancy, Bill Byrd, Bill
Whittington, Jack Groce, Ray
Triplett, Robert Ritchie, Joe
Brewer, John Garwood, Johnny
Phillips, Jimmy Bentley, Charlie
Vaught.
Girl's Basketball 1948-'49:
Ruth Long, Ruth Bumgarner,
Lillie Dean Bryan, Joanne
Vaught, Marion Stone, Jean
Lowe, Carolyn Johnson, Sue Pen
nell, Rachel Anderson. Peggy
Jarvis, Shirley Johnson, Gene
vieve Hayes, Nancy Brown, man
ager.
Cheerleaders: Ruth Long, Lil
lie Dean Bryan, Gene Somers,
Frances Johnson, Anne 9turdi
vant, Glenda Byrd, Jimmy Bent
ley, Bobby Kennedy, Mary Anne
Pennell, Audrey Pennell.
1949 Football: Dean Edwards,
Tony Emerson. Bob Eller, Shel
ton Prevette, Dale Staiey, Bob
Story, Bob Parker, Bill Byrd,
Ray Triplett. Harold Dancy, Dan
Linney, Buddy Mathis, Bill Pear
son, Bot Vestal, Johnny Phil
lips, Joe Brewer, Bill Joinea,
Tommy Long, Bob Kennedy,
John Hubbard. John Garwood,
Claude Nichols, Fred Glass, Jack
Glass. Edgar Terrell, Sammy
Turnipseed, Wlllard Dancy. man
ager, Charlie Vaught, manager.
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|Mrs. J. E. Goforth
Rites Held Sunday
Funeral service was held Sun
day at Shady Grove church for
Mrs. Nancy Jane Goforth, 77,
wife of J. E. Goforth, of Union
Grove. Mrs. Goforth died Fri
day.
Surviving Mrs. Goforth are her
husband, seven sons and five
daughters: Charles C., Mark
M.. McKinley, Ray V., Rex M.
Goforth. all of Winston-Salem;
S. Turner Goforth, Myrtle
Beach, S. C.; Lanier L. Goforth, i
Lexington; Mrs. Lillie J. South
er, Mrs: Gertrude Horton, Mrs.
Effie Dunnagan, Mrs. Cynthia
Hutchens. Mrs. Ola Fulp, all of
Winston-Salem.
Funeral service was conduct
ed by Revs. L. T. Younger,
Grady White and R. E. Adams.
V. F . W. Mooting
Blue Ridge Mountain post of
eterans of Foreign Wars will)
leet Thursday night. All mem
en are asked to attend. '
Local Teams Will
Engage Statesvillej
North Wilkesboro high school
boys and girls will play the
strong Statesville cagers in bas-|
ketball games to be played Tues
day night, starting at seven o'-1
clock, in North Wilkesboro gym-1
nasium.
State8ville boys and girls won I
oyer North Wilkesboro in De
cember but both teams here'
bare improved rapidly and mi
be able to knock off the visitors!
in both games.
Furniture Firm
Is Erecting Big
Warehouse Herej
American furniture company
has begun construction of a
large building on property pur-1
chased by the firm from Wilkes
county. >
Site of the building, which
will be 100 by 250 feet, is a por
tion of the county home farm
lands on highway 268 and ad
i joining Carolina Mirror Cor
poration property at the north
ern boundary of this city. The
site was graded during recent!
months.
A. B. Johnston, president ofl
American Furniture company, I
manufacturers of bedroom fur
niture, stated that the building [
will be used for a. warehouse.
A portion of the land purchas
ed by the firm from Wilkes coun-1
ty has been used for some time
as a lumber yard.
Foundation for the building
has been laid and work will
continue _to completion within
the next few months. The build
ing will be one of the largest
erected in this community in
recent years.
Shell Infant Dies
Funeral service was held Sa
urday at Mt. Zion Baptist churc
for Janice Shell, four-month
old daughter of A. R. and Lot
ise Wolf Shell, of the Mt. Zio
community. Rev. Ed Hodges coi
ducted the funeral service.
Surviving are the father an
mother dnd one sister, Sybil Le
Shell.
Love Child Dies
Belva Lee Love, eight-yet
old daughter of Mr. and M
Charlie Love, of Wilkesbc
route one. died Sunday.
Surviving are the father a
mother, three brothers and *
sisters.
Funeral service will be ty
Tuesday, two p. m., at Cos;
Baptist chuch, with Rev. No
Beshears officiating.
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Rev. Bernard E. Bain, sup<
intendent of the Presbyterl
Orphan Home, Lynchburg, V
preached at the eleven o'clo
servire Sunday morning at t
Presbyterian church.
in Monday, Jan. 16
Progress Noted
In Annual Report
Of Kiwanis Club
Dr. E. N. Phillips Installed
As President of Club
For Ensuing Year
Dr. E. N. Phillips, a prominent
ocal physician, was installed as
president of the North Wilkes
boro Lions club for the year
1950. In that capacity Dr. Phil
lips succeeds W. H. McElwee,
who has very successfully led
die club during the past year.
Installation of officers was at
the meeting Friday noon, and
followed th% annual achieveinent
report given by T. E. Story, club
secretary.
The annual report disclosed
that 1949 was perhaps the most
ictive year in the club's history
from the standpoint of com
munity service. Committees re
ceiving special mention for the
achievements were Agriculture,
Boys and Girls, Public Affairs,
Vocational Guidance and Under
privileged Child.
The Club voted to hold its Fri
day, January 20, meeting with
the Jaycees at an evening pro
gram at which time an award
will be made to the outstanding
young man of the year in this
community.
Resolutions on account of the
death of Kiwanian W. J. Caroon
were read by Dr. John T. Way
land for the committee and the
Club stood silently approving
them.
Following the reading of the
report President McElwee spoke
briefly complimenting the club
for the excellent cooperation it
has given his administration.
He then presented the presi
dent's button and the gavel to
President-elect Ernest N. Phil
lips, who moved up to the presi
dent's chafe' . v - f f o
Paul Osborne, past president
for the year just ending, cam&
forward and presented the past
president's button to W. H. Mc
Elwee, elevating him to the dis
tinguished group of 27 former
past presidents.
President Phillips expressed
appreciation for the confidence
the club had confided in him
and assured the body of his in
tentions to make the coming!
year a good one in Kiwanis in
this community. . ,
Japanese Film At
Presbyterian Church
A Japanese film, "Kenji
Comes Home,'' will be shown at
the Pesbyterian Church Wed
nesday night, January 11, at
7: SO. This film Is a recent pro-"'
duction of the Protestant Film
Commission and is very highly
recommended. Kenji is a young
Japanese boy who comes home
from the army to find great
changes everywhere, his family
scattered, and ex-soldiers no
longer heroes. As he meets the
forces of both communism and
Christianity, we gain a new in
sight to the challenge confront
ing Christians in Japan. The
public is cordially invited to see
this picture.
Young Democrats
Club Organization
Set For Jan. 11th
Meeting Will Be Held At
Wilkes Courthouse To
Form Y. D. Club
Organization meeting for for
mation of Wilkes Young Demo
crats Club has been called for
Wednesday night, January 11,
7:30 o'clock, at the Wilkes coun
ty courthouse in Wilkesboro.
Preliminary meetings leading
to the organization of a county
club were held in December,
and party leaders reported much
interest throughout the county
in formation of a club to be af
filiated with the state organiza
tion.
An organization committee
was named in the preliminary
meetings to make plans for the'
organization meeting to be held
Wednesday night. On this com
mittee are Carl Buchan, Larry
Moore, Foley Lael, Carl Callo
way, C. C. Faw, Jr., and John
Whittington.
_ At the meeting Wednesday
night officers will be elected
and the club will adopt constitu
tion and by-laws.
The organization committee
emphasized in announcement of
the meeting that all Democrats
of Wilkes county will be wel
come and especially urged all
between ages of 18 and 40 to
attend.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A
BERNIE LOMAN HERE TO ACCEPT
JOB AS 1950 MANAGER FLASHERS
Bernle Loman, the younger
brother of the Greensboro base
ball playing Lomans, was here
Saturday to talk baseball and to
accept the job as manager of
the North Wllkesboro Flashers
in the 1950 season in the Blue
Ridge league.
Bernie was manager of the
Leaksville team in The Blue
Ridge league in the early part
of 1948 and his team was way
out in front in the league when
the Leaksvllle team was dis
banded and the franchise mored
to Abingdon.
Last season he played with
Florence, S. C? pennant winning
team of the Class B Tri-State
league and throughout almost
the entire season led that league |
in hitting. He is a consistent
hitter with many extra base
knocks and homers and is con
sidered an excellent fielder. He
is a brother of Henry "Flash"
Loman, the managerial sensation
of the Blue Ridge circuit for the
past two years.
League In Meeting
Directors of the Blue Ridge
league met in Galax, Va., yester
day and the same towns as com
posed the league last year an
nounced they were ready to be
gin work for the 1950 season,
which will open May 1 and close
September 7.
In North Wllkesboro certain
Ifinancial difficulties must be
overcome, including the raising
of sufficient money to pay off
the remaining deficit of the
1949 season. About half of the
necessary $5,000 has been rais
ed and the club is confident
that those who know the value
of baseball In the community
and county will rally to the
club's support.
The league has adopted the
National League Spaulding base
ball for the 1950 season.
President John Spiers, of
Radford, was empowered by the
directors to negotiate with Mar
tinsville, Va., relative to enter
ing the league, and to contact
other towns to see if an eighth
member can be secured. Basset,
Va., /tras mentioned as a strong
possibility.
Present members of the
league are North Wilkesboro,
Elkin and Mt. Airy in North
Carolina, Galax, Wythevllle and
Radford in Virginia.
New DeSoto On
Display Tuesday
Tuesday, January 10, will be
"At Home Day" at the Barber
Somers Motor Co., De Soto-Ply
mouth dealership in Wilkesboro
when the brand new De Soto
model will be shown to the pub
lic for the first time.
A general invitation to the
citizens of this section to visit
his place of business Tuesday is
issued by Joe R. Barber, presi
dent of the dealership.
"We're proud of. this wonder
ful new car and we want every
one to see it," Mr. Barber said.
We've decorated our showroom
and service department, and we
want everybody to drop in and
have a good time. We think this
brand new De Soto is the most
beautiful car we have ever dis
played and our staff is ready to
answer any question concerning
its many new features."
The dealership will open at 8
a. m. and remain open until all
visitors have been accommodat
ed, Mr.. Barber said.
The new 1950 Plymouth will
be^on display Thursday, Jan.
12th.
Mr. Empton Billings, who re
sides on E Street, underwent an
operation at the Wilkes Hospital
last Saturday. His condition is
reported as being satisfactorily.
Creeping Paralysis
Victim Gets Maill
Ernest Triplett, 13-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Triplett, of Purlear, received
approximately 1,000 cards and
letters and a number of pres
ents during the holiday sea.
son. His flood of mail result
ed from newspaper articles
saying that the lad was lone
some in his wheel chair and
would welcome mail from pen
pals anywhere. Cards and let
ters were received from sev
eral states. Ernest has creep
ing paralysis.
Furniture Makers
Showing Furniture ,
, On Chicago Market
Representatives of furniture
manufacturing companies here
are showing new model furni
ture on the Chicago furniture
market this week. Business lead
ers predict much activity in the
furniture business during the
coming year.
Those from this community
attending the show include: N.
O. and R. R. Smoak, of Forest
Furniture company; J. R. Hix,
R. W. Gwyn, Jr., and Richard
Johnston, of American Furni
ture company; Henry and Ivey
Moore and Ray Hoover, of Home
Chair company; John E. Justice,
Jr., of Oak Furniture company.
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Optimist Club To
Meet Tuesday Noon
North Wilkesboro Optimist
club is anticipating an enjoyable
weekly luncheon meeting to be
held Tuesday noon at Hotel
Wilkes. Fred Bauguss will be in
charge of the program. Full at
tendance 4>f members is urged
for the first meeting of the club
in 1950.
Century Lounge
Opened In City
Century Lounge is the newest
addition to North Wilkesboro's
business district. The new firm
s located across the street from
Carolina Restaurant on East
Main street and is owned and
operated by Brad Davis and An
drew Lenhart.
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Wilkes Hospital On
1950 Approved List
The Wilkes hospital in North
Wiikesboro was on the list of
hospitals given full approval by
the American College of Sur
geons. The list of approved hos
pitals was released during the
past week.
The hospital here for many
years has been on the list of hos
pitals which have complied sat
isfactorily with the fundamental
requirements that assure the
best care of the sick and injur
ed.
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Mrs. Mary Moore Hix, who
had been a patient at the Mis
sion-Memorial Hospital in Ashe
ville for a month, left from
Asheville Friday for Boston,
Mass., where she will receive
further treatment under a spec
ialist at the New England Dea
coness Hospital. Mrs. Hlx, who
had made much improvement
during her stay at Asheville, was
accompanied to Boston by her
nurse, Mrs. Buchanan, of Ashe
ville, and her sister, Mrs. Cath
erine Carrington, of this city.
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Mr. Thomas Flnley is now at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Flnley, after receiv
ing treatment for a broken leg
at the Wilkes Hospital.
Dates For All
Townships Are
? Set By Listers
County And City Tax List
ing At North Wllkesboro
Town Hall Jan. 16-31
Tax listing will get under way
in all townships in Wilkes coun
ty on Monday, January 16, J. C.
Grayson, Wilkes tax supervisoi,
announced today. ^
Listers for all townships have
been given their Supplies and
have posted notices of their ap
pointments at various public
places. All who are required to
list for taxes are asked to meet
their respective list takers at the
most convenient points.
Attention is called to the fact
that failure to list in the town
ships during the dates set calls
for a tax penalty as provided by
law. The list takers will make
every effort to list promptly in
order that no one will be great
ly Inconvenienced.
In North Wllkesboro, county
and North Wllkesboro tax lists
will be taken simultaneously at
the North Wllkesboro town hall,
beginning Monday, January li.
and continuing through January
31. M. W. Green is county list
taker for North Wilkeeboro town
ship and W. P. Kelly U city list
taker.
Following are listed the tax
listers for all townships in the
county:
Antioch, Willie Anderson.
Beaver Creek, John Payne.
Boomer, Ralph Swanson.
Brushy Mountain, Albert Bai
ty.
Edwards, C. C. Tharpe.
Elk, Arvis Hamby.
Jobs Cabin, Coy Church.
Lewis Fork, A. T. Fairchild.
Lovelace, Turner C. Anderson.
Moravian Falls, Charles Par
due.
Mulberry, Arlle Myers.
New Castle, Charlie Hanes.
North Wllkesboro, M. W.
Green.
Reddies River, Q. O. Kilby.
Rock Creek, M. V. Sebastian.
Somers, John W. Robbins.
Stanton, William J. Fletcher.
Traphill, W. B. Hall.
Union, Pete Dancy.
Walnut Grove, W. W. Gambill.
Wilkesboro No, 1, L. B, Dula,
Wilkesboro No." 2, C. G. Glass.
A complete list of appoint
ments in all townships appears
elsewhere in this newspaper. All
who must list for property or
poll taxes may refer to the list
to find their most convenient
dates and places to meet their
respective tax listers.
Mother And Child
Seriously Hurt In
Accident Snndty
Mrs. Paul She?ta and two
year-old child were seriously
hurt in an automobile accident
Sunday afternoon on old 10
highway In Union township.
According to accounts render
ed to patrolmen, Mr. Sheets was
driving a pickup and was accom
panied by his wife and child.
The door of the pickup opened
and the driver leaned over to
shut the door. He lost his bal
ance and hit the brake pedal.
The pickup swerved from the
road and crashed in a fence. Mrs.
Sheets and the baby were thrown
from the car.
The injured lady and baby
were brought to the hospital
here by ambulance and reports
today indicated that both were
badly hurt, having cuts, bruises
and possibly internal injuries.
J. A. Costner, 73,
Claimed By Death
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, two p. m., at Bethany
Baptist church for Jonas Alex
ander Costner, 73, citizen of the
Gilreath community who died
Sunday night. Rev. Ik T.
Younger and ReV. Charlie J.
Poole will conduct the service.
| Mr. Costner was born on
Christmas day, 1876, a son of
the late John and Martha Cost
ner. Surviving are his wife, one
son, J. D. Costner, twd grand
children, 8ue and Martha Cost
ner, one brother and one sister.
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