••Largest ror«l youth or**ntl
satloa im thjworM. the
Clubs ar. ©Wring now their j
National 4-H Club Week. Num
£rtn, — S1
and girls between the agee
10 and «1 7©«™. they ar®
rolled In nearly 1°0-0®0
throughout the Jnltfd St*te" "
well as in Alaska, Hawaii, and
Paerto Rico. Bngland, Norway,
Sweden. Denmark, Finla°d' ^"
ba. Venesuela, Korea, and other
nations also, hare 4-H Clnbs or
similar organisations.
In Wilkes County we have
«36 girls and 448 boys enrolled
to make a total of 1084 mem
bers m 4-H clubs.
National 4-H Club Week is
one of two special weeks which
4-H Club members throughout
the Nation join in observing
aach year. Held each spring a
bout "planting time," It l» »
point in setting the year s 4-H
goals, and planning the *-H pro
gram. It serves as the kick off
tor the whole year's wort.
Better Living for a Better
World is the main theme for Na
Bvnal 4-H Club Week again this
"'rear. Rural boys and girls, who
participate in 4-H projects and
are active In building strong 4-H
IClubs, are working together for
a better home community. Bull fl
ing a better home community
makes for a better world and a
better world community.
Study your plans and see that
these plans fit your own need*
and those of your club and your
community. Check your 4-H
Club program and plans against
the ten 4-H guideposts. Do they
■tress—(1) developing talents
tor greater usefulness? (2) join
tag with friends for work, fun,
and fellowship? (S) learning to
live In a changing world? (4)
choosing a way to earn a living.
(5) producing food and fiber for
home and market? (6) creating
better homes for better living?
17) conserving nature's resourc
es for security and happiness?
(8) building health for a strong
America? (») sharing responsi
bilities for community Improve
ment? (10) serving as clttaens In
maintaining world peace?
Check up also on your indi
vidual 4-H activities In ^deh
you intend to participate some
this year. Do you have your
needed 4-H supplies and mem
bership card? Have you started
your records on your projects
and are you keeping your record
book up to date?
Are all the boys and girls In
your community, who are 10 to
*1 years old, 4-H Club mem
bers? If not, helping them to get
started on some 4-H projects
will help them, will help you,
will help your 4-H Club and your
community.
Now is the time to rededicate
Jurself to the 4-H ideals. For
50 really pledge your Head to
clearer thinking, your Heart to
greater loyalty, your Hands to
larger service and our Health to
better living for your club, your
community and your country.
*$£■ year, really strive to Make
the Best Better. You will have
more fun. You will be developing
Into better and more useful elti
sens. You will be working to
gether for a better home and
world community.
Rondo Girls Teom
And Millers Creek
Boys In Victories
Honda girls and Millers Creek
boys won first round games In
the Journal-Sentinel basketball
tournament In Winston-Salem
Monday. With 176 teams enter
ed, the tournament Is described
as the world's largest and Is con
ducted yearly for teams in north
west North Carolina and south
west Virginia.
First game in the tournament
saw Millers Creek boys walk a
way with a 52 to 35 victory
orer Sandy Ridge. Seoring hon
ors for Millers Creek were
equally divided between Whit
tington. Pierce and EHledge, who
had 13. each.
In the third game of the after
noon Linwood defeated Ronda
boys 44 to 25. Durham with 8
led Ronda seorers.
.Ronda girls had a better start
JP tournament, defeating a
test sextet from Independence,
Va., 27 to St. The girls from
Wilkes pQed u» » subsUnUai
lead and held off a late period
nUg, Cook led Rtnda girls with
flints, Prerette h#d ttTe and
g tft ■ I I
envoy to imano
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George A. Garrett
AFTER RAISING the American Lega
tion in Ireland to the status of an
Embassy, President Truman nom
inated George A. Garrett (above),
the present Minister, to be Ambas
sador. (International Soundphoto)
N. Wilkesboro All
Star Girls Defeat
Mocksville Sextet
North Wilkesboro all star girls
basketball team recently defeat
ed Mocksville all stars 28 to 17.
EUer led North Wilkesboro
scoring with 16 points, while
Judy, Felts and Barker had 4
each. Guards were Wallace,
Welb and Holder.
The North Wilkesboro all stars
were defeated 31 to 22 by Le
noir. EUer was again high scorer
with 13, followed by Judy with
8 and Barker with one. Other
players for North Wllkesborc
wer« Falta, Wallace, Wells, Hold
er *&d Smith.
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Preaching jService
R'er. Lester Johnson, a well
known local minister, will preach
Sunday night, March 19, 7: SO
o'clock, at Fairplalns Commun
ity church. The public -has a cor
dial Invitation to the service.
o
Mail your Concert Association
renewal membership to Miss
Lois Scroggs, secretary.
Quests in Ike L. O. Hnrt home
Sunday were: Marjorie Key and
Doris Brooks, of IBlklu, Herbert
Key and family, of Ronda, Mr.
and Mrs. 3am Bray and daugh
ter, of JonssTille.
Mrs. W. P. Tharpe and daugh
ter, Helen, visited Mrs. C. A. Bur
chette, Sr., Sunday afternoon.
Other visitors in the home were
Mr. and Mrs. Mont Barchetlei
of Roanoke, Va.
We hare on our sick list thlB
week, C. E. Tharpe, Mrs. C. A.
Burehette, Sr., Mrs. Finney An
thony and. Mrs. Garvey Cheek.
We wish for them a speedy re
covery.
Several friends and relatives
visited In the G. E. Tharpe home
on Sunday.
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Support Red Cross
Mrs. Heesle Myers Alexander,
52, wile of Pegram 8. Alexander,
of Roaring Hirer, died Tuesday
morning at her tome. She had
been In ill health tor two years
and critically ill for the past sev
eral weeks.
Mrs. Alexander was bora and
reared in the Rock Creek com
munity, a daughter of the late
Rev. W. W. and Poljy Johnson
Myers. Mrs. Alexander's passing
was the first death in the fam
ily of eight children over a per
iod of 58 years.
Mrs. Alexander was in early life
a«member of Rock Creek Baptist
church and moved her member
ship to White Plains Baptist
church after her marriage to Mr.
bupport the >. M. C. A.
*
Alexander. Throughowt* fc«r lite
•he vu faithful la cknreh at
tendance and activities.
I SnrrMaf Kn, Alexander are
her husband; one son, Clay Alex
ander, of Roaring Hirer, and
two daughters, Mra. Jamee
Wells, of Greensboro, and Miss
Mary Sue Alexander, of tfeej
home. Also surviving are four
brothers and three sisters: N.
P. Myers, of Hays; Coroner I. M.
Myers, of North Wilkesboro;
Mrs. P. G. Wiles, of North Wil
kesboro; Mrs. J. A. Burcham, of
*"•' c- °- *""■"
North WUkesboro; Mrs. Cllmt
Alexander, of Roarln* River;
and ■. T. Myers, of Ronda.
Funeral service waa held to
day, 11 a. dl, at White Plata*
Baptist church. Rev. Jlmmie Bry
ant conducted the service, assist- -
ed by Rev. R. A. Call.
When you set eyes on the rich,
glistening beauty of this set,
you'll be reminded of sets
selling at more than twice this
low price I Ifs a brand new
design I Ifs a tremendous value.
Buy a set for your home
or for gift-giving 1