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Singing one of the most y v* * v i In the history Sunday at A large congregation enjoyed the afternoon of singing. Seven choirs participated as follows^ Bethany, Barney Lee Blackburn leader; Pleasant Home, Quincy Cheeks 1 eider; Fairplains, Arthur Warren leader; Maple Grove, Clarence BleVIlis leader; Baptist Home, John McGrady leader; Stony Ridge, I>orothy. Sittings, Wader; Oak Ridge, C. W. Wiles, leader. Quartets were: Harmony, Mra. Reece Bryant, leader; Fairplains, Arthur Warren, leader; Goodwill, Dorothy Billings, leader; Community, Karl Wiles, leader; Bethany, Barney Lee Blackburn, leader; Maple Grove, Clarence Blerina, leader; Roaring River quintet, C. C. Sidden, leader; Baptist Home quintet, Iona Hayes, leader; Miss Glenn Higgins, soloist; Miss Gail Durham, piano solo. A junior choir with many Children also participated. Also Included were congregational singing, a short talk by the former chairman, J. A. Giliam; and a brief talk by the pastor, Rev. Ernest Blevins. Next Stone Mountain Blnging will be held Sunday, July 30, at Oak Ridge church. — o— j Afghanistan seen veering closer of amity with Soviet Russia. Support Cancer Fund r* — CROWD VISIT c'rEkic '! j MOST DISASTROUS FIRl » >»»*»»»< SCENES FROM DISASTROUS FIRE HERE satukuat here .t i„ h.igh, .. p. £. hSEE'<^T£I?3Sfi£ The bam, considered the most valuable part of a bog carcass, gets tbe roughest treatment In the handling of market hogs. EISELE CONSTRUCTION CO. Announcing Change Of Office Location MAMLlE STREET - Near Old Tahnery See Us For Estimates On Your Building We Can Give You A Contract Price Phone 767-J North Wifkesboro ARTIFICIAL BREEDING ASSICIATION NAMED OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR ________ *" By J. P. CHOPMN, County Agent The annual meeting' of the Wilkes Cooperative Artificial Breeding Association met at 8:00 p. m., "Thursday April 20, ait the Wilkes county courthouse. Thla organization started operaiton. De* cember 28. 1948, for the purpose of breeding dairy cows l>y artifical insemination from proven bulls, with Roby Rhodes, of Hays, as technician. Christy C. Alexander is president Of this organization and' Fred W. Davis, secretary.. ■ — treasurer. Other directors were C. W. Elledge, W. K. Sturdivant; 0. J. Hendren, Irvln Key* Richard Parsons and Eli Stobastian. The association through March 31, 1950 has bred 403 dairy animals belonging to 189 farmers. Christy C. Alexander was chairman of the meeting and Fred W. Davis, secretary treasurer, gave the financial report showing total deposits of $1397.00, total expenses $971.69 with a bank balance as of March 31, 1950, of $425.31. NeW directors elected for three years were C. O. Pardue, of Traphill, and Richard.Parsons of route 1, Wilkesboro. Orvll Johnson of route 3, North Wilkesboro, was elected for two years. Maury Oaston, fi?ld representative, of the Southeastern Artificial breeding Association, of Asheville, gave an illustrated lecttfre on breeding dairy animals from proven bulls. Mr. Gaston complimented Roby Rhodes, the technician, for his excellent work in Wilkes eounty. The last consoli-{ dated report available on efficiency. was for December, 1949,j for which Mr. Rhodes' percentage of non-returns on breeding was 74 per cent. This means that three months later 74 per cent of the cows bred were settled with calf. F. R. Farnham, extension dairyman, gave an Interesting lecture on proper breeding and feeding of dairy cattle. '—> w — Idlewise Club Met With Mrs. Gambill The Idlewise club members and some visitors were entertained FVldfay evening by Mrs. Gwyn Gambill at her home on D Street. A dessert course was served at the beginning of the bridge game played at three tables. Mrs. Chal McNeil was the winner of the top score, prize for the club members while amongst the visitors the prize went to Mrs. M. B. McNeill. Mrs. A. H. Casey received the bingo award. - O «— MORE ABOUT Raleigh Roundup (Continued From Page Two) UPCOMING . . . The next big to-do Raleigh, which semes to thrive on them, will be the Staite Democratic Convention on May 11. Secretary Of State Thad Eure will keynote the convention'and that's an iionor due Mr. Eure, who has served the State well for many a year now. It may well start some political talk about him in connection with 1952. . Former Governor R. Gregg Cherry will be the important person in working out a platform upon which all North Carolina Democrats can stand without its crumbling under their feet. He will prepare the preliminary text. ■t. . which may be changed some. Democrats from near and far will be tn town Bharply watching the way the polltcal winds are blowing. While it does look a* if this meeting may be so organized and planned as not to do Dr. Frank Graham much, If any, good, it also appears that Willis Smith's camp wiU not be entirely in the saddle. Bare is a Scott friend, bttt he seems to be staying completely out Of the Senate fight. On the surface and in the publicity, all will be sweetness and light. In the smoke-filled room* israrH } OL. _ I Support Cancer Fund !
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