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Published Mondays *nd Thursdays WORTH WILKESBORO, II. C_ Thnratau June i
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Wakh Will Hut
Ask 2id Primary
In Sheriff Race
Damocratic Nomination Goes
To Freeland C. Johnson
In Wilkes County
Genio Walsh, who polled the
second highest vote in the Demo
cratic primary for nomination for
sheriff of Wilkes county in the
primary held Saturday, said here
today that he would not call for
a run-off primary with Freeland
(X Johnson, who was high in the
feur-man race.
A total of 5,730 votes were cast
fir the four candidatee. Mr. John
s#n received 1,927, Mr. Walsh
1,568, Dave Hall 1,238 and Carlyle
Ingle 997.
The law provides that in the
event the candidate receiving the
highest number of votes does not
receives a majority of votes cast
that the second high man can call
for a fr*n-off primary between the
t^o.
Mr. Walsh in a statement issued
here said that candidates had
previously agreed to concede the
nomination to the man polling the
largest number of votes in the
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Mrs. Walsh, Age 94,
Is Claimed By Death
Funeral service for Mrs. Seneth"
Lou Jarvis Walsh, 94, will be
held Friday, 11 a. m., at Mount
Pleasant Baptist church. Rev. At
well Watts and Rev. Isaac Watts
wil conduct the service. The body
■will lie in state at the church
from 10:30 until 11 o'clock.
Mrs. Walsh, widow of the late
A. M. Walsh, died Wednesday
evening at her home in the Boom
er community. Surviving are four
sons, Mitchell, Glenn, Jarvis and
Albert Walsh, and one daughter,
Mrs. W. T. Phillips, an oT Boom
er.
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Voice Recital On
Saturday Night
Well Received
Miss Martha Lue Frazier pre
sented her young vocal students
in a splendid recital given in the
high school auditorium Saturday
evening at eight o'clock. _ Miss
Loi« Scroggs was piano accompan
ist for the following program,
which*was enjoyed by an appre
ciative audience?
"Let My Song- Fill Your Heart",
(Charles), Sylvia Kenerly; "The
Rovln' Gambler," (Niles), Bm
mette Elledge; "Trees", (Ras
bach), Sara Lou Chipman; "Tour
Eyes Shine in my Own" (dnet),
Julene Barlow and George
Johnston; "American Lullaby",
(Rich), Elynn Bryant; "The Gam
bler's Lament", (Niles), Donald
Billings; "When Day is *Done"
(duet), (Katcher), Sara Lou Chip
man hnd Micky Somers; "Sun
beams", (Ronald), Linda Davis;
"Wanting You" (duet), (Rom
berg), Sylvia Kenerly and Em
mett Elledge; "Camptown Races",
"Blue Heaven", (Foster), Julene
Barlow, Barbara Jean Harrold,
Fred Finley and George Johnston;
"The . Wind's in the South",
(Scott), Julene "-Barlow; "The
Road to Mandalay," (Speaks),
George Johnston; "O That It Were
So," (Bridge), Mickey Somers;
"Carmena", (Wilson), Geraldine
Gaddy.
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Square Dance At
Boomer Saturday
A square dance will be held
Saturday night, 8:30, at Boom
er school. All who attend the
dance, which is sponsored by the
Junior Baseball club, will be as
sured of-an enjoyable occasion.
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Carolina Business
Machine Co. Opens
Carolina Business Machine com
pany hag opened for business in
quarters with the Phillips Elec
tric company store on C street
near Tenth.
James E. Miller, ,of North Wil
kesboro, is manager of the new
firm, which will sflll R- C. Allen
business machines, including add
Claude Billings, Jr., won the
Republican nomination for
sheriff of Wilkes county In the
primary held May 27, polling <
a majority in a three-man race
over Fred Myers and Walter
W. Gam bill.
Bible School Here
WHI Begin June 5
First Baptist And First
Methodist Bible Schools
To Be Held Jointly
The Vacation Bible Schools of
the First Baptist and First Metho
dist churches are to be held joint
ly at the First Methodist church
beginning on Monday, June 5th,
and continuing through the 16th.
Classes to be held daily, except
Saturday and Sunday, will be in
session from nine to twelve o'clock
in the mornings.
All children planning to attend,
from the Beginners Department
through the Intermediates, are
asked to register at the educa
tional building of First Metho
dist church Friday atternooa*^^
ginning at three o'clock.
Miss Rebecca Raper, director
Of religious education of tha. First
Methodist church, is to b§ the
general superintendent of the
school, and Miss Peggy Nichols,
director of religious education of
the First Baptist church, will serve
as general secretary.
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Decoration Day,At
Round Mountain 4th
Decoration day will be observed
Sunday, June 4, at Round Moun
tain church. The public is cordial
ly invited to this service.
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v Preaching Service
' Rev. S. I. Watts will preach
Sunday, June 4, 11 a. m., at Shar
on Walker Baptist church. The
public is cordially Invited to the
service.
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Pie Supper Saturday
There will be a pie supper at
Ferguson school Saturday night,
June 3rd, at 8:00 o'clock. Spon
sored by the baseball club.
Youth Bt
Large
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Boyce Rajr
the Millers
•snokl
r, youth of
community,
Urge rattle
snake early Wednesday.
The lad wka bitten when he
was. moving corn shocks In a
shed at thoJ lome of Glenn Mc
Olamery. He was struck on one
hand. First t Id was Immediately
applied by to orniquet and bleed
ing and he was rushed to the
hospital here for further treat
ment. He suffered practically
no 111 effect i from the bite.
Mr. Mcfil mery killed the rat
tler, which was. 87 Inches long
and had eig lit rattles and a but
ton.
, Receives Citation
Miss Irene parsons has been
selected as an outstanding
Alumni of Brevard College and
was aw irded a citation for out
standin * achievement at com
mencement exercises at Brevard
on Ma;r 27. After graduation
I from Brevard College, Miss Par
sons gr aduated from the Wom
an's College of the University
Carolina in 1941. She
Tiaa tal en graduate courses at
the University of North Carolina
and at American University in
^i^shinKton, 1^ C. Miss Parsons
hasbS % a teacher at Roanoke
Rapids, a representative of the
U. S. Civil Service Commission,
a lieutenant in the Coast Guard
SPARS and is now a personnel
officer with the Veterans Ad
ministr ttion in Washington.
Handiel Junior
Music Recital
The Hi
will giva
2, 8 p. ml
Woman'i
vited.
jandel Junior ^fusic Club
a recital Friday, Junei
at the North Wllkesboro
Club. The public is in
Officd
In
Office
was movi
linson
to the second
Jewelry
Red Cross
Deans Building1
pf the Wilkes Red Cross
today from the Tom
artment Store building <
floor of the Deans
sjtore building.
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Dep
SUPPORT THE CANCER FUND
Notwithstanding the rainy wea
ther, a crowd estimated at 600
people gathered at Mount Lawn
Memorial Park north of this city
Tuesday evening to attend the an
nual Wilkes county Memorial Day
servioe.
The service was held at six
o'clock and carried out oil schedule
during showers.
Opening the program was
North Wilkes boro high school
band with "Dawn Patrol/' Prayer
was led by Rev. Russell L. Toung
and Dr. John T. Wayland delivered
an inspirational Memorial Day
message. Following a salute by the
National Guard battery here taps
were sounded by the band.
The program was sponsored by
the National Quard battery, in
cooperation with patriotic and
civic organizations in the county.
Major Roy W. Forehand, Nation
al Guard batallion executive of
I ficer, was in charge.
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Girl Scout Court
Of Awards Sunday
At First Baptist
The churches of the Wilkes
boros will Join In a public Girl
Scout service Sunday evening,
June 4th, 8 o'clock at the North
Wilkesboro First Baptist church.
The Girl Scout troops of the
Wilkesboro and North Wilkes
boro schools will receive the 2nd
class, 1st elass and curve bar
awards. The 10-year, Brownies ^lll
receive .their wings. All troops
of thes* schools are requested to
atte*d with thejr leaders.
All those who are interested in
the Girl Scout program and all
Girl Scout parents are cordially
invited to attend.
Those who are planning to or
ganize new troops and those who
have recently organised troops
are invited to the service.
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Bible School June
5-9 Liberty Grove
Vacation Bible School will be
held at Liberty Grove Baptist
church, beginning Monday night,
June 5, through Friday night,
June 9, from 6 to 8 o'clock.
On Saturday afternoon, June 3,
•at 4 o'clock, preparation day for
the school will be held at the
church Including registration and
a parade through the community.
Classes for boys and girlB, ages
4 through 17 years, will be held.
Commencement exercises for
the school will be held on Sunday
morning, June 11, and will be
followed by a picnic on the
grounds. All are asked to bring a
picnic lunch.
Pictured above Is the full-size exact duplicate of the Liberty Bell
which win be displayed locally and will tour the state as the symbol of
the Independence Savings Bonds Drive from May 15 to July 4. which
urges the people to "Save for your Independence."
Fifty-two of these bells, touring the nation during the drive, were
completely donated by America's copper producers. Companies donat
ing the Liberty Bells are the Anaconda Copper Corp.; Phelps-Dodge
Corp.; American Smelting and Refining Co.; The American Metal Co.
Ltd.; Miami Copper Co. The U. S. Steel Corp's American Bridge Com
pany supplied the stays and hardware used in mounting the bells. The
Ford Motor Company Is providing the transportation of these bells
across the nation. :
Subscriptions Dated
Juite Will Be Stopped
9th Unless Renewed
Subscriptions expired Jane 1,
1950 (dated 6-SO on the ad
dress label), will be discon
tinued June 9th unless renew
ed by that time.
Subscribers have been noti
fied and prompt renewal will
be greatly appreciated. Renew
al assures that there will be
no interruption in arrival of The
Journal-Patriot.
Miss Annie Eller
Is Graduate Nurse
Miss Annie Eltef, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Eller, of
this city, graduated with high
honors from the Baptist, hospital
school of nursing in Winston-Sa-1
lem Friday night. Miss Eller was
a member of a graduating class of
39 nurses.
Miss Eller graduated from
North Wilkesboro high school In
1945 and graduated from Mars
"Hill College in 1947.
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Bible School At
Wilkesboro June
5Hi Through 9th
Vacation Bible school will be
held at Wilkesboro Baptist church
Monday through Friday, June 5
through 9, from 8:30 to 11:30
a. m. daily.
Boys and girls — beginners,
primaries, Juniors and Intermedi*
ates are Invited to attend this
school. "You will have opportunity
to engage in worship, Bible study,
handwork, play and refresh
ments," Rev. W. N. Brokshire,
pastor, announced.
Commencement
Here Tonighl
Fiftty senoirs will receieve dip
lomas of high school graduation
in North Wilkesboro high school
finals to be held tonight, eight
(o'clock, in the school auditorium.
Seniors will carry out their gra
duation program on the subject of
'Wilkes County at Mid-Century."
Awards will be presented by R.
N. Wooten, principal. Supt. J.
Floyd Woodward #|11 present
members Of the class and diplomas
will be given by R. B. Church,
chairman Of the North Wilkes
boro board o4 education. Valedic
tory will be by Do^ie Ann God
bey.
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Queens College
Chapel Given By
Belk's Dedication
The Queens College Chapel
given by the associates of Mr. W.
H. Belk and members of his family
in honor of the Belk Brothers
will be dedicated on the Campus
of Queens College, Sunday after
noon, June 4tn.
The keys will be presented to
the College by Mr. George W.
Dowdy, representing the Belk
Associates. An Interesting feature
of hte dedication will be that
King George Yt of Great Britain
is presenting the Chapel Bible to
the new Belk Chapel on the Cam
pus of Queens. He is doing this
because of the interesting connec
tion that Queens College has with
the Old Country.
On June 2nd. the Biography ol
Mr. W. H. Belk also appears ir
print.
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Reunification move grows 1e
Eastern, Western Germany.
OFFICIAL VOTE CAST IN WILKES COUNTY IN PRIMARY HELD SATURDAY, MAY 27TH
Ins. Comm.
PRECINCT
Antioch
Beaver Creek
Boomer
Brushy Mountain
Edwards 1
Edwards 2
Edwards 3.
Elk 1 . .
Elk 2
Jobs Cabin 1
Jobs Cabin 2
Lewis Fork
Lovelace
Moravian Falls
Mulberry 1
M^tfberry 2
New Castle
North Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro
North /Wilkesboro
Reddies River
Rock Creek
Somers .
Stanton
Traphill 1
Visit Will Be In Interest Of
Sarin^s Bond Indepen
dence Campaign
An exact replies of the famous
Liberty Bell will visit North Wlt
kesboro on Wednesday, Jane 7.
Visit of the replica of this bell
symbolizing American independ
ence will be undef the auspices of
the Wilkes unit of the U. S. Sav
ings Bond Independence Drive, of
which W. D. Half acre is chair
man, and the Wilkes Chamber of
Qpmmeroe. ,
The occasion here Wednesday
will open with a parade starting
at 9:30 a. nr. An escort will meet
the truck bearing the Liberty Bell
replica and proceed to the center
of the town. In this parade will
be a police car, Ford Motor com
pany caravan and nnlts of the Na
Itional Ouard battery here.
A. P. Kilby will be parade chair
man.
The caravan will be parked at
Main and Ninth streets from 9:30
until noon, and beginning at 11:30
will be a public program to which
everybody in the. county is invit
ed. \
The program will open with ad
vance of color guard of the Na
tional Guard, and address of wel
come by Mayor R. T. McNiel.
Mr. Halfacre wjll explain the
savings bond campaign in Wilkes
county. His address will ha fol
lowed by "The Heritage of the
Liberty Bell."
A high school student or 4-H
club member will give excerpts
from the Declaration of Indepen
dence.
Driver of the truck carrying
the Liberty Bell replica will be
Flake White, of Statesville, who
was selected recently as "Driver
of the Year" in trucking indus
tries in North Carolina. His grand
son^Wade Howard, ot North Wil
kesboro, will be dressed as Uncle
Sam and will ring the Liberty
Bell. The National Anthem will
conclude the program.
Those planning details of the
program and Liberty Bell visit
here will meet Monday, 4:30 p.
m., in the office of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce.
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LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Hoke McNeill and
daughter, and Mrs. D. C. Sebas
tain, of Wilkesboro, visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. R. Walker and fam
ily at Hays Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Green and
daughter, Miss Betsy Green, of
Sanford, and Mr. and Mrs. Fur
man Green, of Miami, Fla., were
met at Bluff Park Sunday by Mr.
and Mrs. D. L. Crook, of this
city, and all of the group had
lunch at the tea room. Mrs. Tom
Green is a sister of Mr. Cook,
and Furman Green is a nephew.
All of the Greens visited .with the
Crooks in North Wilkesboro be
fore returning to Sanford.
Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Pruitt, of
Traphill, attended the commence
ment exercises at the Georgia Mili
tary Academy at College Park Ga.,
Sunday and Monday, and accom
panied home their Bon, Forest
Richard Pruitt, who was a* mem
ber of the graduating class. Also
going down for Mr. Pruitt's gra
duation were Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Jenkins. Mrs. Jenkins, aunt of
Richard, returned home Monday,
but Mr. Jenkins went from
Georgia to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
where he plans to spend about a
f week. The Jenkinses went down
to Georgia on Friday.
Postoffice Windows
To Close 5:30 P. M.
Effective June 7, windows at
the North Wilkesboro postoffice
will open at eight a. m. and close
at 5:3d p. m. dally Mondays
through Fridays. On Saturdays
the windows will- be open from
eight a. m. until 12 noon.
The change from the present
schedule means that windows
Mondays through Fridays will
close at 6: SO p. m. instead of
6:00 p. m. Announcement of the
change was made by Postmaster
Maurice E. Walsh.
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