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Tubercolosu Fond Is
Now Under Way
The health of North Wllkes-
boro depends, to a great extent,
on the alertness of it’s citizens in
combating communicable diseas
es. When a disease such as Tnber-
cbIosIb can net only be cured but
also prarented, that disease de
mands immediate attention. The
» attention and the financial sup
port must come from the rich and
the poor, the young and the old.
Public spirited citizens who
value their own health and the
h^Uh of their families and the
^,,j>ilMwiUty can do their part in
"*■ helping to rout this disease from
North ^Wllkecriraro by purchasing
and using Tuberculosis Christ
mas Seals which are now on .sale.
The income from these penny
seals enables a year-round cam
paign to he'waged against Tuber
culosis so that every man, woman
and child and every home in
North Wllkesboro will he safe
from this illsease.
When 11^ Wrought to mind
that Tabercnlosls, mo^'e than any
other ^ease, kills ^ore people
the ages of fifteen and
toriy We should be more anxious
t^h ever to do our part.
It, therefore, is a pleasant duty
or me, as Mayor of North Wil-
kesboro, to proclaim this season
“Christmas Seat Season’’ and to
call on every good citizen to do
bis part in, this worthy cause by
buying seals and supporting lib
erally the campaign against Tu
berculosis.
R. T. McNIEL,
Mayor of North Wilkesboro.
^4 ilttbliahed jloadayg Thmcsdays.
iON.e,,
(n NaHonal
Park Service to Be
Moyed FromGalax
To N. Wilkesboro
RepresenUtdw* R- L. Dough-
ton Saya Secretary Inte
rior Made Change
CLUB IS INFORMED
Kiwanis Club Had Shown In
terest in Getting Office
Located In Tliu City
e;
Haye
s WiU Fill
Pulpk Sunday
The National Park Service of
fice in charge of the Blue Ridge
Parkway now located in Galax,
Va., will be moved to North Wil
kesboro, It was learned today
from a letter from Representative
R. L. Doughton to S. V. Tomlin
son, chairman of the Public Af
fairs committee of the North Wil
kesboro Klwanls Club.
Agitation to have the Park
Service office moved here was
begun several months ago when
efforts were made to speed up
payment tor about 7,000 acres
of land in Wilkes and Alleghany
counties for park service use and
which is being developed into The
Bluff Park, diitstanding wayside
recreational grounds alonf a 100-
mile section of the scenic boule
vard.
Representative Doughton said:
“Referring to the Interest express
ed by the Kiwanis Club of North
Wilkesboro in having the Nation
al Park Service office now locat
ed at Galax, Va., transferred to
North Wllkesboro, N. C., I am
glad to be able to advise you that
an order has just been issued by
the Secretary of Interior direct
ing that this change be made.’’
The change in office location
will enable closer contact with
the park development In north
ern Wilkes and southern Alle
ghany. The work is steadily pro-
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Way Down On The Suwannee
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in
Former Reside of. rm
Community Victim Of
Accident Thursday
While early snows usher in the winter sports season in jorthem cli^s,
the Summer Sun still holds sway down Florid-way. Here, a yout^al
Izaak Wsiton casts his line from a giant lily-phu in a quiet inlet on
the placid waters of the Suwannee, famed in song and story.
Gordon McNeil, former resident
of the Purlear comnnnity. and a
member of a widely known Wilkes
family, was accidentally shot and
killed at or near Eugene, Oregon,
Thursday.
News that he was killed reached
relatives Pffc’.ay and they were ad
vised that further particulars
would follow by mail,
Mr. McNeil moved to Montana
about 17 years ago, later going to
Oregon where he held a salesman’s
position with a packing company.
He was a son of the late 'Mr.
and Mrs. P. M. McNeil, al
iVllti-
beam DisnacT
W'V.* - 1 I.’. ^
Traffic Lights May
Be Used This Week
Purlear community, and is snrvii^ ;fiwnes Mi- Anderson, who has
Police Chief Says Motorists Must Qmt Dou
ble Parking and Other Bad Habits;
Stop Lights to Relieve Traffic
Motorists who use the .streets
of North Wllkesboro must quit
their bad habits.
That was the news obtained
through Police Chief J. B.
Walker thli# morning when he
said that city authwities. hope
to have the traffic lights in
stalled and In operation by the
latter part of this week.
One tmffio evil which has
iaociMcat'fit a^Bpravatfoii- and
Police will endeavor to keep
h-affic moving systematically
and to accomplisit this objec
tive double parking must be
eliminated. The officers will al
so check cars doaely to see
that they are parked in accord
ance with parking lanes and
will also give tlcketa to those
who pMk too long.
win get their
by his wife, Ito. Irene McNeil,
and one daughter, Julia. Also sur
viving are the following brothers
and sisters: R. I. and W. P. Mc
Neil, of Millers Creek; L. L. Mc
Neil, Mrs. Will Canter and Mrs.
Etta Kilby, of Purlear. He was
preceded in death by one brother,
Shober McNeil, ond one sister, Mrs.
Gertrude Eller.
Mrs. McNeil informed relatives
that funeral and burial services
would be in Oregon.
Impressive Meet
At Millers Creek
Junior Order Presents Flag
and Bibl^ tq School; Fife
and Drum Muw Used ■
been appofait^ head of District 1
of the North Carolins State Em
ployment Service. There are nine
raonties in the district with cen
tral office in Hickory.
Anderson Made
Head of Dbtrict
N.C.SJE.S, Office
Is Manager of District No. 1
With Nine Cotmtiea; To
Move to Hickory
James M. Anderson, for the
past year manager, of the branch
office of tUo North Carolina B5m-
ployment Service Cdfhm here,' has
b^tt appoint^'msnsgeg of’ dls'
Noi
StorislT
To Fin
Bank Depo^;Show„^I^J]r°f-
Increskse Dtndng Yesw;
Money Available
STOCKED HEAVILY
Merchants Csurry Large Ve-^
riety Making Shopping
Here An Advanta^
With Turkey Day for 19OT added
to history, thoughts turn to Hie
joyful season of Christiaas time
and presents for mother and dad,
son and daughter, wife or husband,
brother and siSter, sweetheart or
friends, and the many others to be
remembered in obeervance ot Hw
anniversary of the Greatest Gift
to the world.
And as the last days of Novem-
ber are passing and the hediday
month looms just ahead, predic
tions are freely made to fte effect
that holiday trade will exeeod that
of previous years.
There are many reasons why it
is feasible that people will buy
freely this 3^ar. The year 1937,
taken as a whole to date, has been
a good on>) with confidence return
ing to the Amrican pople.
Predictions for a large volume
of holiday trade are made on the
basis of large pasn-oUs during the
year and the growing deposits of
banks. With few exceptions in this
section of the country crops have
yielded well and sre being sold at
fair prices, adding to the bo^g
power of people in the uqiral areas.
WbOT inteyviewied fodAJV pdfi^ikla
of the' banks' here"
atatensMt ''
'-Jjlioto Bmplist %tnrdi
Rev. J. M. Hayes, until recent-
■/y pastor of the First Baptist
^church in Beckley, W. Va., and
**who is now engaged in evangelis
tic work, will preach at the morn
ing and evening service hours at
the Wilkesboro Baptist church
on Sunday, November 5.
Rev. Avery Church resigned a.s
pastor of the church last week in
or^r to resume studies at the
ern Baptist Theological
nary in Louisville. Ky.
Is understood that Rev. Mr. 1
one of the best known
ministers in this section, will be j
asked to ,>erve as supply pastor
at Wllkesboro.
ihgs in JMeral court against the
park lands as a friendly move to
facilitate payment to the land
owners for the lands they option
ed about two years ago. Park
service attorneys said titles sat
isfactory to the government could
not be obtained by direct nego
tiations with the owners.
R. C. Jennings, who was em
ployed to do legal work for the
department, first suggested that
the office be moved here, nearest
city to the base of operations.
It would be a phyidcal imposisl-
biUty for st(^ lights to make
traffic more efficient when mo
torists persist in double park
ing on tile streets.
chOtBreii wm lhe bantltmed to
observe the stop Pt sixth
8beet because the lights are
being installed to insure their
safety.
Teachers In Many Districts Are
Answering Roll Call 180 Per Cent
Wilkesboro Team
WinsInContest
HB8 Ford WiU Be
Shown Tuesday
Virginia Miller and Roger
Wellborn Take Speaking
Honors at Elkin
Yadkin Valley Motor Com-
pany Announces Two
instinct 1938 Lines
Yadkin Valley Motor compa
ny, local dealers for Ford and Lin
coln automobiles, annoanced today
that 1938 model Fords will be on
display in their show rooms on
Ninth street Tuesday, November
Described as the most luxurious
cars Feud ever b'ailt, tih# 1938 line
consists ef two distinct Kites, the
tdandard and de Inke wHh many
new features that are expected to
excite interest and add to the pop
ularity of Ford V-8’s.
On display Tuesday will be the
udard and de luxe models, and a
and pick-up in the 1938 line,
Yadkin Valley Motor com-
piaty issues a most cordial invita
tion'for everybody to see the 1938
models.
Wilkesboro high school won
another contest Tuesday when a
boy and a girl from the senior
class carried off honors in the
Junior Order essay contest for
the district.
The contest for the district
composed of Wilkes, Yadkin and
Surry counties w-as held at Elkin.
The Wllkesboro team was com
posed of Virginia Miller, daught
er of Mrs. C. Y. Miller, whose
subject was “How We Became
Americans,’’ and Roger Wellborn,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Well
born, whose subject was “Ameri
canism.'’
They will compete with repre
sentatives of all districts in the
western half of the state at some
central point on February 22nd
and the state finals will be on .Au
gust 23rd, 193S.
It l.s very gratifying to learn
that the teachers of North Wil
kesboro and Wilkes countv are
giving a hearty response ’o the
Red Cross Roll Call. These teach
ers are in a position to know the
great benefit of this organiza
tion, and are ably responding to
the 1937 appeal. One hundred
percent of the North Wllkesboro
teachers answered the Roll Call
two days before the date set for
the opening of the campaign.
'The Mulberry district, with
Grady F. Miller, Principal, was
the first of the county schools to
report that his teachers had join
ed one hundred per cent. Mr.
Davis, Principal of the Roaring
River school, and S. B. Matthews,
Principal of the Mt. Pleasant
school have their districts one
hundred per cent.
The Carolina Mirror Corpora
tion of North Wilkesboro is the
only manufacturing concern thus
far that has reported one hun
dred per cent enrollment, and
Rhodes-Day was the first mercan
tile establishment to report one
hundred per cent membership for
the organization.
■Wilkes county has always re
sponded when appeals of this
kind have been made, and it ie
quite possible that the quota 'will
be reached before the end of the
campaign. The memberships have
not been coming In as rapidly as
had been expected or hoped. Sure
ly the people realize the import
ance of this worthy organization,
but have just delayed their join
ing for the current year. It is not
fair for one group of people,
whether indust^l, professional,
or otherwise to carry the load for
the entire county. This organiza
tion is county-wide in its benefic
ent influences and assistance, and
the appeal should be heeded by
every citizen of the county who
Is financially able to contribute
one dollar.
For years the Wilkes chapter
has been rated.the leading
chapter of this -Western district,
and the percentage of money sub
scribed to the Rffil Gall has been
higher than any other Chapter in
North Carolina, according t o
population.
It is understood that the Roll
Call Campaign dM not close on
’Thanksgiving Day as had prev
iously been annoMced, but will
be extended so that the citizens
may have an opportunity to Join.
Again let it be-«ald that this is
the greatest of organisations
of its kind, and li^dB the support
of Wilkes Conntjftipeople.
seiited a Hag to 9)uers
Creek schpob i'hursday morning.
In the crowd -cwblch attended
the service ..^wlwe many members
of the Junior order and other in
terested vh#ore.
M. F. Bdmgarner, a life long
resident of'the community who
has shown much interest In edu
cational progress, gave a most In
teresting and comprehensive his
tory of the school, now one of the
largest in the county and occu
pying a modern school plant for
the first time.
T. A. Eller presided over the
service. With appropriate presen
tation remarks Attorney Kyle
Hayes presented the Bible and
Attorney A. H. Casey presented
the flag, after^,.whlch the crowd
went to the front of the school
where the flag was raised.
Another impressive feature of
the service was the parade in
which Juniors, teachers and over
600 school chiidren marched a-
round the school ground to fife
and drum music furnished by
Lindsay and Tom Nichols.
Mrs. J. L. Hemphill
Claimed By Death
Died Saturday Following An
Extended FHitei*; Rites
are Hdd Simday
tft
Burns Are Fatal N. C. S. E. S. Office j Coca-ColtCo.
To Cycle Farmer Has Job Openings Open Days
Died Sunday in Elkin; Fu
neral Tuesday at Pleas
ant Grove Church
WUI Be Able to Flace Num
ber as Extra Htdiday
Help In Stores
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>R| WCBIS TO
SHOP
Elkfai.—H. F. Chambrs, 38, a
farmer of Cycle, died in an Elkin
hospital Sunday of bums ho re
ceived when his clothing caught
fire at his home last Tuesday.
Unman-ied, he was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. R H. Chambers.
Chambers’ clothing caught fire
from an open fireplace, it was un
derstood. The resultant blaze la-
tr set the bed clothing and the
house blaz'ng. He was carried
from the flames by relatives at
tracted by the blaze.
' Funeral service will be held at
Pleasant Grove church Ihieeday at
two o'clock.
North Wilkeeboro branch of the
North Carolina Employment Serv
ice has openings for a number ot v>i
people for holiday help in North'
Wfikeeborq stores.
Any* who are interested in por
tions as saSaspedple are urged to
register nf the office.
The demand is greatest tor sales
girls, and experience is desired.
The Christmas Seal this year
depicts a jovial old town crier.
Lantern in one hand and bell in
the other he is ringing in the
good news that tobercnloais la
pioventable and curable.
Mrs. Katherya McBwen Hemp
hill, wife of J. L. Hemphiin, for
many years a prominent merch
ant of this city, died at 5 o clock
Saturday afternoon at her home
four miles west of North Wll
kesboro. She had been In ill
health for the past several years,
but only recently began to fall
rapidly. ...
Mrs. Hemphill was the daught
er of the late ExrSherlff J. B. and
liannie Bledsoe McEJw0n», one oi
Wilkes’ best-kndwn families.
The appointment was
R. Mayne Allbright, state direc
tor, from the ellglbles resulting
from the merit examinatipns giv
en during the summer. A suc
cessor tO| iMr. Anderson as man
ager of the branch office here for
Wilkes, Alexander, Alleghany,
Ashe and Watauga counties has
not been named but is expected
soon and will also come from the
eligibles from the merit exami
nations, Mr. Anderson said.
In district No. 1 with head
quarters at Hickory are nine
counties: Catawba, Alexander,
Alleghany, Ashe. Watauga,
Wilkes, Caldwell, Avery and
Burke. The branch office at Le
noir for Caldwell and Avery coun
ties Is in charge of Miss Lorene
Leonard. F. Stanton Hardee is
branch manager at Morganton
for Burke county.
Mr. Anderson, although a
young man, has held many po
sitions In public life here and is
well and favorably known. He
was reared in Stateeville and his
first job in North Wllkesboro
was as representative for a
wholesale house here for many
years. Following that position he
was appointed chief of police,
which position he held for sev
eral years and for several months
■he was acting postmaster before
the appointment of Postmaster J.
C.' Reins.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and
children will make their home in
Hickory in the near future.
W. J. Caroen, eashier, of
Northwestern Bank, said that,t)e-
posits of the bank, here and. all
over the system, have shown a
steady increase each month sinc«
the consolidation on July 1 this
year.
R. W. Gwvn, cashier of the Bank
of North Wilkesboro, made a like
wise optimistic statement, .sa'ring
that deposits of the hank have
shown an increase.
In anticipation of the demands.
North Wilkesboro merchants are
prepared as never before to serve
the people of Wilkes and adjoin
ing counties with the largest va
riety of merchandi.se ever offered.
Several stores are planning for
Christmas openings this week, and
will take on additional help in or
der to better serve their many pa
trons.
Local business firms arc endeav
oring to carry a complete stock
and it will be unnecessary for the
most fastidious customer to make
expensive trips to larger cities to
fill his or her holiday needs. This
applies to all lines of merchandise
and the various firms throughout
the city.
The many preparations for hol
iday trade and greater service to
patrons make additional expansion
of the local trading area a natural
conclusion.
Kiwanians Hear
Tenoessee Man
Accepts More Vets
In C. C. C. Jan. Iri
Charles McNeil Hu Appl»^
cation Blsmks; Give* En
trance Requirmenta
CoL^D. C. Todd Tells How
Kiwanis Clubs Build
Communities
Many People
Mftdrinev
Plant
!1ew Modem
||Wh4c In
^Deya
i ohi L D- B. Todd, of Etowah,
iTefi'h.* told the North Wllkes-
is survived by the t'^te^ng ^ Kiwanis club Friday noon of
It was estimji
pie visited tbe'|
The occasioii ...i
.for the peopled
imdey what cq||'
drink Is hot
Many thtese'
the rtaitotek: j
bottie
assures tiie’
and effie
served free 1
peo-
cWSsilhorto
jixflezo^,
. TiWir tod
fgiitous
tdbtoihteed.
; durro
being the
iriUL
nitatian
wu
dren: B. L,, R; P. and iV^ericfe
Hemphill • .WJlkeiihoitei
Hobison • Pardae ', of. Momvfen
Pails and. Mrs. Habort Mathte trf
North WIDwaiiOtq Route
Bisters, J^.,J,
Mrs. Charlie.Bishop of "Wilkes-
bom' ¥?■.
l3Wen' of Pfei'g'raoa
Bwen of .DellM, Texas'." '
In the proiente of ' a large
crowdi fuwBT^'service was hdld
Sunday atterhooa ait Wllkeabe^
Baptist church with Rev, N. -T;'
Jarvis In- dharge. Burial was
Mountain Park cojaateryr -
Ur
Still righririg. for you' and
yours are iCllriattejUi. Sealy .which"
go-00 salo'teday';'f6if' tha thlKijIqi
1 first consecrrtlTe year.
Klwanls club Friday
toiWy, honcretd Instances in which
clir^ have helped to build com-
mtte|tiea, carrying out the,, motto
of KfxjpUs—“We Build’’.
CaH Todd is a native of Ashe
coun^ hnt for the past too
years has been Hving In Tenn^
see»' Vriiore>’‘he is: Llentenant goy-
imofdiir of Kfwgole seventh dlrisi^
of the Kentucky-Tennesaec ' dta-
trict: '
In the buslnecto - session of the
cluir it was repoi^ hy.’J. B. '^-
Uanu that list ot th«';neces9ary
$800 had boon contributed in the
drlvo to secure tO.pnrchiM'
supplies and eqpTpmMt for llm
conhty.hpal^ dMmrtment. 'Thir
teen tli^lf bad ^ntrlbnted the
^dgttonnt reported, Bo said.
Cherles McNellL Wilkes cobb-^.
ly welfare officer,, has .receifed^^T
news to I he effect that there wO| ^
be another enlistment ot war iitt-"'
emns in Civilian’^ Conservatloo't
camps on or about January f."; A>-
Mr. McNeill said, that he haife
blanks on hand and will be glad
to'assist,In filUng out- applica
tions. In connection-.with kppli-
citiions the followii^
is given: Under Mating re|fubk- '
tlons tevorable considf^tiho-'eap-
not be given the
veterans for re-ennillmdo).:te-;ihO'
OOC^tintirafter
months ffw»
their left prerions .dtaHutege;^ fuih
tbem^ .it is pr^ri^^, jteat fav-. i
onAle eonidderatlint'^ fdr retoroU^
naait eugaik^i 4^^-appli-
wore
diftoarged from the OCC .nndef
'dMhdnorabte' ebndltia^ &dm$n- ’
Istratively; as not being coealdd^''
ed worthy of reenrollment/
- reasoa of unaatlstaetory
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