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':4.iock|ilMfid trMa tbe qtutri^ nrar
' ^be Mnrar ¥adklB bridge. ,
'J. Braiokshk«^ "fioKimaii ol
■treet l’niMof««ient project.,
. tbduy exhib’tod here ^ ‘ sp^imeits
bf ll^ peculiar stowT which cnnie
■ from a depth of forty feet in the
bl«ti —
Al^oreiitly the vefriatlon in
acea;gone by had become a part
of the store during the process of
formation. Geolog;^' students who
hare, seen specimens of the stone
are ef the opinion that the twig.s
1 became a part of the stone many
thonsands of years ago.
^ A . pleco of the stone which
plainly shows the evergreen pat
terns Is now On display at The
Journal-Patriot office.
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Awards |c>r Safety
In Drhiag To Be
Given On May 3rd
At the Courthouse
Carolina Motdr Club Spon
soring Safety Meting
On That Date
w
Chas. Pearson On
Election Board
Named To Fill Vacancy
Caused by Resignation F.
D. Forester
.» Charles Pearson, who is in
charge of the Unemployment
Compensation Commission office
here, has been named a member
V-Tlkes county board bf
elections.
Mr. Pearson succeeds F. D.
Forester, also of this city, who
wa.s appointed by the state board
and was elected chairman of the
county board. He resigned several
days ago.
The board is now composed of
Mr. Pearson. F. C. Johnson, of
Rock Creek township, and J. C.
Grayson, of this -city, the last
named being the Republican
member.
Wilkeshoro High
To Close Tue^ay
s
hr'
W. M. Cooper To
I. G. Greer Com-
mebcement Speaker
MANY SIGN PLEDGE
In Contest For Awards For
Lonj^st Record Safe
Driving
“In 1900 there were only two
automobiles in the entire State of
North Carolina. One was owned
by G. D. Rhyne, who has since
died, which was a French car
with a motorcycle engine on the
rear wheels, which never proved
satisfactory, and the other was
owned by Osmond Barringer, who
is today very much alive, his car
was a Locomobile Steamer, said
Walter Y. Ho.sier. safety director
of the Carolina Motor Cluh to
The Journal-Patriot today.
The purpose of the Safety
Campaign being conducted by
The Journal-Patriot and the Car
olina Motor Club Is to determine
just who have been the safest
drivers, the greatest number of
years in Wilkes county, and to
award them a Gold Star Drivers
Certificate for meritorous driv
ing. at a public meeting at the
courthouse at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday.
May 3. There will be twenty-five
awards by the awards committee,
and all ties will be also awarded
a certificate. To gnalify for this
safety contest come to The
Journal-Patriot office, and at no
cost whatsoever to yourself, sign
a slip provided for you, certify
ing the number of years you have
operated your car without person
al injury or property damage in
excess of twenty-five dollars, and
that you have never been convict
ed of drunken or reckless driving.
The Gold Star Drivers of Ameri-
‘ V win ca Is a national of^nixation with*
headquarters at Charlotte. Mr
Roberts is its pres
close a successful year On Tues
day. April 26, when I. C. Greer,
superintendent of Mills Home.
*nioma8vnie. will deliver the com
mencement address and diplomas
will be presented to a class of .t5
seniors.
The commencement season be
gan this week with a recital by
'the juvenile music classes under
' direction of Mrs. R. E. Prevette.
. The high school music pupils will
' appear in a recital Friday night
of this week.
On Sunday night at the Wil-
kesboro Methodist church Rev.
Watt M. Cooper, pastor of the
North Wiikesboro Presbyterian
church, will deliver the com
mencement sermon and the class
day exercises will be held in the
school aiiditoriam on Monday
night, at which time athletic a-
wards will also be made.
The senior class is as follows:
Jesse Byrd, Boyd Cook. Archie
Ellis. Paul Cleary. Jean Laws.
David Miller, George Ogilvie.
Jimmie Pnrker. Leonard Parsons.
Arnold Pruitt. Bllllie Pruitt,
Commie Sales. Roger Wellborn.
' Edward Wiles, L. C. Dillard.
Gladys Beamer. Jessie Byrd, Nola
Broyhlll. Myrtle Bowers. Irene
Bumgarner, Pauline Church, Mai-
garet C. Gentry, Hileen Davis. Al
ma Dennis. Rachel Foster, Mar
jorie Hart, Ruth Howell, Gladys
Holman, Faye Hendren. Mary In
score, Clora Love, Connie Lowe,
Nellie Lowe. Grace Marlow, Ruth
Martin, Kathleen Mathis. Mar
garet Mathis, Pauline Mathis.
Vertie Mathis Melba McNeUi,
Mac McLean. Pearl Mink, ^ir-
ginla Miller, Jennie Parlier, Nel
lie Parsons. Inez Pennell. Be
atrice Sloop. Constance Smithey.
Frances Smithey. Blanche Sparks.
Willie Mae Tevepaugh. Janie
Watts. Mack Brock. Mozelle Jar
vis and Ellamae Moore.
Improvements At
Spainhour’s Here
Many Changes Made For
Convenience of Shoppers;
New Departments
Spalnhour’s, one of the best
known .mereanttle firms in this
part ‘6t the state, has made sev
eral ebanges their store here ^ ^ -
[.which ^re eSpeeikUy designed to ^ Hubbard, W. W. Barber, J. C.
Ida to the convenience for tlieir H„bbard, J. B. Carter, Don Cof-
Jsany patrons in Wilkes and ad- - - i:'
*'^lning counties. .v....,
Included In the new features at Holman
gnalnhour’s Is the newly Installed
children’s depari-
Soleman W. Roberta is
ident. and their aim and purposes
are to reward safety drivers in
America, tor having safely ope
rated their automobiles. In North
and South Carolina where the
Carolina Motor Club operate it is
being planned to offer a very
handsome trophy to the driver or
drivers, who can show the long
est years of continual safe driv
ing. tree from accidents and tree
of conviction for violations of
all motor vehicle laws.
At the meeting May 3 at the
courthouse the awards committee
will consist of T. E. Story, of the
Kiwanis club: Paul Cashton. of
thf» Woodmen of the World;
Dwight Nichols, of The Journal-
Patriot: Blair Owyn, of the Lions
Club; Frank E. Johnson, of the
American Legion.
When the campaign closes this
committee will check over the ap
plications and the 25 safest driv
ers for the longest period of years
names will be selected and for
warded to Charlotte, where the
certificates will be prepared and
presented at the public safety
meeting at the courthouse, Walt
er Y. Hosier, safety director of
the Carolina Motor Club will
make a talk on Safety, as well as
other influential people interest
ed in safety.
Funeral Service
For Mrs. McNeill
Burial service was held iu
Washington, D. C.. yesterday tor
Mrs. Anna Gertrude McNeill, who
died Monday morning in this
city.
Mrs. McNeill was the widow of
the iatc James W. McNeill, well
known Washington. D. C., at
torney and former resident of
Wilkeshoro. She was the mother
ot Dr. J. H, McNeill, of this city.
Funeral service was held Tues-
dav morning at St. Paul’s Enisco-
nai church in Wilkeshoro with
Rev. Mr. Mack, of Rutherford-
ton, in charge.
Pall bearers were Palmer Hor
ton, W. J. Bason, Dr. H. B.
Smith, Dr. W. K. Newton, Dr. F.
C. Hubbard. W. W. Barber and
Dr. J. S. Deans.
Flowers, a beautiful tribute,
\?ere carried by Mesdaraes J. P.
Horton, W. J. Bason, J. E. Jus
tice, Marparet Coffey, Dan Car
ter, J. E. Spainhour, C. Call, F
fey, George Forester, C. E. Jen
kins, and Misses Toby Turner and
Pictured above is A Cm
will render a program Son
no Four beef calves have been pur-
is'^oMlata In every [chased by 4-H club boys of Pitt
*arriM a fan at«c|c of eoonty and will be grown out for pirst Bantist church here —-
wd “to
Clean-1
TheWftei^rds
ro THE CITIZENS OP NORTH WILKESBORO, OREteTJ^G:
Whereas, the week of April 24 ‘hrou»h April mW'w
designated throughout the.narion as. Better ^mea W^k ,^.
mg which all public institutions civic orgamaations^'cUur^
".nd schools are asked to stress impor^^^ bet^«. homes
ttrough a clean-up, fixup and pamt-up campaign, , , ^
Therefore, I, as mayor of North
"Him the week of April 24 to 30 as annual Clean-jp m
Norih WiSoro and ask that fullest cooperation be Extended
by all citizens.
The city administration gives assurance ttet t^ aamtery
Hpnartment will cooperate with the citizens nnd re^wcwuliy
askftTat rubbish be placed at convenient and designated places
in order tliat it may be loaded and hauled away free of charge.
Cleanliness and sanitation are not only de«r^ bu^are neces-
>arv The appearance of our streets, sidewalks, vacant lo^,
itLes of business and residences create impressions upon levery
mdfvidual. Cleanliness and sanitation pay dividends m various
ways.
Yours for a clean and sanitary city,
R. T. McNEIL, Mayor.
proclamation
Whereas April 24 to April 30, has
I or improved housing, more wholesome family iite, and more
beautiful towns and countrj'sides. Beauty cannot be had wnth-
Dut sanitation.
foi
Therefore, I, as mayor of the Town of Wilkeshoro, N. C.,
dedicate and set this w'eek to stage a cleanup campaign that will
?«“h'inlo1w b.a alUy, SrbTck'SSe "dlrH
The mayor and aldermen cannot alone rmn^y these
tions- it cooperation. Yet when the individual hasn’t the
pr^e’and^n not do his part, the city ^^ould assume authority
The police wiH furnish conveyance to haul ofif rubbish, if each
and every citizen will contact him.
J. F. JORDAN,
Mavor of Wiikesboro.
In Wilkes_6p J
Saturday, April 2^
line For Filinf - Notky' ~~
Candid^
R. G. FINLEY FILES
Chairman Board Of. Gqini*-'-
missitmers First 4o File
For Office
SOUTH CHIN'^ . . . With the Sino-Japanese “undeclared war” now
nine mbnths old, Nipponese forces find themselves involved m the most
bitter battle of their drive to break Chinese
ically important Shantung front. Besides losing a?P« f
troops, the hard-pressed Japs are reported
tion for heavy artillery due to incessant raids on thenr commumca-
tion lines by Chinese irregulars
Presbytery Has
First Quarterly
Sessitm In City
Carolina Motor
Club To Retain
Office In City
J. R. Finley One Of Dele- General Manager Harwell
gates to General Assemb
ly in Mississippi
Form Lions Club
In N. Wiikesboro;
Charter Night 28th
Dr. H. B. Smith President of
Newly Organized Civic
Organization
The Lions Club, a Civic orga4'
ization which functioned effec
tively here several years ago, has
been re-organized.
In the organization meeting
Dr. H. B. Smith was elected pres
ident, Z. V. Stewart and F. P.
Blair, Jr., vice presidents. Blair
Gwyn. secretary. Richard John
ston, lion tamer, and R. A. Man-
ship. Jr., tail twister.
The members of the board of
directors are the president, sec
retary, and L. S. Spainhour, I. H.
McNeill, Jr., and C. E. Jenkins,
Jr.
Meetings will be held on the
first and third Thursday evi.ning.s
of each month at Hotel Wilkes.
The next meeting will he held
at Hotel Wilkes on Thursday eve
ning. April 28. at which time
Judge G. H. Hastings, ot Win
ston-Salem, will speak and a
rbarter
club.
Olive To Speak
AtTraphillHigh
Finals on Friday
Class Of 23 Seniors to Re
ceive Diplomsui j^on Fri-
^'•^^phiri irigh sclool’will'close
a successful year oh Friday eve
ning, April 22, when diplomas ot
high school graduation will be
presented to a class of 23 seniors.
Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor ot
the First Baptist church of North
wiikesboro, will deliver t h e
commencement address at that
time.
Also on Friday night will be
the class program in the form of
“The Wedding of Miss Education
and Mr. Experience.’’ The pro
gram will begin at eight o’clock.
Annouiivement has been made
that .Mis- Pearl Johnson, a Bap
tist missionary to Shanghai.
China, will be in this city Mon
day and Tuesday and will speak
concerning conditions in war torn
China. Announcements of ap-
wiil be presented to the ! pointments are in the Social Cal
endar.
County Democratic Convention To
Be Held May 14; Precinct Meets 7th
J. R. Rousseau, chairman, anc
C. O. McNlel, secretary of tlit
Wilkes county Democratic execu
tive committee, today announced
that precinct meeting will be held
In Wilkes county on Saturday,
May 7, at two o’clock and that
the county Democratic conven-
U the precinct meetings, the
■::ouncement said, precinct or-
•anizations will be perfected and
I legates named to the county
convention.
The county convention will
elect a chairman and secretary
First nuarterly session of the
Wlnston-S'alem Preshytery, which
embraces Presbyterian churches
ot several northwest North Caro
lina counties, was held very suc
cessfully Tuesday at the North
Wiikesboro Pivsbytorian church.
The Presbytery opened at ten
o’clock and Dr. J. R. Cunning
ham. pastor of the First Presby
terian church in Wlnston-Saiem,
was elected moderator for the
parier anq Rkv. J. W. Wither-
[g roll
Fresbytery was well attended,
there being 54 present. Dr. C. D.
Hutton, who during the session
was admitted into the Pre.sbytery
from St. Louis. Mo., and who ac
cented the call as co-pastor of
Reynolda Presbyterian rhureh
with Dr. D. Clay Lilly, nreaehed
on the subject “Christ and the
Cross.’’
Rev. W. M. Cooner, pastor of
tha North Wilkeshoro Preshytei-
ian einiiTli. gave a memorial tri-
bne to the late Rev. C. W. Rob-
linson. who for many years was
I pastor here. Ladies of the North
Wiikesboro church served lunch
eon at one o'clock.
Committees were appointed
and it was decided that various
reports would ^ be delivered at
quarterly sessions of the Presby
tery, the next session to be held
with Obids church in Ashe coun
ty on July 12.
Delegates named to the gener-
&T assembly in Meridian, Miss..
I on May 19 were Dr. Cunningham,
Rev. J. W. Witherspoon, J. R.
Fjnley, of North Wilkeshoro. and
E. B.' Eldrldge. of Glade Valley,
the last two named being elders.
W. C. Cooper, T. F. Haney. Mr.
Wells and L. N. Cash ion were
named alternates.
The Wilkes county
champion to take part in the
Win.ston-Salem Jonrnal-Sentinel end Friday night,
spelling contest will be selected
at a. 8pellin,g contest to be held
Mr.-!. .1. R. aIcCalie and chil-
HeCl a cnainiiiia umi U, a- - -
and name delegates to the state | at Wilkeshoro school on Saturday dren. Francis and ^len Jane, ot
tion will be "held'^on Uie'tollow- convention to be held in Raleigh morning, April 23, ,at ten
!ng Saturday. May 14. ion May 19. i clock.
Says License Bureau Will
Be Maintained Here
R. M. Harwell, of Cliarlotte,
general manager of the Carolina
Motor Club, in a statement to a
representative of The Jouraal;Pa-
triot yesterday said that a branch
office of the club and a state an-
tomobile license bureau would
definitely be retained in North
Wiikesboro.
Some time ago the club pro
posed that the license bureau be
removed from North Wiikesboro.
Since that time many Interested
citizens, including the Kiwanis
Club made. All Mjwfl .for the llc^
pointed ont ■ that North Wiikes
boro is .the logical center for a
wide area.
Since that time representatives
of the club have spent several
days here and have met with
splendid cooperation on the part
ot local people.
Debaters Leave
For Chapel Hill
Wiikesboro Teams To Take
Part In Annual State-
Wide Debates
The Wilkes county board of
elections met on Wednesday aft
ernoon and named regjjrtrars ,to
serve in the primary to be held
on June 4.
Charles Pearson, who was re
cently appointed to fill a vacancy
on the board caused by the resig
nation of F. D. Forester, was
elected chairman. The other mem
bers are P. C. Johnson, of Rock
Creek township, and J. C. Gray
son, Republican member and sec
retary.
The first candidate to file no
tice of candidacy for a county of
fice was R. G. Finley, Democrat
and present ;hairman of the
board who will be a candidate for
re-nomination and election.
I. M. Myers, Republican coro
ner, today riled for re-nominatlon
and election.
Mr. Pearson, chairman, has
called attention to the fact that
the time for filing notice ot can
didacy expires on Saturday eve
ning, April 23, at six o’clock, the
deadline set by law.
For convenience of those who
wish to file the board will be in
session in Mr. Pearson’s office
on the second floor of the Bank
of North Wilkeshoro building
from 5:30 until six o’clock Sat
urday evening.
The registrars appointed for
the June primary f^q
Ww:
T. E. Story, principal, left to
day for Chapel Hill, carrying
with li i m Wilkeshoro high
school’s debating teams to take lie Holbrook;
part in the annual state-wide dc
vate.
Wiikesboro gained right to par
ticipate at Chapel Hill by vMue
.f winning over Elkin and Mount
.\iry teams in the triangular de
bates held recently.
The query is “Resolved: That
the several states should adopt a
unicameral system of legislation.”
On Wilkesboro’s affirmative
are Baxter Davis and Flake Steel
man; the negative debaters are
spelling jpan Laws and Virginia Miller.
The debate at Chapel Hill will
Boomer, Don
Russell, Brushy Mountain, Coy
Parker; Elk No. 1, W. O. Bar
nette; Elk No. 2, Willie Horton;
Edwards No. I, C. A. Burchette;
Edwards No. 2. Conrad Durham;
Edwards No. 3, R. L. Spencer;
Jobs Cabin No. 1, .Alonzo Be-
shears; Jobs Cabin No. 2, Dough-
ton Foster: Lewis Fork, Commo
dore Wplsli; Lovelace, C. H.
Hayes: Moravian Falls, Walter
j Reavis; .vlulberry No. 1, Mnncio
Absher; Mulberry No. 2, Will
Brewer; New Castle. Rich Par-
due; North Wiikesboro, Hyde
Waller; Reddies River. Tom El
ler: Rock Creek, Paul Church;
Somers, Mrs. Ada Mayberry;
Stanton, V'ernon Eller: Traphill
No. 1, Wesley Joines: Traphill
No. 2. John Joines; Union. B. F.
Staley: Walnut Grove No. 1, Wil-
Walnnt Grove No.
2. Commodore Hall; Wilkeshoro
No. 1, W. B, Warner; W'ilkesboro
No. 2, Buster Winkler.
o’- Miami, Fla., are visiting friends
and relatives here.
vfiTrHFl I rni.t.F.GE CHOIR TO SING HERE ON SUNDAY NIGHT
1
■' iplwir from >Iitchell Oollege, wli^
Roaring River
Finals Mon^y
Dr. Daugherty Will Deliyer
Address; N. C. Teague
Sermon
Roaring River high school will
close on Monday night, AprH 25,
with the commencement address
by Dr. B. B. Dougherty, presi
dent ot A. S. T. C„ Boone, and
presentation of diplomas to seven
graduates. f
The commencement season win’-
open on Thursday night this-week
when the Dramatic club will pre
sent “Aunt Jerusby on the War
path.’’
On Friday morning, 10 o’clock,
the seventh grade graduation ex
ercises will be held, at which time
Rev. Eugene Olive, pastor of the
First Baptist church of North
Wiikesboro, will speak.
On Friday night class night
exercises will be held and on
Sunday night Rev. N. C. Teague,
pastor of Southside Baptist
church in Winston-Salem, will
deliver the commencement ser
mon. '
Medals and diplomas will b»
presented at the graduation on
Monday night. The seniors to, re
ceive diplomas are Madeline
Scrbggs, Thelma Mathis, Lon»
Smithey, Ireuo Mathis, Tommy*
McNeill, Dixie Oandlll and Ciande
Tharpe.' .
W. H. Davis Id priBolpal of
school.
April "L eight ofclock.
lorsWfr of the glee club in';t
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kbl
J Miss Nora Bottdms,'of C
llited. No admission. WiU-TO tomir—
LAeftay expenses incurped North .WllkoiJwrt Ibe
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