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EMmAt Town
(EUetioo*
With F^o
fr*i,
g , Motticipitl elecUona were held
|^•Tae•d»r i& th* WUk««]>oro» with
teuy people lugMiwlng by the
-httUot their cohtidence in the tick
ets to he Totcd oa.
Only onh ticket was before the
people in either town.
North Wllkeeboro had a contest
.. In the primary April 17 and a
‘ tteket was selected for the voting.
. la Wilkeeboro there was no oppo-
; sitton to the present administra
tion for renominatlon or election.
In North Wilkeeboro Tuesday
296 cast rotes and the tabulation
of rotes showed the following:
^Mayor R. T. McNlel, 162; for
^Vmmissioners — J. B. Carter,
203: A. G. Finley, 200; W.* K.
Stnrdirant. 127; H. M. Hutchens,
101; Ralph Duncan, 164.
Duncan and Hutchens are in
cumbents and the other three
commissioners were nominated
from the "new ticket" in the pri
mary.
For school board J. B. Wil-
Qs polled 174 and W. E. Jones
They had no oppoelt'on in
^mary or election.
Wilkeeboro Klection
In Wilkeeboro 63 straight tick
ets returned Mayor J. F. Jordan
and Commissioners W. A. Stroud,
W. E. Smlthey, Dr. G. T: Mitchell
and Jamej L#owe to office Tues
day for another two-year term.
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Of County Meet
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Aubry and John WUl
Face Auto T^ft Count
In Wythiwfe, Va.
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Aubry and John A. Kitts, Blue-
field. W. Va., mkh’'ifrested in a
tourist cabin near here last week
on theft charges and ai Suspects
in the Sparta Motor company
robbery several W4*ks ago. have
been released to Wythevllle, Va.,
authorities, it was learned today]
from Wilkes officers.
The car the Kitts were using
at the time of their arrest was
identified as having bedtt stolen
from a Wythevllle concern. In
the ear were vsrtpus types of
merchandise valued at several
hundred dollars anfl'.VkIch was
identified as having been stolen
from places of bdsiPMa in several
Virginia towns, officers said.
Wythe county officefS, tdok the
men from Wilkes Jail Monday.
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Succeeds Butner
Wilkes county board of com
missioners met in regular month
ly session Monday and Tuesday
for transaction of county busi
ness. Routine matters
Cripple CImic
Announced For
Thursday, 11th
All Persons With Physical
Handicapj May Be Ex
amined Witbout Cost
More Definite Plniu To Be
Announced Nent Week;
Watch This Paper '
In conjunction with a larjfe
number of merchants and
business firms of t^e city,
The Journal-Patriot is plan-
nine to issue a Tirade Event
^ition. the exact date of
which has not as yet been def
initely decided.
The Journal - Patriot will
augment its already largre cir
culation in the local trade
.area with extra copies which
rrill be mailed or delivered to
adjninnig counties. The spec
ial Trade Event edition is ex
pected to carry worthwhile
messapies- from local merch
ants which will be of much in
terest and benefit to the
thousands of people residing
in northwest North Oarolina.
Robert S. Gibbs, .Ir„ fonnorl.v
with llio Duke Power com
pany branch ot HendersonviUe,
who ha-, assumed his duties as
local Duke I'owei- rompnny
niiinager suceeetilnj; M. G. But-
ner, wiu> was killeel in an au
tomobile aeeiilenl last we-k.
FfeTriai
Ci?3 Acdons
NowhPwjgwss
Four Divorces Granted Dur
ing First Few Days Of
Term; Others Tried
Four divorces were granted
this week In Wilkes euperior
court.
Judge Wilson Warllck, who is
presiding over courts in the 17th
district during the first half of
tidf year, is on the bench and
civil cases are being tried.
The divorces which have been
granted were as follows; Trexle
Moore versus Wttey Moore; An
nie'Mae Warrick versus Charles
Warrick; John Ripop versus Jnlla
Roop; Viola Syloer BUlIngs ver
sus Lree BirHhgB. All divorcee
were on grounds of two years
separation.
Several other civil actions have
been disposed of but there have
nuruiweai. ivw qeen aisposea oi uui luvie 
WTiile plans are not as yet b^n hut few .trials by "JIiit. A
complete in regard to enter-!number of have gone off
tninment and other phases of by the voluntary non-suit route
and by consent Jo^menU.
.Al cripple clinic to be conducted
occupied i auspices of Ihe Wilkes
the attention of the board
■-a^hroughout a greater part of the
I '*lwo days.
All member.s were present. The
board is composed ot M. F. Ab-
sher. chairman. Dr. W. R. Trip
lett and C. C. Sldden.
Jurors were drawn for the term
of court to be held in June. A
list ot the Jurors will appear la
* a later issue ot The Journal-Pa
triot.
*Mrs.T.B. Smith
Claimed By Death
^ita
Mrs. Thelma Harless Smith,
wife of T. B. Smith, who resides
near Wllkesboro, died this after-
m. 2:.30, in a Statesville hos-
tital.
Mrs. Smith, who was well and
favorably xnown in this section,
had been critically ill since Sat-
urcay, when twins were born to
her and a caesarean operation
■was performed. Several blood
trfinsfuslon.s were given
She is survived by her husband
and four children.
Funeral service will be held at
the residence Friday afternoon,
four o’clock, and burial will be
in Mountain Park cemetery.
county health department and
sponsored by the No.rth Wllkes-
boro Ki-wanis club will he held
on Thursday, May 11, at the
Wilkes hospital, it was announced
today.
Dr. 0. L. Miller, orthopedic
surgeon, of Charlotte, will make
the examinations, which will be
without cost to the patients.
Health officials .in ma^g the
I announcement urged that people
I of the county In need of ortho-
I pedic examinations or treatment
attend the clinic, which will be
from nine to twelve o’clock.
All cripples and all people with
rhysical .‘landicaps are asked to
be present in order that it n,ay
be ascertained whether or not
their bone malformations or oth
er physical defects can be cor
rected. Adults as well as children
may attend, the announcement
said.
Program Records
At Kiwanis Meet
Club Members Hear Own
Voices In Program At
Luncheon Meeting
No^ Wllkesboro
Officers Assumed
Duties Wednesday
Tax Listing Will
Close Tim Week
Persons in North Wilkesboro
Who Have Failed to List
Asked to Do So Now
Rangers To Sing
In Program Here
On Friday Night
The Rangers, a male quartet
which has gained wide popularity
rt-cently over radio station W8T
and in personal appearances be
fore large crowds in many cities,
win com© to North Wllkesboro
nMay night to give a program
in Ike North Wilkesboro school
andUorlum.
The North Wllkesboro council
of the Junior Order la sponsoring
U»« program and a large attend
ance is expected. Admission
charge will be only 16 cents for
children and 26 cents for adults.
National Hardware
Week May 6-13
Local hardware merchants are
making plans to observe National
Hardware Week—May 6 to 13—
by quoting special prices during
the week, not only to save their
patrons money on their purchases,
hut to make the public conscious
of th© week which has been set
apart as special recognition to the
hardware stores of the nation.
Local hardware stores will be
pleased to have their friends and
patrons call during National Hard
ware Week which begins Satur
day.
b, Music Recital To-
W Be Friday Night
Pupils ot Mrs. George Parller’s
^ music class will appear In a re-
eiUl to be held at the Community
f5>'‘Hons« In Wilkesboro on Friday
night, eight o'clock. The public
^ is ewdiaiiy ;-\-
T. H. Settle, Wilke.s county tax
lister for North Wilkeeboro towi.-
.ship. and I. H. McNeill, Jr., tax
lister for North Wilkesboro town,
have called attention to the fact
that tax listing will close here
this week and urge that persons
who have so far failed to list
look after the matter before the
end of this week and avoid the
penalty prescribed by law for
failare to list.
Both list takers may be found
at Mr. Settle’s office on the sec
ond floor of the Northwestern
Bank building.
Director School
House Planning
Is Visitor Here
J. B. Williams, program chair
man, treated the Kiwa lis club
Friday to a program of recorded’
n’.’mbers, the recordings being of
the voices of club members.
The first recording was a song
"All Will Be Well," by Rev. Eu
gene Olive, followed by a short
sermon the subject of “We Shall
Reap If We Faint Not," by Dr.
John R. Jester. A dialogue be
tween J. B. Williams and Genio
Cardwell, In which each member
of the club was mentioned in
characteristic manner, was the
concluding recording. The pro
gram was well rendered and
heartily enjoyed by all present.
Following the invocation by
Rev. Eugene Olive at I rfday’s
meeting the club stood in silence
in memory and respect to Malcom
G. Butner, whose tragic death oc-
cured two days previous. A me
morial committee composed of J.
H. Williams, Henry I.andon and
W. D. Halfacre was appoiu'-ed by
President D. J. Carter.
Directors Meet
The club directors met on
Thursday night with Edd Gardner
as host. Each committee chair
man had a good report for the
meeting. J. B. Williams gave an
impressive report of the under
privileged child committee, in
which he pointed out that Mrs.
Bertha Bell, county nurse, had
made 17 trips this year to the
state orthopedic hospital in Gas
tonia for the purpose ot carrying
children to and from the hospital
for treatment.
the special trade days, it is
announced that the dates will
he Thursda.v,'Friday, Satur
day, May 1^19-20, three big
days for North Wilkesboro
and the thousands of people
that are expected to come
hei'e to trade.
It is hoped that the event
Avill be city-wdde and that a
brrre nirmber of the business
fn-nis mtII co-operate with the
c'ty officials in the hope that
the trade days will be a suc
cess in every way.
With better roads leading
into North Wilkesboro fi-om
all directions it is only logical
that the city take its place as
the leading industrial and
[merchandising center of this
‘ section of the State.
Pre-School Clinic
Here May 9?ukl’W
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Children Who Will EnWr
School, ThU Fall Are
Urged to Attend
The anhhftTpre-sChool clinic at
North Wilkesboro graded school
was announced today for Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoons, Mry
9 and 10.
Dr. A. J. Eller. Miss Eloi.se
Bennett and Mrs. Bertha Bell, of
the county health department,
will be present to conduct com
plete examinations Of the chil
dren.
Children who will be 6 years
old before October I and who e.x-
pect to enter school next fall are
invited to attdnJ.
A committee composed of Mrs.
Jay H. Johnson, Mrs. J. O. Schaf
er, and Mra. C. C. Kaw from the
Parent-Teacher association are
assisting in promotion of the clin
ic. Parents are being urged to, Hutchens.
bring their children to the school I Sanitation—W. K. Sturdivant,
On the above dates. | A. G. Finley, Ralph Duncan, J
B. Carter and H. M. Hutchens.
By order the Bank of North
Wilkesboro and The Northwest
ern Bank were made depositories
i for city funds.
No action was taken relative
to re-appointment or appointment
of city employeee.
N.C.S.E,S. Office ,
Wai Be Clowd On
Wednesday, May 10
In accordance with the usaal
cuBtom, Confederate memorial
day. May 10, will be observ^ as
a' full holiday by ail offices of tke
North Carolina State Bmployment
Serricq, including the Unraiploy-
ment: Compensation division.
Claimants reporting on Wed
nesday are requested to report
lor that week on Thursday, May
IT, officials of the office here to
day said.
Masons, Eastern
Star in Banquet
“Challenge” Is The Subject
Of Address Delivered
By Judge Hayes
SeJ:
m
Intere^V
Jf - •
Future Progi’irit
Aaether Maas Mey^tii^
Business Men Cdliw|.:F4>ir..
Meat
New and Old Boards Held
Meeting; Committees For
City Business Named
North Wilkesboro officers for
the ensuing term of two years
took office last night.
They were; Mayor R. T. Mc
Nlel and commissioners Ralph
Duncan and Hoyle Hutchens, In
cumbents, and three new com
missioners, J. B. Carter, W. K.
Sturdivant and A. O Finley.
The officers who' served until
that tlme...wt., ao • Wednesday
night, officially adopted th© city
election result and transacted
business pending.
After adjournment City Clerk
I. H. McNeill, Jr., administered
the oath of off lee to Mayor Mc
Nlel for another term and Mayor
MoNin! in turn administered
oat In to the five commissioners.
J. ]'.. "arter was elected mayor
pro-(H:ii.
.V resolution was passed laud
in'; till retiring officers tor their
services to the city during their
term of office.
Organization of the board was
perfected with appointment of the
following committees, the first
named being chairman:
Finance—Ralph Duncan, A. C.
Finley and H. M. Hutchons.
Streets—A. G. Finley, W. K.
Sturdivant and J. B. Carter.
Fire—H. M. Hutchens, J. B
Carter and Ralph Duncan.
Water and Lights—J. B. Car
ter. W. K. Sturdivant and H. M.
) Members of local Masonic lodg
es joined with the Order of the
. Eastern Star Friday night in a
I banquet held .at the American Le
gion club house.
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, ot the
middle district federal court, de
livered the address on the subject
of "Challenges."
H e listed three challenges
which he said is facing all at this
time—the foreign challenge, the
national challenge and the chal
lenge which comes to each indi
vidual.
His address, which many pres
ent describes as one of the most
inspiring they had ever heard,
was well received.
There was a total attendance
-at the harquet of 90 and a sump^
tnouB dinner was served by the
ladles.
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A movement described as tier,
reaching In purpose was ' -hogSftr-
here Monday night in a mM»
meeting of North Wmtesboro bn*-
iQees men when the organization
of North Wilkeeboro’s Commerce
Bureaus was proposed.
The proposed organization au
described In the meeting -ronld
coordinate efforts of all pt see of
business toward further gromtll
and progress of North Wllk^--
boro. •
The meeting was well attend
ed, there being between 40 and
50 business men of the city, rep
resenting various phases of bnsl-
ness life, present.
J. B. Williams presided over
the meeting and called on John
R. Prevette, who originated the
idea, to explain the proposal.
With the aid of blackboard
diagrams, Mr. Prevette explained
the purposes and objectives of the
proposed organization.
Control of all the bureaus
".'ould be vested in a lentral
board of directors, three each
from six phases of business life.
The directors would name a
president, secretary-treasurer and
four vice presidents, each of the
six officers to head one of the
commerce bureaus as follows:
Manufacturers, Merchants,
WkMelUilers, Credit - Coilectiens,
Advertising and Publicity, and
Better Business bureau.
Acting as 'a go-between for the
[Individual bureaus and the board
of directors would be the execu-
American Legion
Will Meet Friday I tive secretary, who would handle
all matters of inquiry or business
The regular monthly meeting
of the American Legion will be
held in the Legion-Auxiliary club
rooms north of the city on Fri
day night, May 5th, at 7:30. A
full attendance is desired to
plan for the summer activities of
tho post.
and refer them to 'he proper-bu
reaus for attention and action.
Mr. Prevette In a most convinc
ing manner explained, how every
bureau could function, not . only
for the benefit of thq line of bus
iness which it would represent,
but for all business as a whole
in a city.
Such an organization, he said,
would not only provide for" better
'cooperation and greater' .coordi
nation of effort, but would 'ke*
‘ somewhat in the capacity of n
Owortunitr^fered To 12'chamber of commerce, encourag-
One Wilkes Boy
Enrolls In CMTC
More Wilkes Beys For
Training This Year
Legion Program
Here Is Success
Dudley Myers And Robert
Peck, Jr., Both Are Win
ners In Baby Contest
W. F. Credle, director of the
division of school house planning
of the state department of educa
tion, spent a few hours in Wilkes
Tuesday conferring with Paul S.
Cragan, superintendent of North
Wllkesboro schools, and C. B.
Eller, coutity school superinten
dent. While here he inspected
school building and discussed
school building plans with school
authorities.
Everready Quartet
At Beaver Creek
The Everready Quartet will
sing at Beaver Creek Baptist
church,on Sunday, May 7, In th©
regul'ur Sunday school service to
begin at ten o’clock. The public
has a cordial invitation to at
tend.
VESPEIR 8ERVIGE
Vesper service at St. Paul’s
Episcopal church Sunday after
noon. Hay 7th, at four o’clock, in
charge ot the rector. Reverend B.
M. Lackey. Visitors and friends
are isrlted y> attend thia tarrlee.
Asking All T. B.
SuspecU Attend
Tubercular Clinic
Dr. A. J. Eller, and all other
members of the Wilkes county
health department join in asking
that the people of the county take
full advantage of the adult t. b.
clinic to begin on May 16 by en
couraging attendance of all who
have reason to suspect they may
have contracted the disease.
In making the request the
health officials point out thit the
one bright hope lor tubercular
patient is finding out that they
have the disease while It is,In
the early stages and has done, lit
tle damage. By -beginning treat
ment, he said, before the disease
is far advanced a complete cure
is not only possible but highly
probable,
Those who wish to take ad
vantage of the clinic should call
at the office of the health office
in the courthouse on Thursday,
Friday or Saturday this week or
next week, have a test made and
make appointment for ensnina'-
Uon if the test riiows thirt^'ithe
The Legion program, which in
cluded a beauty contest and a
baby contest as well as numbers
by Mrs. R. 6. Finley’s dancing
classes, held at Liberty Theatre
Tuesday night was an outstanding
success.
Mrs. Whltesell, who promoted
the occasion for the Legion, said
yesterday ' that she made an er
ror in the tabulation of votes in
the baby contest. An error of 900
votes was made in counting votes
for Dudley Myers, small son of
Mr. and Mrs. Presley Myers, Mrs.
Whltesell said, and that he should
have been credited with that
number in addition to the num
ber announced.
The decision has been made to
award., trophies 'to ,^both Dqdly
Myers, whose sponsor was Betty
Hill, and to Robert Peck. Jr., who
was spoasofed by, Betty Blue
Moon. ‘r
Mbs Beth Jones, sponsored by
Belk’s Department store, won the
title of-,“Mls8 North Wilkeeboro."
The., musical program by Mrs.
Finley/a ebuilee was supplement
ed by numbers by Hilttm Johnson
and Bearie Lee Anderson, j
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81iuN>^;« «trlt can bo
Program Of Club
Council Meeting
The following program will be
carried out at the Wilkes County
Council of Home Demonstration
clubs In meeting in Wllkesboro
Friday afternoon. May 5, two o’
clock:
Devotional by Mrs. C. F. Breth-
oll, president; reports from Mrs.
T. W. Ferguson, secretary-treas
urer; foods and nutrition, Mrs.
T. T. Yates: kitchin Improvement.
Mrs. P. E. Church; district meet
ing, Mrs. F. T. Moore: song,
“It’s a Good Time To Get To
gether’’; Introduction of speaker.
Mrs. C. F. Bretholl.
Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris, exten
sion economist In food conserva
tion and marketing, will speak on
"Points In Organizing and Carry
ing On A Curb Market." Follow
ing her address there will be a
generaj discussion on marketing.
The procurement campaign for
enrollment of trainees for attend- i .'
ance at the Citizens Military
Training Camp to be held at Fort
Bragg, from June 15th to July
14, 1939, is progressing very sat
isfactorily so far as the total quo
ta is concerned, but It is the de
sire of the Government to open
this training to youths of the
smaller communities as well as
the larger ones. Only one young, ^
man of Wilkes county has already ‘>etter known that a much
qualified for attendance at this number will be present at the
years camp. He Is Ray S. Pardue,  m‘'«ting Monday night ,
of Wllkesboro. [ M»ny of those m attendance at
There are still 12 vacancies In ‘he meeting held on Mo" j^y
Wilkes county to be filled, it Is ! n 1 g h t expressed enthusuurtie
ing industries to locate here and
publicizing North WUkosbcro’a
advantages.
A committee on constltutloH
and by-laws was appointed and is
R. Finley, Joba
R. Prevette, A. F’. Kilby, W. H.
McElwee and W. D. Halfacre.
This committee will have a proper
certificate of incorporation drawn
and is expected to report in the
second meeting, which was set for
Monday night. May 8 at 7:30 o’
clock in the city hall.
It is expected that as the new*
of the proposed organization is
urged that young men between
the ages of seventeen and twenty-
nine desiring attendance at this
years camp send In their applica
tions without delay. Joe B. Mc
Coy, of North Wllkesboro, who is
County Chairman for this county,
will render all assistance neces
sary to expedite applications, and
will furnish the names of the
physicians who have volunteered
to examine applicants free of
charge.
Information and application
blanks may also be obtained by
correspondance direct with the C.
M„ T. C. Officer, Port Bragg, N.
C.
Lioiu Will Meet
Friday Eyenina
The bterth' Wllkesboro
club Is airtlcfpatlkg' p good meob’
ing on OTenJng
itbiei
Birthday Dinner
Given Minifter
' In obeervance of Rev. G. W.
Curry’s B5th birthday anniversary
many from two cburchee, tbb
aqeoad Baptist of North WUkeak
b6»*and Flint Hni, gathered qt
Llongliite liom® daughter. Mm.
ItWftiH”' Hemric, at Ronda and a
“^^^l birthday - dinner . was
Much good food vras
ahd a fine time was MDOtl?
all. Sponsora ef -the
" 1 tbankp te
for tltett 0«hfation.'
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praise of the proposal and
pledged wholehearted cooperatlo*
toward its success.
Among those who spoke were
D. J. Carter, president of the Kl-
wanis club. Dr. R. M. Brame, At
torneys J. H. Whicker and W. H.
McElwee, A. F. Kilby, J. T. Pre-
vette, W. G. Gabriel, L. S. 8p*te-
hour, C. O. McN/el, B. G. Gentry,
W. D. Halfacre. W. P. Kelly, J.
C. Yarbrough, Dudley 8. Bill aM
T. S. Kenerly. ■,
The proposal will be
in meetings of the North;
boro Kiwanis club^- Ihe - Ljcilu
club and other civic organisailhM
here this week. '
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Union Chinch
Revival'
Rev. A. W. 'LyiUz
engaged this week in 'WntOfttOt
rerival servioea at UatoB Martin
dist church west df this
, Services are bripg held at ten
a. m. and ,7:39 p.’’ m. The piihlle '
M* a cordial Invitation to dny
and all the serv^ge-
. -Hr-
rShoold oa* attempt to sUtetrartc
ntb to gate m* trte.nd,^> ^
*' to te** two b*tt«r -