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Jotin Prerette, prominent local
merchant, was the speaker at the
■k^lwanie club meeting Friday,
presenting to the club an outline
ot the proposed organization ot
North Wilkesboro’s Commerce
Bureaus.
He was presented by J. B Wil-
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Hams, who acted as program
chairman.
' Hie speaker explained in detail
' the mUbbinery and adyantages ot
the proposed North Wllkeaboro’s
Commerce Bureaus. He comphred
North Wdkesboro with other s^-
rounding towns and pointed out
that it is not getting its shai a of
-Hff new de\“lopments and busi-
, ^4ms concerns which are coming
' ' to North Carolina. He declared
that such an organisation, with
an executive secretary and a pro
gressive board of directors elect
ed from the business establish
ments of the city, would bring
new Industries and expansion to
- the city.
In the business session Presi
dent D. J. Carter called attention
Jfc the fact that A. H. Casey. Ki-
^iknis division governor, is urging
all members to attend the divis
ion inter-club meeting to be held
at Sedgefleld May 18. He also an
nounced that Robert S. Gibbs,
Jr., now manager of the Duke
Power company branch here, is
transfering his membership from
the Hendersonville Klwanis club
to the North Wilkesboro ciub.
.\t the meeting J. T. Prevette
was a guest of W. H McElwee,
Bill Ford was a guest of J. R.
Hi.x, Fred Hubbard, Jr., was a
guest of Dr. F. C. Hubbard; and
W. P. Kelly was a guest of John
Prevette. J. D. Holcomb was a
visiting Kiwanian.
Daylight Holdup
Occured Friday at
Home Of Caudill
Rose Bloom On ^
Apple Tree Twig
Robber Takes About $25
From His Pock«ti and
$40 From Safe
W, E. Karris, of Wilkesboro,
brought to Th^ Journal-Patriot
office a blocm which he found
on a twlj^ of a 8tai* OeUclous
apple tree and which very much
resembled a white rose bloom.
Variou.s parts of the blossom
were almost identicat with I’o-e
bloom.
‘BORROWED’ PICKUP
Bandit Drives Off In Pickup
Which Was Found Near
Here Sunday
American Legion
In May-Meeting
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For
Mee^ l#ont
WiU Be
^New Home Club
Formed Thursday
Home Demonstration Club
With 18 Members Or-
ganixed Near Purlear
Purlear Horae demonstration
club wa.s organized Thursday at, ...- —-
the home of Mrs, N'ora Eller with included in his order Mrs
A masked bandit who describ
ed himself as a conviet, held up
and robbed W. V. Caudill of about
$65 in cash at his home on North
Wilkesboro route 1, in broad day
light Friday afternoon.
The time was about aundown.
.Mr. Caudill said, when he went
out from the house to start his
pickup to make a short trip to
the home of a neighbor, intend
ing to return before dark.
As he started to get in the pick
up a man of medium build and
wearing a black mask which hung
down almost to his waist came
out from under the rear of the
pickup, poked a long barrelled re
volver into Mr. Caudill'S face
and demanded his money.
Mr. Caudill reached into his
pocket and handed the man the
change he had, which amounted
to between two and three dollars.
Not satisfied with small change,
the bandit ordered Mr. Caudill to
j keep his hands high and turn a-
round. He extracted from Mr.
Caudill’s rear poc]jB.t ».,,j»liyold
containing about |26. Still noT
satisfied, he ordered Mr. Caudill
to walk directly to his safe and
Can-
Junior Bsisebaill Planned;
Dudley Myers Has Most
Votes In Contest
The Wilkes post of the Ameri
can Legion held its May meeting
on Friday night.
A report of the baby contest
and beauty pageant held on Tues
day night was made by the com
mittee. The report showed that
Dudley Myers, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Presley .Myers, received 6,-
96S votes and that Robert Peck,
Jr . received 6.160 vote.s.
Plans for Junior baseball were
discussed and the county junior
league is expected to begin its
schedule .soon.
“Baby Toots," iwo-months-old fox
lerrier of SI. Louis, Mo., weighs tnly
11 ounces agahisi the normal av
erage weight of five pounds. His
tireless antics point to an otherwise
norma! condition.
Carrier Exam For
Wilkesboro Soon
Open House At
Hospital Friday
19 members. Miss Harriet Me
Googan. .Wilkes home demonstra
tion agent, said today.
Officers of the club were elect
ed as follows: Mrs Nora Eller,
president; Miss Nettie Y. Mc-
Glamery, vice president; Mrs. E.
E. Hayes, secretary - treasurer;
Jgliss Valeria Fletcher, assistant
riecrelary.
Veterans Aided In
Making of Poppies
Profitable employment for
hundreds of disabled war veter
ans has been provided by the me
morial popples which will be
worn On Poppy Day. Saturday.
May 27, in tribute to the World
War dead, explained .Mrs. A. F.
Kilby. Poppy chairman of Wilkes
No. 125 Unit of the American
Legion Auxiliary, as the .Auxil
iary women prepared for the an
nual observance of Poppy Day
heri!.
P.vppies have been made this
year at seventy-eight government
hospitals and Auxiliary work
rooms in several states, where
diaabied veterans unable to do
other work have been given em
ployment during the winter and
spring months. The work has
been restricted largely to veter
ans receiving little or no govern
ment compensation and to those
with dependent families. The
bulk ot the money earned has
gone to the support of families
left in need when the veteran
father became disabled.
The poppies which will be dis
tributed here on Poppy Day have
been made at Indianapolis where
disabled veteran.s have been en
gaged in shaping the little red
memorial flowers under the di
rection of the Department ot the
Auxiliary. Materials have been
supplied by the Auxiliary and the
workers paid at regular intervals
from Auxiliary funds. Poppy
earnings have been a great boon
to many veteran's families in
Wilkes during past months.
The disabled veterans are the
only paid workers in the Auxil
iary’s poppy program. The women
■who distribute the flowers serve-
as unpaid volunteers and all con-
trlbutious they receive go to the
rehabilitation and welfare work
of the American Legion and Aux
iliary
dill, who was emerging from the
house and who at that time did
not know what was taking place.
They walked to the safe in the
residence, Mrs. Caudill opened it
at the bandit’s threatened com-
Biand, and he went through the
papers rapidly, taking the cash
which amounted to about $40.
The bandit then marched Mr.
and Mrs. Caudill from the house,
put them in the garage, latched
the door and drove off in tlie
pickup. Tracking revealed that he
drove to highway 18 and turned
toward North Wilkesboro,
Mr. Caudill kicked open the ga
rage door, walked to the home of
a neighbor and came to North
Wilkesboro to notify officers. By
telephone and radio word was sent
out to look for the pickup, but no
re.sults were obtained.
On Sunday the pickup was lo
cated in the pines near the water
tank north of this city, and had
not been damaged. But no clues
which promise to lead to the iden
tity of the bandit have been
found.
Some one has Miid that since
' the advent of the car that the
horse hasn’t been treated fairly
that he has gone out of business.
It may be that he is like some
people—the less he is asked to
do the better he Ukee it.
As a special observance of
"American Hospital Week,’’ the
Wilkes hospital on Friday after
noon, . 2 Jp _t_P..'cIpck, win have]
“open house,” during which time
all persons interested may visit
the hospital and be ehown oyer
all departments.
While visitors are welcome at
all times at the hospital, it Is
hoped that persons who ■ft'ish to
do so may pay the hospital a vis
it on Friday afternoon, and the
staff and others connected with
the institution will be ready to
show them around.
Hospital Week is being cele
brated throughout the country, a
token of the public’s appreciation
for hospitals and their services.
North Wilkesboro
Wins 1; Loses 1
To Fill Vacancy At Wilkea-
boro Postoffice By Civil
Service Exam
Good Carriod Owt
In Mototuif of Clttb Hold
On jPriday EToainff
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The North ^Wilkesboro Lions
club in meeting Friday night en
joyed a splendid program, which
Included an address by John
Lang, state supervisor for the Na
tional Youth administration.
He told much about NYA work,
and explained how it furnished
employment and trade training to
youth not In school and unable to
secure a job, often because of In
experience. He also told of how
the NYA has been helpful to
counties and communities In se
curing completion of useful pro-
son wem in charge of the pro
jects. . -. . ■ ,- i
Gordon Gentry and Harry Pear-
gram, which had In addition to
the address numbers by the Bar
ber colored quartet.
A nominating committee was
appointed to nominate officers for
the election to be held in June.
Dr. H. B. Smith is chairman of
the committee and the other
members are W. 0. Absher, T H.
Thompson, Grady Church and C.
M. Crews. They will report at a
later meeting of the club.
Visitors at the meeting Friday
night were J. M. Smith, area sup- j
ervisor of NYA, W. P. Kelly,
Lewis Vickery and Harvel How
ell. There was a large attendance
at the meeting.
Horoemaking Class
To Be Organized
Here on W^nesday
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An adult homomaking class
consisting ot young married wom
en and out-of-school girls, will bo
organized for the purpose of
studying and discussing such
homo^^making problems as choice
and making of clothing, inbal
planning, nutrition, home fur
nishing, child development or
other phases of homemaking in
which this group may be Inter
ested.
*■' MlsICEJvelyn Sharpe, vocational
teacher of Home Economics In
the North .Wilkesboro high
school, will conduct the classes
and will meet with those interest
ed In jolting the group on Wed
nesday afternoon. May 10th, at
3:00 p. m. in the Home Econom
ics department of the high school.
tonight Put dfl
Untfl Tues^
Buoiaeas And Profetfkif^
Man of City Invitad -To^. .
Organization Moot
Auto Crashes hto
Budding Sunday
Carter Triplett Held For
Reckless Driving; Hit
Union Cash Store
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an
examination to fill the position of
rural carrier at Wilkesboro, N.
c
Court Begins
2nd Week Term
North Wilkesboro’s ba.seball
team divided honors with visitors
in week-end games.
On Saturday the locals lost a
poorly played game to Elkin by a
score of 12 to 7.
But the local team came back
with power to win Sunday game
against King 6 to 1. Rhodes was
on the mound for North Wilkes
boro and pitched well in the
pinches. Jones and Dnla led in
hitting with three out of four
each.
Good games will be scheduled
for next week-end and local fans
will be afforded plenty ot dia
mond thrills.
The examination will be held
at North Wilkesboro, N. C.
Receipt of applications will
close on May 26, 1939.
The date ot examination will
be slated on admission cards
mailed to applicants after the
close of receipt of applications,
and will be about 15 days after
that date. The salary of a rural
carrier ob a standard route of 30
miles served daily except Sunday
is $1,800 per annum, with an ad
ditional $20 per mile per annum
for each mile' or major fraction
thereof in excess of 30 miles.
Certain allowances are also made
for the maintenance of' equip
ment. The Examination will be
open, only to citizens who are ac
tually domiciled in the territory
of the pout office where the va-
runcy exists, who have been ac
tually domiciled there for six
months next preceding the" clos
ing date for receipt of applica-
lions, and who meet the other
refinirements set forth in Form
1977. Both men and women, if
qualified, may enter this exami
nation. but appointing officers
have the legal right to specify the
sex desired in requesting certifi
cation of eligihles. Form 1977
and application blanks can l)e
obtained from the vacancy office
mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Com
mission at Washington, D. C. Ap
plications must be on file with
the Commission at Washington,
D. C., prior to the close of busi
ness on the date specified above
At the examination, applicants
must furnish unmounted photo
graphs of themselves taken with
in two years.
Women Discuss
Curb Marketii^
Mrs. Morris Speaker Before
Council Meeting Held
Friday Afternoon
On’^Prlday, May 5. qtiartSf-
ly meeting of the iVilkes county
council of home demonstration
clubs was held at the courthouse
in Wilkesboro.
The main feature of the meet
ing was an address by Mrs. Cor
nelia C. Morris, extension spec
ialist who talked on the subject
of “Marketing,” with special em
phasis On points in organizing
and maintaining a curb market.
Mrs C. F. Bretholl presided
and there was a total attendance
Of 4 2 from the eight organized
clubs. Ronda won first attend-
i ance honors and Moravian Falls
I was second in number of raeni-
I bers present. Second place in
' mileage went to the Ferguson
! club.
1 There were reports from Mrs.
T. W. Ferguson, secretary-treas-
urer; Mrs. Marvin Wall, district
Carter Triplett, young Wilkes
man, was held on charges of ope
rating an automobile while Intox
icated and for reckless driving
Sunday afternoon after the car
which he was operating on high
way 421 three miles west ot this
city left the highway and crashed
into the Union Cash store build-
Ing.
* Tfie full impacf‘'rff^’*fff?"^car
struck the corner of the building
squarely and in addition to doing
considerable damage to the build
ing and contents in that corner,
caused much consternation a-
mong people nearby.
Triplett, who received painful
but not serious injuries on his
face, was carried by ambulance to
the Wilkes hospital and after his
wounds were dressed he was
placed under arrest and filled
bond for appearance at trial.
Cancer Week Is
Proclaimed Here
meeting; Mrs. P. E. Church,
Mayor R. T. McNiel Issued
Proclamation Setting A-
side Special Week
A meeting of North Wllkesboie
bttsiaess and professional men,
scheduled to be held on Mon^MT
night, has been postponed until
Tuesday night. May 9, and will he
held in the city ball, beginning at
7:30 p. m.
The meeting, to which (every
buslnem and professional maa
and others interested are4nvUe4,
will be the second to discuss the
organization of North Wilkes
boro’s Commerce Baresns,’ ■whK*
would be an organization Intend
ed to coordinate efforts of all
phases of business life toward fa-
turo progress and development of
North Wilkesboro
A meeting was held on Monday
night of last week, at which time
the proposal was fully oatliaed
but actual organization was post
poned until the civic organiza
tions c.ould be informed of the
proposal and its purposes. Dar
ing the week the proposal waa
outlined before the North Wllkee-
boro Klwanis club and the Lions
club.
In the meeting to be held on
Tuesday night it is expected that
the organization will be perfected
and plans laid for it to begin
functioning along all lines of in
dustrial and business life.
- VM '«l%llalanltun wonld inelnde
all branches of business and them
would be six bureaus, indepen
dent of each other and yet con
nected with the central organiza
tion headed by a president, sec-
retary-trea.surer and a board of
directors composed of three each
from .each of the bureaus.
Severing the board of director!
and each of the six bureana
would be an executive secretary.
The six bureaus would be:
Manufacturers, Merchants, Whole
salers, Credit-Collections, Adver-
teslng-Publiclty, and Better Busi
ness. A vice president named by
the board of directors would head
each bureau.
The proposal received enthus
iastic response in the meeting
held on Monday night and a much
larger attendance is expected in
the meeting to be held on Tuen-
day night.
kitchin improvement.
Rangers Heard By
A Large Audience
Mayor R. T. McNiel today is
sued the following proclamation
setting aside the week begin
ning today as "Cancer Week.’’
His proclamation issued today
The Rangers, popular radio
male quartet, was heard by a
large and appreciative audience
Friday night in the North Wil-
kesbero school auditorium
The program was sponsored by
I the North Wilkesboro council ot
the Junior Order and the singing
■ won high praise from many in
' the audience.
Wilkes county superior court
for trial of civil cases today en
tered the second week ■with many
cases remaining on the calendar
for trial.
Only a comparatively small
number of cases were disposed of
during the first week and court
was held for only three days.
Judge Wilson Warlick, of New
ton. is presiding over the term.
University Cadets Engage in Mimic War Games
Press Association
Sponsors Measure
Following is the text of the act
defining newspapers which was
sponsored by the North Carolina
press Association and passed by
the General Assembly which has
just closed. The act applies to 94
counties in the state, and Wilkes
is included;
"An Act to regulate the publi
cation of legal notices and other
legal and public advertisements
and to define newspapers in
which such notices and advertise
ments shall be published.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. Whenever a notice
or any other paper, document or
legal advertisement ot any kind
or description shall be authorized
or required by any of the laws of
the State of .North Carolina,
(Continued on page eight)
Preparation! for mlnlatnre war games by oadeU of the Beserro (MBoers’ Tralrtlf
of CaUfornla at Los Angeles were held recenUy with modehi antfralroraft eqnipmeiit meved la te
weed. Cam.. campB!. Cadeto enroUed in the coast arttBory aart of: flw student coi^ were testra^ te Mtesl
operatiitt. The eqnlpaent included a three-inch aatl-alrcraft gim, direcior, height Under, searohught, nana
too»Ur and wamciAxte fim. Maawivcr* »re pui » pr»otlc»l timSator Mrps. - i ^ ^
follows:
Whereas, the 75th Congress of
the United States in the Joint
Resolution, No. 82. set aside May
as Cancer Control Month and
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President I
of the United States, issued a '
proclamation uiging a whole
hearted attack on cancer,
Whereas, cancer is a disease
whose control depends above all
else on an Intelligent and alert
general public,
Whereas, an organization
known as the Women’s Field
Army Against Cancer, led by able
women and directed by leading
physicians, is conducting a com
prehensive program of education
in this state under the slogan
"Early Cancer Is Curable. Fight
It With Knowledge,”
Whereas, authorities in can
cer control point out that between
one-third and one-half of the
persons who died of this disease
last year In this state could have
been saved by early diagnosis
and treatment.
Therefore, I. R. T. McNiel,
Mayor of North Wilkesboro do
set aside the period from May
8th to May 15th. 1939, as Cancer
Control Week in the Town of
North Wilkesboro and I call upon
all citizens, all agencies concern
ed with public health, and all
organs ot expression ot opinion,
including the newspapers, to sup
port the work of the Division of
the Women’s Field Army.
I Yours very truly,
R. T. McNIBL,
Mayor.
This 8th day of May, 1939.
Dr. M. R. Waddell
Claimed By Death
Dentist Practicioner Fior
Half a Century Died
Saturday
2
wfiat we. paid for^^lt
Funeral service for Dr. Mat
thew R. Waddell, age 76, who
had practiced dentistry in Wilkes
county for almost 50 years, was
held Sunday at Piney Grove
church in the presence of a large
concourse of people.
Dr. Waddell, who begafT his
career almost a half century ago
at his home, then near Moxley
postoffice, bad been ill for abeet
three weeks prior to his death
Saturday morning.
For the past twelve years he
carried on practice of his |SW>
fesjion in an office at Fairplaliui
on highway 18 three miles north
of this city. v
He is survired by his 'wf^
Mrs. Charity Waddell, and
children: Mack Waddell,
graff, W. Va.; B H. Waddell,
Princeton, W. Va.; K. R. ..Wad
dell, Monclo, W. Va.; D..T. Wad
dell. N. Holston, Va.; T.. Br jjfadr
dell. North Wilkesboro. Also
vivlng is one sister, Mrs->V ',F.
Parrish, of Murphybofio, 111.-,.
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Ministers taking part In the
fuleral service were Rev. L.-JL
Sparks, Rev. 8. L. Ble-vina, Rer.
L. B. Murray and. Rev. Mostm
Dillard. Many beautiful floial
tributes were carried, hy ntembwa
of the family. “ •
No lanRaago is battih^t^
■tnnd to dononneo a oan 'vho is
tn^nslsteht as to, at oo* -tUao,
la JT years. Ala»ka has ylei^- “aibclal Intareai^* wiills wt
minerals alone 100
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