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v;;«^-i;?- ■•■v-^;; .■■.'>-■ > " Viiv.-. v.litllk- fD*A i* * coatiaiwl •■- witfl • ■■ffW*t »«o«iit «MM7 to ratoai for oroctieB (rf ftSkI T. M. C. A. todWteg eoBditiou p«rait. Lwd » ^mmA WsM it thrMfh. > ■—■■ ■■.■■ ■' — ■ _ ■ - ■» ' -rw-.——o —- w—J — ierTk®, M tliAt,th« siihKrMm THE JOUENAL-PAIBIOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE "STATE OFr WILKES” FOB OVER 88 YEARS ,, to poid fa *dT»iie*. : ^: "I !'':'■—===? BEFOl b«r. If, _. seadfag the paper te 40. NO. 50. Piibliahed Mondays «ad Thnnd^a. NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C, MONDAY, OCT. 29, 194s7 Watch Your Ub«l—K«bi> Yo«r Swiwcriptioii Paid In Advance thool Stadeit, Baptist Minister Kiwanis Speakers Dean Minton Spoke On “Navy Day;” Rev. John Jordan On “Money.” Two splendid addresses featured the meeting of the North Wllkes- boro Klwanls Club Friday noon at Hotel Wilkes. First on the program was a flve-mlnute speech by Dean Min ton, of the local high school, on the subject “Navy Day." Young Mr. Minton made a very splendid talk, telling the history of our navy and pointed out a number of oj^tandlng events that have experienced in Its long aid successful history. He Indl- jjated that we now have the great- ^t navy In our history and the greatest navy in the world. He further argued that In order to maintain this great navy as a force for keeping the peace it will be ...necessary to have military ng to some degree, and of le 'Nprt. !. c| C. Bidden, program chair man of ihe day, asked Rev. How ard Ford to introduce his spcak- - er. Rev. John Jordan, of West Jefferson, N, C. He delivered a good talk on the subject, "Jesus and My Money." He pointed out that through all the ages the use of money has been a problem to the whole ^ world. He Indicated two points ^ of view held by many: The one as ,iset out in Proverbs 10:15, that money Is power; the other as set " out In the book of Luke, that to S-he poor Is blessed, p He Indicated that we should ' have a rule for the use of our money and offered as examples ' from Jesus' teaching: The rich young ruler and the widow with '. the two mites. In his use of ‘i money, one must measure his ■ ^obligation to his family and oth er 'People and his God. was announced that on Frl- of this week the club will for luncheon, and Immedl- ,e members will proceed fesvllle to hear President ^Guests Friday were as follows: Jack Turner with H. H. More house: A. C. Chamberlain, Jr., with Dr. A. C. Chamberlain; Capt. Dick Gwyn and S.-Sgt. W. Blair Gwyn with R. W. Gwyn; Misses Blanche uud Mabel Bidden with Sam Winters; Seaman Dudley S. Hill, Jr., with Dudley S. Hill; Major John It. Bumgarner with Dr. F. C. Hubbard. Charles Ford, of Washington. D. C., was a visit ing Klwanian. Meeting For Girl Scout Parents ^ Bhi-ents. are you interested in your daughter? A business meeting for parents for all age groups of the Girl Scouts will he held in the Pres byterian educational building on Monday, October 29. S to 9 p. m. Every parent is needed. We cannot expect our leaders and other adults in Scouting to do the Job alone. Your help and support will mean a great deal to your daughter as well as the Scout or ganization. Let’s get behind our Girl Scouts here and plan a rec ord year. MRS. ROBERT S. GIBBS. Exec. Secretary. Miss Tulburt Joins Staff of Red Cross Miss Hester Tulburt has just completed a four weeks basic training In Washington, D. C., for the American International Red Cross. Miss Tulburt will serve the Red Cross In the ca pacity of hospital staff aid at the Regional Hospital, Army Air Base, Keesler Field, Miss. She assumed her duties there Tues day October 24. Miss Tulburt Is a graduate of Greensboro College, Greensboro, N. O^he was a member of the MHVws Creek school faculty for th»ee years and was a member of thi^North Wllkesboro faculty prior to entering the Red Cross. _ — W. 9$ CAUDILL HOMDB ON « DAYS LEAVE W. F. Caudill, MMS 3-C, Is home tom the navy on a 21-day leave ind Is visiting his parents, Mr. md Mrs. Rell Caudill, of Millers Jreek. / o North Carolina has broken all ecords on fertilizer sales. As of rune 80, the annual sales were :,4e6,277 tons. Funeral Saturday For Mrs. Pearson Funeral service was held Sat urday at the family cemetery for Mrs. Victoria Virginia Pearson, age 72, well known resident of the Boomer community, who died Thursday. Mrs. Pearson was the wife of the late James P. Pearson. Sur viving are the following sons and daughters: G. W. Pearson. Boom er; GUIs Pearson, Hudson; Mrs. Lou Broyhlll, Jeter Pearson and Homer Pearson, all of Boomer. One Killed, Two Injured In Truck Crash Saturday Boone.—W. O. Hyatt, 62, of Rockingham, was instantly killed and two others were Injured, one seriously, Saturday afternoon 12 miles from Boone when the truck In which they were riding went out of control and crashed down an embankment. Hyatt’s son, David H. Hyatt, 30, of Rockingham, driver of the truck, and son of W. O. Hyatt, suffered an Injured nose, and his grandson, Wllmer Lasslpe, 10. suffered serious head Injuries. They were taken to Wilkes hos pital at North Wllkesboro. Deputy Sheriff Wiley Day, or Boone, said W. O. Hyatt was de capitated when the truck wrecked ju •; west of the Wilkes county line. He said David Hyatt and young Lasslpe were pinned In the cab of the truck. Day said Hyatt brought his truck here and purchased a load of cabbage from the J. C. Good night Company, wholesale pro duce dealers. He was returning to Rockingham when the acci dent occurred. Hyatt’s body waa taken to Rockingham last night. Banker Prai^ The Roto|rhvnre Paper Messrs. D. J. Carter and Julius C. Hubbard. Publishers The Journal-Patriot, North Wllkes boro. N. C. Gentlemen: Your Pictorial Ro togravure of North Wllkesboro and Wilkes county is a meritori ous and timely undertaking, one that should prove of real value to this community, and I feel sure you will receive the wholeheart ed support of all our local Inter ests in the movement. This Institution is pleased to give its material cooperation to the movement. Very truly yours, W. D. HALFACRE, Vice-Prcs. Bank of North Wllkes boro. Annual Welfare Institute Now On Chprles C. McNeill, superin tendent of the Wilkes County Welfare Department, has an nounced that the twenty-sixth an nual Public Welfare Institute win be held in Raleigh for three days beginning Monday, October 29. Those attending the institute from Wilkes county are the su perintendent, Mrs. Inez Bowles, Case Worker Mrs. W. R. Absher, Mrs. Vera Casey and Miss Doris Tulhnrt, case work asslsbants. The meeting will he held at the Carolina hotel. The program will include dis cussions of current developments in dealing with juvenile delln- quncy, adoptions, and social case work. The work of the Domestic Relations Commjsslons, the Medical Care Commission, the State Veterans’ Commission and the Hospitals Board of Control as they relate to county welfare situ ations will be considered. Dr. Arthur Fink, new head of the Division of Public Welfare and Social Work at the Univer sity of North Carolina, will give the feature address Tuesday night on "Current Developments in Training for Social Work." The final address on “Special Progress In the Southeast’’ will be given by President Frank Gra ham, of the University. I'll Monday preceding the open ing of the Institute Tuesday morning the N. C. Association of County Superintendents of Pub lic Welfare will hold their annual business meeting and dinner ses sion. Gov. Cherry will address .the superintendents’ night meeting on "The State’s Responsllhlllty for Public Welfare.” Wilkes Men Sent For Examinations Army and Navy Victory Loan Opens On October 23 the Selective Service boards In Wilkes county sent the following men to the In duction center at Fort Bragg for examination for army and navy service: Board Number One. Carlton Fate Hamby. Cyrus Grant Mayberry. Car, Elbert Roberts. Columbus Oteen Walsh. Kyle Robert Church. Albert Waldon Foster. Ernest Clyde I.iankford. Carl William Eller. Eugene Horton Eller. R. L. Harris. Ix>nnie Lee Moore. William Horace Walsh. Robert Lee Mathis. Claude Russell Dyer. Harold Rupert Key. Fred Coolldge Hayes. Lee Edward Hayes. Doc.- Coolldge McGlamery. Harold Weaver Pardue. Board Number One will send the following men for Induction Tuesday: Johnny Clan ton Anderson. Paul Andrew Ix)we. James Hoyle McNeill. Richard Eugene Jarvis. Jack Culver Wellborn. Carey Gideon Glass (in navy). Board Number Two. Thomas Lee Bell. George Washington Smith, Jr. .Harvey Ray Durham. Dewey James York, Jr. Norman Bauguss. Elmer Hugh Sparks. John Franklin Darnell. William Waters Myers, Wade Alexander Wagner. James Conrad Johnson. Freeman Herman Wagner. Cecil Calvin Billings. Winiam Clarence Shumate. Melvin Ronda Hutchison. George B. Johnson. Albert Stewart Lyons. iMarcus Eugene Wood. Morris Edsel Handy. PharcB Nelson Caudle. Bud Wyatt. John Robert Redmon. Hayden Daws Farrington. North Wllkesboro Loses to Elkin In Grid Game Friday Elkins’ high school football team unleashed a surprisingly strong offensive Friday to bowl over North Wllkesboro at Elkin 31 to 0. During the first period the North Wllkesboro team held El kin In check, but In the second the Buckin’ Elks ran over two touchdowns. North Wilkekboro again held the faster team through the third period but weakened In the final frame and Elkin scored three more. North Wllkesboro will work hard to get back In the win col umn Friday of this week when they play Sparta at Sparta, and it is expected that niany local football fans will attend the game. The team was well support ed at Elkin by a large number of local students and other football fans who went down to see them play. After the game with Sparta at Sparta this week. North Wllkes boro will have two home games: Mocksvllle here on November 9 and Boonvllle here on November 14. Lineups for the game at Elkin Friday were as follows: Pos. Elkin. N. Wllkesboro. LE S. Adams. - Ballard LT Parks - Ashley LG -F. Ratledge Badgett C Mayberry Porter RG K. Adams Stoker RT— Shugart Shook RE Harris Winters QB ,R. Ratledge Rousseau LHB Sparks Pardue RHB Day — Turner FB Osborne Caudill Substitutes—Elkin, T. Parker, York, Lawrence, T. James, B. James, Owens, Bldrldge, Chap man, Osborne, ’Transou, D. Parks, Roberts, Oghurn. North Wllkesboro: Mitchell, Byers, Hayes, Church, McNeill, Hudson, Day, D. Moore, B. Moore, Carter, Finley, Hardy, Byrd, Po- teat, Adams. Juniors to Meet North Wllkesboro Council of the Junior Order is meeting Tuesday night, 7:30, and will have degree work. A large at tendance of members is urgently requested. Yadkin Valley Flying Service New Corporation Local Firm Offers Plane Service, Charter Trips, Student Instruction. Yadkin Vallejy Flying Service, Inc., Is the name of the new avia tion corporation formed at North Wllkesboro. Woodrow Wallace Is president of the corporation. Cecil Bum garner is vice-president, and Charles H. Day Is secretary-treas urer. At present the firm has head quarters at the flying field and hangar near Grier Mills west of this city. A number of planes are available for pleasure and sight seeing trips and for charter plane trips to any point In the country. One of the main purposes of the corporation, members said to day, Is to promote Interest In avi ation with the aim In view of ob taining a modern airport for North Wllkesboro. In addition to plane trips, the firm offers student Instruction. Recently Miss Mary Charles Al exander and H. P. (Pat) Eller made their first solo flights and other students are making prog ress. A repair shop at the flying field will be provided to service and make minor and major repairs on planes. Cecil Bumgarner, mem ber of the firm, is a well experi enced plane mechanic and will be In chafge of the shop. Yadkin Valley Plying Service, Inc., has the agency for Aeronlca planes In Wljkea, Watauga, Cald well, Alexanfl^ Asha,' Yadkifl' and Surry counties. Orders have already been placed for eight planes. Interest In. aviation locally Is growing rapidly and the move ment to obtain a modern airport and put North Wllkesboro on the post-war, aviation map is gaining momentum. Mrs. Rupard, 74, Claimed By Death Funeral service for Mrs. East er Rebecca Evangeline Rupard, age 74, well known citizen of the North Oiredell c|ommunlty, who died October 22, was held today. 3 p. m., at New Prospect church with Rev. J. A. Isenhour In charge. Funeral date was delayed In order that relatives from dis tant points might attend. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Derwood Rupard, Los Angeles. Calif.; Ty- rans Rupard, Monroe, Wash.;' Dr. Raymond Rupard, Statesville; Mrs. ilsadore Ferra and Benjamin F. Rupard, Seattle, Wash.; Lon nie R. Rupard, Statesville. George Wyatt, 59, ‘ Is Taken By Death Funeral service for George Wyatt, age 59. well known citi zen of the Reddles River commu nity, who died Saturday, was held today, 2 p. m., at the home of Mrs. Otto Haynes and burial was In Burt cemetery. Rev. Ker- mit Farrington and Rev. Lester Johnson conducted the service. Mr. Wyatt, who had been a mail carrier for some time. Is sur vived by the following sons and (laughters: Mrs. Nettle Foy, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Mona Barlock, Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Vera Wing, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Dacia Haynes, Reddles Riv er; Garrett Wyatt, in the navy; Blaine Wyatt, MoGrady; Ross Wyatt, Washington, D. C. Plans For Visit Of Truman in State Now Complete Speaks At Statesville Nov. 2; Program Of Events Is Announced. Statesville, Oct. 27.—The pre liminary plans for the general program for the get-together meeting of the state senate to be held here November 1 and 2 has been completed, according to an nouncement by Senator Hugh G.. Mitchell, chairman of the com mittee on arrangements. President Harry S. Truman will address members of the state senate and the general public No vember 2. Program Starts November 1. Returns Home \- % OlUe J. Waters, seaman, ^c- ond class, has received an hon orable discharge from the navy after seiwlng one year and four months on the Bastion and Houston In the Atlantic, Carib bean and Pacific areas. Set- man Waters Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Waters, of Sum mit, and the husband of the former Miss Cletus Green. They make their home at Cricket. Workers Named For Communities In WilkesCounty J. H. Cranbrook Taken By Death J. H. Cranbrook, who was well known in North Wllkesboro, died recently in a hospital. In Hender son, Texas, and burial service was held at his home in Clayton, j Texas. The program will officially NovMpber.l Arite ttip hegla-bnjdneer and ^ _ 'nlng of r^stration of the mem- wonh ^i^tltesSoro from f§21 un- '46 Chevrolet To Be Out Saturday Gaddy Motor -Co., local Chevro- j let dealer, announced today, that the 1946 model Chevrolet will' be on display here Satur day, November 3. Announcement that the 194 6 Chevrolet will be on display has 'been awaited with much Interest, and it Is expected that the new oar will have a most successful showing. The motorist Is promised many new, post-war features on the 1946 Chevrolet, which will create much interest. No information is available on delivery dates or iprlces of the new Chevrolet, but the public Is assured that production of new cars Is well under way and that the public will be provided with new cars as rapidly as possible. Nathaniel H. Wiles Funeral Saturday Last rites were held Saturday at Walnut Grove church for Na thaniel H. Wiles, age 58, well known citizen of Brushy Moun. tain community, who died Friday. Mr. Wiles Is survived by three sons, James and Leonard Wiles, of BUinnapolls; Johnnie Wiles, of Kansas City; and one sister, Mrs. W. R. Frazier, of Pores Knob. — o BUY MORE WAR BONDS nlng of r^stration hers of the state senate and other official guests. At 7 p. m. a banquet for 500 guests honoring Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson will bo held In the dining room of the First Presbyterian church. At 8 p. m. Secretary Patterson will deliver an address to mem bers of the state senate and the general public at the hlgn school auditorium. Seats will be avail able to the public without tickets except for a number to be re served for official guests. A hall honoring Secretary Pat terson and other official guests will be held at the Statesville Country Club at 10 p. m. President Here November 2, November 2 the registration of official guests will continue at 8:30 a. m. At 9:30 a. m. various visiting bands will begin giving concerts through the business section of the city. The concerts I^lll contin. ne until 1 p. m. At 12:30 p. m. a luncheon honoring Mrs. Harry S. Truman and other distin guished women will be held at the Woman’s Club. Gov. James Nance McCord, of Tennessee, will deliv er an address at the luncheon. At 12:30 p. m. a luncheon hon. orlng the national press and ra. dio representatives attending the meeting will be held at the States ville Country club. Gov. Ellis G. Arnall, of Georgia, will deliver an address at the luncheon. • Luncheon For President. At 1 p. m. a luncheon honoring President Truman and other dis tinguished guests will be held at the Vance hotel. At 2 p. m. President Truman and other official guests will re view a parade through the busi ness section of the city and at ap- proxmiately 3 p. m. President Truman will deliver a major ad dress to the nation at the high school auditorium. Seats will be available to the public -without tickets to the au ditorium except those reserved for official guests. Vinson To Be Honored. At 7 p. m. a banquet honoring Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson will be held In the din ing room of the First Presbyte rian church. Five hundred guests will attend. At 8 p. m. Secretary Vinson will deliver an address to the members of the state senate and the general pulblic at the high school auditorium. Seats will be available without tlokets except those reserved for official guests. A ball honoring Secretary Vin son and other official guests will be held at the hotel at ID p. m. November 2. Mr. Cranbrook was a highway was located in til 1925 In construction of the Taylorsville, L,enolr and Mul berry highways. o 4,387 Lambs Are Sold at Market Located In City 33 Carloads Of Sheep Ship ped From North Wllkes boro During Season. Raleigh.—The central livestock loading zone at North Wllkes boro—established June 1 In an effort to capture the livestock transportation trade In Piedmont and Western North Carolina—la one of the most successful pro jects ever initiated by the State Department of Agriculture, de partment ofl^lclals declared re cently. ’The occasion of the officials’ enthusiasm was a release of a, re port by the department showing that, from the date of the load ing zone’s establishment through September, 33 carloads—or 4,387 head—of Western North Carolina sheep had moved through the yards to northern markets. The project has proven so suc cessful that iplans now are In the making for handling calf ship ments there. The loading zone was estab lished through the efforts of the civic clubs of North Wllkesboro and R. S. Curtis, sheep marketing specialist with the department. .— -o Thousands View 1946 Model Ford The 1946 model Ford automo bile. the first post-war car to reach North Wllkesboro, was very suc cessfully shown at the Yadkin Valley Motor Co. Friday and Sat urday and Is remaining on display Indefinitely. A complete check of the visi tors eager to see the post-war (»r was Impossible, but it was learned that more than 1,100 vfa- Ited the show room Friday and a much larger number Saturday. The new car has many features new to the automobile busineas and was highly praised by the nu merous visitors. A. F. Kilby, president of the Yadkin yalley Motor Co., said to day that production of the 1946 Ford Is well under way and that the public can expect that the new cars will be available at . an early date. ■ • -J Workers In County Li^ed Quota Fch' Campaisnn !■ $654,(XK); Roosevelt Me- moml Bond Offered. Today marks the opening of the Victory Loan campaigns. The Victory Loan replaces the familiar War Loans and the same type of bonds will be of fered the public. Wilkes’ quota tor the campaign Is 1654,000, and all E bonds pur chased through the months of November and December will count On the E bond quota of 3160,000. During the campaign a Frank lin Delano Memorial bond will be offered the public. This bond will correspond to the E bond In Interest rates and maturity val ues and will count on the B bond quota. W. D. Halfacre, chairman, has appointed a complete organiza tion which is expected to put Wilkes over the top as usual in War Loan campaigns. ’The names of block leaders for North Wllkesboro were published on 'Thursday, and following are the community chairmen and work ers for the rural communities in the county: Boomer—G. B. Carlton, chair man: Mrs. Carl Hendrix, T. F. Greer, Mrs. Fred Gilbert, Mrs. Arthur Caudill, Mrs. Seth Walsh, Mrs. Johnnie Andrews, Mrs. Charles German, W. R. Craft. Cycle—Robert Pardue, chair, man; Mrs. L. P. Somers, Mrs. S. G. Mayberry, Mrs. E. H. Glass, Mrs. A. F. Combs, Mrs. Parks .Wea.th«ga#n,^ Ferguson — Fate Matherly, chairman; T. W. Ferguson, Mrs. S. F. Miller, M;r-. J. C. West, Mrs. Vilas Walsh. Gilreath—Ray Ilendren, chair man: J- M. Costner, Mrs. W. H. Tevepaugh, Mrs. Edd Hondren, Mrs. Lula Hendren. Hendrix—.John Barnett, chair man; Joe Welch, Dallas Trip lett, W. O. Barnett. Lincoln Heights—J. R. Edelin, chairman; A. M. Overton, Tom Redding, Florence Blackburn, Sarah Harris. Maple Springs—T. C. Osborne, chairman; C. C. Crane, Sam Triplett, J. M. Shepherd. Millers Creek—P. W. Greer, chairman; Gay 'Tulburt, Mrs. Sallle V. Vannoy, Odell Whitting ton, Mrs. M. F. Bumgarner, Joe Ha>«s. E. R. Eller, Evan Col. vard, J. M. Staley, Glenn Van noy, Miss Laura Pennell. Moravian Falls—W. C. Hen. dren, chairman; W. A. Jennings, Mrs. W. C. Scroggs, Perry Lowe, Miss Ruth Hubbard, Mrs. B. M. Pardue, Miss Elizabeth Jen nings, Mrs. J. G. Bentley, Miss Bessie Brock, T. E. Cain, W. G. Lowe, F. G. Brewer, Mrs. Bernice Greer, Mrs. Carrie Hix, Mrs. C. F. Bretholl. Mt. Pleasant—O. M. Proffit, chairman; T. O. Minton, E. M. Huffman, Mrs. Taft Foster, Mrs. Bruce Miles, J. C. McNeil. Mountain View—E. M. 'White, chairman: C. C. Blevins, Paul Church, N. P. Brooks, B. W. Pen der, Mrs. Arlie Myers, Mrs. Claud Johnson. Mulberry and Fairplalns—- Grady F. Miller, chairman; H. H. Jennings, Mrs. Glenn Eller, Mrs. C. P. McNeil, Mrs. J. W. Hall, Mrs. Wlnt Osborne, Mrs. John R. Jones, H. H. Absher, Mrs. Lo. rane Church, C. R. Key. Roaring River—G. M. Johnson, chairman; T. J. McNeil, G. M. Alexander, Mrs. J. P. Pardue, Mrs. Clyde Carpenter. Ronda and Cllngman—E. R. Spruill, chairman; C. E. 'Thorpe, Don Poplin, J. R. CalloVay, Mrs. Everette Dobbins, Mrs. F. T. Moore, Mrs. O. P. Walls, C. E. Burchette, Coy Durham, J. R. Calloway, Carl Cockerham. Summit and Parsonville—G. C. Parsons, chairman: H. H. Be- shears, Mrs. Eva Beshears, G. S. McNeil, L. E. Woods. ’Traphlll—Fred Gilreath, chair, man; Mrs. Charlie Miles, Mrs. Etta Yale, J. Z. Adams, Miss Mur. lei Shumate, Lonnie Billings. , Wllkesboro — Hadley Hayes, chairman; W. T. Long, A. R. Gray, Jr„ W. A. Stroud, Mrs. W. B. Somers, Mrs. O. K. .Whitting ton, Mrs. Norman Smoak, Mrs. J. M. Berr, Jr., Mrs.'Hadley Hayes, Dr. M. G. Edwards, Bill Preretts. m
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