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IFislHiglid Bird
Dog Movies to Be
Shown at Meet
,WiHwa WUdlife Club Will
Meet Friday Night At
Town Hall Here.
Wilkeo County Wildlife Club
I'will meet FYlday night, 7:30, In
F the North Wllkesboro town hall.
R. Ivey Moore, president, said
[today that all members and other
aportsmen who attend will have
real treat In store because mov-
HEADS RAPIDLY EXPANDING COBLE DAIRY INDUSTRY
ies will be shown, showing some
^ of the beat fishing scenes in:
^America, and there will be a
I’ibvie on training bird dogs
file
4ch should be very benefilclal
as well as entertaining.
-At this meeting of the club
"delegates will be selected to rep
resent the Wilkes club at the
state convention to be held Janu
ary 23 and 24.
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[onade Thrower
IsvArrested Here
Local’ police Saturday night
arrested Olln F. Alexander, of
Roaring River, on charge of ex
ploding hand grenades in North
Wllkesboro.
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
that Alexander, who Is on fur.
lough from the army after a pe
riod of service overseas, had been
throwing grenades from a car
and a grenade thrown out at the
home of J. C. Davis had done
considerable damage to the steps
at the home and to a door. The
grenade explosions Saturday
night caused considerable ex.
citement In this city. Trial of
Alexander in the city court Mon
day was postponed until he re
ceives his discharge from the
army.
Chief Walker also called at
tention to the city ordinance
which forbids shooting firecrack.
i. lUopti, pldewtUtl
places, and warned that
kfho violate the law will be
prosecuted In the court.
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GEORGE S. COBLE
Will Appear Here
HUGE COBLE FIRM BUILT FROM
INITIAL INVESTMENT OF S7S.00
C. W. Martin, in Greensboro 1 doorsteps last Wednesday morn-
LT. CmHi SPICER
HERE ON LEAVE
Lt. Cyril B. Spicer and wife,
the former Miss Bessie 1^ An
derson, are spending several days
here with Mrs. Spicer’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Anderson. Lt.
Spicer has been a patient at 011-
yer General Hospital In Atlanta,
Ga., where he received surgical
treatment for a hand Injury re
ceived In action In Europe. At
the end of his leave he will re
port to Fort Oglethrope, Ga., for
re.asslgnment.
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PVT. HERBERT FORESTER
HAS RECEIVED DISCHARGE
Pvt. Herbert Rorester, who
has a long record of combat serv
ice In the European theatre, has
received his discharge and has
returned home. Pvt. Forester
served In the field artillery but
was taken out of that branch for
a special mission with the army
and naval signal corps team for
the Normandy Invasion. After
the Invasion he returned to the
field artillery .branch of service
and saw action through France,
iptly
Major McElwee
Returns to City
Will Reopen Law Office
Here Monday; Been In
Service In Europe.
Major Wm. H. McElwee. well
known Wilkes attorney, has re
turned from service In the army
jq France and Holland, and will
reopen his law office In the Bank
of North Wllkesboro building
kjkudgy. December 1.
McElwee entered the
army In August. 1942, and went
to France in July, 1944, where
he served as legal officer in set
tlement of war claims.
Major McEiwee’s family will
return to North Wllkesboro from
King’s Mountain, where they
have been residing with Mrs.
McBlwee’s parents, and they will
occupy their home In Finley
Park here.
Girl Scout News
The hospital aid class for Girl
Scouts will be held Tuesday night
of each week at 7:15 In the Pres
byterian educational building.
The leaders’ meeting of Girl
Scouts will be In the educational
building of the Presbyterian
church 'Thursday night, 7:30
o’clock.
The Girl Scout council met In
the home of Mrs. Dan Carter
Monday evening, 7:30. Commls-
slner Mrs. Claude Doughton
presided for the session. The
Girl Scout troops are well or
ganized and the council Is look
ing forward to s luccessful year
In Girl Scouting.
Mrs. R. S. Gibbs, enecutlve
secretary, brought plans to the
coBSclI for approval.
j»-8. Carter, assisted by Mrs.
JaS Brame, served delicious re-
tsashmen ta.
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Dance Saturday
Wilkes Post of the American
Legion is sponsor of a dance to
be held Saturday sight, Decem
ber 1, 9 until 12 o'clock, at the
Legion and Auxiliary club house.
An orcheatra from Lenoir will
furnish music. The dance Is be
ing held to honor returning war
veterana.
BS'THER STEWART HUFPORD
Esther S. Hufford
Scheduled For 2
Appearances Here
Nationally Known Profes
sional Reader Will Speak
Twice In This City.
Esther Stewart Hufford, pro
fessional reader, of Indianapolis,
Ind., who has just finished a
two weeks’ engagement pro
gram In Jacksonville. Fla.,
speaking in church and civic or
ganizations. will make two ap
pearances in North Wllkesboro.
Tuesday evening, December
4, at S o’clock, she will be heard
in the woman’s club house. She
will give an interpretation of
“The Immortal Wife,’’ which is
the life of Jessie Fremont, Inter
woven with dramatic American
history. The members of the
Woman’s Club are inviting all
those who are interested in hear
ing this interesting novel In re
view. No charge will be made,
but a sliver offering will be tak
en.
Wednesday evening, 7:30
o’clock, Mrs. Hufford will speak
In the auditorium of the First
Baptist church, sponsored by the
Young Woman's Auxiliary of
the church. She has chosen for
her dramatic reyiew the iwwer-
ful and Inspiring norel, “The
Nazarene,” by Sholem Asch.
“The Nazaiene’’ is considered
one of the richest, most rever
ent, and most Christian of all
the novels based on the life of
Christ.
Miss Wanda Kerley will sing
"Come Ye Blessed,’’ by Scott.
The public Is cordially Invited.
Daily News.
Lexington, Nov. 24.—George
S. Coble is a product of the
horse and buggy days . . . but
just like everything else about
this owner of the huge and still-
growing Coble Dairy Products
company In Lexington, bis horse
and buggy were of another color.
It was a race horse, and a
spring buggy, and It beat the
train from Guilford College to
Greensboro with milk deliveries
from his father’s Sunny Hill
Dairy at Guilford.
He bought the fastest horse be
could get, fed him the best feed
(M eottld«flad> got Wa buggy la top
shape and kept it there. Then he
drove like the dickens to town.
He didn’t say, but the buggy
was probably one that wouldn t
even turn a wheel for someone
else . . . and he probably bought
it for a song.
The thrill of the race still im-
pells him.
Started With g75.
It was some time after his race
horse days before he embarked
on his career as owner and front-
seat driver of Coble’s Dairy back
in November 18. 1934, by plank
ing down $75 and promising to
pay another $76 per month on a
Ing they can partially blame Co
ble. He had a distress call from
a Washington dairy from that
delivered to those homes, but
had no milk to send It.
He turned the request down.
“I just can’t help you,” he said
in a long distance telephone call
on which this writer listened by
request.
"I wanted you to hear that,"
he said, “because you might not
believe the milk situation is as
critical as that without hearing
for yourself. The whole country
is In a bad way for milk.”
Serves People. ,
A few mlastM earlier h^
-talked with t;
derlng all the products available.
"I’ve fSpt to service the people
in my own state before I can
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Sahited 0i Air
Local Chapter Will Ba
Honored By Home Serv
ice Broadcsist Monday.
H. CLEVE KILBY.
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H. Cleve Kilby Is
Taken By Death;
Rites Wednesday
The Wilkes County Chapter,
American Red Cross, will be sa
luted Monday afternoon, Decem-
,ber 3, 1:15, In the first of a se-
• rles of five broadcasts on the role
played by North Carolina chap
ters In the Red Cross program at
home and overseas. The broad
cast will come from station
WSJS at Winston-Salem.
' ’This honor will be rendered to
the Wilkes County Chapter in
I recognition of Its outstanding
work In claims. 'The salute to tho
Wlkes County Chapter will come
at the end of an Interview on
Red Cross service to veterans. In
Former Federal Officer And
Chief Deputy Succumbs
On Monday Night.
Belgium and Germany, Pvt. For
ester Is a son of Mrs. P. D. For
ester, Sr., of this city. He is now
visiting Ms sister, Mrs Joe Ivey,
at Myrtle Beach, S C.
service anyone else,’’ he ex-
plalnedi “and J won’t take milk
from them to send to Washing
ton, or anywhere.”
This big bustling man who
loves to say “I’m Just a country
boy trying to get to town,” de
clares he gets more fun out of
his business than any hobby
could possibly afford. ’There Isn't
a worry line In his face.
He came from a dairying fam
ily, learned his business by ac
tually working It and never frets
pay auuiuci — •'
$6,000 purchase price of a twice- over a decision. As long as his
bankrupted dairy.
And If President Truman, plus
the United States attorney gen
eral, postmaster general, assort
ed senators and representatives
all failed to find milk on their
batting average is better than 75
per cent correct, he feels he Is
doing fairly well.
Roughly and In very con
dense form, here is the history
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Knights of Pythias
Have a Large Class
Christmas Tree
Lights Wanted
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The camp and hospital coun
cil of the Red Cross are request
ed to send six strings of Christ
mas tree lights to Camp Butner
and ORD at Greensboro. The
committee has been unable to
find these anywhere. If anyone
has a string that they are not
using, will |hey please notify
Mrs. Richard Finley. These lights
are to be used for decorating the
Christmas trees for the disabled
soldiers, and Is is very Impor
tant that they have them at once.
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The ceremonies on Monday
night at North Wllkesboo Lodge
No. 67, K. of P. completed the
initiation to the rank of knight
for a class of ten candidates who
started September 8.
This class was made up of the
following: Robert Smith, Clyde
Pearson, G. S. Winters, Roy
Spainhonr, E. A. Shook, C. A.
Venable. Tom Dancy, Chas. Mc
Neill, Plato Hendren and H. D.
Smith.
Following the degree work, re
freshments were served by Pres
ley Myers and his entertainment
committee.
Also present for the final cere
monies for this class were Dewey
W. Huggins, Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal for the Domain
of North Carolna, and Superin
tendent of the Pythian Children’s
Home at Clayton. He made an in
spiring speech on the benefits of
PPythlanlsm, and gave an inter
esting report on the work being
done at the hme.
Another class has been assem
bled for degree work, and initia
tion is scheduled to start Mon
day night, December 3, with rank
of page.
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CPL. L. R MURRAY, JB.
RECEIVES DISOHABGB
Cpl. L. B. Murray, Jr., who
served in the army signal corps
In England, France and Ger
many, has received hls-discharge
and has returned to the home of
his father. Rev. L. B. Murray, In
the State Road oommnnity.
Teachers Meetings
Friday, Saturday
^Health And Physical Fit
ness” Will Be Topic Of
Coming Conferences.
Two meetings of teachers are
scheduled for this week.
On Friday afternoon, 2 o’clock,
teachers of the Wllkesboro dis
trict and two representative
teachers from each of the other
high schools in the county will
meet at Wllkeeboro school.
On Saturday morning, 10
o’clock, a county-wide teachers’
meeting will be held at the
Wllkesboro school.
The theme of both meetings
will be "Health and Physical
Fitness.”
Oharles Spencer and Miss
Ruth Moore of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, will
be the speakers for both meet
ings.
“Health and Physical Fitness”
is the theme now being empha
sized in the county school sy»-
tem, C. B. Eller, county super
intendent said today.
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8.-SGT. NATHANIEL PARKS
RETURNS FROM OVERSEAS
Staff Sergeant Nathaniel Parks,
colored, returned recently from
overseas and was disdiarged at
Port Bragg. After, visiting a few
days with his parents, Mansfield
and Josephine Parks, respected
colored citizens of Roaring River,
route two, Nathaniel left for
Louisiana to visit his wife, Vlc-
torlne.
Nathaniel, who had been In
the OOC, made a fine record In
the; arnty and idans to re-enllst
BILL HALFAORE ENSIGN
IN UNITED STATES NAVY
Ensign Bill Halfacre, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Alfacre, of
this dty, received his commis
sion In the navy November 16
at Glenn View, 111., and is now
stationed at Quonset, R. I. En
sign Halfacre received his naval
y.12 training at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology at Cam
bridge, Mass.
^GK KBBIOT PR(Hf(»^
TO PHARMACIST MATE
Mack Kerley, who Is In the
navy and Is stationed at Bain-
bridge, Md., was recently promo
ted from rank of hospital ap
prentice, first class, to pharma
cist mate, third class. Mack is a
son of Mrs. Nell Kerley, of this
city.
SOT. CONRAD KILBY
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Sgt. Conrad Kilby, who had
served in the army air corps since
September, 1942, and for a long
period was stationed In India,
has received bis discharge and
has returned home. Sgt. Kilby la
a son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Kll
by, of this city.
RAEFORD PIERCE HAS
RECEIVED DISCHARGE
Raeford Pierce, who had a
long period of service in the navy
and was In a number of engage
ments on the Pacific, has re
ceived his discharge and has re
turned home.
SGT. JOE BRAHE HAS
RECEIVED DISCHARGE
Sgt Joe Brame, who was in
the army for a long period of
time and was in service in Ger
many and France, has received
his discharge and has returned
home. Sgt. Brame Is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Brame, of this
city.
COL. HARRY A. MARTIN
RETURNS FROM FRANCE
Col. Harry A. Martin, of the
army engineers, recently re
tuned from France after three
years and four months overseas.
He was awarded the bronze star
for his work In Prance. Harry is
the eldest son of Julius C. Mar
tin, of the U. S. Department of
Justice, a native of Antioch town
ship, and is the husband of the
former Miss Mary Collins, of
Charlotte, now of Arlington, Va.
They have one daughter. While
In Winston-Salem two or three
years before being called into ac
tive service. ,Col. Harry Martin
was a frequent visitor to Wilkes
and has many relatives over the
county.
SEAMAN CLYDE WARREN
J8 NOW IN JAPAN
8 lo Clyde Warren, son of
Mrs. Belle Warren, has landed In.
Tokyo, Japan. He says the weath
er is nice and pleasant' there hut
be will be glad to be back In good
old Wilkes county again.
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Negro farmers find that buying
Inaproved farm machinery on a
co9eratlve basis Is especially
suited for small farmers. ' ,
H. Cleve Kilby, age 73, promi
nent for many years In public
and business life In Wilkes coun
ty, died Monday night, 11:30, at
the Wilkes hospital. He had been
In 111 health for the past three
years and critically 111 for several
days.
Mr. Kilby was a member of
one of Wilkes county’s best
known families, being a son of
the late John and Martha Kilby,
of the Millers Creek community.
Many years ago he was en
gaged in farming and was in the
lumber business with P. B.
Brown. Later he was apponted a
prohibition agent for the United
States government and for 12
years served in that capacity,
where he gained a reputation as
a most efficient officer.
Mr. Kilby alse served a num
ber of years as a law enforce
ment officer when he was chief
deputy sheriff and jailor with
Former Sheriff W. B. Somers. In
that capacity he further en
hanced his reputation as an hon
est and efficient officer and was
well and favorably known
throughout the county.
After rellngulshlng his office,
Mr. Kilby established a mercan
tile business at Falrplalns, north
of this city, and continued In
business until his health failed.
Mr. Kilby was an actve leader
In the Republican party In
Wilkes county, and for several
years was a member of the State
Republican Executive Commit
tee.
In early life Mr. Kilby united
with Pleasant Home Baptist
church, later moving to the
Mountain View church when he
resided In that community lor a
number of years. He was contin
ually active in church and com
munity affairs, and gave his sup
port to whatever movements he
deemed to be to the best Inter
ests of his community and coun
ty.
Surviving Mr. Kilby are his
wife, Mrs. Cilia Kilby, and the
following sons and daughters:
Mrs. E. D. Dancy, Parks and
Clyde Kilby, of North Wilkes-
boro; Mrs. Jake Caudill, Boone;
Rex Kilby, North Wllkesboro;
Jim Kilby, Winston-Salem; and
Mrs. Gail McMillan, West Jeffer
son. Also surviving are the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: T.
G. Kilby, North Wllkesboro; El
more Kilby, Millers Creek; A. F.
Kilby, North WUkesboro; J. H.
Kilby, Washington, D. C.; Mrs.
Cora Eller. Millers Creek; Mrs.
R. J. Stout, North Wllkesboro;
Mrs. J. C. Whittington, Millers
Creek.
A large crowd attended funeral
service for Mr. Kilby, which was
held Wednesday afternoon, two
o’clock, at Pleasant Home Bap
tist church near Millers Creek.
Rev. C. C. Holland, of Statea-
vllle, conducted the service, as
sisted by the pastor. Rev. W. 8.
Lnck, and Rev. J. C. Canfpe, of
Boone. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
Numerous flowers, beautiful
and profuse, were fitting tiibntee
to the esteem for the life of Mr.
Kilby. The flowers were carried
by friends of the family.
Active pallbearers were S. M.
Shumate, I. M. Myers, W. V.
Caudill, W. B. Somers, J. A.
Reeves, N. B. Smlthey, Johnson
J. Hayes and C. G. Poindexter.
Honorary pallbearers were Old
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which two other chapters will
also be cited.
In referring to the forthcom
ing broadcast, A. P. Kilby, chap
ter chairman, emphasized the
need of greater numbers jf
workers In the chapters to car
ry on the ever-expanding service
to veterans.
“Every day more of our men
are out of uniform and coming
back home,’’ said Mr. Kilby,
“and It Is the pleasure and the
privilege of the Red Cross work
ers In the Wilkes County Chap
ter to serve them. All our ex-
service men can depend on us to
give them all the help possible.”
Mr. Kilby said that home serv
ice In the Wilkes County Chap
ter was assisting greater num
bers of veterans and their fami-
les with many of the same prob
lems that were brought by the
servicemen’s families while the
men were In the armed forces
The return of the men, how
ever, had brought in many
new circumstances, Mr. Kilby
stated.
“Claims for government bene
fits is very much to the front
now, and probably will be for
months to come. Many a hero
who stormed tho enemy beemh-
heads beats a retreat when ho
sses A government form. That’s
where onr home service workers
can help. We also help the men
secure necessary documents, and
the Red Cross will represent him
with Veterans’ Association, if
he wishes.
“Sometimes a disabled veter
an has to wait until his claim is
decided on. While he and his
family are waiting for that first
pension check, Red Cross often
steps In with financial assistance.
Pood, fuel, shelter, emergency
medical care—Red Cross helps
with all these things.
“Of course family counsel goes
on, whether It’s war or peace.’’
Mr. Kilby said that workers In
the Wilkes County Chapter were
very proud of the salute from
Station WSJS and urged every
one to listen to the broadcast
Monday afternoon.
Pfc. Eller Dies As
Result of Wounds
Received In War
Funeral Service Held At
New Hope Church For
Pfc. Percy H. Eller.
Funeral service was held Fri
day at New Hope Baptist church
for Pfc. Percy H. Eller, 22, army
veteran, who died last week at
McGuire General Hospital In
Richmond, Va., as the result of
wounds received in action In Ger
many several months ago.
Pfc. Eller was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. McKinley Eller, of Purlear,
In addition to his parents, he Is
survived by one brother, Buford
Eller, and tour sisters, Mrs.
Clara Laws, Cloy, Settle Sue and
Mamie Lee Eller, all of Purlear.
Last rites were conducted by
the pastor. Rev, 8. I. Watts, as
sisted by Rev. A. W. Eller.
I/C. COL. REINS
NOW HOBCB ON LEAVE
Lt. Col. Ralph R. Reins, who
has been in service in the Aleu
tian Islands, has arrived homo
on SO-day leave with his family
here. At the end of his leave Lt
Col. Reins will report to Anchor
age, Alaska, shortly after Janu
ary 1.
Seaman Richard Reiss, son of
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Heins, is in tho
navy and Is stationed at Bain-
bridge, Md. .He Is expected homo
%r the 'wwk-end.
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