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.-ijt ■>v /'.‘‘sw;"- V' , - ,',iV.'7;\- _ •SyJiili'.- MMRg ^ald » a coatiBaal ca twiTar aatO a saflleieBt aaioaat «f iMMy la tailed for ikaetioii of a aplMidid T. M. C. K. baikUng eoadlUoae ponait. Lend a kaad to a«e it tlurongk 1245 ' - /*■ T f- ‘ tT• THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE “StATB OF WILKES” FOR OVER 88 YEARS if the date on plak label ia 12-4|» rcaew BEPORB the flrat dag If Deceatbnr. If yon wlah to eonqnaa aeadiag the paper to aianane ha serriee, aee that the aabeeriptian ia paid in adrance. dVOL. 40. NO. 63 PablUhed M«Kl*yd «1 Thuridija. NORTH WILKESBORO. N. C. MONDAY, DEQ. IQ.. 1945 W>teh Yo«r Ldbri IC-p Yof 3rtltripaPDr«Mfa Adr^ % Miss Mosei^ Is Speaker Friday At kiwanR Meet « Featured by an address by Mias Rebecca Moseley, executive eocretary of the Wilkes Chapter of the Red Cross, the North Wilkesboro Klwanls Club held an Interesting meeting Friday noon at Hotel Wllkee. ■ Prior to the program Secretary ) T. E. Story read a resolution. In } memory of Daniel J. Carter, who paaaed away last Friday, which waa nnanimously passed by the elab. Program Chairman P. W. Esh- ;^elman made program assign ments for the first six months I next jeiLT^_^... — Nat Harrison asked that the board of directors and the committee chairmen remain for a brief meeting after the luncheon. It was announced that Rev. Watt Cooper is now back in the club after a number of years in the as chaplain. 'program Chairman John E. Justice introduced or presented Miss Rebecca Moseley, executive secretary of the local Red Cross Chapter, who gave a review of her experiences as a WAC in the recent world conflict. Her de tailed account of these experien ces and her good sportsmanship f reaction to these made her talk most interesting to everyone present Her talk and appearance at the club was an excellent dem- I onstration of the philosophy that ' she professes, that life anywhere is just about what you make it. Directors Meeting Lt. Gov. Harrison met with the board and reviewed the work of the past year and received certain data for his records. He com mended the board tor its satisfac tory work of the year Guests were as follows: Miss Rebecca Moseley with John B. Justice. Lt. Henry Johnson with George Kennedy. Richard John ston with Robert L. Morehouse. L.' Carpenter with W. H. Half- acre. Dr. J. H. McNeill with Dud- S. Hill. T-Sgt. Paul Irvin with H. Morehouse, Major Charles Crutchfield with P. W. Eshelman. Dr. R. O. Rex with Dr. F. C. Hub- hard. Lt. Gov. Nat Harrison was a guest of the club. Heads Polio Chapter North Wilkesboro Lions In M^ing HaveFornniTalb Public Matters Discussed By Club; Christmas Cheer Names Taken S.4M OOrLVTE Sam Ogilvie New Chairman Wilkes Polio Chapter Members In Meeting Satur day Lay Plans For Cam paign In January Sam Ogilvie, who so success-1 fully headed the polio campaign | in Wilkes last year, has been| WING TALK Mr. Max Morton, from the West Jefferson airport, was a visitor at the local airport December 1. Mr. Clay Pardue and Mr. Charles Sink, Jr., flew cross coun try to Hickory and return De cember 2. Mr. Charles Myers, of the El kin airport, flew to the local field cegtyir g. r. Cecil Bumgarner flew over from Hickory recently. Messrs. Charles Day and Ed Day flew to Columbia, S. C.. and return December 9. When Mr. H. P. (Pat) Eller purchased his plane some time back, he was afraid his better- half would find out about it, therefore he had to keep it a se cret. However all good things leak out, and "Pat” caught Hall Columbia. But It looks like now the tide has turned. Mrs. “Pat” Eller flew to Charlotte December j 8 (not solo,'of course). "Pat” now walks around with a long face, wondering whether Or not he has done the right thing In purchasing the plane. The Yadkin Valley Flying Service, Inc., will have the new ^ Champion Tjalner Aeronca on elected chairman of the Wilkes county chapter of the National infantile Paralysis Foundation. The complete list of officers elected by the chapter in call meeting Saturday afternoon was as follows: Sam Ogilvie, chair man; Paul Cushion, vice-chair man; Mrs. W. R. Absher, secre tary; W. Blair Qwyn, treasurer. The meeting, which was held at the court house, was called by Mr. Cashion, who has successful ly headed the chapter as chair man during the past year. Mem bers attending were Chairman Cashion, Mrs. W. R. Absher, R. D. Smith, W. D. Jester and Dsri^t Nlehote.-*-^—- ' One of the principal purposes of the meeting was to lay plans for the annual campaign for funds for the Infantile Paraly sis Foundation, which will be conducted In January. Last year a total of $7,641.40 was raised in Wilkes, of which one-half was re tained tor use by the local chap ter in helping to rehabilitate po lio victims in Wilkes. Chapter of ficials expressed hope that the county may make another good record in the coming campaign. The Lions Club in meeting Friday dlscusSed a number of public matters and made plans to spread 'Christmas cheer among the needy families at Christmas time. Members of the club received names of destitute families, as furnished by the Welfare Depart ment. and each member will take gifts to one or more families on Christmas eve. This has been an annual activity of the Lions here for several years. Prelldent J. S. Deans called attention of the club to the boxes placed in stores for gifts for wounded soldiers, and asked the club members to participate in the gift buying. The program was in charge of Clyde Pearson and consisted of an open forum, which was cut short for lack of time. Mr. Pear son* called attention of the need in North Wilkesboro for holiday street lighting and President Deans was named to confer with merchants to ascertain what can be done this season. Richard Johnston, treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce or ganization group, gave a report on progress being made in form ing a Chamber of Commerce. He stated that the membership cam paign had reached the $5,000 mark, and that the proposed Chamber of Commerce is receiv ing excellent support. Prior to the program Ed Koontz was received Into mem bership in the club and was in ducted by Maurice O’Sullivan. C. C. Faw, Jr., returned to the club after an absence of a few years while in service In the army. At the meeting Friday evening Lt. John Henry Johnson was a guest of J. H. Whicker, Jr., and Tom Dancy was a guest of O. K. Pope. Pursues Studies Eddie C. Mornsoi N»w Io Tokyo Writes From Japan Eddie C. Morrison, radar mate second class, recently sent the following letter from Japafl to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Morrison, of Roaring River: Nagasaki, Japan, Sept. 25. Hello, Mama, how are all the folks getting along around home these days? 1 am fine and feel ing goo(l as always. Am seeing some very Interesting places along now. Today I saw one of the Japanese cities that was hit with the atomjc .bombs. Nagasaki, as you have heard, was the sec ond city to be hit with the bomb. The news reports say that the city was 60 per cent destroyed, and from what I have seen I Rufus L. McNeill Claimed By Death l*fc. Joseph Flake Steelman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Steel man, i.s now in Liverpool Uni versity. He received his A3, degree from the University of North Carolina in .lime, lt>4:t, being an lionor student and a member of the Phi Beta Kap pa. Me entered the army in July, J943, and received train ing in the air corps at Keesler Field, Miss. He was sent to the University of Mlssis-sippl to study languages, and from there to tile I’nlverslty of Tn- tllana to pursue studies in Area Government and lan guage of Finland. Finishing the course there with high rat ing in September, 1944, ho was was next sent to Fort Benning, Ga., and attached to the 71st Infantry Division, which is now located at Augusburg, Oormnny, Joe Flake landed in France in February, 1945, and went through France and Ger many to Austria, He hopes to complete bjs onnrsw to social science at the tJir^ool Uni versity by Decrauber 15, Red Cross Case Work Heaviest In History Chapter display at the local field the 15th and 16th. The public is invited to oome and inspect the new ship. Jack E. Foster In College ^Honors* Eight seniors of High Point )llege were chosen last week by e faculty to be listed in "Who’s ho In American Colleges and ttlverslties,” a publication list- g the outstanding college stu- mts of the nation. The seniors are chosen on the als of leadership^ scholarship id activities particliwted In. Jack E. Foster, son of Mr. and rs. A. B. Foster, of North llkesboro, was one of the eight osen. A partial list of his ac- ritles follows: Iota Tan Kappa atemlty, president of student tvernment, dormfttory council, nlor class represenUtlve, ju- or marshal, Pan-Hellanic coun- l, basketball and Block-H Club. o — Tiero are 1,700,000 boys and Is In D. S. '4-H Clubs and re than 90 thonaand of them In North Carolina. During October and November a total of 660 home service cases were handled by the local Red Cross office. During these two months over 500 active servicemen and their families were assisted in sending inquiries and mes sages, furlough verifications, ap plications for family allowances and various types of affidavits. Over 100 veterans or their families were assisted in filing tor their numerous claims includ ing applications for death and disability pensions. Insurance, lost discharge certificates, mus- tering-out pay. hospital and do- miclllery care, vocational guid ance, educational training under the "G. I. Bill” and many other problems. The Wilkas County Chapter of the American Red Cross waa sa luted on Monday at 1:15 p. m. In the first of a series of five broadcasts on the role played by North Carolina Chapters in the Red Cross program at home and overseas. This honor was rendered to the local Red Cross Chapter in recognition of Its outstanding work in claims service. Two,oth er chapters of North Carolina, Rockingham county and Surry county, were also cited ^n pro gram. The broadcast pointed out that many men are already out of uniform, and it is the pleasure and privilege of the chapters to serve them. All returned veter ans may count on this chapter to give them all the help possible with their pi’oblems. o Rufus Leonard McNeill, well known citizen of Wilkes county, was found dead in bed at his home here Sunday morning. He had been in bad health for a short period of time, and had been con fined to his home for the past few days with an attack of flu. Death was due to a heart attack. Ho was a member of a well known Wilkes family, being a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse McNeill, of Piirlear. He was born October 23, 1876, making him 70 years, one month and 17 days old. Mr. McNeill was twice married. By his first marriage he is sur vived by five children: Mrs. Vitra Kimbell, Greensboro; Mrs. Ari- vel Williams, Winston-Salem; Orren McNeill, Richmond, Va.; Darrius McNeill, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Calif.; Jesse McNeill, U. S. Marine Corps, somewhere In China. By his last marriage the following survive: Ruth, Ruby and Pauline, of the home. He Is also survived by the following sisters: Mrs. R. J. Foster, Mrs. J. C. McNeill, of this city; Mrs. Church, Purlear; Mrs. Sallie Church, Md. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2 p. m., at New Hope church. Concert of North Wilkesboro Band OnTbursday Eve Public Invited To Concert To Be Held At School Thursday, 7:30 P. M. Sherman Triplett Funeral Saturday T. CTL. CHARLES HENDERSON HOME T. Cpl. Charles (Buster) Hen derson Is home from Port Knox, Ky., and will spend some time in Wilkesboro with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Henderson before reporting for further duty at Fort Bragg, N. C. T. Cpl. Henderson Is a veteran of the North African campaigns, and he has re-enlisted for eighteen months. Liast rites were held Saturday at Lewis Fork church for Sher man Triplett, age 81, who died Thursday at his home in the Lewis Fork community. Surviving Mr. Triplett are his wife, Mrs. Nancy 'Triplett, and sons and daughters, as follows: Mrs. Nellie Frazier, Boomer; Os car, Huie and Nora Triplett, Mrs. Elza Eller and Mrs. Winnie Crabb, of Purlear. Rev. A. W. Eller conducted the funeral service. o On Thursday, December 13, at 7:30 p. m., the North Wilkesboro High School Band will be heard in its first concert this year. The program, under the direction of Miss Eva Bingham, will be made up of ensembles, solos and band numbers. The concert will be pre sented In the school auditorium. There will be no admission charge. The public Is invited to attend. Members of the band, who will participate liV the concert are: clarinets, Lewis Nelson, Jane Cragan, Bill Bason and Frances Harris; flutes, Jane Carter and John Gibbs; saxaphones, Clate Duncan and Betty Jean Wells; baritone. Gordon Finley; trom bone, G. L. Adams: bass, Tommy Johnson; cornets, Carl Swofford, Paul McGinnis, Betty Whicker, Peggy Harris, Bobby Eller, Jim mie Carter, Jim Moore; drums. Tyre Bidden, Billie Moore and Charles Tevapaugh; bells, Doris Godby. '’Beginning pupils will act as ushers and will aid in arranging stage properties for this concert. ■ These beginning pupils expect to ^ be ready to appear with the band in the spring concert. These pu pils are Doris Wiles, Carolyn Deans, Tommy Turner, Ruth Watson, Smith Hudson, Patsy Hawkins, Tony Marlow, Gordon Forester, Pete Caudill, Robert Wells, David Browning, Pete Reins, Kent Sturdivant. Wayne Pardue, John Hubert Emerson, Jimmie Winters, Suzanne John son and Dorothy Winters. H. C. Roberts Is Agaii Chairman For the County Ctmunitteemen Named To Administer Government Farm Program EDDIE O. MORRISON, RDM 2c SGT. PRANK ALLEN TO RECEIVE DISCHARGE Sgt. Frank Allen, who spent the week-end here with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Allen, will receive his discharge from the army this week at Fort Bragg after 42 months service. Fbr the past two and one-half years he served with the 81st (Wild Cat) division in the Pacific and par ticipated in the Pelellu, Agar and Philippine campaigns. At the end of the war the 81st went to Japan as occupation forces. Daring his service In the Pacific theatre Sgt. Allen traveled more than 30,000 miles by ship. Gift Boxes For the Wounded to 15th Attention of the public is called to the fact that the boxes in which to place gifts for wound ed soldiers will remain in, local stores through this week. To date an insufficient number of gifts have been placed in the boxes and the public is asked to remember this week to "give a gift for those who gave." o- BUY VICTORY BONDS! thoroughly agree with them. The harbor is very narrow and from it yon can see the city on both sides very plain. On the left side going in we saw first a-bunch of houses and a small chnrch-look- ing structure. There was no dam age in that area at all. Then there was a cluster of some kind of oil storage tanks. There was a small office-looking building close to the tanks that was blown up. I judged that they aimed a bomb at the storage tanks and missed and hit the office building. The tank hadn’t been hit. It was too far from the center of town to be affected by the atomic bomb. Then we came to what had been a ship yard. It is only a mass of charred rusty steel girders and buildings with all the window panes shattered, and a big bomb hole In most of them. There is still an unfinished ship on the ways that never was finished. Then on the right was where most of the dwellings are. They are small box-looking structures all bunched up In spots where the ground Is level enough to grade out for them with no streets through them at all. A few of the houses In the residen tial districts were hit but not many. There were signs of con cussion from the atomic bomb blast though. None of them have any window panes left, and the shingles on the houses some of them are turned up and away from the center of the town where the bomb hit. Along the beaches there are a lot of fishing yachts and the beaches are just covered with old scrap lumber. I figured that It was lumber that had been blown into the water and they fished It out and left it along the beaches. I hope to get Into the center of the town and see the area where the bomb hit and get a better view of the whole town. I sure would hate to leave here without getting a bet ter look. I will write and tell you all about it. ’This is the rug- gedest country I have ever seen. The city is surrounded on three sides by great high mountains, and Just a small, narrow gap where the habor lies out into the sea. ’The whole town is so moun tainous that they have the build ings built in little clusters. I could not see but very few Japs around. They must be staying inside to keep from , showing face. ’The army and navy came in here on the 22nd. We were Just three days late. We went into Sasebo, abtont 60 miles north of here, yesterday and left this morning to come down here. Sasebo is about the Same as Nagasaki. The town ia built in a valley with the harbor coming through a nar row gap in the mountains and the buildings built in clusters, only there was not as much do st rnction there as is seen here. Well, Mom, I am getting tired " Sew MORRISON—Pago 4 Hilton Holbrook, fireman, second class, is now in Tokyo but expects to return home soon, according to a recent ‘letter received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Holbrook, who moved recently from the Moxley community of Wilkes to Nottingham, Pa. Hil ton entered the navy Angnst 10, 1948, and has been over seas for one year. Golfers to Meet Tu^ay NishtTo Plan Gelt Course Movement May Be Started To Join With Elkin In Construction Of Course All golf players in this commu nity are asked to attend a meet ing to he held Tuesday night, at 7:30, at the North Wilkesboro town hall. Purpose of the meeting will be to discuss plans for construction of a golf course In this vicinity. Local golfers have a plan for construction of a course jointly with a club in Elkin, with the course to be located between the two towns. Many followers of the game here for a period of years have hoped that a plan could be worked out for the construction of a course In this vicinity and it is expected that muefh Interest will be shown In the proposal to join the Elkin club for golf course construction. All who are interested in form ing a local golf club are urged to attend the meeting Tuesday night. Siwut Cub Work Progressiug Here Last ’Thursday night, Decem ber 6, some 15 or 20 parents met In the Presbyterian educational building to continue the organi zation of a Cub Pack under the direction of Mr. Ralph Habrln- son, assistant Scout executive of the Old Hickory Council. The organization of one den was com pleted as follows: Mrs. Ivey Moore, den mother: Julius Rous seau, den chief (the den chief Is a Boy Scout who works with the Cubs); and mtoibers Jimmie Caldwell, Tommie K is, Jimmie Blair, Edward Moore, Charles Starnes, David Browning and Kent Sturdivant. Parents of the following boys have attended the meetings and hope to organize in the near fu ture: Theodore Hayes, Jimmie Shook, 'Fhomas Finley, Jerry Lenderman, Clyde Groom, Wade Poster, David Day, Bill Hardis- ter, Charles Summers, Bobby Brame', Kent Stui-divant and Har ry Steele. The next Pack meeting will be for both boys and their parents. A movie on Cubs in technicolor and Bonnd will be shown and there will be games for the boys. All parents and their sons of the ages of 9, 10 and 11 and other friends are invited to this meet ing, which will be held in the Preebyterian education bnllding on Thursday night, December 13, from 7 to 9 o’clock. This will be a very important meeting and the last one for this year. All Intei^ ested are urged to attend. O' — The USDA has reduced the av erage selling price of wool owned by the CCC abont seven cents a pound to encourage greater use of wool by D. S. mainifactnnn. H. C. Roberts has been re elected chairmen of the County AAA> Committee of three mem bers *whlch will administer affair^ of the AAA Farm Pregram with in Wllkee county. Other mem bers elected to the county com mittee are: W. M. Absher, vice- chairman, and Charlie Miles, third member. W. O. Barnett and T. J. McNeill were named as al ternate members. Chairman Roberts announced the results of the community committeemen elections as fol lows: Antioch—T. M. Inscore, chair man; C. A. Sparks, regular mem ber; R. G. Mathis, and George R. Johnson, alternates. Beaver Creek—L. F. Walsh, chairman; G. C. Hayes, vice- chairman; J. C. West, regular member; T. W. Ferguson and Floyd Edmiston, alternates. Boomer — Ralph Swanson, chairman; M. F. Laws, vice- chairman; Charles Ferguson, regular member; A. D. Steele and Isaac Clark, alternates. Brushy Mountain—Junior Cost ner, chairman; A. E. Moore, vice- chairman; Albert Baity, regular member; W. H. Tevepaugh and Merlin Ball, alternates. Edwards No. 1—John Q. Bur- cham, chairman; H. W. McCann, vice-chairman; Jack Hoots, reg ular member; W. W. Gentry and Clifton Prevette, alternates. Edwards No. 2—^Bland Martin, chairman; J. K. Tharpe, vlce- chaiman; Irvin Key, regular member: Clyde Burchette and Don Poplin, alternates. Edwards No. 3—W. F. Gilliam, chairman: T. D. Barker, vice- chairman; J. C. Newman, regular member; E. M. Carter and Alton Carter, alternates. Edwards No. 4—J. C. Luffman, chairman: P. W. Norman, vice- chairman; W. W. Luffman, reg ular member; E. A. Carter and S. B. Carter, alternates. Elk—W. O. Barnett, chair man; E. C. Hodges, vice-chair man; Robert Hall, regular mem ber; John Barnett and I, W. Triplett, alternates. Jobs Cabin—H. H. Deshears, chairman; W. A. Payne, vice- chairman; D. F. Beshears, regu lar member: A. T. Blackburn and R. V. Beshears, alternates. Lewis Fork—C. W. Profflt, chairman; A. G. Church, vice- chairman; A. M. McGee, regular member; C. W. Profit and T. O. Minton, alternates. Lovelace — D. W. Marlow, chairman; C. W. Hendren, vice- chairman; Turner Anderson, reg ular member; W. E. Johnson and J. A. Marlow, alternates. Moravian Palls No. 1—W. R. Hubbard, chairman; Geo. Brown, vlce-ichalrman; C. .F. Bretholl, regular member; C. T. Campbell and R. Don Laws, Jr., alternates. Moravian Falls No. 2—D. B. Treadway, chairman; R. C. Jen nings, vice-chairman: Parks Bentley, regular member; Dr. J. G. Bentley, and Isaac Brock, al ternates. Mulberry No. 1—G. C. Owens, chairman: J. W. Hall, vice-chair man; Monte Reeves, regular member; J. P. Adams and J. H. Stamper, alternates. Mulberry No. 2—H. H. Jen nings, chairman ;i A. V. Caudill, vice-chairman; M$ C. Adams, reg ular member; Cox Blevins and J. F. Adams, alternates. Mulberry No. 3—Will Watson, chairman; Aaron Brooks, vice- chairman; N. A. Wyatt, regular memiber; Grady P. Miller and R. M. Watson, alternates. Mulberry No. 4—A. R. Myers, chairman; I. E. Sebastian, vice- chairman; W. H. Sebastian, regu lar member; W. F. Alexander and C. C. Dillard, alternatee. New Castle No. 1—G. C. Green, chairman; J. W. Caudill, vice-chairman; T. T. Gray, regu lar member; J. E. Holloway and J. A. Hayes, alternates. New Castle No. 2—C. M. Wel- bom, cbdlnnan; L. D. Welbom, vice-chairman; J. C. Younger, regular member; L. O. Redding and W. F. Gray, alternates. North Wilkesboro—J. B. Wil liams, chairman; A. K. Wyatt, vice-chairman; W. B. Beamon, regular member; Wealey Smith and Cleve Shumate, alternates. Bee AAA—lb^{e 4 'mm
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