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VOL. 40. NO. 74
Publiahed Mondnya and TTuttadaya. NORTH WILKESBOROy N. C., MONDAY, JAN. 21, 1946
Make North Wakeaboro Your Shoppinc Center
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ORGANIZED HERE
The Bank of North
Wilkesboro Holds
Annual Meeting
Takes Position
Elxcellent Progre»» Report
ed For Year; Officers And
Directors Re-Elected
Stockholders of the Bank of
North Wilkesboro, largest single
unit bank in this section of the
state, in meeting Thursday heard
a splendid report of the year’s
business and re-elected the board
of directors, who re-elected the
officers for another year.
The report of President J. R.
Hlx revealed that the bank
reached a new high in resources
for the year, going beyond ten
million dollars, and that pros
pects are good for even better
business in the coming year.
Re-elected to membership on
the board of directors were John
E. Justice, Jr., E. M. Blackburn,
Ralph Duncan, S. V. Tomlinson,
R. W. Gwyn, J. R. Hix, W. D.
Halfacre and R. G. Finley.
^ The officers elected were: J.!
^ JOHix. president; W. D. Half-'
acre, executlre vice-president; S.
T. Tomlinson, vice-president; R.
W. Gwyn, cashier; W. W. Starr,
J. G. McNeil, J. T. Brame and
W. B. Gwyn, assistant cashiers.
Excerpts from the report of!
President Hlx to the stpckhold-!
ers follow: j
Before sketching your bank’s
activities and operations during
its fifty-fourth year of service let:
us remind ourselves that 1946 ]
was Indeed a momentous history \
making year. It witnessed our
armed forces backed by the pro
ductive power of our nation win
such victories in widely separrated
areas that our enemies were
forced to surrender uncondition
ally. It saw the advent of atomic
forcs-^ power as yet unprsdlct-
~ ^Jbfe'ti'to ftt Inflnenoa'on human
ity. Again we proved to the world
the might of America, and
emerged from the most destruct
ive of all wars the greatest na
tion on the earth. The close of
the year brought peace to a war-
weary world. All of us join In the
fervent hope that this peace may
be everlasting and that future
generations may forever live in
harmony and brotherly love with
one another.
During the past year the Bank'
of North Wilkesboro rose to a
new high level of progress and
achievement. We can report that
194 5 has been one of the most
outstanding years in our long
span of service to the patrons we
are privileged to serve. We have
sold government bonds since
^ 1941. One of our officers holds,
A the position of Wilkes County
War Finance Chairman, and an-'
other officer has served as county!
chairman in all of the eight suc
cessful war and victory loan
campaigns. During the year we'
sold at the bank $872,300.00 of
E bonds in addition to the larger
denomination bonds ordered for
individuals and corporations. We
have served as ration point bank
ers, and an agent for the govern
ment in redeeming War Savings
Bonds. We continue to serve as a
depository for war funds and
withheld federal taxes. Near the
close of the year we undertook
the greatest possible service to
veterans pursuant to the G.I. Bill
of Rights. We are specializing in
advising and otherwise assisting
former members of the armed
See BANK—Page 5
$26,000 Spent To
Treat 22 Infantile
Paralysis Patients
Jester Gives Report Of
Foundation Work In Ad
dress At Kiwanis Meet.
.MAJOR K. P. ROBINSON
Major Robinson
Has Position With
Vets Activities
Major Edmund P. Robinson,
of North Wilkesboro, veteran of
World Wars I and II, has as
sumed his duties as assistant
state" officer of the veterans ad
ministration. His office will be
on the fifth floor of the Nlssen
building in Winston-Salem.
Major Robinson, who was dis
charged from active service In
July, 1944, succeeds Walter C.
MaHaley. MaHaley, a captain In
World War II, resigned recently
to re-enlist as a master sergeant
in the armed forces.
Prior to returning to active
service, the new assistant state
officer was a farmer in the vicin
ity of North Wilkesboro. Next to
the army,' says the Major,
Ing is his first love.
He is Intensely Interested In
hla new duties, however, and
said last night he hoped all vet
erans would feel free to come to
him at all times with their prob
lems.
“I have been through it all,
and I know what it means.
Whether they see me on the
street or in the office, I hope they
will come up to me and discuss
anything that may be troubling
them.” said Major Robinson.
Major Robinson complains that
he was “born too soon.” He saw |
action overseas with the 105th
Engineers, 30th Division, in the,
first world conflict, but age kept
him on this side during World
\0W80t»
Iwi’TH TNI
The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis treated Wilkes
polio patients at a cost of $26,-
000 during and following the
1944 epidemic of infantile pa
ralysis, W. D. Jester, W^ifkes
chairman of the infantile paraly
sis campaign, told the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club in
meeting Friday noon.
Mr. Jester stated that in the
1944 epidemic which claimed so
many victims in Piedmont North
Caro'ina there were 37 patients
in Wilkes county. Of that num
ber 22 were treated In hospitals
at a cost of $26,000. With but
few exceptions, families were un
able to pay the cost, which was
paid by the National Foundation
and its state and county chapters
forming a pool of funds.
Dast year, Mr. Jester said,
$7,600 was raised in Wilkes and
this year tbe goal is $5,000. He
explained that tbe goal is to be|
reached by special gifts, thoi
March of Dimes boards on the)
streets on Saturdays, the bingo
game sponsored Saturday after
noon and night by the Lions
Club, -and solicitation through
the schools. He also stated that
a large number of letters had
been mailed out asking return
of donations and that response
had been good to date.
Paul E. Church was program
chairman and he Introduced the
speaker. Prior to the program,
R. L. Morehouse gave the attend
ance prize for the day to Joe
Barber. J. B. Williams gave a
brief report of the Chamber of
Commerce''firgiililzatlon 'meeting
Thursday night. Judge Allen H.
Gwyn was a guest of J. H. Whick
er at Friday’s meeting.
T5 PAUL REEVES
VKTER.ANS’ HOSPITAL
T5 Paul Reeves, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Reeves, of North
Wilkesboro, route one, who re
ceived his discharge in October,
has been confined to his room for
several weeks and is now a pa
tient at the veterans’ hospital at
Mountain Home, Tenn. FViends
hope that he will soon recover
and be out again.
T5 OONBAD REEVES
IS TO RETURN HOME
T5 Conrad Reeves writes to his
wife, the former Miss Leila Shu
mate, from F'oggla, Italy, stating
that he expects to he home this
month. He is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Reeves, of
North Wilkesboro, route one.
PS
SE.AMAN CONNIE OWENS
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
SCHOOLS
IState Wildlife Club
Will Meet Jan. 23-24
OPENING
Millers Greek school reopened
today, Mountain View plans to
reopen Tuesday and the other
schools of the county system
plan to'reopen Wednesday If
road conditions permit, G. B.
Eller, county superintendent,.
said today. The schools have
been closed since December 13
because dirt roads have been
impassable.
Bank In Wilkes
Seeking To Open
Three Branches
Seaman First Class Connie
Owens has received his dis
charge from the navy and has re
turned to his home and family on
North Wilkesboro, route one.
Seaman Owens spent 19 months
in the navy, serving a greater
part of the time on Saipan.
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WAKE WATTS HAS
RECEIVED DISCHARGE
Wake Watts, aviation machin
ist’s mate third class, received
his discharge from the navy Jan.
10. He was in the navy 26
months, received hla . boot trains
ing at Grdut Lafeds, hi., and
then stationed at the naval base
at Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Watts,
who has been making her home
with him at Minneapolis, accom
panied him home and they are
temporarily residing at the home
of her parents.
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PARK.S BROTHERS ARE
RELEASED PROM SERVICE
War II. Until .Ian. 1. 1942, the'
major was connected with the
same outfit in the last World
War. At that time he assumed
duties with post headquarters at
Fort Jackson.
VFW Meeting Be
Thursday Night
Girard R. Phillips
Funeral Sunday
Girard R. Phillips, age 45,
passed away at the home of his
mother January 18, at 9:10 p. m.
Mr. Phillips had been in ill health
for a number of years, although
pneumonia was the cause of his
sudden death. He was preceded
in death by his father, the late C.
M. Phillips, and brother, Ulysses,
seyeral years ago. He is survived
by his mother, the former Mrs.
Nancy Spencer Phillips, and the
following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. McKinley Burcham, Mrs. T.
B. Hanks, R. M. Phillips, Miss
Zola Phillips, Mrs. Odell Cocker-i
ham. Jack Phillips, Mrs. Robert.
Byrd, all of Benham. |
Mr. Phillips had been a mem-
’oer of Benham Baptist church
since early manhood.
Fhineral services were conduct
ed at Benham Baptist church
Sunday at 2 p. m. Burial was In
Benham cemetery. Rev. G. W.
Curry and Rev. David Day con-'
ducted the service.
Regular meeting of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars Post will
be at the town hall in Wilkesboro
next Thursday night. January
2 1, 7:30 o’clock. As many mem
bers as possible are asked to at
tend as there are some details to
be worked out in regard to the
imblicity campaign that is to be
gin January 2 8 and continue for
five days. During these five days
a photographer-reporter of Pic
torial America will be here work
ing with the local post and will
interview as many people In the
county as will he possible. H. D.
Caudill, late sergeant in the U. S.
Marines, and seriously wounded
on Saipan, will accompany the
representative.
R. P. Jackson Is
Taken By Death
Reginald Pickens Jackson, age
63, resident of the Roaring Riv
er community, died Friday and
funeral service was held Sunday,
2 p. m., at York, S..C„ his for
mer home.
Mr. Jackson Is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ella Mae Jackson, and
the following children: C. L.
Jackson, Inman; Joe Jackson, in
th« army; Knox, Ellen and R. P.
Jackson, Jr., and Mrs. Ray Par-
due, al! of Roaring River; also
one sister, Mrs. Ross Byrd; and
one brother, Gary Jackson, of
York, S. C.
The 1946 potato support pro
gram is designed to permit grow
ers a return of not less than 90
per cent of parity.
Raleigh, Jan. 16.—^The State,
Banking Commission has re-'
eclved applications from the.
Northwestern Bank, North |
Wilkesboro, to open branches at'
Newton, Maiden and Hickory.
The Northwestern Bank also
asked permission to take over |
and assume the liabilities of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Newton and branch at Maiden; j
and the as.sets and liabilities of
the Bank of Hickory. I
Public hearings will be held at
Hickory January 22, and at New
ton on January 30, Banking Com
missioner Gurney P. Hood, will
make reports on the hearings to
the full commission at its next
meeting.
The Northwestern Bank has
branches at Bakersville, Black
Mountain, Blowing Rock, Boone,
Burnsville, Jefferson, Old Fort,
Sparta, Spruce Pine, Taylorsville
and Valdese. Its general officers
are Dr. B. B. Dougherty, of
Roone, president: Edwin Dun
can. of Sparta, executive vice-
piesldent; and D. V. Deal, of
•North Wilkesboro, secretary.
Scout Court Of
Honor to Meet
Thursday Night
Wilkes District Boy Scout
Court of Honor will meet on
Thursday, January 24, 7:30 p. m.
in the religious education build
ing of the First Presbyterian
church. This will he the reg
ular January meeting, which was
postponed from Thursday night
of last week because of weather
conditions.
At the meeting John Huhbard
will be advanced to rank of sec
ond class Scout and B. B. Banner
and Edgar Terrell will attain
first class rank. Dean Edwards
will be awarded merit badges for
firemansbip, wood working, per
sonal health and wood carving.
All Scouts and their parents,
with others interested In Scout
ing are urged to attend the meet
ing.
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SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
David L. Parks, who held the
rank of warrant officer, junior
grade, and Yeoman First Class
Harold W. Parks, sons of Mrs.
F. L. Parks, of Roaring River,
liave returned home.
David entered the army April
15, 1942, and following training
was assigned to the 12th armored
division. He served in Europe In
the group of the 12th armored
w'hich was used as one of the
spearhead units for the third and
seventh armies in their drive
along the Rhine and into Ger
many. He was awarded tne com
bat infantryman’s medal and
campaign stars for the Rhine
land and Central Germany cam
paigns. He arrived back in the
States on December 18 and will
receive his discharge February 1.
He has accepted a position with
the Duke Power Co. in North
Wilkesboro.
Harold served aboard the de
stroyer Corry in the fall and
winter of 1942-43 on the Atlan
tic, participating in the invasion
of North Africa November 8,
1942, later on convoy duty in the
.North Atlantic and Caribbean
area. The C-orry sank on D-Day
off the Normandy coast.
Later ho went to the Pacific,
and served on the carrier Lex
ington, which was operating in
Tokyo Bay at the time of his dis
charge, December 25. Harold
served three and one-half years.
He returned to his position with
the Chatham Manufacturing Co.
in Elkin.
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S-SGT. JOSEPH C. JORDAN
ON FURLOUGH AT HOME
S-Sgt. Joseph C. Jordan, of
Camp Atterbury, Ind., is spend
ing a ten-day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Jor
dan. of Roaring River. S-Sgt Jor
dan entered the service in 1944
and was shipped overseas June,
1946. He fought with the Ninth
Array until he was wounded. He
came from overseas last June.
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PPC. JAMES H. SHEPHERD
HOME ON FURLOUGH ,
Pfc. James H. Shepherd, who
has been serving in the European
Theatre, has returned home and
is spending a 46-day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Shepherd, of Reddles
River, N. C. Pfc. Shepherd was
overseas ten months.
Elkin Barber Badly
Hurt In Explosion
Elkin, Jan. 15.—Thomas H.
Knight, for many years owner of
the Elkin barber shop, who was
seriously injured in an explosion
of a water heater this morning,
is in a grave condition in Elkin
hospital. He has not regained
consciousness.
The stove blew up, spouting
scalding water over Knight as he
sat near the heater. A negro
worker had built a fire In the
heater, not knowing that work
men had out off the water from
Raleigh.—Dr. H. S. Swingle,
nationally known fish culturlst
of Alabama Polytechnic Institute,
will be one of the featured speak
ers for the first annual meeting
of the North Carolina Wildlife
Federation, Incorporated, at
Greensboro on Wednesday and
Thursday, January 23 and 24.
Dr. Swingle, who was first to ex
periment with fertilizing fish
ponds with commercial fertilizer,
will speak to tbe assembled
sportsmen at 2:15 o’clock Wed-,
nesday afternoon at Sedgefleld
Inn, where day sessions of the
J. B. Williams Is
First President Of
Local Chamber
Board Of Directors Of 27
Members Named In Initial
Meeting Thursday
annual meeting are to be held.
Byrd Child Killed
When Run Over
By Car On Friday
the tank.
Bingo Game And
Oime Board Held
In Polio Drive
Daughter Of Mr. And Mrs.
Jvan Byrd Victim Of Ac
cident On State Road
Jester Reports Progress To
ward Raising Goal Of
$5.000 For County
W. D. Jester, chairman of tha
Infantile Paralysis Campaign In
Wilkes, reported today that
some progress had been made to
ward raising the county’s goal of
$5,000. ■■ "
The bingo game operated Sat
urday afternoon and night by the
Lions Club for the benefit of the
fund was very successful and net
ted over SO00 above expenses.
Many of the numerous prizes giv
en at the game were donated by
local business firms and individ
uals.
Meanwhile the American Le
gion did an excellent job with the
March of Dimes board on the
street, collecting SHO-50. A
week before the Lions Club had
collected $85 on the dime board,
which will be operated next Sat
urday by the North Wilkesboro
Kiwanis Club.
Mr. Jester said that some re
sponse has been received from
letters of solicitation mailed out i
and that the campaign will be
contiaued through the schools
and by other means until the
goal is reached.
Jeanette Marie Byrd, two-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jvan
Byrd, of State Road, was killed
at their home Friday when she
fell from a door of a car and was
run over.
The child was in a car driven
by her mother’s sister. Miss Viv
ian Eller, when she fell from the
car door and was run over by a
wheel of the car backing out of
the driveway at the Byrd home.
She died on the way to the hos
pital in Elkin. The accident oc
curred at 8 a. m. as Miss Eller
was taking her niece back home
after carrying Mrs. Byrd to the
bus station at Elkin. She intend
ing to go to Fayetteville to visit
her husband, who is 111 in the
veterans’ hospital there.
Jeanette Marie was born April
25, 1243, making her age two
years, nine months and 23 days.
Surviving are her father and
mother, Jvan and Marie Elletr
Byrd, of State Rohd. She was a
granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Byrd, of Benham, and Mr.
and Mrs. John Eller, of Purlear.
Funeral service for the child
was held Sunday morning at Ben
ham Baptist church.
R. Don Laws Is
Speaker Friday
At Lions Meeting
Mi^. Tomlinson
Taken By Death
Mother Of S. V., Frank And
John Tomlinson, Of This
City Succumbs
Publisher And Lecturer De
livers His “Essay On Man”
Before Local Club
Mrs. Sarah -Ann Tomlinson,
age 87, wife of the late William
V. Tomlinson, of East Bend, died
Sunday morning at 4:15 at her
home in East Bend. She was the
daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs.'
Evan Benbow, of East Bend. She
was a member of the East Bend
Friends church.
Mrs. Tomlinson is survived by
the following children: S. V.,
Frank and John Tomlinson, of
North Wilkesboro: W. C., J. R.,
and Miss Maggie Tomlinson, of
East Bend: Miss Myrtle Tomlin
son, of East Bend and North
Wilkesboro; Mrs. Roy W. Sulli
van, of Wilmington, Del.; and Dr.
F. N. Tomlnson, Wlnston-Soem;
one brother, John T. Benbow;
one sister, Mrs. J. M. Whitting
ton, Winston-Salem; 19 grand-
chidren; and six great-grand
children.
Funeral was conducted at the
home at 2:30 this afternoon by
Bishop J. K. Pfohl, of Wlnston-
iSalem, Rev. Chas. Hutchens,
Rev. G. A. Hovls and Rev. J. R.
Short, of East Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cook
and B. D. Tates returned after
spending several days with Miss
Lorraine Orlmmlnger, of Jersey
City, N. J., and Mr. and Mrs.
James Tourney, of Gettysburg,
Pa. After spending some time
with relatives in Wilkes and At
lanta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Cook
will make their home in Gettys
burg, Pa.
R. Don Laws, of Moravian
Falls, editor of the nationally
known Yellow Jacket, delivered
a most entertaining address Fri
day evening before the North
Wilkesboro Lions Club.
The program was in charge of
Joe Zimmerman and C. J. Swof-
frd, who asked Eugene Trlvette
to present the speaker.
After a number of humorous
stories, Mr. Laws read his famous
“Essay on Man,” which provoked
much laughter and contained
much home spun philosophy.
Prior to the program, Paul
W. Harvel, Jr., and Robert Huff
man were received into member
ship and were inducted by Mau
rice O’Sullivan. Arrangements
were made for the polio bingo
benefit to be put on Saturday
night and members of the club
volunteered to do the work.
The club also voted to cooper
ate in the Victory Clothing drive
by placing boxes In North Wilkes
boro and Wilkesboro to receive
tbe clothing.
At the meeting Friday evening
R. D. Smith was a guest of Pres
ley Myers.
Girl All Stars To
Besh Practice
North Wilkesboro Is to haye an
all-star girls’ basketball team.
All girls interested in becom
ing members of the team are
asked to report for the first prac
tice session, which will be held
Tuesday, 6 p. m.. In the North
Wilkesboro high school gymna
sium.
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Hogs need to be treated for
lice during the winter months
because the lice may be carriers
of swine pox.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
was organized in a meeting on
Thursday night by election of J.
B. Williams as president and a
board of 27 directors represent
ing the different phases of com
mercial, industrial, professional
and civic activity in this commu
nity.
Mr. Williams, who served as
chairman of the organization
committee for the Chamber of
Commerce, is one of North
Wilkes oro’s best known busi
ness and civic eaders. He is an
executive of the Insurance Serv
ice and Credit Corporation, sec
retary-treasurer of the North
Wilkesboro Building and Loan
Assocfatlon, and has been active
in many civic endeavors.
Elected to the board of direc
tors were the following: J. R.
Hix, Richard B. Johnston, W. D.
Jester, E. F. Gardner. Dr. J. S.
Deans, Paul L. Cashion, Joe
Pearson, Palmer Horton, J. B.
Williams, R. G. Finley, R. T. Mc-
Niel, D. V. Deal, J. B. Carter. R.
E. Gibbs, Paul Greene, W. K.
Sturdivant, W. O. Absher, Dr. F.
C. Hubbard. C. J. Swofford, A. F.
Kilby, Robert S. Gibbs, W. J.
Bason, Dr. R. P. Casey, Eugene
Trivette, Paul Osborne, John R.
Prevette and W. D. Halfacre.
A constitution and by-laws
was adopted tentatively pursuant
to obtaining a charter to incor
porate the organization. The plan
of organization calls for five com
mittees; Convention and Public
ity, Civic and Public Affairs, In
dustrial, Agrlcoltuu-al and Rural
■ntf - 'Traiwportailon. Twelve di
rectors will be elected at large
by the entire membership and
each of the five committees will
have three members on the board
of directors.
The officet^ shall be the presi
dent, two vice-presidents, treas
urer and business manager. The
membership in annual meeting
will elect the president and hoard
of directors. The other officers
will be named by the board of
directors.
At the close of the meeting
President Williams stated that
the board of directors will meet
in the near future to complete
the organization and take steps
to employ a capable, full-time bus
iness manager.
Tbe meeting Thursday sight,
held in the town hall, was well
attended with many phases of
business and civic activity repre
sented. Mr. Williams opened the
meeting and explained that ex
cellent progress had been made
la the membership campaign. By
unanimous vote the organization
was named Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce and the proposed con
stitution and by-laws were adopt
ed, tentative to provisions of the
charter to be obtained.
Nominations for mcinherahip
on the Ivoard of directors wero
made by G. R, Andrews, who
served as chairman of the nomi
nating committee, and hi.s report
was unanimously adopted.
Richard Johnston, who has
served as treasurer tor the or
ganization committee and who
was also secretary of the meet
ing Thursday night, gave a re
port on finances and momhership.
Mr. Johnston reported that
membafrship to date totaled 329,
with many reports yet to be
turned in, and that the cash on
hand and accounts receivable to
taled $8,325. The goal f'>r the or
ganization of $12,000 will be
reached, officials stated, and
many of the 600 prospective
members have not been contact
ed.
To close the meeting President
Williams talked most encourag
ingly on the future of the Cham
ber of Commerce, outlining some
of the needs of North Wilkesboro
and vicinity which the organiza
tion can help to fill. He stated
that one of the first major needs
was more homes, and encouraged
all who can to build more homes
as early as possibe. He also spoke
of the need for an airport and
for more industrial activity.
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We have enough ingenuity in
this country to see to it that ev
ery citizen, both in urban and
rural areas, within a reasonable
time is well housed, says Secre
tary of Agriculture Clinton P.
Anderson.