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MARRIED FIFTY YEARS MARCH 4
Major MeElwee
Addresses Lions
On Road to Peace
Veteran Gives Inspiring
Message Before Civic
Club Here on Friday
I
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Roope celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary on Monday, March 4, at their home
near Hays. The honor guests at a dinner were
served by their children and grandchildren on Sunday,
March 3. Mr. Roope is 69, and his wife, the former Miss
Rhoda Jane Felts, is 72. They have two sons and two
daughters: Mrs. L J. Richardson, Sherman Roope, Nor
man Roope and Mrs. Clarence Billings, all of Hays.
They have 15 grandchildren.
250 Veterans In Meeting
Friday At Mountain View
Dr. J. Sam Holbrook, Is
Guest Speaker; An En
joyable Occasion
Friday night was a red-letter
occasion for veterans of World
Wars 1 and 2. More than 250
veterans gathered in the gym
nasium at Mountain View high
school for the largest meeting
of veterans ever held In the
county.
fa^Iennslree -ef' -the- eou,Dtyr
under the able leadership of Post
Commander Henry Landon, had
been planning for the past sev
eral weeks to make this an out
standing event for veterans of
the two world wars, s,nd their
effots brought forth great re
sults.
Post Commander Landon acted
as toast master for the banquet
meeting which was openewl with
the assemblage singing the na
tional anthem. This was follow
ed by prayer apoken by Chap-
!a^n W. C. Grier.
.Major W. H. McElwee was next
presented to the veterans and in
a few well-chosen and enthusias
tic remarks he urged the veterans
to give their liberal support to
the Red Cross. Major McElwee
Is chairman of the special Red
Cross campaign which is now
under way In Wilkes county, as
well as throughout the nation.
Brief announcements were
then made by Troy Perry, veter
an placement officer of the U. S.
E. S., and Major E. P. Robinson,
assistant state director of the
state veterans’ commission, these
pertaining to agencies being es
tablished in the county to aid
veterans with their claims, edu
cational benefits. Jobs, etc.
The gathering then enjoyed a
number of both popular and war
songs, these being led by J. D.
Moore and Miss Lillian Miller.
Next followed ope of the de
lightful parts of the progam—
a number of popular gongs by
seventeen of the Mountain View
high school girls under the very
able leadership of Miss Lillian
Miller, with Mrs. Grady Church
as organist. All of these songs
were enthusiastically received by
the veterans and were greatly
appreciated by them.
After a cordial welcome by
Prof. Eugene White, principal of
the Mountalp View school,
which was followed by an Invi
tation of Ivey Moore, post mem
bership chairman, to every vet
eran to Join the post. Commander
Landon Introduced the guest
speaker of the evening. Dr. J.
Sam Holbrook, of Statesville,
who has just returned fom ser
vice In the European area as a
captain In a medical company of
the famous 82nd airborne divis
ion. Dr. Holbrook, a native of
the Traphlll section of the coun
ty, spoke brelfly and Informally.
Hla address might be dlvU'.ed Into
three parts, as follows: First—
a warm tribute to Wilkes men
who hare fought In all the wars
In the past, especially those of
World Wars I and II, mentiorolng
especially the supreme sacrifice
of the 'nearly 100 Wilkes men
during the recent war, “among
them being Ed Templeton of this
community In which we are meet
ing tonight.” Second, “that we
vriJI have no other wars for
years to come If our country uses
good judgment.'' "We must have
a strong national detejpse,” Dr.
Holbrook continued, “but I be
lieve that we are going to get
along all right with Russia and
the other countries of the world.”
' Third, urging every veteran to
' join a veterans organization; so
that all veterans may stapd unit
ed for what is right and Just.
I Dr. Holbrook’s address was
I well received, and of utmMt
■ benefft'^ “We'TfterfSi^ prSienfr
All In all, the Mountain View
high school, teachers, citizens,
and students, went "all-out” to
make the veterans’ nieetlng one
huge .success, a^d in this en
deavor they "rang the bell”.
Orchids go to Prof. White, the
glee club girls. Miss Marie Well-
tK)n. of the home economics de
partment, who had as her able
assistants Mrs. Mabel Smithey,
Mrs. Helen Price, and members
of the home economics depart
ment, Miss Lillian Miller, Mrs.
Grady Church, and to other mem
bers of the school faculty, all
of whom combined their efforts
to make the meeting a most en
joyable one.
Another veterans’ meeting Is
planned for some point out In
the country In the near future.
Major W. H. McElwee deliver
ed a most inspiring message Fri
day evening before the North
Wllkesboro Li^s Club on the
subject of “The Road To Peace."
The program was arranged by
Staton Mclver, M. B. McNlel
end R. B. Church, who present
ed Major McElwee.
The speaker said that there
are two obstacles in the road to
peace: tariffs or duties and the
character of the people In for
eign lands. He stated that In
•order to meet the public debt
that this natloji must maintain
a national fincome of from 140
to 160 billion dollars annually
and that In order to do so we
would have to cultivate world
trade.
Foreign nations. Major McEl
wee said, must have dollar cred
it or goods to exchange for ours,
but that we could not allow
competition from their sweat
shop labor, and that foreign na-
tlolns must raise labor and wage
standards to compete with ours.
The speaker stated as the
greatest obstacle the character
of the people with whom we
make peace, and that the big
problem now is the people of
Russia. He advocated a strong
and virile foreign policy which
would recognize no compromise
with wrong and that in every
instance the United States should
vigorously and powerfully op
pose anytbijng which this coun
ty deems wrong. The address was
considered one of the best de
livered before the local club.
Prior to the program Rex
Handy was received Into mem
bership in the club and was in
ducted by Maurice O’Sullivan,
who commented that Rex was
the 68th member. __
■ The* club 'decided to hold la
dies night in May and President
J. S. Dealns named Richard John
ston, Jimmie Anderson, Vernon
Deal and Wm. T. Long to serve
as the program committee On
the arrangements committee are
Blair Gwyn, Jack Swofford and
J. D. Moore.
Harold Yarboro was the guest
of Vernon Deal at the meeting
ORGAN CONCERT
SUNDAY EVENING
Friday evening.
Forestry Subject
Address Friday at
Meet of Kiwanis
Lenthall Wyman, of State
College, Gives Forestry
Talk Before Club
St. Sgt. J. Jay .Anderson, a
talented organist, will give a
concert on the new Hammond
organ at the Wllkesboro Metho
dist church on Si^hday evening,
March 10th, at 8 o’clock, to
which the public ia cordially in
vited.
St. Sgt. Anderson, prior to en
tering army service, demonstrat
ed the Hammond organ in upper I
South Carolina for 18 months,!
and has been acting this year as
organist for the St. Paul Meth
odist church to Columbus, Ga.
St. Sgt. Anderson is a son of
Mrs. Annie Anderson of this
city.
Benjamin F- Call
Claimed By Death
Benjamin Franklin Call, ago
S3, for many decades a well
kinown citizen of the Wllkesboro
route two community, died Sun
day morning at his home.
Mr. Call Is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Laura Call, and the
following sons and daughters:
Philander, Athos, 'Winfred, Au-
dle, Claudia and Harvey Call,
Mrs. Mayme Blankenship, Mrs.
Clara Hendren and Mrs. Zella
Parker.
Fukieral arrangements are In
complete.
O. E. S. MEETING
Wilkes Chapter No. 42, Order
of the Easern Star, will hold a
special meeting on Thursday
evening. March 7, at 7:15, for
the purpose of conferring de
grees. All members are urged to
be present. Visitors welcome.
Support Y. M. C. A.
Prof. Lenthall Wyman, of
State College, delivered a moat
interesting address Friday be
fore the North Wllkesboro Ki
wanis club.
T. O. Minton and Paul Os
borne were in charge of the
program and tho speaker was In
troduced by Paul Osboiine.
After telling a number of good
poultry jokes and stories Mr.
Wyman made a splendid and In
teresting talk on the subject of
’’Forestry and Its Improvement.”
He stated that of the 33 1-2 mil
lion acres of land in North Car-
olnia that 19 million of them are
in forests. He said that pine
forests grow 200 feet per aero
per year and that hardwoods
grow 70 feet per acre per year.
And that there is much need for
giving greater attention to the
wiser use of forests. He said that
the state has been one that pro
duces more than Is used by our
own people and by wise growing
ahid proper cutting this could bo
maintained. He Indicated that on
account of fires, Improper cutting
and lack of wise ’attention to the
selection of seed trees, we are
depleting our once great and
valuable forests.
He mentioned a number of
plains used In other states and
communities for Improving thdlr
forests. He said the best rule
is one of education to the end
that every farmer will recognize
the values he has In his con
tinued Improvement of his for
ests.
The attendance prize Friday,
a large mirror, was presented to
Paul S. Cragan by J. R. Finley.
At the meeting L. P. Somers was
a guest of T. E. Story alnd L. B.
Du la was a guest of H. H.
Morehouse.
\om8MIS
I WITH THi eoiom
SEAMAN UNDERWOOD
HERE FEW days
Frank D. Underwood, seaman
first class, la spending a few
days at home. Seaman Under
wood, who recently received his
promotion to rank of first class
seaman, is now stationed at the
naval receiving station in New
York City. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Underwood.
Wilkes Chamber Commerce
Has Completed Organization
Wilkes Wildlife
Club Will Meet
Here Thursday
CAPT. RALPH bowman
HERE FOR WEEK-END
Capt. Ralph Bowman, who has
beefu stationed In Orlando, Flor
ida, spent the week-end here
with his mother, Mrs. Ralph
Bowman. Capt. Bowman is now
on his way back overseas from
his last assignment, which was as
an instructor to the army air
forces tactical school at Orlando,
Florida.
DUDLEY HILL, JR..
HOME FOR WEEK-END
Dudley Sloan Hill, Jr., seaman
first class, has returned to the
naval air base at Anacostia,
■Washington, D. C., after spend
ing the week-e(pd here with bis
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley S.
Hill.
M M
SEAMAN RAY WATTS
HOME FOR WEEK-END
Ray Watts, seaman first class,
has returned to Camp Peary, Va.,
after spending tho week-end here
with his wife, the former Miss
Peggy Pearson.
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BURTON CARI/TON
HOME PROM NAVY
MoMM Third-Class Burton
Carlton has returned to his home
at Boomer hfMkJpRtefL-J
«rry “foT' 21
with the Pacific/fleet. Burton te
the son of Mr.,'a^d Mrs. 6. B.
Carlton, of BoSmer.
MAJOR NICK ANTONAKOS
IN BUSINESS HERE
Major Nick Antonakos, now on
terminal leave after a long per
iod of service In the army air
cops, is now associated with his
father. Pete Antonakos, in ope
ration of the Little Grill Cafe In
this city. Major Antonakos had
mttoy months of service In Bur
ma and China and recently re
turned to await discharge March
20, and has received his promo
tion to the rank of major. He and
his wife, whose home was in
High Point, are now making their
home here.
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.SGT. HERMAN BREWER
RECEIVES DISCHARGE
Sgt. Herman Brewer received
his discharge from the marine
corps at Camp Lejeune February
23 after two and a half years In
the martoe corps. During the last
six months he was stationed on
Hawaii. Sgt. Brewer la the hus
band of the former Miss Edith
Kendall, of Cricket, and they
hare one son, Ronald. Sgt. Brew-
i er’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. Brewer, of North Wllkesboro,
route two.
Color Movies Will be Shown
At Meeting of Sports
men on Thursday
Wilkes County Wldllfe Club
will meet Thursday, March 7,
7:30 p. m.. In the North Wllkes
boro town hall, R. Ivey Moore,
president, alpnounced today.
Mr. Moore said that four reels
of field and stream movie, in
cluding subjects of hunting and
fishing and stalking big game
in Montana, will- be shown, and
that the program will be very
interesting to all who are inter
ested in Wildlife conservation
and development. |
'He also announced that the j
same movies will be shown to
Boy Scouts on Wednesday, i
March 6, eight p. m., in the
North Wllkesboro high school
auditorium.
Mr. Moore reported that a
most interesting meeting of the
11th district of the North Caro-
Itoa Wildlife Federation was held
at the Princess Cafe on February
26. Splendid talks were made by
Dr. Garvey, of Winston-Salem,
Ross Stevens, executive secre
tary of the Federation, Raleigh,
and Hort Doughton, of States
ville, district chairman. R. Ivey
Moore, of this city, vice chairman
for the district and president of
the Wilkes club, presided. Ac
tivities for the ensuing year were
plajnned.
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OLDEST COMBAT VET . . . Cpl
Leu Blchman, 56. New Terk City,
.member of the famous tlih Obit
; (Buckeye) division, arrlrod at Lot
Angeles with record of havtag bMS
‘tho oldest combat soldier In th«
iFadfls.
Red Cross Drive
Under Way; Urge
Prompt Action
Workers Asked to See Those
In Their Aresis And
Make Reports Early
Annual Red Cross Fund cam
paign to Wilkes county opened
Friday, March 1, and will con-
Is Presiding Over
Court For Wilkes
March Session For Trial Of
Criminal Cases Opened
Today in Wilkesboro
Judge Julius A. Rousseau, of
North Wllkesboro, is presiding
over the Wilkes term of superior
court which opened this morning
and will he in session two weeks
or longer.
Judge Rousseau exchanged
places with Judge Allen H. Gwyn,
of Reidsvllle, who was schedul
ed to preside over the Wilkes
court. Judge Gwyn is In Relda-
vllle this week.
Calendar of tho Wilkes term
as recently made out hy Solici
tor Avaitto B. Hall had 150 cas
es. which is about tho usual
number of a Wilkes term for trial
of criminal oases. Following
Judge Rousseau’s charge to the
grand Jury, the court today en
tered work on the docket.
BM. ClAUDE T.
STALEY 'VISITING HERE
Boatswain Mate Second-Class
Claude T. Staley, of Winston-
Salem, is here this week visiting
relatives. Ho Is a grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Staley, of
Union township. Claude has been
in the navy four and one-half
years. He is a so® of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Staley, who are mak
ing their home now In Winston-
Salem. His father Is accompany
ing Claude on his visit to Wilkes.
Ralph Davis Is In
Law Office Here
J. E. Pardue Is
Taken By Death
Well Known Wilkes Citizen
Died Suddenly at Home
This Morning
Red Cross officials today ash
ed workers to complete their
tasks as early as possible and to
make their reports In order that
the campaign may be completed
The objective of the Red Cross
is to carry on with the InvalU'
able work which has meant so
much during war time and to
serve returning veterans ade
quately a^pd efficiently.
Under direction of Harvel
Howell some very interesting
Red Cross window displays are
being made in store windows.
Red Cross windows will be at
the following stores: Goodwill,
Red Cross Pharmacy. Belk’s,
Penn^ey’s, Prevette’s, Spalnhour’s,
Rhodes-Day Furniture Co., Car-
ter-Hubbard Publishing C o.,
Jean’s, Tomlljnson’s, and Mar
low’s.
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Directors Name
Vice Presidents
and a Treasurer
J. B. Carter And A. F. Kil
by, Vice-Presidents; Rich
ard Johnston, Treas.
Wilkes' Chamber of Commerce
directors in meeting Thursday
afternoon completed their organ
ization with exception of electing
a permanent secretary.
J. B. Williams, president elect
ed .by the membership fln the Ini
tial meeting here, announced that
the board of directors had elect
ed J. B. Carter as first vlce-presl-
Aent, A. F. Kllhy, second vlce-
ppresident, and Richard B. John
ston, treasurer.
The board of directors has a
number of prospects for position
as secretary of the organization.
Mr. Williams stated that a well
trained and capable full time sec
retary will bo employed.
The directors also authorized
the renttog of an office in the
Call Hotel building on Ninth
street. The office will be ar
ranged by renovating the former
lobby of the Call Hotel Into office
quarters, which will be a central
location.
President Williams repoted to
the directors that In the absence
of a full time secretary he had
personally devoted much time to
Chamber of Commerce activities
since the organization was formed
8(nd that a number of meetings
and conferences had been held
with a view to obtaining new In
dustries and markets. MsanwhUe,
a number of additional member-
■MpiTiiBi kiiiiz 1 Bsimi trTirriiiii
treasurer of the chamber and
prospects are good for maintaln-
tog one of the most active organ
izations of Its type in the state.
Millers Creek In
Jon^ and Bowers
Firm Formed Here
2 Victories Here
One Point Margin of Vic
tory in Cage Thriller
Here on Friday
North Carolina is expected to
meet a federal request for 46.000
new acres planted to soybeans
this year.
Attorney Ralph Davis, who
recently returned home after a
long period of service In the
army, has returned to his law
office In North Wllkesboro.
Attorney Davis is a graduate
of the law school of the Univers
ity of North Carolina. Prior to
entering the army in 1943 he
practiced law in North Wllkes
boro for five years.
Office of Attorney Davis Is lo
cated on the second floor of the
Carter building on Ninth street.
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The test of a good farm mort
gage loan is one In which the
farm offered as seenrity will pro-
dnee sufficient income to pay op
erating and living expenses pins
I principal on the loan.
John Edgar Pardue, age 64,
prominent citizen of the Mora
vian Palls community, died sud
denly at his home at eight o’
clock this morning while seated
at the breakfast table.
Mr. Pardue had been in 111
health since suffering a stroke
several years ago.
A son of the late James Lloyd
Pardue and Rebecca Baldwin
Pardue, J. E. Pardue was a mem
ber of a well known Wilkes fam
ily. For many years he and his
brother, Charlie Pardue, were In
the building contracting bnsl-
' ness as .Pardue Brothers and
erected many homes and other
types of buildings In this vlclii-
ity. He was also active In public
life and at one time was a can
didate for the office of county
commissioner.
Surviving Mr. Pardue are his
wife, Mrs. Bessie Pearson Par-
due, and one son, Stacy Pardue.
Also surviving are two brothers,
Charlie and Moody Pardue, and
two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Kirby a^nd
Mrs. L. P. Kirby.
Pitoeral service will be held
Wednesday, 2:30, at Moravian
Falls Baptist church. Rev. Er
nest Bumgarner, pastor, will
conduct the last rites.
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SUPPORT THE Y. M, C. A.
The law firm of Jones and
Bowers has been formed here.
In the firm are Attorney John
R. Jones and Attorney J. V.
Bowers. Office of the firm is lo
cated in the Bafrik of North Wil
kesboro building where Mr.
Jones has been located for many
years.
Attorney Jones was solicitor
of the 17th judicial district for
12 years. Prior to that time he
was law partner of Johnson J.
■Hayes, now judge of the middle
district federal court, and after
being solicitor was law partner
of Attorney J. Mack Brown ujn-
til his death. Since that time
Attorney Jones had been in law
practice here.
Attorney Bowers is a native of
Avery county. Ho received his
education at Berea College, Uni
versity of Chicago and Wake
Forest College. He began practice
of law In 1926 ajnd for 15 years
was located at Newland. In 1936
he represented Avery county In
the lower house of the legisla
ture and In 1939 was state sen
ator for the district composed
of Avery, Mitchell, Yancey and
Madison counties. He Is a mem
ber of the Tan Kappa Alpha hon
orary forensic fratertnlty, is a
Methodist, Republican, Royal
Arch, Knights Templar and
Shrlners of the Masons. He has
one daughter, Betty Blue Bow
ers, a senior at the University
of North Carolina, and one son,
J. V. Bowers, Jr., who Is In
school at Mars Hill College.
The firm of Jofcies and Bowers
plans to open an office at New
land at some future date.
The smallest type farm food
dehydrator sells retail for about
65,000.
Millers Greek high school boys
defeated North Wilkesboro 22
to 21 Friday night in the fastest
high school basketball game of
the season on the local court
Millers Creek girls had a six
point marglln In the opener, de
feating North Wllkesboro 22 to
16.
The girls' game was the clos
est contest by the fair sez this
year on the local court and both
teams received much praise for
their fine play.
In the nightcap the two best
boys’ teams in Wilkes met for
I the first time this year and tho
contest was all that might he
I expected when two excellent
[teams meet. The lead changed
! several times and at no time was
either team more than three
poUnts ahead. The Millers Creek
team, which was formed new
this year with none of last
year’s championship team In
school, played well as a unit and
had no Individual stars. Their
speed was the difference In vic
tory. Johnson led North Wllkes-
boro’s scoring with 11 points.
Lineups and summaries:'
Girls Game
Pos. M. Creek N. Wilkesboro
P—Brooks 1 3 Hayes
F—Mitchell 6 2 Adams
P—Parsolns 15 Bare
G—Bumgarner .... Cragan
G—Cooper McNeill
G—McQlamery Powell
Substitutes: Millers Creek—■
Canter, McNeill. North Wllkes
boro—Felts 9, Coffey, Johnson,
Key 1.
Boys Game
Pos. M. Creek N. Wllkesboro
F—Church 4 .. 11 Johnson
F—Caudill 6 4 Turner
C—Watkins 5 1 Ballard
G—Oliver 2 5 Hudson
«—Eller 6 Caudill
Substitutes: Millers Creek—D.
Church. North Wllkesboro—Mc
Ginnis.
The Cedar Moitotaln section of
Transylvania county is one of tho
newest additions to test farming
under TlfA contract.
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Farmer purchases of baby
chicks in 1946 are expected to bo
about 14 per cent lower than In
1945.
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