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VC F-\ ■ • - ■f * ‘ ' ; i V -'■■■■ - : 5K,'> ^.M.C.A. taMtag fund is a continaal an- deaTor until a sufflcient amount of mMMy is raised for erectiou of a apkndid Y. M. C. K. building nWn conditions permit. Lend a id to see it thrMgh. THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT 4-46- [f the date on pink label is 4-4S, renew BEFOKE the tint dag of April. If you wish to continue THE JOURNAL-PATIIOT HAS BLAZED THE TRAIL OF PROGRESS IN THE “STATE OF WBLKHB” FOR OVB® 38 YEARS seatfog the ^a^ to seaieana in serTiee, see tnat the subaorfption IS paid in adranee. OL. 40, NO. 93 Published Momdb|rs amd NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, MAR. 28, 1946 Mak* North WIHwwboro Your SfaoMPnE Cornier COUPLE MARRIED 65 YEARS ai»»»»aiaa»%»%aiaa%aaaaa»»a%»a%%%»»aa»»a»a%%%%»aaa%»»ae*aawa%a»»»»»»»»aaa»*%aaaaa»»a%aa%aaa»%»saaa»a» Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Cockerham, Roaring Riv er, Route 1, celebrated 65 years of married life on March 19, Pictured above are: reading left to right, first row, Mr. Cockerham, Mrs. Cockerham, and Mrs. Riley Tucker; second row, Mrs. B. D. Absher, Dewey ^Cockerham, Mrs. Jeimes Tharpe, and Clarence Cocker- ^ham. The couple is pictured with their five sons and daughters. Achievement Day For 4-H Clubs To Be Held March 29 The Annual Achievement Day Program for all 4-H Clubs will ' be held on FYlday, March 29, In the Town Hall in North Wilkes- boro. This program -nlll begin promptly at 10 o’clock and will continue through 12 o'clock. “We will be delighted to have any visitors to attend this meet ing and share with ns the joys of our achievement day program. 4-H Club Members, plan to be ^Ijreaent for this occasion. It will ■^■'a day that yon will long re member and you surely do not want to miss this occasion,’’ the announcement said. Trucking Co. Says Liquor Not Seized At Place Business Commenting on the news ac count of the seizure of 367 cases of liquor Sunday afternoon, a spokesman for Queen Trucking Co. has informed The Journal- Patriot that the liquor was not seized at the Queen Trucking Co. terminal. Sgt. A. H. Clark, of the high way patrol, stopped a Queen Trucking Co. truck west of the .Queen Trucking Co. terminal on highway 2B8, after which it pro ceeded to a point on the highway adjacent to the company’s place of business. There. Sgt. Clark said, the cargo was opened by officers and the liquor was dis covered. A. Y. Williams, driver of the truck and who was placed under bond, and memhers of the Queen Trucking Co. firm denied knowledge of the truck’s con tents, saying that the trailer load had been pulled from West Vir ginia and that they were inform ed there that it was a truck load of glass. Intra-Class Games In Local Schools Students of the local school are much enthused over the in tra-class basketball tournament now in progress. In the first round the sixth grade, coached by Dan Hudson, of the high school varsity team, won. Class es from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades are participating. In the second round of play the team from Miss Myrtle Tut tle’s seventh grade was the win ner. Democrats Attend Annual Jackson Day Dinner 23rd Democrats from all parts of North Carolina gathered In Ra leigh Saturday for an enthusias tic Jackson Day dinner meeting. The Democratic party in Wilkes was represented at the dinner by Attorney W. H. McRl- wee and J. R. Rousseau. • o — Drivers Warned About Driving To Scene Of Fires ce Chief J. E. Walker to- arned motorists in North iboro to be careful of the I which they rush to fires ted the law which makes idatory for drivers to pull 1 stop when a siren on fire g equipment is sounded. 1 curiosity seekers rushing IS and getting in the way. n often find it difficult to )se from hydrants to the ecause of traffic conges- :ihief Walker said. Drivers rned to keep their vehicles the immediate vicinity of and to observe all regu- Kalelgh.—Governor Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma told a Jack- son Day dinner gathering Satur day night that “I am convinced that the common peoples of the world, in every land, of every race and tribe, want peace and are willing to pay the price to achieve it.’’ Governor Kerr, who made the keynote address at the last na tional convention of the Demo cratic party, addressed approxi mately 500 North Carolina Dem ocrats who paid $50 a plate. The State quota was $1S,000. Horton Presides The dinner was presided over by National Committeeman W. P. Horton of Plttsboro, who pre sented State Chairman W. D. Cinstead. Cmstead presented C.ovaruor H. Gregg Cherry, who then introduced Governor Kerr. Fourteen-year-old Lois Kilpat rick of .\yden paid a brief tri- l)ute to the late Franklin D. Roosevelt. In stating his conviction that the common peoples of the world want peace. Governor Kerr singl ed out the United States, Great Britain and Russia. ‘'Shall we,’’ he asked, “stum ble Into the pitfalls of individual pride and nationalistic prejudic es, or shall we march along the safety lanes of tolerance and understanding to majestic pla teaus of peace and security for all nations?’’ Tuesday, March 19, marked the 65th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Cocker- ham, of Roaring River, Route 1 The couitle was united on March 19, 1881. The Cockerhams are descend ed from some of the original set- 'tlers in this district.. Mr. Cocker ham. who will be 88 his next birthday, was the son of James (Buck) Cockerham, and the grandson of Martin Cockerham. Mrs. Cockerham, 83, was Mar tha Jane Darnell, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Riley Dar nell. The venerable pair celebrated their Golden Wedding annivers ary fifteen years ago. They have five children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. During their entire married life there has never been a death in the immediate family. All of the descendants are still living. The C-ockerhams’ children are: Dewey Cockerham, of Klkin, Mrs. B. D. Absher, of Elkin, Clarence Cockerh^^_^ of^ iRbarlng River, Mrs." Riley 'TucEer, of ’KcwiHni? River, and Mrs. James Tharpe, who is living with her parents. Mrs. Tharpe Is the eldest and Dewey the youngest. One granddaughter is living at present in Norfolk, Va., but all of the other grandchildren and the great grandchildren are re siding in Wilkes county. Mr. Cockerham was born and reared on the same plantation where he has always lived and still resides. He had farmed all of his life until retiring several years ago. Mrs. Cockerham was also raised in Surry county, and she has lived on her husband’s farm since their marriage. This old couple has establish ed an enviable record of long and happy married life. Their friends declare them to he a shining ex ample to the younger couples of the area. Waverly Morrison Claimed By Death Hardware Merchant Died at Home in Wilkesboro To day; Funeral 30th CCEmBD DISCHARGE fYilHam Carrigan, son of H. Carrigan, of Wilkes- turned home March 16th ■ecelving his discharge a army. He served In the months and was recent- ned on Okinawa with the force. Stores to Begin Wednesday P.M. Closing April 3rd Stores in North Wilkesboro will begin closing on Wednesday afternoons on Wednesday, April 3. Twenty-five retail stores, in cluding department stores, groc ery stores and jewelry stores, will closo each Wednesday after noon at one o’clock, beginning April 3 and continuing through September 25. Furniture stores will close at 12 noon each Wed nesday through the same period. Waverly G. Morrison, age 53, for m:uiy years a well known hardware merchant in Wilkes boro, died at his home In Wil kesboro this morning, two o' clock. He had been in ill health for some time. Mr. Morrison was a memljer of a prominent Wilkesboro family, being ,-i son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Morrison. Since tho death of his father he and his wife had operated the Morrison Hardware store in Wilkesboro, which they sold only a few days ago. Surviving Mr. Morrison are his wife, one son, Edwin Morri.son, and one sister, Mrs. Roy J. Jones, of Columbia, S. C. Funeral service will be held Saturday, 11 a. m., at Reins- Slurdivant chapel in North Wil kesboro and burial will bo in Mountain Park cemetery in Wil kesboro. Rev. II. M. Wellman, pastor of Wilkesboro Methodist church, will conduct the last rites. SEA!Vt:\N T. U. DE.AL RECEmsS DISCH.ARGE T. H. Deal, seaman first class, has received his discharge from the navy and has returned home after two years and nine months service, part of which was spent overseas. T. H. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deal, of North Wilkesboro route one. o SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A. EXIM EFFORT IHED FIR REO CROSS Large Groups Of Men Forwarded To Fort Bragg Many of 4-F Class Recalled For Examination Under New Standards Selective Service Boards in Wilkes on Monday sent large groups of young men to Port Bragg for examinations as to their physical fitness to serve In the army and navy. Included in the long lists are many who previously had been classified as 4-F but who • were recalled since physical standards were lowered. The lists follow Board Number 1 Billy Harding Minton Talmadge Clarence Benton Walter Preston Glass William Lewis Howard Gilbert Russell Cass James Franklin Mitchell Edwin Eugene Curtis Estil Paris Kilby Raymond Arthur Estep William Leander Walsh Rona Davis Mathis Joe Davis Pardue Delbert Eugene Wilson William Albert Proffitt, Jr. James Charles Byers Roy Harley Parsons Duel Clifford Griffin William Grady Johnson, Jr. James Francis Lowe Carl Wake Clark Marvin Theodore Wiles, Jr. William Dewey Rumple Calvin Coolldge Anderson Robert Vernon Brookshire Carl Smith James Ford Mastin Russell Oliver Hendren Ralph Douglas Jones Edward Gwyn Eller Johnson J. Hayes Church Dock Coolldge McGlamery Bobby Bumgarner Woodrow Bumgarner Thomas Elmer Grose Rltz Calloway Beshears James Calvin Parsons Cecil Clinard Marley Glenn Bentley Sanford Dayton Minton Alvin Andrew Craig Bon Lee Staley George Scott Edmlnston Herbert Hoover Gregory Vaughn Clayton Moore John Thomas Osborne Thomas Cleveland Eller, Jr. Brooks Triplett Jimmie Harley Townsend Gerald Gray Faw Donald Monroe Holloway Jack Judah Barlowe Arthur William Parks Larkin Cowles Bentley. Board Number 2 Jesse Charles Ward Bradford Frank Long Edsel Wiles Johnie Allen Hall (Trans.) Clarence Moses Carter James Silas Newman Howard Glenn Neely Cecil Allen Key Franklin Devon Mathis Maurice Leonard Myers, Jr. Edward Coolldge Shumate Biiel Clifford Grimes John Coolldge Shepherd Claude Edgar Rhoades Clyde Dean Lovette Lloyd Baxter Jennings Charlie Asur Absher, Jr. Troy Dean Absher James Wesley Shumate Thomas Owen Phillips Roy Dewitt McCrady Thurmond Gwyn Hayes Warren G. Harding McGrady Jamis Riu-isell Alexander James Monroe Wood Clate Oscar Miller FORMER WILKES GIRL ON N. B. C. RADIO PROGRAM Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Ander son, now students at Duke Uni versity, were featured on a Na tional Broadcasting Company ra dio program on a * coast-to-coast hookup Tuesday morning, nine o’clock. Mrs. Anderson is the former Miss Clcily Laws, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Laws, former ly of Moravian Falls and now residing at Washington, D. C. The radio program on which they participated Is a regular weekly radio event featuring some young married couple on each program and each couple so honored re ceives many gifts. o Magistrate Pardue To Retire April 1st Bill Phillips Is Sheriff Candidate; Coroner Has Filed Winfred Stanley Spicer Jay Conley Call Joe Sanford Hinshaw Opal McNeill Wagoner Teddy Clannon Hemrlc Lloyd Levi Turner, Jr. John Dewey Nicholson Floyd Wlntford Ellis Willard Odell Patrick Russell Lee Clonch Howard 01 en Wish on Charles Curtis Porter Walter Ciittis Miles Curtis Jean Shepherd Eldon Royal Wiles Herman Harrison Hayes Carl Walker Coy Mitchell Bidden George Dalton Woodle R. L. Fllmore Handy Janies Lewis Holcomb Brantley PYanklin Shaver Richard James Plnnlx Thomas Lee Bumgarner Edward Junior Roberts Glenn Robert Shores Ted Stamper Robert Jackson Clark Kenneth Wesley Cheek U. B. Paris Pruitt Bill Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Phillips, of Wilkes boro, has filed his notice of can didacy for the Republican nomi nation of Sheriff of Wilkes coun ty, C. J. Jones, chairman of the board of elections, said this morning. Mr. Jones also stated that Coroner il. M. Myers bad filed his notice of candidacy for the Republican nomination as coro ner for another term. .V. R. T. (Bob) Pardue, who has gained an enviable reputation as a justice of the peace here dur ing the past four, years, will re tire from that office on April 1. Mr. Pardue’s otfice on lower Kensington Drive will be occu pied after April 1 by L. B. Pierce, Jtistice of the peace. o Poindexter Will Be Candidete For Office of Sheriff Campaign Shonld Be Completed By End Of This Week Those Not Contacted Asked To Mail or Send Dona tions to Chapter Poindexter Announces His Candidacy For a Second Term in Office C. G. Poindexter, sheriff of Wilkes county, stated today that he was a candidate for the Re publican nomination to the office of sheriff for the next term. Sheriff Poindexter was elected four years ago, defeating Sheriff C. T. Doughton in a hard fought election campaign. In comment today Sheriff Poindexter stated that he was . grateful for the support given him by the people of Wilkes dur ing his term of office and pledged his continued efforts to serve the county efficiently in the office of sheriff. o G. 0. P. State Convention Be Winston-Salem Commie Comhs Is Victim Accident Monday Evening Mr. and Mrs. Pat Eller and T. R. Bryan m Committee Emt-'Conwotian— Republican convention for the state of North Carolina will be held Wednesday, April 10, in Winston-Salem, according to the call on Sim A. Del.app, chairman of the Republican Executive com mittee in the state. Members of the Resolutions committee and the Arrangements committee have been appointed. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Eller, of North Wilkesboro, were named on the Resolutions committee, and At torney T. R. Bryan, of Wilkes boro, is a member of the arrange ments committee. Car Somersaulted on High way 115 and Ki!’. d Driv er; Funeral Today Mrs. Lott Will Preside at Meet U.S.E.S. Group Mrs. Kathryn Lott, manager of the North Wilkesboro office of the United States Employment Services in North Carolina, will preside at the annual convention of the North Carolina chapter of the association to be held March 30 at Langren Hotel in Asheville. The convention will Include afternoon and night sessions. Employment offices in the west ern district are located at Mur phy, Bryson City, Waynesvllle. Sylva, Asheville, Spruce Pine, Morganton, Marion, Boone, North Wilkeslwro, Lenoir, Hickory, Statesville and Shelby. State and federal officials of the Employment Service will he speakers on the program. Softball League Will Be Formed All softball players and fans are asked to attend a meeting to be held at the North Wilkesboro town hall on Thursday night, April 4, 7:30 o’clock, for the purpose of organizing a softball league for tho Wilkesborqs. G. R. Andrews, chairman of the league and who called the meeting, also stated that arrange ments are being made for this community to enter a softball team in a league composed of North Wilkesboro, Elkin, Sparta and independence, Va. Pat Murphy Hunt. YEOMAN RO80OE McNEILL RETURNS TO BAINBBIDGE Roscoe McNeill, who received the rating of yeoman following boot training in the navy at Balnbrldge, Md., has returned to Balnbrldge after spending ten days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus McNeill. 3«iunl». CMBb!hc4,jR0Bwi(,^n|^, of the Lovelace community, vat killed instantly late Monday aft ernoon when the car he was driv ing somersaulted a number of times on highway 115 five miles south of this city. Sgt. A. H. Clark, of the high way patrol, who Investigated the accident, stated that Combs was alone and was traveling south on the highway when the accident occured. There were skid marks on the highway indicating where the car began turning end over end and it continued for a dist ance of 126 feet. Combs was thrown through the top of the car an additional 110 feet from where the car stopped. He died within a few minutes. Sgt. Clark stated that the car was evidently traveling at a very' high rate of speed. Combs, who recently returned from service in the army, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Combs, of Lovelace township. In addition to his parents he is sur vived by the following brothers and sisters: R. L., Junior, Ed ward, Mildred, Lucille and Kath leen Combs and Mrs. Zelma Call. Funeral service was held to day at Lewis church. With a substantial sum yet to be raised, an appeal goes out to day to the people of Wilkes coun ty to complete the Red Cross Fund drive this week and reach the quota of $10,500. I With the slogan being “Your Red Cross Must Carry On”, Wilkes people are reminded that in every previous Red Cross cam paign the county has gone far In excess of the prescribed quo tas. This year the quota is only fialf the amount set as last year’s goal, and should be easily reach ed. Some few reports from work ers are yet to be received, but it is evident that numerous peo ple have not been contacted. Red Cross leaders are convinced that there are hundreds of people in the county on whom no solicitors have called and who want to have a part in keeping the rec ord of the county at the top in Red Cross response. These peo ple who have not been contacted may carry or mail their contri butions to the office of the Wilkes chapter of the Red Cross, which is located over Tomlinson’s Department Store on Main street. The Red Cross, backed by suf ficient funds, will carry on its work among the members of the armed forces and the greatly In creased work of local chapters in rendering service to returned veterans and their families. The Wilkes chapter of the Red Cross had its busiest year in 1945 and it is expected that an equally great amount of work will be ac- ^mplished this year by the ye^thfl ehimter rendered differ ent types of services to men of the armed forces, the veterans and their families in thousands of cases. A supreme effort will be made this week to successfully com plete the Red Cross campaign In Wilkes. Your help is needed to make the campaign a success. V- Veterans Foreign Service To Meet At Millers Creek Supper Meeting Will Be Held Friday Night, 7:30; To Form Auxiliary Presbyterian Young People To Meet Here Local post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a supper for veterans of foreign service to be hold Friday, March 29, 7:30, at Millers Creek school. Veterans with their wives, friends and buddies are invited to the supper, which will be served by the ladies of the Mil lers Creek community. Enter tainment will he provided by a string band. A representative will be pres ent to organize a Woman’s Auxil iary to the post and a most In teresting meeting is anticipated. V PFO. JAMES D. McLAIN RE-ENLISTS IN ARMY Pfc. James D. McLain, son of Mrs. Oma McLain, has returned to Camp Gordon, Ga., after spending a thirty-day furlough at home. Pfc. McLain has re-en- listed for another year. He was accompanied as far as Charlotte by his mother, Mrs. Oma Mc Lain, and sisters, Mrs. R. G. Johnson and Mrs. Lee Staley and daughter, Judy Lee. The Young People of the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian church are acting as host to the Young People of the Winston-Salem Presbytery on March 31. Around three hundred Young People are expected. The meeting will begin at 3:30 p. m. The schedule Is as follows: • 3:00 Registration. 3:30 Worship, North Wilkes boro Young People. 3:45 Business session. Train ing session. 4:15 latcal Councillors Classes. 1. Budget for Treasures, Miss Margaret Wyatt; 2. Yearbook, Local Council, Mrs. W. P. Boyle; Popular Classes; 1. Personal Evangelism, Rev. Walt Cooper; 2. Christian World Order, Rev. W. P. Boyle. 5:15 Recreation, Charles Mc- Iver in charge. 6:00 Supper. Evening Program 7:00 Call to Worship. "Angles”, Elder Tully D. Blair. “Live Christ”, Rev. Paul T. Jones. Benediction. Two Injured In Crash Near City Two were injured Wednesday night when a cur and truck crash ed on highway 268 five miles east of this city. Both vehicles were traveling east when the crash occured, Sgt. A. H. Clark, of the highway pa trol, said. Clifton Brewer, driv er of the truck, received a com pound fracture of his left leg. Joe Dan McLean, driver of the car, was not Injured but Ancll H. Queen, with Brewer, received cuts and bruises on his head and shoulders. The truck overturned off one side of the road and the car went off on the other side and caught fire after leaving the highway. SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.