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ParsoivHle And Hays Buds Will Hetlmprovemeats Many Cotmty Road Projects Included In List on Which Bids Are Asked The State (Hishway and Pah- l^c Works commiBBloa has four Wllkee county road projecte llet- ed for-bids to be recelred May 2S. All the projects are on county roads, which is In line with the present policy of Improving farm- to-market roads and school bus routes. The major project listed a- mong those from Wilkes calls for reconstruction and black top surfacing of 4.SO miles of road from highway “421 at Purlear Grocery ten miles west of this city to Parsonvllle. The road from Palrplalns to ward Traphlll will be regraded and surfaced a' distance of one and three-quarter miles from near Mulberry Creek toward Hays. Another Important county road will be Improved. Bids will be asked for surfacing approximate ly three miles of road from Hon da to Cllngman. The other project In Wilkes calls for surfacing of three-quar ters of a mile of road from Pleasant Hill to Pleasant Hill church. A total of 68 state highway - wynty. ysre week for bids, and the total cost was estimated at 12,345,000. o Lester Duncan Is Severely Burned Lester Duncan, of Wllkesboro route one, was badly Injured Friday when gasoline on his clothing Ignited while he was working on an automobile. His chest, arms and face were badly burned and his condition Is regarded as critical. He Is a pa tient at the Wilkes hospital. o r* Music Recital Here On Thursday Night Miss Ellen Robinson’s pupils In piano and voice will be pre sented In recital Thursday night, eight o’clock, in the North Wll kesboro school auditorium. The public Is cordially Invited to at tend. o Aren Bethoars, who returned lut week to hli home nt WQbw after 'being employed for lome time on a ranch In Loe Angela county, California, hrou^t with him an elght-weeks-old coyote, which he is going to keep tor a pet Mr. Beshears said that he found two baby coyotes in a hole while rounding up some cattle and decided to bring one of them along. VeteraRslForeign Wars Commander CdndemnsStrikes Sgt Panl Bangess has !»■ celved his discharge, after spending several years in the armed forces. He Is now mak ing his home in Baltimore, Hd. He is the son of Mks. Bfflbinle Bangess. Dr. McNeill Head of Local Post, Writes Strong Let ter to Members Dr. J. H. McNeill, commander of the Wilkes post of Veterans of Foreign Wars, In a recent let ter to the post’s membership strongly condemned the strike situation In the United States and called on the members as veter ans to fight for better conditions. Text of the letter of Command er McNeill to the post follows: "I greatly regret that I cannot be present to bring this matter to you pereonally, but other bus- Ineas prevents. “I want to bring to your at tention, for action, the matters of strikes, (particularly the' coal atiikaL.jmd, ?«!pnvsrBlon. Don’t intention to get this post into any argument on the virtues of Capi tal and Labor. We can’t do that, but all will agree, no matter which side you favor, that some thing definite and drastic should Postmasters Meet In Winston-Salem Annual convention of the North Carolina branch of the Na tional League of District Post masters will be held Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at the Robert E. Lee Hotel In Winston- Salem. Mrs. Mattie F. Greer, of Boom er, secretary-treasurer of the or ganization has announced a most splendid program for the two- day convention, which Includes a banquet meeting on Tuesday eve ning with Roy M. North, deputy third assistant postmaster gen eral, as the feature npeaker. Church Training School Is Success Many Certificates Awarded At Close of Methodist TrtkjUUas Comse The annual b'slDlBg school for the North Wllkeeboro First Meth odist church and other nearby churches, which opened Sunday afternoon, closed Thursday eve ning with ’a number of credit be done to regain -The American c^tlfloatM ibei^ awarded. In Three Teams Tie For Leadership In SoRhall League Four splendid games were played in the churches softball league here during the latter part of the week. On Thursday afternoon North Wllkesboro Methodists slugged a ten to four win over the First Baptist number 1 team. WUkesboro Baptists broke into the win oolnmn with a thrilling three to two victory over the home town rivals, the Wllkesboro Methodists. First Baptist number 2 team had the edge over the Presby terians and won 11 to 6. On Friday afternoon the two First Baptist teams played off a game which had ended in a tie on a previous data Number 1 team defeated number t team eight to five. Standing of the teams now Is as follows: team W. L. Pet Wllkesboro M. B 2 First Baptist 1 First Baptist 2 667 667 667 833 333 338 r- N. W. Methodist N. W. Presbyterian 'mikesboro Baptist Schedule of games for Tues day, May 14, with location for game and umpires, follows: N, W. Baptist No. 2-WUkesboro Baptist Wllkesboro, O. T, Bare and Paul S. N. W. Bap tist No. 1-wnketbopo Methodist Smoot Park, Dick Bason and Bryan GOreathi N. W. Methodist- pNsbytwian, Ikdngronnds, Boh Ktta and T. R. Biyan. Way of Life.” “When we were drafted or volunteered for service we were told that we were fighting a- galnst "Tyranny” and for the right to carry on the "American Way of Life.” That Implied that we were fighting for our loved ones at home, the right to own our own homes, to work as we pleased, for whom we pleased and where we pleased. It implied a right tor enough food to feed them^ It Implied a right to try to get the luxuries which the aver age American considers necessi ties. “Does the present status give us any of the things wo might have expected? "No, but why? It’s because of strlkee! -It’s because a lot of hoggish people are fighting to run this country. These hoggish people are on 'both sides of the fence. Most of them are civilians who, being engaged in "Essential Em ployment,” avoided military ser vice, the discomforts and rigors of war, stayed home, lived In relative comfort and did quite well for themselves financially. "Think these questions over. Are you comfortably housed In a place of your own? If you are not, what chance have yon of getting that honse—or even of getting the materials to build one? Can yon get the materials, tools and equipment needed to set yon up In bnslnesa or to carry on your old business? What are the answers? What are you going to do about It? “Are you going to sit back and let these hoggish interests run our country, endanger health— even life Itself, and deprive you of normal life urirnsrifingT "Remember my platform on election to this office was that this Is a non-polltlcal outfit, run for the benefit of service men. On my induction Into office, I told you that Republicans might have bo vote Democratic, and vice versa. We must bind together, as service units, for our common benefit. "It Is my earnest desire that you discuss this matter. If yon disagree with the above, say so. If yon agree with the above. Do Something About It!” Sunday, May 88, hu been des ignated 4-H Church Sunday in North CaroUjiA irh«i seetluee on the theme -conservation of the home” will !>• eondseM ottt the eteteu the course taught by Mrs. J. 0, Goode, of Richmond, Va., "The home and the church working to gether for chlldrei” the follow ing received credit awards: From the North Wllkesboro church, Mesdames W. A. Brame, Jack Brame, Grady Church, Claude Doughton, R. B. Gibbs, O. B. Lo max, J. C. Reins, Dermont Smith, W. W. Starr, Misses Inez Wilson, Agnes Kenerly, Mamie Sockwell, and Ruby Pearson. Prom the Wllkesboro church, Mrs. Grace Leckle Terrell. In the course given by Rev. R. L. Ownbey, of Charlotte, on "Christian Evangelism” awards were presented for the North Wllkesboro church to Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Boling, Dr. J. S. Deane, Mrs. W. F. Gaddy, Mrs. Edd F. Gard ner, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hauss, Mrs. Joe B. Johnson, Mrs. M. B. McNeil, Mr. Jack Swofford, Mr. W. C. Marlow, Md Miss Dorothy Ann Bell. FVom the Wllkesboro church Rev. and Mrs. H. M. Well man, Mrs. J. W. White, and Miss Ghita Tuttle; from Union, mim Mary TJlchols. from Friendship church, Mrs. Annie Church, George S. Bumgarner, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Bumgarner, and from the New Hope Baptist church, Miss Anne McNeil. Each class also had a number of audit credits, those who at tended three seaslons out of the five. Junior Red Cross Products Display Very Interesting Artides Madw By Junior Red Cross in Sentinel In surance Show Window Members of the Junior Red Cross In schools of North Wll kesboro and WUkes oonnty have been very active In Red Cross production recently. Under leadership of Mrs. Carl E. VanDeman a most Interesting display of Jnnlor Red Cross pro ducts has been arranged in tile Sentinel Insurance Agency office show window on Ninth street. Included in the display ere ar ticles made for serrioe men In hospitals and a aampU of >01^ gift boxes made for destitute Chil dren In war tom areas. The pnlv. Ue'la laHted to tlew the dli^hiy. Achie Segrawea, Brodier Held on Manalangfater Charge; Other Coonta Rev.W.N.’ Take* Up Hu Work AiWilketboro Baptut Gamnel William Begraves, 35, resident of North Wllkesboro route three, was Instantly killed at 12:30 a. m. Friday when the car In which he was riding struck a bank and overturned on high way 421 seven miles east of this city. The car, a 1940 Ford tudor, was driven by Archie'Segraves, brother of the accident victim. Patrolman Lamar Ratliff, who Investigated the accident, said that Archie Segraves was arrest ed on charges of. manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, speed ing, reckless driving and driving without operator’s license. The car was traveling eastward when It left the road, struck the bank, overturned and turned la- round. It was completely demol ished. Archie Begraves escaped without serious Injury. Segraves is survived by hls mother, Mrs. Carrie Segraves, and the following brothers and sisters: Coy and Archie Segraves, North WUkeoboro; Norwood and Howard Segraves, Portland, Ore.; Misses Fern and June Segravee and Rex Segraves, at home. Funeral service for Sam 8e- graves was held Sunday after noon a; AatiDch ^nreh. P. W. Eehelman, president of the Wilkes Hosiery MUla Co., an nounced today the election of aav- eiral new officers of the Company. Effective Immediately, Tom G. McLanghlln, who has been Assist ant Treasurer, ibeoomee Vice President: Cecil F. Adamson, Beo- retary and Assistant Treasurer; Russell G. Hodges, Assistant Sec retary. Mr. McLaughlin has been with the company since 1928 and has been in charge of prodnetlon and Assistant to the President. Mr. Hodges'came with the company in 1923 and since that time has been chemist and In charge of the dyeing. Mr. Adamson became associat ed with the Company as office manager In 1940. During the past three years he served In the quartermaster department of the army, returning to hls former position several months ago. V Rev. Woodrow N. Brookshire, of TaylorsviUe, was one of twenty-six North Carolina men receiving degrees at the com mencement exerclsea of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary In Louisville, Ky., Sat urday, He received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. He and Mrs. Brookshire arriv ed In Wilkeeboro Tuesday to be gin hls work as pastor of the Wllkesboro Baptist church. The church was filled to ca pacity Sunday morning when Rev. Mr. Brookshire delivered his first sermon. Subject of the inspiring message was "Accept ing Personal Responsibility.*’ He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonto Brookshire, of the Poplar Springs community of Alexander county. o HeMliThisCity ToDiseissPI^ Meeting Goes on Record For Eariy Action Om Flood Control Proposal Is Speaker Friday AtKiwanisMeet North Wllkesboro Kiwanis club In luncheon meeting Friday noon heard an Interesting address and discussed famine relief. W. H. McElwee read a letter addressed to Sen. Clyde Hoey of Washington suggesting the de sire of the people of this com munity to have a town In Poland assigned to this community bo which we might send food during the time of their food shortage. Several members discussed the Idea, more or less favorably. A motion to have a committee fur ther study the matter and report next Friday carried, and the president appointed W. H. Mc Elwee, Edward Finley, Dr. G. R. Combe and J. R. Hlx. Attendance prize was given by J. B. Williams and won by Dr. M. G. Edwards. Program Chairman W, F. Gad dy asked Bob Smith to present the speaker, Dwight D. William son, assistant county agent, who gave a very Interesting talk on the construction and value of the Sisalcraft Paper Silos. The talk by Mr. Williamson and also the picture and Illustration of the hurried and inexpensive method of making com silage was sug gested to the farmers of the coun ty. Guests Friday were as follows: Rev. T. Sloane Guy, Jr„ with Dr. David E. Browning; Judge John son J. Hayes with John B. Jus tice; Richard A. Hertsler with Pat Wllams; G. O. Smith, of Salisbury, with B. F. Gardner; Ralph Harblnson with J. B. Carter; C. C. Alexander, C. S Tharpe and Dwight D. William son with W. F, Gaddy. o BIRTHS A daughter. Elizabeth Byrd \ Cheek, was bom May 4 at the Wilkes hospital, to Hr. and Mrs. Arnold Cheek, of this city. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hawkins, of North Wllkesboro route one, a daughter, Lois Anne, on May 8. A daughter was born May 4 at the Wilkes hospital lo Mrs. Bill Fair, of Roaring River. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard McNeill, of Millers OTeek, a son stsiijmsstssk To Name Winner Robt. W. Finley Memorial Award Boy Scout Court Of Honor and Review WUI Meet Thursday Evening This year’s winner of the Rob ert Wood Finley Memorial award —two weeks at Camp Laeter— will be selected by the WUkes district Boy Scout court of honor 1^ ipeeting. Thars^, May 10, People of the Tadklu river val ley are preponderantly in favor of the flood control plan as re cently recommended by War De partment Engineers. This fact was evident foDowlng a meeting of citizens of WUkes, Surry and Caldwell counties call ed and held here by the Flood Control committee, which Is made up of members from Surry, Wllkee and Caldwell counties. John E. Justice, Jr., of North WUkesboro, Is chairman of the committee. The meeting, called to discuss the flood control plan as recent ly recommended by the engi neers, went on record favoring the plan, which calls for tw® flood control dams am the Yadkla west of Wllkesboro and two on the Reddles River, Yadkin tribu tary,'near North Wllkesboro. At the meeting here Thursday Brigadier General James B. New man, of Atlanta, division engi neer of the War Department, ex plained In 'some detaU the flood control plan as recommended, which calls’ for erection of the dams to be .used only to impound excess mn-off during floods, and which would not be used for gen eration of power. as Miller, of Vaanoy, a dhnghtsr on May 11 at the WUkes hospital. Mrs. J. C. Bumgarner and daughter, Joseph Terry, bora May 2 at the WUkes hoepital, re turned Friday to their home at Millers Creek. A son was born Friday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Minton, of this city. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Myers, of Wllkesboro route two, a son on May 5 at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born Sunday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gray, Jr., of Wllkesboro. o Alexander Cleary Funeral Tuesday Funeral service for Alexander Oleary, age 67, McOrady com- monlty citizen vrho died Sunday, will be held Tuesday, two p. m., at Union Chapel. Mr. Cleary Is survived by hls wife, Mrs. Ermie Cleary, one son, William Cleary, of McOrady, and one brother and one sister, Bobby Cleary, of Troutdale, and Mrs. Julia Long, of Laurel Springs. ^ Q byterian ohurch. The two weeks at Camp Laster Is a gift of the North Wllkesboro Lions Club and will be for the Scout selected each year for five years. The gift was set up by the club as a memorial to Capt. Robert Wood Finley, former Scoutmaster and member of the Lions club, who was killed In ac tion In Franco. Other matters will be before the Court of Honor and all Sconte and others Interested In Scouting are asked to attend. o Wllkesboro Church In Series Services Rev. C. E. Murray Guest Minuter at Wilkeaboro Methodist Church Library Closes Wednesday P.M. Beginning this week, the WUkes Oonnty PiUbUc LUHwry lo cated tn the town hall wUI close each Wednesday afternoon, one o’clock. ——.o———— Veterans Foreign War Plan Meeting Local post of Veterans of For eign Wars, wUl meet Tuesday evening, 7:80, at the North 'Wll kesboro town hall. AH membra and all other oreneas ‘'vettfaoi are urged to attend, ^ .. - ■ M.D.A. ✓ Nichols Child Dies Funeral service was held Fri day at Pleasant Grove church for James I. Nichols, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Nichols, of Reddies River. The chUd died Thursday. o .Correction In am account of the death of Mrs. Moses Thompson, which ap peared In Thursday’s edition of The Journal-Patriot, Mrs. Thomp son’s age was given as 96, when it should have been 69. o Certifkiates And Pifs Are Awarded R. Cross Workers Miiui Rebecca Moseley, execu tive, secretary of the Wllkee chapter of ths American Red Cross, said today that oortlfloates and buttons are bMng maUed to more than 100 men;bers of the chapter fov meritorlons service In Red Cross work during world War S. Certificates and beantifnl pins are being awarded to thos« wfth 200 or more honrs of voluntary work and for outstanding aehlerra- In otiiw pHuaeii .of 'Red Ciosa work during the war years. As oihen'"Attala tka ragaUrad nniUMf of konlB, they wm ahto 4S« rewarded. Wm Xtoaeler saj^l^ A series of special services opened Sunday night at Wllkes- borq Methodist church amd will continue through this week with services each evening at 7:46. RevI C. E. Murray, of Cramer- ton, Is guest minister for the services. On Sunday night hls inspiring message was received with rapt Interest by the congre gation. Rev. H. M. Wellman, pastor, cordially Invites the pub lic to the services. Rev. Mr. Mur ray Is a talented speaker and all are urged to take advantage of the opportunity to hear him dur ing the series of services. 0 — License to Wed During the past ten days lie- ense to wed were Inned by Wilkes’ Register of Deeds Troy C. Poster to the following cou ples: Moses G. Harless and Geor gia Barnes, both of Wllbnr; Richard A. Conner, Barre, Mass., and Elay Brown, Moravian Falls; James A. Pardue, Roaring River, and Florence Anderson. WUksa boro route 2; Archie R. Triplett and Grace Dearman. North 'Wll kesboro; Orvme Shew and BnU Day., both of Anawalt, W. Va; Jesse Hurley, Grumpier, and Mary Church, Jetfereon; U. B. Pruitt and Angie Ballard, North 'Smkeeboro; Grady Leo Q4ots, Wlnston-Gelem, end Imey Rffd. Ronda; Robert NMl Pattonon, Asheboro, and ' 1W0W, North Wilkeeboro;' Herbert An derson. Oakwoods, -'and Ulele Moore. GUreatk; Carl Lewis, N»tb wmewhorot, and JUHh Hegrea,. CarroU ud Mir; G. Clyde Battsaan, Pailear, 'and X^dtat Xsrl«tr,- Norto WOkea* deeorattag votaiani; .tm n»t.». j ..... North Wilkeeboro.’ Oh the Red dies rfVer the dams would be 1.6 miles and 12.8 miles above North Wllkesboro. According to the advice of engineers, the dams could Impound six inches of flood rnn-off from their drain age area, which Is deemed suffi cient to protect the valley below from flood disaster, even In the event of a flood equal to that of 1916 or 1940. The recently recommended plan takes the place of a former plan by the engineers for a com bination flood control and power dam on the Yadkin above Wll kesboro, and which was eliminat ed from the flood control authori zations by the senate at the In sistence of Senator Joslah W. Bailey, who objected on the grounds that the lake would flood too great an area of valu able farm lands and that the pro ject was primarily for power with flood control secondary. o Cleary Funeral Held Wednesday at Union Funeral service was held Tues day at Union Chapel for Robert Cleary, 67-year-oId citizen of the Rusk community who died May I at tl\e hospital In Elkin. Mr. Oleary is survived by hla wife, iMrs Carrie Cleary, and the following sons and daughters: Raymond Cleary, MoGrady; An drew and Dean Cleary, Reek; Mrs. Veonla Shumate, Halls Mills; Mrs. Hester Dancy, Tree Top, Va.; Mrs. Venar Hayes, Ben- ham; Mrs. Della Whittington, Halls Mills. School ChHdreii Give Flowers For Veterans’ Graves A committee of the Wilkes Valley Gtiards chapter of ths United Danghters of the Con federacy appointed to deoorabs graves of Confedsrats vsterao* on (Jonfederate Memorial Day May 10 had some vatnabls assist- osce^trom students of Vffikssboro sehooL A member of the eommtttsa asked the school Mldr«a tn Wll kesboro for flowers with. wUek to decorate the graves and the t— Bfioam wsi ttr tfun pscOdd. Mhay «hlld2«a trap Om i first to ths highest gnds; ^ _ sdwoi bsMitlfBl abM iMi j Bdwlm RoMbs^ wa of Pttrvijfidsa aiatsrfany Ik fhe tadk
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