DON COFFEY. ON DAVIDSON DEBATING TEAM
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Wilkes
Erwii Simiker
Ducussing' pros and cons in the Davidson College Library are the three members
of Davidson’s recently-reorganized debating team, (left to right) Charles Elyea of
Atlanta, Leighton M^eithen of Cameron, N. C. and Don Coffey of North Wilkes-
boro. The three student orators will direct the affairs of the Forensic Council for
the coming year under the guidance of Prof. F. W. Johnston.
Five Injured In
Truck Accident
Friday Morning
Mrs were Injured FTIdsy
morning when a Central Tele
phone company truck from Elkin
overturned five miles east of
this city.
The truck, driven by Edward
Cooper, of Elkin, was traveling
toward North Wllkesboro and
was carrying a number of tele
phone company employes.
A car driven by G. J. Myers,
age 66, entered the highway from
a sideroad and stopped In the
center of the road in front of
the approaching truck according
to information gained by High
way Patrol Scgeaut A. H. Clark.
The truck swerved to the left
to miss the car and the truck
overturned.
Five men were on the back
of the truck. Jack Phillips suf
fered a broken pelvis and severe
bladder injury. J. M. Smith had
a shoulder fracture and his nose
was broken. The three others,
whose names were not learned,
suffered only minor cuts and
bruises.
Sgt. Clark said that driver of
the car and driver of the truck
will be charged with reckless
driving.
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Dock Woods Hurt
Friday When Run
Over By An Auto
Dock Woods, resident of ' the
Cricket community, was critical
ly injured Friday afternoon when
he was run over by a car driven
by William Holman, of North
Wllkesboro route one.
Telephone Company Truck
Overturns on Elkin High-
near Cricket when the car w&eel
passed over the body of Mr.
Woods, who was lying in the
road. Severe chest injuries re
sulted. Mr. Woods is a patient
at the Wilkes hospital.
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C. G. Icenhour
Funeral Tuesday
Near Hiddeiute
R. H. Chambers Is
Claimed By Death
Funeral service for R. H.
Chambers, age 75, well known
citizen of the Cycle c o m-
munity who died Thursday at the
home of hts son, George Cham
bers, was held Sunday, 11 a. m.
at Pleasant Grove Baptist church.
Mr. Chambers had been ill and
confined to his room for the past
five months.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mollle Byrd Chambers, and nine
sons and daughters; Percy,
George and McKinley Chambers
and Mrs. Talmadge Mastln, all of
Ronda; Raymond and Dallas
Chambers, of High Point; Gor
don Chambers, of State Road;
Mrs. jClay Myers and Mrs. Melvin
Swaim, of Jonesvllle.
Rev. R. R. Crater and I?ev.
Pervls Parks conducted the fu
neral service.
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Funeral service for Mr. C. G.
Icenhour, 77, who died at the
home of his son near Taylors
ville, were conducted at Liberty
Methodist church near Hlddenite
Tuesday afternoon. The pastor,
Rev. J. M. Brandon, was assisted
by Rev. Atwell Watts. Surviving
are four sons, Messrs. John, Roy
and Charlie Icenhour and Rev.
Albert Icenhour, one daughter,
Mrs. W. W. Johnson, and one
step-son, Thomas B. Smith of
Wllkesboro.
Banks to Be Closed
Here On Thursday
Both banks here, The Bank of
North Wllkesboro and The North
western Bank, will be closed on
Thursday, May 30, which will be
Memorial Day and generally ob
served as a national holiday.
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Two Teams Tied
In First Place In
Softball League
Dr. Clyde Erwin
Speaks to Club
AboutSehools
State Superintendent Re
views Needs oF Schocd
Speaking before the North
WUkesboro high iOhool gradost*
Ing class. Dr. Clyde Erwin, state
sujterlatendent of public instruc
tion, stated in an address Friday
night that "the thing wrong with
the world Is peoplet”
The head of the state’s school
system commented dn the person
nel of the grsdnating class as be
ing most distinctive. The class
consisted of seven boys. Two were
regular students and five were
returned veterans who had com
pleted their high school credits
by special courses in the army
and navy.
Dr. Brvrin stated ^that the
world Is In agreement on mater
ial facts of mathematics, science,
language and agriculture, and
that human relationships consti
tuted the only stnmbllng blocks
to civilization and progress. Ho
very effectively riosed his mes
sage with the admonition that
living by the golden rule Is the
only solution.
The program opened with
“Star Spangled Banner" by the
high school band, followed by
pledge of allegiance to the flag
and the Lord’s Prayer, led by
Dean Minton, senior and presi
dent of the student council.' The
band rendered two other numbers
under direction of Miss Eva Bing
ham, Instructor.
Paul S. Cragan, school super
intendent, presented diplomas of
eighth grade graduation to 50
students and read a list of a-
wards made in the school, Includ
ing: Miss Agnes Miller, for win
ning the county championship In
Ammican Legion aa4 S^ Con
servation oontestf;. Dean Mlaton,
4or.winning hnd state
’BaleUrh.—0.\ ]9. Datae of
Hoctangham hidd a 644-Tota lead
over W. >11.'Horner of Sanford
Witt 18,7S# votto to 18,0»g In
tbs. Bl^h^ Congiwlonal-Dlatrlct
raM last alghl ont the baals of
unofQclal retama from 200 of
the diiitriot’a 204 precincts in Sat
urday's Democratic primary.
One prMlniet ■ in Montgomery
county, three in Wilkes county
and two'In Davidson county were
still nnreported.
Meanwhile one veteran Con-
greaeman wSa defeated and a
runoff^ primary June 22 loomed
to decide the fate of one other.
The party nominated 12 Con
gressmen,
Rep. Weaver Defeated
Rep. Zehnlon Weaver, who
has represented the 12th District
since 1917, except for one term,
lost to Monroe H. Redden, of
Hendersonville, former State
Democratic chairman. Unofficial
returns from 170 of 198 pre
cincts gave Redden 23,998 to
Weaver’s 15,658.
Rep. John H. Folger trailed
Thurmond Chatham, of Winston-
Salem aud Elkin In the Fifth
District. With all 141 precincts
in, Chatham had 21,083, Folger
20,933, and Joe J. Harris, Win
ston-Salem lawyer, 702.
With all 135 precincts report
ed, Rep. Carl Durham bad 17,-
082 votes in the Sixth District
against 13,118 for Earl Rives of
Greensboro and 3,023 for D. E.
Scarbrough, also of Grerasb(M'o.
Rives may call for a second
primary. Rives said he would
wait until after the canvass of
votes Tuesday to decide whether
he would ask for a runoff.
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Eilllili Cc»-
givisilitiiiBl Race
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Mrs. Robert Gibbs’
Pupils Have Recital
Among the Cadets graduat
ing from the United States Mfl-
itary Academy this June,' is
Robert W. McCoy, son Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. McCoy, ©rNMth
WUkesboro. A gradnate of the
North WUkesboro high school,
MoCoy attended the Cltadd,
Obarleston, S. C. and Davidson
College, Davidson, pdor to re
ceiving bis appointment to
West Point from Representa
tive W. O. Burgln, of the 8th
N. C. District. Daring his first
class year, he was made a Ca
det Sergeant, and tamed oat
for Lacrosse and Swimming.
McCoy was also a member of
the Sunday Sdiool, Cadet lec
ture mid Ski Club. Upon grad-
oating, he will receive ^ com
mission in the Coast Artillery
Corps.
Memorial Day
Service Will Be
HddTIiRraday
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Lightest vote in many yeara ln
Wilkes county was cast In the
primary Saturday, notvrlthstand-
UiK tha fact that both partlea had
contests for nominations.
Principal intarest was cantar-
ed on the el^th dlatrlct race for
the congressional nomination on
the'Democratic ticket with C. B.
Deane, of Rockingham, and
E. Homer, of Sanford, the can
didates for the seat In congress
held by the late Representativa
W. O. Bnrgin.
On the 'basis of unofficial re
turns from all except four pre
cincts, Deane won the nomina
tion in the district by the uiar-
gln of 607 rotes, with the missing
precincts not expected to mater
ially change the result. Returns
In Wilkes from 28 of 29 precincts
gave Deane 962 and Homer 812.
On the Republican ticket Sher
iff C. Q. Poindexter won renom-
Inatiou over Glthera L. Eller. Un
official returns from 20 of 29
precincts gave Poindexter 1500
to 207 for Eller.
Clerk of Court C. C. Hayes was
renominated on the Republican
ticket. The unofficial vote from
20 precincts gave Hayes 1327 and
W. S. IHetcher 96. Mr. Fletcher
on Monday of last week an
nounced that he was withdraw
ing from the race. However, the
tickets for the primary had been
printed at that time.
On the Democratic ticket there
was one primary contest In
Wilkes county. Incomplete re-
tnras gave Rufus R. Chnrdh, o(
North .^^VUkeeboro, a aubatantlal
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Local Boy 1$ Ghreii
Ikvidson Letters
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Bob Smoak, son of Mr. and
Mrfc N. O. Smoak, of WUkesboro,
WM among those at ' Daridson
College receiving varsity tetters
C4for athletics. Bob was maaager
of th^ varsity boakethaU.team.
Ooaold Coffey, son of Mr. snd
ICrs. a D. Cottsy. Xr.,.of this
vsestrsd a ghanMhootm
, letter «C DevUson.
Wllkesboro Baptist team Ued
for first place In the churches
softball league in the games
played during the latter part of
the :|eek.
On Thursday Wllkesboro Bap
tist defeated tbe First Baptist
number 1 team six to one and
on Friday In , a play-off game Wll
kesboro Baptist defeated North
Wilkesbofo Methodist 2 to 1 in a
well played contest.
On Thursday North WUkes
boro Methodist team Improved Its
standing by winning over the
First Baptist number 2 team six
to five, whUe the Presbyterian
team won over WUkesboro Meth-
ollst five to two.
On PYlday First Baptist num
ber 2 scored an 11 to 3 victory
over WUkesboro Methodist.
The standing now la as fol-
lovrs:
TEAM .W. U Pet
WUkesboro Baptist _ 4
First Baptist 2 4
First Baptist 1 S
N. W. Methodist „. 2
N. W. I^!«gbyt«1an „ ]
WUkeaboro M. B. _ 2
667
667
600
400
400
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N(^ tl^eabofe
held a most interesting meeting
Friday no#n.
J. B. Williams made a report
of a road meeting held in Boone
Thursday evening with represen
tatives from Tennessee, Virginia,
North Carolina in attendance, all
of whom are interested in the
extension of State and National
highway No. 421 through the
states represented. He stated it
was a meeting well attended and
with much enthusiasm shown. He
stated another meeting has been
called for a little later date to be
held at Mountain City for further
considering this project.
The Attendance Prize, a pic
ture, was given by D. E. Elledge
and was won by H. H. Morehouse.
Program chairman R. M.
Brame, Jr., asked Paul Cragan
to introduce his speaker, Dr.
Clyde Erwin, State Shperinten-
dent of Public Schools, who made
a very forceful talk on the "Edu
cational Needs of Our State.’’
He stated that Education is a
big business. In the U. S. there
is spent 63,000,000,000.00 each
year, and that one million teach
ers are teaching 30,000,000 chil
dren. In North Carolina we spend
each year about $62,000,000 to
teach 900,000 children. We hare
$120,000,000 invested In build
ings; have 5,000 buses and 340,-
000 children riding to school e«ch
day.
We still have 281 one-teacher
schools and about 300 three-
teacher high schools. We still
have great need for Improvement,
Education Is primarily foi' the
child and we must take the long
view in his favor.
The Curriculum needs Improv
ing through enrichment of cours
es to Include all the Interests of
our people.
The building and school plants
must be greatly Improved. The
teaching personel must have ser
ious attention. On the last state
ment the speaker made emphasis
by saying that we face a perOous
situation unless salaries of teach
ers are paid in keeping with
those of other professions.
His talk was well received by
the members of the club.
Guests were as follows; Charles
C. McNeill with Dr. E. N. Phil
lips: Judge Johnson J. Hayes,
Robert S. McNrill and John-D.
McConnell with J. H. Whicker;
W. G. Boyd with W. K.- Sturdi
vant; W. O. 'Young with Dudley
Hill; Dr. A. D. Morehouse with
H. H. Morehouse; Bill Combs
with Dr. GOhert R. Combs. Zeh
V, Stewart, of Lenoir, waa a vis-
itlos Ktwanlan. '
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[irtiliiiilJSEiasiiiAii'M bill iiT
kils^^nne
medal as emor of sMeol paper;
Dean Mintoa, stnden^^ activities
medal.
High school dlplotuas were
presented to Dean Minton, Rob
ert B. Kerley, Royal R. Eudally,
Robert C. Faucette, Tam Hall,
Benjamin A. Harrison and Ralph
J. 'V^lllams, the lust four named
being veterans.
Eighth Grade Ortfficates
Mary Evelyn Adams' Frances
Anderson, Ruby Bare, Marcelene
Barnette, Cldra Billings, Richard
Billings, Jo Ann Blevins, Jean
ette Brown, Faye Bumgarner,
Jimmy Carter, Bobble Casey, Hel
en Chambers, Leonard Cooke,
Clate Duncan, Joe Eller, Coleen
Fairchild, Charles Faw, Margaret
Foster, Paul Foster, Geraldine
Gaddy, Doris Ann Godbey, Fran
ces Harris, Patsy Hawkins, J, C.
Hayes, Thomas Hayes, Willard
Hayes, James Jarvis, Grace John
son, Tommy Ray Johnson, Betty
Lou Kenerly, Mary Jo Lovette,
Anne Lee Lnffman; Tony Mar
low, Jim Moore, Joan Phillips,
Imogene Porter, Bobby Leo Po
tent, Savannah Pruitt, Gladys Se
bastian, Lillian Shore, Warren
Shore, Mary Stone, Jean Sum
mers, Cpal Trlpletto, Tommy Tur
ner, Doris Wiles, E. O. Wyatt,
Richard Wyatt, Carol Tates, Rn
by York.
Perfect Attendance
Delmos Elledge, Nancy Pelts,
11 years, Estel Hayes, Hoover
Hayes, Agnes Kenerly, Jeanette
McNeil, Marjorie Minton, 10
years, Betty Joan Myers, 8 years,
Albert Poteate, 11 years, Jackie
Blevins, Betty Ann Canter, John
Hubert Emerson, Coleen Fair-
child, Lena Gray Whittington,
Mary Jo Wyatt, Carroll Yates, 8
years, Wayne Absher, Ruby Bare,
Rachel Barnette, Prank Bentley,
Phillip Browning, Rex Cornett,
Spencer James Hartley, J. W.
Hayra, Kenneth Holblpok, Shir
ley Hutchinson, Frances Jen
nings, Jessica Marlow, Imogene
Porter, R. J. Reavls, J. B. Stone,
Lillian Shore; Mary Lee Stone,
John Thomas ’Triplett, Qolncy
Wlngler,' Richard Wyatt, Sammy
Zimmerman.
eventnik' before as-
audlende. Pupils taking part wwe
Barry Henderson, Mary Turner
Gibbs, Suzanne Summers, Gene
Brock, Calvin Hayes, Baddy Can-
dill, Lance Henderson, Donna
Smith, Jimmy Blair, Tommy
Reins, Hyatt Gibbs, Roberta
Gibbs, Mary Spainhour and Nan
cy Bo u knight.
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Variety Show At
Traphill Friday
Federal foort Is
Adjoined Fi^ay
Traphill High School will pre
sent a Variety Show In the
school auditorium Friday, May
31, at seven-thirty, for the bene
fit of the lunch room. The pro
ceeds will be used to complete
payments on tbe electric refrig
erator. '
The program will consist of
the selection and coronation of
a May Queen selected from the
Eighth * Grade and High School.
A womanless beauty contest, a
black face stunt, a travelogue, -a
Mother Goose skit, a Duteb
Dance, string music, selections by
a quartet, and a cake walk. There
will also be bingo, fortune telling
and eats.
During tbe program the audi
ence will be given an opportunity
to help the students select tbe
Queen. She will be chosen from
tbe five girls winning the highest
number of votes by the students
prior to the beginning of the pro
gram.
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of Att Tka -Wan  | tarns from 18 precincts. Church
poUed 724 to 627 for BanUey.
Annual Memorial Day service j interest in the primary was
in North Wllkesboro will be held'low and only a small fraction of
Thursday, May 30, seven p. m., the county’s potential vote In
at the memorial marker on the ^ either party was cast In the prl-
corner of Ninth street and Me-! mary.
morial Avenue.
The service, which will be held
under auspices of the American
Miss Jane Pratt, Democratic
nominee for the unexplred term
of W. O. Burgln as representa-
Leglon and Auxiliary, will honor tive of the eighth district, won
those who gave their lives for lover Frank Hulln, Republican
their country In the wars In nominee. In the special election
which the nation has participat
ed, and flowers will be placed on
the marker In their honor by the
ladies’ organizations.
The service will Include a brief
memorial address by Rev, Watt
M. Cooper, FUrst Presbyterian
pastor, who served for a long per
iod in World War II as a chap
lain in the navy.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
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Mulberry Finals
ToDeThis.Week
Chatham A!iead Of
Folger By 150 Votes
May term of tedoral court In
Wllkesboro ended ^ i riday after
noon after disposing ~ot a large
number of eases on the erfanlnal
docket Judge Johnson. J. Hayes
predded OTW tlM tsroL V ’
Account of the eases &tsd dnr-
pbsd Tliurii^..
Possibility of a second primary
In the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict loomed last night as com
plete unofficial returns gave
Thurmond Chatham a 150 plur
ality over Repreeentatlve John H.
Folger.
The vote waa: Chatham, 21r
083; Folger, 20,933; Harris, 762.
Repi^entative Folger said
last night at hia home at Mount
Airy that '1 have no statement
to make until they canvass the
retunui." He was asked If he
plaimed to call for a second pri-
msTT In the event the official
canvasa reveals him still to be
tralUng fttattam- He replied that
he had no itatement to make re-.
gartlpc that point t
Howsror* ft 'Ttat learned from
ahtttftftatlvwV bnt* unquotabte
eonroea. that iGri Folgsr jm>hsl>*.
ly will esir tor A sseond primary
In tho .svant. tha otflclal wots
shows ktm 'to bs second msa to
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The Closing Exercises of Mul
berry school win begin Tuesday
night, May 28 at 8 p. m. with
an operetta, "Cinderella’s Slip
per" In three acts, given by the
third, fourth and fifth grades.
On Thursday night. May 30, at
8:00 p. m. tbe eighth grade com
mencement program will be hold,
with Dr. Gilbert R. Combs as
speaker.
held along with the primary.
Miss Pratt gained a big majority
throughout the district.
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Bwyn Royal Is Hart
In Fight Saturday
One went to the hospital and
another to Jail Saturday night
following a fight at the home of
Gwyn Royal In this city.
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
that Gwyn Royal received a deep
cut on bis thigh and that Oscar
Brown waa alleged to have In
flicted the wound and was ar
rested. Royal Is also charged
with participating In an affray.
It being alleged that he struck
Brown with a chair.
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A fine bird dog named Jack,
who belongs to Cecil K. Beck,
Wake county tobacco farmer, is
known as Jack-the-worm-killer
because he worms tobacco like a
man, only better.
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