North Carolina Newspapers

tanerce CoM Fcmst L Joies WiH Begiii Work Here Jiie 17th Oimber of CoameKe Sec* retery Will Come Here Hiclkly Reeonunended jy>rrwt B. Jones, of Wlnehee- tar. Vn.. has been employed se ' eisaentiTe aecntary of tbe Wllkea , Chemiber of Commerce, J. B. Wll- ifnme, president, announced to- dny. Mr. Jones, who Is well trained . ead experleneed in Chamber of Commerce work, will begin hU duties Jane 17 and will open the ■ Chamber of Commerce office on the ground floor of the Call ho- I tel building on Ninth street. At Northwestern Unlreralty WlHr. Jones took special work for rommerclal organisation execu- ttrea and began as a Chamber of Commerce secretary by organis ing one at Front Royal, Va., after which he serred as secretary of the Montgomery, W. Va., Cham ber for two years. Later he was Chamber of Commerce secretary at Fredericksburg, Va., nntll he entered army senrlce In Norem- her, 1942. In the army he serred as a first lieutenant in public re lations. Mr. Jones will come to North Wllkesboro highly recommended by presidents of the Chambers of Commerce with which he was affiliated and also by the pres ident of the Virginia state Cham ber of Commerce. He is 27 years of age and his family consista of his wife and two children. They wr% members of the Methodist Memorial Service For S. Sgt. Wooten Memorial serrlce to honor St. Sgt B. K. Wooten, Jr., who was killed in action' in Bnrope, wUl be held at New Hbpe ' Baptist chnrch, seren miles south . of Brooks Cross Roads on Highway 21 on Sunday, June 16. at three p. m. Rev. T. M. Luffman, pastor, and Rer. Darld W. Day will con duct the serrlce. The public, and especially all relatives and friends of Staff Sergeant Wooten, are Invited to attend. Sgt. A. H. Clark’s Father Is Stricken J. B. Williams, mwsl- dent of the Wilkes organisation gsrmed a few months ago, stated that Uie cooperation of the peo ple will bo e:jsential to the suc cess of tbe organization, and asked that the people cooperate fully with Mr. Jonee by giving him whatever information Is de sired and by cooperating in all other ways possible in Chamber of Commerce work. Asa A. Clark, 77, father of Sgt. A. H. Clark, highway patrol man stationed here, died at his home at Roslndale on Sunday afternoon, Jane 2, of a heart at tack. Mr. Clark, a prominent mer chant and farmer of Bladen county, was a former sheriff of Bladen county and for several years was chairman of the oonn- ty board of commissioners. Surviving are seven sons and daughters: Sgt. A. H. Clark, of North Wllkesboro; Dr. OilUam Clark, Macon, Ga.; Qnentln Clark, Roslndale: Ruffin'Clark, Reldsvllle; Bills Clark, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Leon Smith, Eliza bethtown; Mre. W. C. Clark, Da- tona Beach, Fla. Funeral service was held Tues day at Mt. Horab Presbyterian chnrch. Those from here attend ing were Sgt. and Mrs. Clark, J. E. Walker, J. R. Rosssean, B. F. Estee, Patrolman leunarr Ratcliff and other members of the highway patrol in Sgt. K. of P., Dokies Ladies Night 14th Ladles Night banquet of the North Wllkesboro Knights of Pythias lodge and Dokies Club will be held Friday evening, June 14, seven o’clock, at the Legion and Auxiliary einbhonse. Feature speaker for the pro- ■ Bam will be Pat Ormsby, noted humorist from Winston-Salem. There will be other program lea- tares and a number of prlz^ will be given. Including nylon^ hose for some of the ladles present. Neal H. Henderson Buried At Ronda Graveside services for Neal H. lenderson, 72, resident of Ron- la for many years, who died larly Saturday at Concord of a teart attack, were held at 4 p. n. Sunday In Ronda Cemetery, lev. R. V. C. Ritchie, pastor of Dkin Presbyterian Church, ol- Mated. Hr. Henderson had resided at londa 25 years and was In the unrance bnaineBS. He was a nember of the Presbyterian march. His wile, Mrs. Alice Uokerson Henderson, died about ^ year ago. Since then he had Bade hie home with a sister. Ire. Morris, at Concord. Junior Order To Have An Election North Wllkesboro council of the Junior Order will meet Tues day night to elect officers and carry out first degree work. A large attendance of members Is requested. Boomer Pie Supper For Baseball Team A pie Bupi>er will be held at Boomer school Saturday night, eight o’clock, to raise funds for the community baseball team. An enjoyable occasion Is anti cipated and the public is cordial ly invited to attend. Cemetery Working At Fishing Creek Everyone who has friends or relatives buried at Pishing Creek church has a special Invitation to meet at the church Thursday afternoon, June 13, five o’clock, to help clean off the cemetery. o FIRBT-CLABS SEAMAN BOS- COE McNEILL HOME* First-Class Seaman Roscoe McNeill will return to Baln- bridge, Md., tomorow after spend ing several days In the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus McNeill. Seaman McNeill Is a clerk at the large naval base. NotwIthstomItBg his ^lyilesl taandlGaps, Cfisade Barlow, 1946 graduate of tbe N. O, Sdtool ''for the Deaf, Morgaa- Um, has attained the rank of Bai^ Scoot. Cfiande, son of J, M. Barlow, of North WUhea- boro route oite, received hli Eagle Scoot badge at the Mor gan ton Presbyterian chnrch on Mny 17. He had heeo a mem ber of Scoot tro9 8 In Mor- ganton slnoe 1988. On May 8S he received his high school dlplmna. WHIiam Gray Post CommaRder AmericaH Legion Officers For Cominar Year Elected In MeetinE Held On Friday Night William Gray, who served with distinction es a navigator In the army air corps In the European and Mediterranean theatres dur ing World War II. was elected commander of Wilkes Legion Itost number 125 in meeting Fri day night and Rev. Watt Cooper s« cha^ lain. ^ The meeting, held at the Le- ^on and Auxiliary einbhonse, was well attended. The WUkee post how has the largest mem bership In Its history and Is grow ing daily. Henry Landon, present post commander, said that the newly elected officers will be Installed on Friday, July 5. Soft bailers Play Elkia Wediesday Local Team To Wear New Uniforms For Double- Header Game Here PFC.. QUENTIN NIOHOm HAS RECEIVED DISCHARGE Pfc. Quentin Nichols, who serv ed for a long period in Europe and was wounded la Germany, received his discharge last week and returned home. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Don Nichols, of Pnriear, and husband of the former Mias Ola McGlamery. Pfc. Nichols was last stationed la Switzerland. North Wllkesboro team In the Mountain Softball League will be dreseed in new uniforms for the double header here with Elkin Wednesday afternoon, 4:30, at Smoot Park. Coach Cbarlee N. Manshlp, who is directing the team, stated that the new uniforms were made possible by donations from busi ness firms In the city. Players who have not received their uni forms are requeeted to contact Coach Manshlp ai once. Attendance at the games on Wednesday is expected to set a new high mark. To date North Wllkesboro has won ten games end lost one In the league com posed ol North Wllkesboro, El kin, Sparta, and Piney Creek. The only' loss for the locals has been to Elkin. Plans are under way for sche duling gamee with leading soft- ball teima in Winston-Salem, High Point and Greensboro. •V. Mr. and Mr*. B. S. Walsh ora now occupying their new home on 421 west of this city. W. (L Abihir to HeadL^Clib For CiMNig Year (^^cers Elected In Meeting Of Club Held Piaday Eve ning; Reports Heard / W. Oliver Absher, prominent young baslnees man who h** been active in civic activities here for the i^t several years, was elected president of tbe North Wllkesboro Uons'Clnb In meeting Friday evening. Other officers sleeted, and who with Mr, Absher will be In stalled at a later mMtlng for the year beginning July 1. were as follows: Bill Marlow, first vloe president; J. H. Whicker, Jr., second vice president; W. D. Jes ter, third vice president; W. A. Hardlster, secretary-treaenref; J. D. Moore, tall twister; Dick Gwyn, Lion tamer; G. R. An drews, Gilbert T. Bare, Edward S. Finley and Pan! Cashion, di rectors. Mr. Absher as president of the club will succeed Dr. J. S. Deans, who has very snccessfnlly led . the clnb during the year now clos ing. At the meeting Friday evening a number of committee reports were made relative to the Uons clnb horse show to be held July 3 and 4. Reports rpidieated that arrangements are j^oceedlng sat isfactorily. Guests at the Lions meeting were as folloNs: James M. Ander- eon, Jr„ with hli fkther; Smbot Buck with Lorry Wocm; W. R. Harmon with Dtiighf NfiAolal^ H. O. CandlU WIpl fkiiiilr r. .. KcvtA.^tnilDMfwro, N. 0. jttttst, mt, Jlear Hditor: ‘ X bate fvMt issd with sstisfao. tkm ybnr aksgllant sdKorlsl bt Jnna ttlr Mas of Tha Jonrnsl- Psurloi, It M ttmely and merits the serious and astlva oonsidera- tion of ths cominnnlty. Wa are all prond of opr town tmt vs are far from proud of onr reereatlon- al tacllltlaa. Ony first considera tion. shpre and bayong emy- thlhg alsa, la tha welfsra' of onr yonag pao^a. I aongrstndata yon on this adHorlal. May It oon- tribnta to the mesna toward get ting reenlts. Slnearely, m. B. ELLER'. SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A. Finds Lost Piurt9 Wliilii' Lotikig Own • y. lb*. Jagr toaea wa* kbopplBg In the CL * P. Qmm here Uat waMc^wfaea tba fOand a aola pane. She tamed It to Pkadey liyats, sttotv to hold antil flia ealled fte H. fflie Mt the stova. Mir. My- en walked toward the front aad fooad aaother coin pane. It eoBtalaed about tea dtSlaro la oa^ A tew mhmtea later Mra. 3oatm hnrrtedly came hack into the store. She bad lost her purse. The cme Me. Mytem fonad wag hers aad she was happy to hare reeovered It. In other words, Ml*. Joaes lost her own pane wliiia Had- iag one someone elae liad last. STRIKE SETTLED, WORK RESUMED AND ALL PARTIES ARE SATISFIED More Schidilles Or TheSoltbili LeagRO Following Is ths schedule for the Churches’ Softball League for the next four playing dates. The schedule givee the names of tbe teams, ifiace of game, and name of nmplres: June 11—N. W. Methodlst-N. W. Baptist No. 2, Smoot Park, G. T. Bare, R. R'. Chnrch; Presby terian - Wllkesboro Methodist, Wllkesboro, Zeb Dickson and H. H. ’Triplett: N. W. Baptist No. 1- Wilkesboro Baptist, Fairground, Dick Bason and Andy Shook. June 13—Wllkeeboro Baptlst- 'Wllkesboro Methodist, Wllkes boro, Bob Kite, Bryan Gllreath; N. W. BapUst No. 1-N. W. Meth odist, Smoot Park, Andy Shook, G. T. Bare; Presbyterian-N. W. Baptist No. 2, Fairground, Cyrus McNeil, Rufus Chnrch. June 18—^N. W. Baptist No. 2- Wllkesboro Baptist, Wllkesboro, R. R. Chnrch, T. R. Bryan; N. W. Baptist No. 1-Wllkeaboro Methodist, Smoot Park, Dick Ba son, G. T. Bare; N. W. Methodlst- Presbyterian. Fairground, Bob Kite, Cyrus McNeil. o First strike of the current | ployer on that point. **Bnt,” |Jiey strike wave in the nation has happened In North Wllkesboro and was settled with complete satisfsietlon to all parties con cerned. • Name*' of the yonng negotlsr tors were not sscertalned by John Buchanan, who at his horns on D street was the employer. Mr. Bnchanui had ordered a load of wood. The wood was de livered by truck and piled In the alley. Later Hr. Buchanan looked ont the window and saw two lads of about ten years of age walking aronnd and observing the pile of wood. They looked at It from every; angle. Thejt At a brief qnarterly conference seesion of the \nikesboro-nnlon Methodist chnrches held toUow- Ing the eleven o'clock service at the ^Cl^kesboro dinreh, Mr. B. R. Eller of tbe Union chnrch, was elected delegate to the an- nnal conference to be held at Asheville in October, and Mr. R. B. Dnnn, of the WDkesboro church, was elected alternate del egate. SHpportY.M.C.A. mate'^ Ite wMfft. Th#’ stood the side of ths pile of wood and held np their hands to certain levels and they studied the cable content of the wood pile. After the comprehensive sur vey of the woodpile was complet ed the front door bell rang. The lads were standing on the porch. The spokesman for the two said: “Mr. Buchanan, we want to go to the carnival tonight and we got to raise some money. Have you any work to do?’’. Mr. Buchanan knew ★hat tbe boys had In mind, but he led them on and let them do the talking. They suggested that maybe he might want the load of wood carried Into the base ment He did want Just that and he asked what pay they would want for the Job. After slight heslUtlon, the boys said they thought It would be worth a dollar. ’To keep the subject Interesting, Mr. Buchan an bargained with the lads for a better price but they were adamant. They had looked over the Job and they stood pat on their estimate. He gave them the Job. The boys worked rapidly at first, and then slowed their pace. Abon$ half of the wood was ■moved to Its proper place In the basement. The lads of tender a|^ and small statnre again made a survey of the pile. ’They stopped work. They talked, and tte door bell R>ng again. The lad In front of the door stood erect. He hesitated, and then said firmly: "Mr. Bnehanan, we stmek!" There began the collective bar gaining aad negotiations which later ended In a ssttlament The employer argnnd that a contract was a contract and ahonld not be broken. The agreed with their em- argned, "We didn’t have time to flggar the Job very good, and after all, a working man has to look ont for himself." Then the employer asked what amount they want^ for the Job. 'The laborers went into executive sassloa, which oonstoted of a hud dle with arms across each other’s shonlders. They caine back. They told Mr. Bnehanan that they thought $1.26 was a fair figure. In the end, he agreed to pay their price. In short order they finished their Job, thanked Mr. Bnehanan tor their pay and assured him that it he had any more work they would like to do it LLRiyGiyes iRtmstnS Data DurF ImAtalrjr Can B« Dosi- U«d bt NorUi Carolina, Spsalaar Says National Dairy Month was highly emphasized in dvle elnk programa hare Friday noon be fore tha Klvaaia oinb and on Friday evening before the Lions. L. L. Ray," exeentivs vice pree-' Ident of the North Carolina Dairy Products association, of Raleigh, was the speaker before both clubs, emphasizlBg the iaport- ance of the dairy Indnstry in the economy of the nation, state and county. Ml Hey stated that the farm ers’ income from sals of i»llk la the nation last year was thraa and one-half billion dollar*, which represented 16 per cent of the total farm income. Lost year the dairy income In the state was $63,000,000 and fanners of Wilkes county received about $1,- 360,000 of that amount. ’The speaker explained that dairy prodnetlon In North Caro lina is Still only about half ths consumption of dairy products and that great posslbilitlea lie a- head for dairying Jn North Caro lina. ’The indnstry can easily ba doubled, he said. He sjMke very favorably of the great' stridea made In dariylng In Wilkes coun ty daring the past five years and predicted further growth which would be reflected In improved buslneee conditions and higher standards of living, especially for rural people. ' 4o-ataik' parting comment. Dockery DesidoRt WouRded Ir Eye Ir DhcI Satflrday Paul Hall May Lose An Eye From Gunshot Wound; Whitley Under Bond One landed in a hospital and another In Jail as tbe result of a pistol-shotgun duel Saturday afternoon near Dockery. Sheriff C. G. Poindexter said that Reavls "Whitley, of Dock ery, has been arrested and plac ed under bond for Inflicting shot gun wounds on the person of Paul Hall, another resident of the Dockery oommnnlty. A number of shot entered Hall’s face and one eye was bad ly injured. He was carried to a Charlotte hospital late Saturday. Sheriff Poindexter said today that a Charlotte physician bad Informed him that Hall may lose one eye. • Sheriff ' Poindexter quoted Whitley as saying that he and Hall, bpothers-ln-law, had an ar gument abont a roadway, and that the argument ended by both 'going to their nearby homes for their gone. Whitley said that Hall, with a pistol, shot at him twice and. missed and that he saw Hall’s head over a roadbank and fired hla shotgnn, hitting Hall in the tece. / Sheriff Poindexter said that he had not had opportunity to qnes- tlon Hall but had received re ports that Hall claimed that Whitley had shot from ambush, and that he had not fired at •WhIUey. doW ti6y' Prods of Lexington and Wtlksaboro, where one of the company’s large processing plants la locat ed. Forest Meserve, superinten dent of the Wllkeeboro plant, was in charge of the Klwanls pro gram. Before the elnba was a most Interesting display relative to tbe dairying Industry. Through courtesy of Coble Dairy Products company milk, cheese, butter and Ice cream In shape and colors of a dairy cow were served with the meals at the club meetings. Forest Meserve was la sktfBt of the Klwanls club prograai and presented the speaker, ■ At the Lions meeting Paul Knight and Dwight Nlchdls were the program committee and B. B. Broome presented Mr. Ray. Guests at the Klwanls meet ing were as follows: R. M. Brame, lU, with R. M. Brame, Jr., Rev. "W. N. Brookshire with Wm. A. Stroud, J. M. Quinn with A. P. Kllby> Rev. J. L, A. Bumgarner and Dr. John R. Bumgarner with Dr. F. C. Hubbard, Dr. A. D. Morehouse with H. H. More house, Tom Nelson with L. M. Nelson, Judge Allen H. Gwy* with J. H. Whicker, Dwight Nich ols, Paul Harvel, John Adams and Herbert Marshall with Forest Meserve. G. W. Smith, Dud Dud ley and J. Grlsette, of Lenoir, were visiting Klwnnlans. J. B. Williams announced to the club that Forest Jonee, of I>Yederlcksbarg, Va., had bee* employed as secretary of tha Chamber of Commerce. Veterans Foreign ^ Wars Meet Tuesday Bine Ridge Mountain post of veterans of foreign wars will meet Tnesday, Jane 11, T:i0, at tha North wnkasbaro town balL A torge attendance of members Is Urged. Way Cleared For Early Action On Washington.—Early congres- action on the Tadkln Rlv- r Valley flood control project ms I* prospect Thursday as rord reached Washington that rsatarn North 0»oUna REA yonps Imd agreed to withdraw 'Qaiitiniia to apaedy action propoaaL ils latest development came when Senator (Syde R. "uiA othws of the Tar Heel in received telegram* W. H. AHen of BlUn, *t- for the State Flood Oowr '^Qtamial^ atattaf tbe RHA a haS aftoad to wttetanr and re«Mrta for hearing on power development potentials before the' Board of Army Engineers. It Is nnderstood the groupB have notified the board of tbe action, thns elimi nating tbe poesibillty of drawn- out hearings which wonbi force postponement of congressional action this year. Meantime, Senator Hoay was advised by Oolonsl W. S. Moore, resident member of the army board, he would taka stsps to arrange a board meeting as soon as. powible to consider tbe Tad- kfn project recommendations ad vanced by the dtvlalon army «o- gtaeer offlee'In Atlanta. Tbe^aar' en-member 'board ordinarily meets In Chicago, and It was pointed ont the date of the coming meet ing will be governed largely by ■commitments on the members' time. AetioB Betote Jane 26 However, rince the Senate Commerce Committee haa not schednled its bearings on flood control legislation until June >S, It Is eonalderod likely the board 'wHi meet well before that date. Obeerven belleTe dtancee arc *8^ eellent for board approval of the district englaserli rsport INtCcrenoss over ths TadUn project appaieatly em» to a| head Wednesday when members of the State Flood Oontrol Com mittee met in LaiuSr with rsp- resentattrea of etdta RBA grooss- The oommlttae meml^ were in Washington Tnssdoy conferrlat with headquarters officials and members of the Tar HCel delegation—Senator Soey, Rep. Robert U Dongbton and Rep. Jane Pratt ^ ' ■nw frosted, yeeterdxT'e developmenta enttfiMaatkally,, Commenting on.; the electric tewitenUP >«ttoB in ■eillDlaa^bC need lor *****'**t7j Senator Qe«r said yeaterday: "W1thte«l«l of, tbs proteMa it poeelM* for ths Boerd Honse consideration, but tt In- of Army Bai^aan to pass upon the flood octroi report and reo- ommendhtiOBi In ttma'’ tor the Senate cobunittec to consider ap- propriathma for tlte proJeeA.’. I comm^ 4he repceaenfatiTte of the riectrlo membership gronpe on witbdfowtef prdteMi and hope this leader to terorable actloti. by the oommittito’' board approval of OtfL project? BenelOra -HcSiy did- II- stab W. SidMrmaa to proas tor aotepteoto -ot the TaAla propoa*. al Is. tba itoodte vsrrtpa of flopd elnded-tn the Senate hill. '' tt woald eome' betoro the House attar approval by the Hons»-Sen- nta Conferance Conunlttse. Honse mmhens also showed Batlsfsctlon 'at the psospeet of oo- tion at .this BSMdon. Rspresente- tlva Dbndhton said It was “good tlM9).roMlhod^ agfteraent" and he hoped, the Senate , win be able to .Tedlfii^ project into ite iarisfBly do onf tMst to keep tt in thorp wtop ft cooca to the EaiHA’* -tb' Hep. Jc^ a. yoifoir .4S(,;tjte. . Qdiitrol lcitetetlon.-xyTh* projed flftb Bteteiol did not take Sbape li tfo» Hr *flad to tesra ttey %a»e eate.|*aipp»X poeed their differences and- a- greed to bring the mattor to a hearing." *T shall, keep In does tonto with the snhjeet and con fer with Sesators Owy aad Bat- ley on carrying the hlU on throagb the Senate," be added. Pointing out the 'Tadkla flood oontrol toojeet wfll fill a loa»> felt aoed. MepreoOntatiTePratt aald it 'WM toranato t&» tateMte ad Ptetlao oontd roiMh a teoM- tag of mtbdo'te tteM to permit ooaiiMteieil eoamonffoa. tbte lyew. Q- ri’