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41, NO. 19
Pabiklicd Moodkyv aiidl flwg»4^r». NORTH
W. Cn •mURSD^T, JUNE a?. 1946
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ksOME OF NATION^S FINEST HORSl^ ENTERED FOR HORSE SHOW JULY >4
ifklle
li Sppidioi to
. OiiatfafrCdniiiierce
Exec^?a1Sec|«toi7' ^Tiliiifa f*MmriHtr
Here are pictured two of the many fine hone* you
win he prirfleged to *ee at the North Waked»«TO LUw
' dnb’s aimual horse Aow in ^ilkesboro July 3 ^ ^
• Ota the left i* Destiny, owned by Steve Hill, of Beech-
grove, Tenn., (up in photo) and W. M. Djmc^ of Ive^
BtaM, Miss. Destiny is a walking mare with a futye and
a winning past Rectaot among her accomplishment*
wttp^ mare class and 'grand diainpionshtp stake at
' Cbicago, file first i^pearance for walking horsy ^
^at event At right is What A Surprise, attractively
Hans Complete For Lions Horse Show
colored siz-year-cdd mare by Ixigan Peavine and out
of a mare by Douglas Chief. Winner of open classes
and stakes for her owner, John Francis, of Hickory,
she has been in training at BlytheWood Stock Farm.
David H. Nefl is the rider in t]he pletore.
liftily Snccessful
Show Anticipated
On July 3rd4th
' Many of the south's finest
horses including some show
horses outstanding In the nation’s
i'best shows, will be shown In the
North Wllkesboro Lions club’s
•nnnal horse show to be held
Wedneeday and ’Thursday, July
a and 4, on the Wllkesboro school
eUc field.
1,'T. Long, chairman of the
.today
Now In Korea
Youn£T Softball
Players to Meet
Charlie Manshlp, recreational
director, has called a meeting of
all boys under 16 years of age
who are interested in playing
softball.
All under 16 who wish to play
softball are asked to meet Mon
day night, July 1, 7:30 p. m„ at
the North Wllkesboro town hall
for organization of teams.
'fc' miny of the sonth’s Iead-1
tig stables has been even better!
Chan expected and that the Lions
Olttb horse show Is destined to
be an outstanding event for horse
levers In the state.
Workmen have been busily
engaged In construction of sta
bles and other accomodations for
the enlarged show, which will
he held afternoon and night on
both dates, two and eight p. m.
\The horse show grounds are lo
cated on the school athletic field
on the street leading south from
the Wilkosboro postoffice.
The Lions Club will use all
profits from the show In carry
ing out tlie many activities of the
cl»b in behalf of the welfare and
im>gress of this community and
wnnty. General admission tick
ets will be 31.00 tor adults and
60 cents for children.
MMnbers of the Lions club
'e on sale season tickets for
*ee dollars each. The season
:ets are good for all four ses-
'slons of the show and represent
8 saving of one dollar as com
pared to general admission prlc-
Sgt. Cbarles Blackhnn, son
of Mrs. A. M. Holbrook and
the late M. K. Blackburn, has
been ill and in a hospital In
Korea. Sgt. Blackbnm entned
the army In September, 1944,
and went overseas a year ago.
He reached his aoth birthday
on Jnne IZ this year. Sgt.
Blackburn was in cHnbat in
the Okinawa campaign and
since that time has been with
occupation forces. In recent
letters to his mothw Sgt
Blackbnm told graphically a-
bont the desperate need for
food for the pec^le thm« and
how he often had observed
starving people fall and die.
Taylor Reunion
The human heart pumps five
to six quarts of blood through
seaily 4,000 circuits of the body.
Annuail reunion of the 'TaylOr
family will be held Sunday, June
30, at the home of Mrs. Cora
Colvard north of this city on
highway 18. Dinner will be
spread picnic style at noon. All
members of llie Taylor family
and their friends are invited.
V. F. W. Poppy
Sale Satirday
eign Wan will eondnet .a sale nf
memorlsQ popples on the streets
of -North Wllkesboro Saturday,
June 29.
Proceeds from the sale of the
beautiful buddy po'ppies will go
to aid disabled veterans and de
pendents and the purchases will
be much appreciated.
Hosiery Mills To
iBe Closed Week;
Is Paid Vacation
The Wilkes Hosiery Mills
Company is giving their 600 em
ployees a week’s vacation with
pay and the mill will he shut
down the week of July 1st.
All employees who have work
ed for the Company for a period
of a year will enjoy the vacation
with pay. All ex-service men, re
gardless of how long employed,
will get the vacation with pay.
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One of the earliest examples of
international organizations was
the Hniversal Postal Union of
1874, whose members agreed on
the co-operative and nnlform
handling of mall, parcel post and
money orders passing from one
country to another.
J. Fletcher Allen,
Pioneer Builder,
Is Taken By Death
Contractor Here For Half a
Century Died Last Week
At Alleghsmy Home
J. Fletcher Allen, who for half
a century was engaged as a con
struction contractor in building
North Wflkesboro, died ’Thursday
morning at his home at Scott-
vUle in Alleghany county.
Mr. Allen, who ifiui a mraiber
a{.,^
many years, had been in 1ft hmdth
for the past thrqe yean and was
critieally 111 for three weeke.
Funeral service was held at
Scottvllle Saturday and the body
was brought to North Wllkesboro
for burial In Greenwood cct»-
tery.
The firm of Foster and Allen
built many of tee largest build
ings In North Wllkesboro and
Wllkesboro and many of the pub
lic buildings in the town and
throughout the county. Many
beautiful and durable residences
were also built by the firm In
which Mr. Allbn was a member.
Coming to North Wllkesboro In
1891, Mr. Allen saw the begin
ning of North Wllkesboro and
played a great part in the town’s
growth and progress for half a
century. He was not only known
as a builder, but as a citizen of
utmost Integrity.
Surviving Mr. Allen are hls
wife, one son, George Allen, of
Hiddenlte, one daughter, Mrs.
Bthry Templeton, of Scottvllle,
and one brother, Gilroy Allen, of
Kannapolis.
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Some Ita Upper Pari of Tad-
Idta Vali^ Voiea Oppou-
(a The Haaring
Washington, Jnne 25.—The
TadUnrPet Dee flood rontrol
project denounced hwe to
day by T, W. Fergnson, Itvestook
farmer of Ferguson. N. €., as an
"abBnrd, cold-blooded commerdal
affair which will eerre no nseful
purpose."
Appearing before the senate
commerce committee, holding
hearings on the current flood
control bin, iVrguson deelsred
that lands above the dams worth
1250 to |800 an acre would be
rendered useless and that linn-
dreds of people wonld bg driven
from their homea.
Col. B. G. Herb, of the army
engineers, tei^lfled that the valne
of lands which might be affected
should the dams be erected was
estimated te be worth about 267
an acre. At. this point, acting
Chairman John H. Overton, Dem
ocrat, of Louisiana, explained to
Fergnson that if the project Is
approved, values will be fixed by
juries through condemnation pro
ceedings. The Juries will be
made up of people familiar with
the lands and values of the area.
Senator Overton mid.
Sticking to -his contention that
the project can serve no useful
purpose gnd that it Is motivated
by selfish and eommerclal Inter-
eats., Ferguson testified that the
lan^ below the dams are worth
about one third of those above.
Bnfns Jones, farmer, stated
that he resides about 15 miles
above tiie site of the proposed
upper dam on the Yadkin river,
'In 2)kb Btest ppodncUve portion
waters'’'
would be Impbtinded by the dams
would render practically valne-
Bofii JhnftlfKtaftiid Congr^
mam In^AiFb^ted Ama
Ead4n» Pir»seBl Plans
Forms B. famm, rt
Chester, Va., is thh aseeattve
secretary of the WlihM Oiaiii-
bsr of Goanimroe. Mr. Jones,
wen e^erienced in CSiamber
of Oommeree work in a mnnher
of 'Virginia cities and towns,
has opened the Chamber of
OommMoe office In the Call
Hotel building on Ninth street.
WilkesConnty
Schools to Open
On Angnst 19th
Tentative Date For Opening
Set; Would Finish Half
Term By Christmas
Schools of the Wilkes county
system will open on August 19
If present plans are followed, it
waa learned today from the of
fice ot ,C. B. BHer, county snper-
WashfaXton. June 24.—Sixteen
witnesNS pnnidsd before the sen
ate eommans eoaunlttee here to
day to endorse the Tgdkln-Pea
Dm flood control pro}^ whleh
would protect Korth Wllkesboro.
Blkln and oth«r ettlM and farms
of northwest North-Carolnla from
repetitions of thg disssters
of 1010 and 1040.
14. Gen. B. A. 'Wheeler, chief
pf die sTtaJ engineem, after
briefly revisirlng flood control
throngheint the United States for
the past 10 yean, said the work
Is beeet with some difflcnltles
beeaon of uncertain prices and
unsettled material markets.
The YadMn-Pee Dee project
would be a single purpose plan,
omitting any hydroelectric devel
opments, a system which Gol. B.
O. HCrh, of the army engineers,
said was feesible and could be
put into effect with minimum In
undation of private lands end at
a cost which ^ decidedly low In
oomparisoa with the benefits to
be derived.
Opposition Develops
The southern conference for
human welfare late today re
quested public hearing In North
Carolina before Congress acts on
the 298,232,000 propoml. Mem
bers of the conference protested
even the initial step for this pro
ject which would Include tour
flood-control dams at a cost of
27.194,000 on the upper Yadkin.
Mary Price, of Greensboro, N.
C., secretary of the organization,
in a telegram urged ilrevlew of
'sIMUtles and fun development oT'
water resources.”
Everett Boling, of Randleman,
August 19 has been set as the
tentative date tor school open-
wouia rena^ pracucaay v«u»- will enable the "c^lnform^d toe committee by
before the cmrlstmas holidays, i ,o„r dry dams
The summer vacaUon period- Yadkin will queer prop-
lands and at the same time do
inestimable damage to Umber-
inesnmaoie aamage to umoer- Taratlon ueriod - ' _ L.
I.TWI. hBsn well-!arad Summer vacauon periou upper Yadkin will queer prop-
torVaccordance with sclenUfIc S"yea"/ SM development of the whole rlv-
torestry methods closing date ““ , er. We want dams at Trfekertown
wtry methods. doged last winter for more
W. H. Strickland, Lenoir attOT- ^ month because of oonnty
ney, appeared to represent the ^ , impassable.
ney, appeared to represent tne impassable,
people "reside of ^he Mpcb work Is being done on
upper dam site on the Pee Dee
river.”
He said that about 800 resi
dents of Wilkes county gathered
dents of Wilkes county gathered j^gt winter and which paralyzed
last Thursday to register unanl- roads.
The famed Swedish botanist
Linnaeus built a flower clock that
told time by the opening and
closing of the flowers.
97 Wilkes Men Casualfies In
Army During World Wmr x
War Department Lists Mon-^wers, Edgar D., Pfc. KIA
Who Lost Lives in World
Wmr 2 While In Army
Ninety-seven Wilkes men were
essuslUes in the army during
World War IL
The official casualty list for
the army ondy was released today
by toe War Departmmit.
It was evident that the t(^
casualty list tor Wilkes tor all
branches of toe service will .be
^^neb larger than toe list of 100
Yrfclch bad been compiled here
unofficial sourees.
The official easnalty list shows
a total of 7,109 North Carolina
.men lost their lives while In the
^anny In World War 2.
T Of the 97 army caanslties from
HVkes 62 wers kfllai in aOUon.
*tm died of wonnAi. tl diednon-
tHbto snd four ware deapsvedi
The following Is the ojkj
; JP& Wilkes casualty list for ths'
't'tmr only; .
Loes Oa Pfe. KIA.
WHUan W„^atwJMi.DOW
gtewagd Xa, PCb- Xtt.
CMtaMO So. t lA
.Herrold, MflIUe B., Pfc. DOW
Bowers, Kimp O., Pfc. B3A Hawktiu, Millard 0., Pvt. DNB
Brooks, Glenn W., Pvt. KIA Hayes, Henry C., Pvt. KIA
Brookshire, Gtovm E., Pvt. DNB|Hayne», James P^ Pfc. KTA
Byrd, Jdiii T., Pvt. DNB | Haynes, WOIto L., Pfc. KIA
Chambers, Ebrdd M., Pfc. DOW Holcomb, Lfaivllle, Pvt. KTA
Chandler, Fred. L., Pvt. FOD
Church, Hansford T., Pvt. KXA
Church, James R., Pvt., KIA
Coffey, Elmer J., Pvt. DOW
Oolvard, Ben H., Sgt. KIA
Crowder, Hubert W., Pfc. H3A
Oox, Glennie T., Pvt. DNB
Carry, Talmadge B., Pfc. DNB
Dancy, Isaac H., Pfc. DNB
Davis, CHegg M., S. Sgt.. DNB
Davis, Fred O., Pvt. BIA
DUlard, ChaUle li.. Tec. 5, KIA
Dillard, Ooyd W., Pfc. KIA
Dowell, Audrey IK, FfC. DNB
Safedge, Bolph Ja Pvt. IDA
Eller, Pweey H., Pfc. DNB
ESte|>, Claude R., Pfc. KIA '
Fergnson, Homed la. Pvt. KIA
Finley, Robert W^ Oi^ KIA
OmbMO, Hn^ M., Pfa DOW
Griffin ye*«y, Pfa KIA
Dtanirtmi, Wade, Pfa DNB
Bandy, Ifintott M., Pvt. KJA
Handy, Waiter W., Pfa
HMhs, OhaeUe Wn
HoUeman, CSiarlle Is, Tec. 5 KTA
Hooper, L. .V., Pvt. DOW
Hnbbard, Eli Ij., Pvt., KTA
Johnsim, F^ed, nc. KIA
Keaton, Lester J., Pvt. KIA
Key, Imtoer T., Pvt. DNB
KUby, James G., Tec 6, KTA
Love, Burl W., Sr., Pvt. KIA
Lowa James D., Pvt., Kta
Mariey, Gemge Gi, Pfa DOW
Martin, John V., 2 Lt. KIA
Maatin, Baxter D., Pfa KIA
Maatin, Edgar J., Pfa KIA
Mathla, Jdm f. Jr^ Sgt. DNB
McGee, Jallns 1^, S. Sgt. DNB
McHone, Warren F., Pfc. DOW
Meade, Iiewis W., DNB .
Mlner^ Elbert a, 8. Sgt. KIA
Mitchell, James P., S. Sgt. DNB
Nelson, Fllmore, Pvt. mrA
XWver, Chaitai B., Pto. KIA
Palmer, Uoyd W., Pfc. KIA
Patmer, Uoyd J., Pvt. DNB
Parker, Andrew O, A Sgt WUi
Joe H., mn SXA
Pennell,- Chadde L., Pvt. DNB
Roten, Posy, S. Sgt. KIA
Royal, „.Geter,
Boyall, Dayton Cn Pla KIA
Sale, Robert B., Tec S, DOW
Schubert, Otto J., Pfa KIA
Shaffner, Trey L., Tee B, KIA
Shdl, Ben F., Pvt. DNB
Shew, John W., Pvt. DNB
Shumate, Ivy Jm Pto. KTA
Shumate, B0I7 O., Pvt. KIA
Stanmons, Aninray O., Pvt. KIA
Smoak, Sam, T. Sgt. FOD
Smoot, Ira EU Pvt. KIA
Souther, Earl 0-, Pfa KIA
S^lnkle, Cyrus B., Pvt. KIA
Staley, Wayne Bt., Pfa FOD
Taylor, Dean, Pfa KIA
Tenq^eton, Bdwurd. M., Pvt. KIA
Thompaon, Baymoad, Tee 4 DOW
Tomliiison, Aidda B., S Lt. FCH)
Tranaen, Bay B., Pto., KIA
TttpMtt,^Onrter; Q., Pvt. IDA
Triplett, Howard'S., Pvt. KIA
Ward, Robert L., Sgt. DUB
Walbom, Georgs, Pfa KIA
West, Ohalcle G., FvC. KIA
Widtiiggtni, J«»Bg A., Pvt. SHA
WBes. Otatls la, Pvt. XIA
wnraottv OarL P4a KIA
Wataa, Bpby FW Pto. XML
toe entire
mous opposition to
proposad.
landowners of Wilkes county
Repair work on school buses
is being rushed to get buses in
JL.CUU./ jbe best possible condition tor
are unanimous in their objeettons ^y opening
to toe detention dams In the ^ ,
Yadkin basin. “They can serve
no useful -purpose, but they can
he destructive of property val
ues,” he asserted. Strickland re
cited historical facts of the area,
stating there were two homes of
Daniel Boone, famous explorer.
In the Yadkin valley which would
be Inundated If toe system of
flood control Is constrnrted.
There are other historical sites,
many of them dating back to the
revolutionary war, which wonld
be destroyed, he said.
"I am satisfied that the people
of the Yadkin valley above the
proposed dams do not want this
flood control now or latsr," he
concluded.
"A few small' business firms
In Wllkesboro, North Wllkesboro
and Lenoir are toe eole spon
sor's of this project and they care
nothing for the welfSrs of the
farmers," Strleklaad 'ConCanded.
"Once they drive these people
out of the vSUey, there wlU be
no reason for. not converting the
dams to power dams."
Rsbntting Strickland, 'Viliam
M. Allen, of Blkln, introduced
into toe hearing records of a
meeting held at the Lenoir oonrt-
hbuse October 16, 1945, at which
about 309 residents of the sec
tions, Inclnd^ Strickland, had
approved a resoluttoh requeetlng
the Congress to make funds avail
able for "immediate Initiation of
a flood control -program, wtthont
hydroelectrie developments, for
toe YftdMn valley."
Senator Overton declined to
-Allen, bnt told him he eonld 111*
First Baptist 2 7 8
any ^dltloaal statements or N, W, PrMbgrterinn 6 8
tldoas’irlth ^ committee that Wllkaeboro^M. -B. 8 18
he ^oi^t pertln^t. ^ Sdhednl* Brf fha ntatt
I znoaSBZ ^ —- •
Is worki^ it idaXIilg O^teg tollows:
top speaid «n thi entirp ttvin tad
'nrst aig((tt. l-Wtfk—htt4
the county roa^s this summer in
an effort to avert a repetition of
the situation which prevailed
League Leaders .
Lost a Thrilling
Contest Tuesday
Wllkesboro Baptist softball
team suffered Its first defeat in
several weeks Tuesday afternoon
wheiv an alert North 'Wllkesboro
Methodist team walked away
with the big end of a 6-3 score.
It was one of toe best games of
the season vrlth both teams play
ing a fast brand of softball.
The Presbyterians came
life with a 3 to 2 victory over
First Baptist number 1 team, toe
game being featured by fast in
field work by -both teame.
Wllkesboro Methodists played
a good game but came out bn the
short end of an eight to four
score with the First Baptist num
ber 2 team.
On Monday afternoon North
Wllkesboro Methodists and 'V^-
keshoro Baptists deadlocked in
a 4-4 tie which was called after
11 Innings because of darkness.
On Sunday tie North ‘Wllkee-
boro all-star team return
games with Carolina ' Linen In
Winston^alem.
The COmrehee’ League stand
ing:
team W. L. Pot
Wnkesboro Baptist „12 3 800
Jl^t Baptist 1*.—-10 8 625
permit Strickland to rb^ to Mr. N. W. Methodist —n_ 8 8 671
487
886-.
187
thr«s'
Jina »7.~Narth WlBk«Ao»
oympu wa* •*»»» vw—w—p « — - —.
haitora au Opied lOontrol mess- Me|hodlst-I1r*t BspUitt 8 at^Fifar
nre. WM8M0* snHtods; FMhyi4Mi-Witttak
SUPP06T THE T. H C
jWimiii — ni>
er. We want dams at Trfekertown
and other places to produce elec
tricity. Pleatse let public hearings
be held near here.”
Inundation of lands by the
purely flood control project wonld
total 7,826 acres, but this would
be only "partial Inundation,”
Colonel Herb said, adding that
much of the land could be used
tor grazing and other agricul
tural purposes during most of
the year.
This land, Herb said, would bo
leased to former owners or others
who cared to bid on It, a practice
which he said has been followed
with considerahle success In oth
er regions where flood control
dams have been constructed.
William M. Allen, ElWn attor
ney, testified as to the cost &nd
devastation of past floods In toe
Yadkin valley.
After reciting some of the
tragedies and financial losses re
sulting from the floods of 1916
and 1940, Allen »ald the bene
fits to be derived from flood con
trol on toe Yadkln-Pee Dee so
far outweigh the few losses which
might arise from Inundated lands
In Caldwell and Wilkes counties,
to that any oiH?osition would be
"unwarranted and selfish.”
John B. Justice, North Wllkes
boro manufacturer and chairman
of toe flood control committee
of tost city, introduced for the
record' numerous letters and ree-
olntlons from civic, agricultural
and fraternal organizations of
the area, all supporting toe pro
posal.
Rep. John H. Polger, of the
Fifth congressional distrlet, toM
the committee he had bean work
ing for more than a year on the
propoaal and that It has his nn-
quallfled endoreMnent. "The ben
efits are not debatable,” he de
clared.
Son. Clyde R. Hoey advised the
committee that Sen. Josiah W.
Bailey, prbaently recuperating
from Illness, had' authorised him
to say the senior senator is
’•heartily in favor" vt the pro
posal. '•
Jahe Pratt, North Ooro-
Una’s first eongrasswoman, eatd
she vlAed to fo on noord **
tolly approvlns..tlood eontnd tor
the Tadkte wilpy.
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