'^Ilflkes Welfare
Board Renews '
Work li Moath
Report ot EzpenditurM For
Public AMUtance Gtren
To Tbo Board
. 'WlIkM Ooosty WtUare board
iaac ta recnlar MMlon at the wel-
ottica on Monday oraalns.
July 1, at 7t00 p. m. All tbreo
Vkombors of the board oompoaed
of P. J. Brame, chairman, F. C.
Johnson, and C. C. Bidden, were
nreaent. The minutes of the prev-
',iouB meeting were read and ap-
prored.
^ Charles C- McNelU, secretary
to the board, advised them that
the new case worker. Miss Mary
K. Ferrell, had been granted a
^^▼e of absence effestive Jnne
^due to the illness of her moth-
«r. She did not expect to be able
to return before sixty days if at
I that time. The board authorised
the secretary to employ someone
on a temporary basis if such a
person could be found. The board
also decided to change the date
|Of their ivgular monthly meeting
to the first Thursday In each
onth. This change was made
due to a conflict with other meet
ings.
Mr. McNeill discussed with the
board the results of his confer
ence with the board of county
commissioners relative to the
possibility of securing additional
funds for Old Age Assistance and
Aid to Dependent Children. The
board was advised that at the
present time the oommission felt
that they would not be able bo In
crease the allotment which had
'.already been made. It was point-
out that the appropriation
:as barely adfjluate to take
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PROUDLY THEY WEAR AMERICAN SHAWLS
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MENDING NETS FOB THB FISHINO FLEETS, these women of old Hol
land wear ihawlt knitted by American Bed Cross ehapter workers in
Lynn, Mass.; Spokane, Wash.; WaoUngton, D. C.; Detroit, Mich., and
Brooklyn, N. T. Holland’s flsh supply is badly needed in hungry Europe.
(American Bed Cross photo by Klngsbary.)
Bethany Church
To Have Revival
A series of revival servlcee will
begin Sunday night, June 21, at
Bethany church. The pastor. Rev.
Charlie Miles, will be assisted by
Rev. Jack Hollins, of Hickory. At
the close of the revival on July
28 the annual communion and
foot washing service will be held.
The public Is cordially invited to
all services.
One of Escaped
Convicts Taken
Monday, September 2 was set
as the opening date for the North
Wllkesboro City schools at the
July meeting of the Board of
Education. The customary holi
days will be taken at Thanksgiv
ing, Christmas and Ehtster and
the nine months term will end
during the last week
•pproved by the State board,
s The hoard reviewed the expen
ditures of the department for the
past month, which indicated a
total expenditure for June In the
amount of $13,366.89. A break
down of these expenditures re
veals that 654 persons received
Old Age Assistance in the amount
of $8,100 for an average payment
of $12.38 a month: 148 families
representing 444 children receiv
ed $3,965 which makes an aver-
> age payment per family of
''$26.7.'*: 35 persons received Aid
to the Blind in the amount of
$645. giving an average grant of
$18.43 a month. Other expendi-
jtures consisting of general relief,
hospitalization, medical care, etc.,
amounted to $646.89. Although
the expenditures for the month
of June were slightly under the
expenditures for the previous
month, Mr. McNeill said: "We
were still overspending our mon-
allotment. The tentative fl-
.feres for July indicated we were
overspending our Aid to Depen
dent Children allotment $400
while the Old Age Assistaace al
lotment would bo exceeded by
approximately $115. Since there
is no Immediate prospect for our
allotment to be increased, the
ard decided that it would be
.eceeaary to make further reduc-
>na In our monthly expendl-
nrea. The only way this could
.be done would be to reduce the.
grants' that are now being paid
and the board decided to make
this additional reduction by ap
plying It to all cases reviewed
since'^ the first of the year. A
preliminary check bad been made
which indicated by making this
reduction that we should be able
to come within our monthly al
lotment by the first of Angnat.”
The remainder of the meeting
was devoted to hiring reports
j f rom the case workers, Mrs. Inez
Bowlee and Mrs. Vera Casey, and
the superintendent.
Two Negro Priaonera Eacap*
ed From Local Highway
Prison Camp Tuesday
James Edward Bryant, long
term negro prisoner who escap
ed from the state highway prison
camp near here Tuesday, was re
captured Wednesday afternoon at
Bugaboo Creek near R'onda, pris
on officials said today.
Bryant was serving a sentence
of 12 to 18 years handed him at
Greensboro on a charge of carnal
kno'wledge. Napoleon Montgom
ery. Winston-Salem negro serving
a long term for housebreaking
and larceny, escaped with Bryant
and has not been recaptured.
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4-H Boys, Girls
Camp Next Week
Forty-one boys and girls from
the 4-H Clubs in Wilkes county
will enjoy the annual 4-H camp
next week at Camp Fellowship
near Statesville.
The boys and girls, accompan
ied by Dwight Williamson, as
sistant county agent, Mrs. Annie
H. Greene and Mrs. Helen White,
home agent and aealsbant, will
spend from Monday until Friday
at the camp.
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Mrs. Carpenter’s
Funeral Saturday
North Wllkesboro
Schools to Open
On September 2
Faculty List Complete With
One Exception; Holiday
Schedule Given
AM
The faculty for the 1946-47
term is complete with one excep
tion. A high school teacher of
Foreign Languages is expected to
be employed In the near future.
A list of teachers was released
from the superintendent’s office
today.
High school teachers are Miss
Cora Ellen Ingram, Miss Eva
Bingham, Miss Mary Speer, MIse
Inez Wilson, Mrs. Emma B. Day,
Mrs. Ena A. Taylor, Mlsa Ruby
Dancy, Miss Lois Eddlnger, Mias
Louise Garrell, Howard Bowers
and language teacher to be
elected.
In the elementary school Miss
Marie Haigwood is principal and
the teachers are Mlsa Betty
Smith, Miss Lena Long, Miss Jul
ia Gray, Miss Mary Wilcox, Miss
Elizabeth Finley, Mrs. Sarah L.
Pearson, Miss Etta Turner, Mrs.
Susie Williams, Miss Ruby Black
burn, Miss Hazel Taylor, Miss
Myra Sale, Miss Lucile Young,
Miss Mabel Hendren, Miss Myrtle
Tuttle, Miss Nonle Gordon and
Miss Launa Oarrender.
For the Negro school Prof.
Samuel O. Jonea is principal and
the teachers are Mrs. Hazzel B.
Paisley, Mrs. Margaret J. Kepler
and James C. Redmond.
The administrative staff Is
composed of Miss Marie Eller,
Secretary; T. J. Haigwood, build
ings and grounds; and Paul S,
Cragan, Superintendent.
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Niin Serviees
Siiday Evuiigs
Amoas Cbirehes
Schedule of Union Services
With Exchange of Min
isters is Anneofieed
Beginning Snndsr, July 11,
the three leading ebarehes hsrs
will have a series of onloni
vices on Bnnday evenings.
The union servlcee will con
tinue through the remainder of
July and all the mimth of An
gust at eight p. ni- each Sunday
as follows: July 21, Dr. David
E. Browning, pastor, at First
Baptist; July 28, Dr. Gilbert R.
Combs. Methodist pastor, at Pres
byterian; August 4, Dr. Brown
ing at Methodist; August 11, Dr.
Combs at First Baptist; August
18, Rev. Watt 8. Cooper, Pres
byterian pastor, at Presbyterian;
August 25, Rev. Watt M. Cooper
at Methodist.
Members of all congregations
and visitors are extended cordial
invitations to all services.
Marriage License
During the past week license
to wed were issued by Troy C.
Foster, Wilkes’ register of deeds,
to the following: Harry Griffith
and Nellie Mitchell, both of Wll
kesboro; Johnarllne E. Wlngler,
Moravian Falls, and Elizabeth
Mitchell, Wi.kesboro; Elmer
Simpson, Willis Wharf, Va., and
Abel Mathis, Benham; Bill Lael
and Christine Pierce, both of
Wllkesboro; John P. Meadows,
Rogdell, W. Va., and Laura Car
penter, North Wllkesboro route
two; Blake Redmond, Gtatesvills,
and , Thelma Cfammbets, ^Cycle.
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Oakwoqds Revival
Will Begin Sunday
Revival services will begin
Sunday, July 21, at Oakwoods
Baptist Church. Rev. Roger
Owaltney, of Alexander county,
will conduct the service, assisted
by the pastor. Rev. Charlie Pode.
Servlcee will be held each eve
ning, at alght o’clock and the
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Howard Bowers
To Be Recreatioa
Director In City
Tennessee Man Hu Excel
lent Record; Will Arrive
Here August 16
And Elkin 3plit
North Wllkesboro and Elkin
softball teams split a double
header here Wednesday after
noon by one-sided scores.
North Wllkesboro team, han
dicapped by absence, ot a number
of first string players, did every
thing wrong in the opener and
lost by the one-sided count of
11 to 2.
The second game was an al
most exact opposite with North
Wllkesboro coming ou; on the
big end of a 12 bo 2 score.
Pitching for North Wllkesboro
were Forehand and Bush. Judge
and York were the Elkin hurl- j
Howard Bowers, a young man
with an excellent record In col
lege, In coaching and In the navy,
has been employed as coach In
the North Wllkesboro high school
and as city recreation director.
In that position Mr. Bowers
will succeed Charlie N. Manshlp,
who has resigned.
Mr. Bowers, age 30, is a native
of Johnson City, Tenn. In 1940
he graduated from East Tennes
see State Teachers College, where
he was a letterman In football,
basketball and tennis and was
captain of the basketball team.
After graduation he held a po
sition as teacher and coach at
Wytheville, Va., high school,
where he made an excellent rec
ord. In 1942 he entered the navy
and reached the rank of lieuten
ant while In service. He directed
athletics at Hawaii for some time
while In the navy. Since receiv
ing his discharge he has been a
studput at Columbia University
fe^ ini oriW iftCli"''tall and his
weight Is 190.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers will ar
rive In North Wllkesboro August
16 and will begin his work here
shortly after that date.
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Two Are Added To
List Of Graduates
ers.
Some Potatoes!
Crop
Tobacco
Control Three
Years Is Voted
Flue cured tobacco growers
1 throughout the south last week
voted for three-year quota con-
[trol of tobacco.
lie vote was preponderantly
avor of three-year control
only a few scattered votes
i ggninst control.
I i0 Wllkse county 968 voted
ipor throe-year control, four for
t e-yeor control and eight votes
«« cast against control.
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! SUPPORT THE T. C A
Funeral service for Mrs. Mar
tha R. Carpenter, age 76, who
died Wednesday at her home In
Rock Creek township, will be
held Saturday afternoon, 2:30,
at the home.
Mrs. Carpenter is survived by
the followl^ sons and daugh
ters: Alonzo Carpenter, Haley,
Tenn.; Rush Carpenter, Eld-
wood, Ind.; Mrs. Mamie Stone,
North Wllkesboro; Mrs. Maggie
Mahaffey, West Virginia; T. R.
Carpenter, Mrs. Isla Mahaffey,
W. L. Carpenter and Mrs. Ma
bel Sparks, North Wllkesboro.
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Quartet To Sing
At Union Grove
The Barber Boys’ Quartet, from
North Wllkesboro, who sing over
radio, win sing at Union Grove
colored church, Just below Della-
plane, on Roaring River, Route
2, Sunday night, July 21, begin
ning at eight o’clock. The pub
lic, both white and colored, ^
cordially invited to attend. It Is
planned to build a new church at
Union Grove sometime In the
near future.
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SUPPORT THE Y. M. C A.
Wllkesboro Team
Remains On T o p
The Churches Softball league
got back in high gear this week
with a fnll slate of games Tues
day after the sch^ule had been
Interrupted by rain during the
past two weeks.
The Wllkesboro Baptists con
tinued their winning ways Tues
day by lambasting the North
Wllkesboro Methodists 11 to 2
and remain well In the league
lead.
First Baptist 1 and 2 added to
their percentage columns by a
12 to 5 victory over the Presby
terians for number 1 and a 12
to 7 victory for number 2 over
Wllkesboro Methodists.
The league standing, including
Tuesday’s games but not any
rained out games which may
have been played, follows;
TEAM w. L
Wllkesboro Baptist _14 3
First Baptist 1 ll 7
N. W. Methodist 9 7
First Baptist 2 8 9
N. W. Presbyterian _ 6 9
Wllkesboro M. B. 8 16
Pet
824
606
662
471
400
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SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
The big Irish potatoes on dis
play in the City Barber Shop
window are from the farm of J.
A. Gilliam near Hays. The pota
toes range In weight from one
pound, six ounces, to one pound,
12' ounces. Mr. Gilliam has a
most excellent crop of potatoes
this year.
Two members were added to
the 1946 graduating class ot
North Wllkesboro at the meeting
of the Board of Education this
week. Diplomas were awarded to
Robert D. Settle and Charles F.
Eddlnger.
Both these young men have
been In the United States Navy
for several years and have com
pleted requirements for their
diplomas by courses of Instruc
tion pursued while In the service.
Mr. Settle Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Settle and is now
stationed with the Pacific Fleet
out ot San Francisco.
Mr. Eddlnger, who is now in
attendance at the Navy Medical
School at Bethesda, Md., is the
son of Mrs. Alice Eddlnger.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
CndieMli^
Most SnccenHI
Group of Yoobk People
From Three Charches
Gather Informatiaii
The Religions Census ooodnet-
ed by the chnrchM of North WO'
keeboro was moat successful. The
project was undertaken by the
young people of the First Pres-
bytertan church, the First Meth
odist church and the First Baptist
church. The young people co
operating together in this project
have rendered an invaluable ser
vice for their churches. They are
to be commended In this endeav
or.
Those participating were: Lew
is Mann Nelson, Bob . Meserve,
Blllle Barnes, Patsy Waller, Mar
tha Absher, Betty Lou Foster,
Helen Eller, Billy Bason, Corln-
na Finley, Margaret Ann Hutch
ins, Agnes Kenerly, Dean Minton,
Mary Lee Gardner, Gordon Reins,
Doris Ruth Kerbaugh, Billie Jo
Zimmerman, Carolyn Moore,
Blair Coffey, Betty Gwyn Finley,
Jenny Smith, Wanda Campbell,
Jessie Poster, Mike Williams,
Carl Gwyn Coffey, Joe Clements
and Mary Louise Clements.
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Committee Seeks
Information For
Church Bulletins
The Support of Churches Com
mittee of the Klwanls Club Is
planning to get out a notice con
taining a list of all the perma-
^ ,nent Churches within the town
USiffs hi tSis'WUkeshOTOs stating
the: Location and Denomination
of each—Name and Residence of
the Pastor—Office hours—It any
and Time and nature of Its
services.
This notice will be printed In
some suitable and attractive form
and will be permanently posted In
all public places—such as Hotels,
Restaurants, Post Offices, Town
Hall, etc. for the use of tourists
and transient guests passing
through.
As the Committee Is not famil
iar with all these churches and
with the hope of not ommittlng
any—we request that each
church’s Pastor or some officer
or member—write the undersign
ed giving this information at
once.
Support of Churches (Committee
BOB BRAME,
Sponsor.
H. H. MOREHOUSE,
Chairman,
JOE R. BARBER,
ED CAUDILL,
GORDON FINLEY.
Mail to H. H. Morehouse, Oak-
woods. N. C.
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Se|i^6oirilsAnd
OomemOroop
Phi R^ntioi
Fredmuut CooerMs to Be Of-
fepod H«re$ Refistratun
Monday and Tuesday
The United States has shipped
about 205,000,000 bushels ot
wheat abroad for famine relief
in the last six months.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL GROUP NEAR MORAVIAN
Plsas are tielag made for the
fomatloa of an ’’Off-oampus”
center of the University of North
Carolina to be held In the North
Wllkesboro high school during
the ooming sdiool term. This pro
gram is 'being sponsored locally
by the school boards of WUkee
County, North Wllkeeboro and
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
'The establishment of this cen
ter will mean that veterans and
non-veterans of this area who
are prospective college students,
but who will be unable to gain
admission into a college because
of crowded conditions, can take
their regular freehman courses
here at North Wllkesboro, an
nounced' J. B. Williams, Presi
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Superintendent Paul Cragan
ot the North Wllkesboro high
school, who hae charge of the
registration of all interested
students, said today that all
credits earned during this fresh
man year would be transferred
to the institution of the stu
dent’s choice.
Preliminary registration of
veterans and non-veterans will
be held In Superintendent Cra-
gan’s office at the North Wll
kesboro High School on Mon
day and Tuesday, July 22 and 23,
■Hours of registration will be
from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. on the
two days.
Tha-hiorth.-WUksaboro "Off-
campus” center wm offeir three
subjects a day, five days a week,
upder the instruction of local
teachers who have the necessary
qualifications to teach college
work. This would be a regular
student load for the freshman
year. Classes would be held at the
High School building during the
late afternoon hours.
Veterans carrying the full stu
dent load will receive a full sub
sistence allowance from the Vet
eran’s Administration amounting
to $65 a month If single; $90
a month for those with depend
ents. Non-veterans will, of course,
pay a regular tuition fee.
"Many colleges and universi
ties closed enrollments last year
when the first influx of veterans
over-ran campuses. It has been
estimated that up to 500,000 col
lege aspirants, many of them vet
erans, may be rejected this year
because ot a lack of college facili
ties. We must make It possible
tor every college aspirant in
Wilkes County to do his fresh
man work now, instead of wait
ing for facilities to Improve,” de
clared Williams.
High school principals
throughout the county have been
requested by the Chamber of
Commerce to inform all pros
pective students In their locali
ties of this opportunity and the
registration dates.
The sponsoring organizations
are hopeful of a large number
of veterans end non-veterans
signing up for this college work.
FV)r. more detailed information
interested persons should contact
Superintendent Cragan.
Music Club Is
Organized Here
Here are shown the group which attended the daily Tacation Bihle school con
ducted at Rogersville union Sunday school near Moravian Fall*. The
conducted hy Rev. W. A Eichelhenrer. Left to right: kneeling, frtmt row—3iarlna
Ferguson, Jhnmie Roger*, David Roger*, Buster Gentle, Maurice Jolm^ Lovett^
Ira Dennis Lovette; second row—Kay Phillips, Floyd 'Rogers, Mild^d Rogers, In*
Brown, Joyce Brown, Jtmes Lovette; third rdw—Mary FVances Alice
Lovette, Rose Neil Jones, Ddris Brown, Karen Jean Fnrgusonj Vurgima '
Dora Mae Lovette, Ann Rogenj. Maiiene Rogewj ha^ rovj--J^.
Rogers, Clyde R*^l«», Mr*. J.Y. Rogers, Peert y,o'Elchelberger, Mrs. Emory Lovette,
Charlotte Rofil^ Rev. W. A.' EidiMberger.
A club for the appreciation of
music was organized at a meeting
Thursday evening, 8:30, at the
home of J. Jay Anderson. The
following officers were elected:
President, Miss Caroline Moore;
vice president. Miss Bettie Gray
Church; secretary-treasurer, Miss
Wanda Kea’ley; program chair
man, Dean Minton; and sponso?.
Jay Anderson.
A meeting will be held tonight
at the home of Miss Caroline
Moore at which time a program
of music by George Gersh'wln
will be presented. There are no
age limits—^Just young people.
Yon he tiie Jndge.
All are weleome to attend and
enjoy an boor of good music and
helpful intermadon.
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Old Ubc1« Bkgsoa Tsttan ssys:
’’Change Is as mv psascea. It
takea eharaetar to stay to os*
illaea xad ba Uf$nr ttera;’’ ’ ■
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