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VOL. 4i; Na 23
Pftblidied Mondaf» ftodainnorKlayt.
Tiesdty Be Last
Day To Register
For Coll^ Work
Howard Ford In
Revival at Bethany
Opportunity Preiented Vet
erans and Odiers to Get
Freshmu Yoftr Here
Press time of The Joamal-
Patrlot found only a few proe-
> peotlre students roKlstered at
the North WUkeeboro High
School for the proposed *‘Off-
I Campus” center of the Unlyers-
Ity of North Carolina. This cen
ter will be held In the North
\ WUkeshoro hlch school, with
afternoon classes, and will tnr-
, olsh the freshman year’s work
■ for any reteran or non-veteran
I, ,^M)t able to get Into oyercrowded
f Colleges.
' Monday and Tueeday, July 2t
and 23, will be the only days for
|l preliminary registration. Hours
[ for registering are 9 a. m. to
! 4 P. M. at the North WUkeeboro
high school. The preliminary
registration must show thirty
students Interested in taking
L their freshman year here or it
will bo Impoeeible to establish
I the center in Wilkes county.
The cost of this year’s school
ing to non-yeterana has been set
St 180.00 a quarfhr plus a 85.00
registration fee and a |5.00 lab
oratory fee If science courses
are selected. Cost of the stu
dent's books win depend on the
courses selected. The school
year will be based on three quar-
ters.
■\ "Veterans taking their college
( work will have all these erpens-
\ es paid by the Veteran’s Admin
istration as well as receiving a
sghsistence aUowaacs of |8S.OO
Revival services began Sunday
at Bethany Baptist church near
Gilreatb and will oontlnne
through this week with services
at 2:30 and 7:45 p. m.
Rev. Howard Ford, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Bl-
kin, is assisting the pastor, Rev.
L. T. Younger, and the public
is Invited to all servlcee.
New Hope Revival
Now In Progress
Revival services began 6hiaday
at New Hope Baptist ohureh
near Pnrlear.
The pastor. Rev. S. I. Watts,
is being assisted in the revival
■by Rev. A. W. Bller. Servloee
are being held dally throughout
the week at 11 a. m. and ^ght
p. m. The public hns a most
cordial Invitation! to all sorvlces.
Two Brothers Are
Badly Hart When
Auto Leaves Road
Jim and Clint Johnson Land
In Hospital Following
Crash On IIS
month If sifigle, or S90 a
month if they are married,” R.
K. Goodale. Contact Representa
tive of the North WUkeeboro of
fice of the Veteran’s Adminis
tration announced. "I suggest to
every veteran who Is thinking
of going to college that he fill
the form 1950, application for
course of edu..atlon or training,
with the V.\ office as soon as
possible,” Goodale said.
J. B. Williams, president of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com-
\ merce suggested that all pros
pective college students register
today for the "Off-campus” cen
ter here if they haven’t already
registered with the college of
their choice. "All colleges are
crowded." Williams said, "and
If you wait too long to register,
you may have to wait another
year before starting your college
work. Taking your freshman
I oourses at this center will be
the surest way of your starting
Jim and Clint Johnson, half-
brothers who reside In the North
Wllkesboro route three commun
ity southeast of this city, are In
critical condition at the Wilkes
hospital following an automo
bile accident Thursday evMtlng.
The car in which they were
riding was driven by Jim John
son and was traveling south
when It left the road .end. oraaft*.
ed in a ditch. Highway Patrol
man Lamarr Ratliff, who in
vestigated the accident, said.
Clint Johnson, who was trapp
ed beneath part of the car until
passing motorists rescued him,
suffered severe chest injuries
and scalp laceration, and recov
ery Is considered doubtful. Jim
Johnson had head Injuries which
rendered him unconscious for
some time and there were also a
number of cuts and bruises.
Stodibol^rs Of
FCXServkeli
Anoial Meethg
' Speaking to more than 300
patrons and tnockholdws of the
Wilkes FCX Service at their An
imal connty meeting held Wed
nesday at Boomer school near
Wllkesboro, M. G. Mann, of
Raleigh, general manager of the
Farmers Cooperative Exchange,
said that unless farmers of North
Caiollna balance their farm pro
gram In the near fntnre that In
the matter of a few years they
would again be battling to make
ends meet.
“I am not unmindful that with
the national farm Income—u
well as the state income—at its
peak, it Is hard for ns to realize
that only six years ago It was
only one-third of the 1945 figure
or that In 1989 it was only one-
fourth of the 1945 figure, yet
we are all sitting on a keg of
dynamite unless something Is
done to balance the farm pro
gram of this state,” Mann said.
“At present more than 62 per
cent of the total farm income In
North Canollna is derived from
field crops as compared to 31
per cent in the entire nation,"
Mann said. "The national aver
age for livestock is 17 per cent
of the total farm Income, but
here In North Carolina only
two percent of the t»tal income
is realized from Uvesbock."
.g1«ur college work this fall.”
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Wllkes
boro will be sponsored by the
North Wllkesboro and Wllkes
boro school boards and the
Wilkes Chamber of Commsrcs.
Vernon Deal Will
t Head Dokies CInb
Vernon Deal, prominent local
banker, has been elected presi
dent of the North Wllkaeboro
Dokies Club for the ensuing
Ice Cream Supper
At Cricket July 26
The Cricket Home Demonstra
tion club will sponsor an ice
cream supper on Friday evening,
July 26, beginning at 7:30. It
will be held on a vacant lot Just
off the highway opposite the H.
R. Eller residence. There will
be plenty of delicious home-made
Ice cream and lemonade for sale.
Bring the whole family for an
evening of clean fun and enjoy
ment. Join In the cake walks,
buy a Rood home-made pie, and
be ready to bid off some yalu-
able articles at auction.
The entire proceeds will be
used on the community house
and youth’s center as everything
is being furnlahed by the club
members. If you want to help a
worthy cause be there and bring
others. Remember! Ice Cream
Supper! Friday evening! Crick
et Home Demonstration Club!
year.
Other officers elected for the
year were: A. A. Cashton, vice
president: Harry Kerley, secre
tary; Qutncy Adams, treasurer;
Archie Lee Osborne, baaooka.
The North WUkeeboro Dokies
club of the Knights of Pythias
lodge is one of the most active
In this part of the state and has
a large membership.
Holnness Revival
Now In Progress
Evangelist G. W. Stanley, of
Hler City, is assisting the pastor,
tov. Sam Jones, In revival ser-
riMB at Femecoetal Hollmees
ihnrch on Sixth street The pp*>-
ic to cordially invited to hear
lev. Mr. Stanley, who has over
10 years experience as a min
ster.
GIRL SCOUTS
Brownies—meet at the pool
Bdnesday morning at 10 o’-
ick. Bring lunch.
Benlor-Intermedlates — Party
the Girl Scout LitUe House,
at 8:00 p. m.
Mrs. J. W. Blackburn
Is Claimed By Death
Mrs. Amanda Jane Blackburn,
85, wife of J. W. Blackburn, died
Saturday evening at her home
In Rock Creek township east of
this city,
Mrs. Blackburn is survived by
her husband, six sons and one
daughter; C. F. Blackburn, J.
N. Blackburn, D. H. Blackburn,
of North Wllkesboro; I. N.
Blackburn, Elkin; E. T. Black-
bum, Jonesvllle; J. A. Black-
bum,, Elkin; Mra. W. F. Smith,
Midland.
Funeral was held today, one
p. m., at Arbor Grove church
near Roaring River with Rev.
Jimmie Bryant and Rev. A. B.
Hayee conducting the service.
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Home Club Plans
A Stanley Party
Falrplalns Home Demonstra
tion club will sponsor a Stanlegr
Home Products and Chemicals
party Thnnday, July 25, 7:30 p.
m., at the home of Mrs. Bari
Anderson at Falrplalns. Tb* pUib*
Uc Is cordially Invited to attend;
Mann said the situation was
dangerous not only to the fann
ers, but to the entire state be-
canse North Oarollna Is yie sec
ond largest rural state In the
nation and when farm income
drops the entire state suffws.
"Realizing that the oonditlon
is serious to the future of the
farmer and the state as a whole,”
Mann said, ‘‘the’ Farmers Co
operative Exchange will attempt,
within the next five years to
build feed mixing plants within
60 miles of every farmer In the
state, thus permitting the farm
er to raise his own grain, have
It growid and mixed 1^ a irtant
near his home and then feed It
back to his livestock at a cost
far less than the national aver
age. We believe by doing this,”
Mann said, "we can make North
Carolina one of the greatest
grain growing states In the na
tion which will ultimately mean
we will have a thriving livestock
program.”
Mann pointed out that once
this was done North Carolina
farmers would still have a sub
stantial income, even when the
price of field crops, such as cot
ton and tobacco, fell off.
Reporting on the Farmers Co
operative Exchange as a whole
in the two Carolinas, Mann re
ported that it was serving 44,189
farm families, which owned and
controlled the entire organiza
tion; that it was now operating
36 FOX warehouses; three
wholesale warehouses, and that
its total volume for . the past
fiscal year was over 815,000,000.
He said that nearly one-half mil
lion dollars would be refunded
to the patrons on purchases
made during the year.
Reporting on the Wilkes PCX
Service, organized In 1942, Mann
said Its total volnme for last year
was 8267,983 and that its total
volume since It was organized
was 8752,409. The board of di
rectors of the local FCX Service
voted bo pay five per cent divi
dends on purchases made dur
ing the past 12 months.
In the business session, the
stockholders and patrons elected
Tam Hutchinson, North Wllkes
boro, RFD, Perry Lowe, Pores
Knob; T. W. Ferguson, Fergu
son; T. J. McNeil, Roaring Riv
er; J. M. German, Boomer; W.
M. Absher, Halls Mills, J. W.
Nichols, Wllkesboro, N. C., as di
rectors of the Wilkes PCX for
the coming year.
Prizes were awarded the win
ner of the contests and games
held on the school ground pre
ceding the meeting. The winners
were: Mrs. Earl German, on 85
for the beet informed patron.
Mrs. J, M. German, age 73, won
the prize for the oldest mother
present: Mrs. Homer Carlton,
age 20, for the youngest wife
present: Mrs. Atwell Gennon,
won an electric churn for guess
ing the number pennies in a Jar
with Mrs. Wake Payne winning
second prize; Mrs. H. A. Piot
fit, won the rolling pin contest;
and Mrs. W. D. Watto and Carl
ton Swanson won the attendance
prize. P. P. Baity, Pores Kaoh,
won the horse shoe pitching con
test and G. B. Carlton, Boomer,
was second.
A barbeqne picnic was served
to the members following the
meeting. Arrangements for the
meeUng were hsndkMl by the
New .Coach Cominig
Howard .Bowere, M, o(
Johnson City, Vemn., has berai
enydoyed as North H^lkesboro
high school coach and North
Wllkesboro recroattoa director
to sBCceed C. N. Manshtp, who
tiM resigned. Mr, Bowers,
now a student at Oolnmbla
University, New York, Is a
gradnate of Bast Tennesisee
Teachers ooUego, where he
was letter man In football,
basketball and tennis. He
coached very successfully one
year at Wytheville, Va.,
fora spring three years In
the navy as a lieutenant. He
will begin his dudes at North
Wllkesboro August 21.
Stephen A. Rash
Last Rites Today
Stephen A. Rash, 75, for many
decades well known In public life
in Wilkes county, died Saturday
evening at the Wilkes hospital.
He became ill at his home near
Millers Creek Tuesday and was
brought to the hospital here,
where he underwent an opera
tion Friday.
Mr. Rash was born May 29,
1869, a son of the late Joseph
and M«UMa Biimgitf!0er..ltak^ of
Millers Creek. He spent all' Kto
life in the Millers Creek com
munity, where he wh„ constable
and justice of the peace over a
long period of years. For six
years he was coroner of Wilkes
county. In early life he became a
member of Friendship Methodist
church and was active in church
affairs.
On March 6, 1892, Mr. Rash
was married to Miss Elvira Mc
Neill. Surviving are Mrs. Rash
and the following daughters:
Mrs. J. B. Rash and Mrs. S. V.
Bumgarner, Millers Creek; Mrs.
J. F. Fitzgerald, Detroit, Mich.;
Mrs. D^ G. Church, Mrs. G. C.
Lemmons and Mrs. M. L. Lem
mons, Winsfaon-Salem; Mrs.
Joseph Waimimont, Toledo,
Ohio; Mrs. N. S. Marion, Millers
Creek; also one sister, Mrs. Mar
tha Rhodes, Millers Creek.
Funeral service was held to
day, 3:30 p. m., at Friendship
Methodist church. The pastor,
Rev. J. L. A. Bumgarner, as
sisted by Rev. S. N. Bumgarner,
conducted the service.
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V. F. W. Will Meet
On Tuesday Nisrht
Blue Ridge P>Bt of Veterans
of Foreign Wars will meet Tues
day, eight p. m., at the North
Wllkesboro town hall. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
Music Club to Have
Meet On Thursday
The Young People’u Music Ap
preciation club will meet Thurs
day, eight p. m., at Relne-Stur-
dlvant chapel for a program on
Bethoven.
manager of the Wilkes store and
was presided over by T. J. Me-
Nell, a member of the hoard of
director ./i . i"
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“Power” Sibjeet
Address Friday^s
Meetof Kiwais
Maraliall Lake Revfewa His
tory.of Man’s Hainesa
ing of Natural Power
North Wilksdboro Klwsals
club Friday noon enjoyed a pro
gram featured by a very Inter
est!^ address. %.
Program chairman Robert S.
Gibbs, Jr., Introdnoed MarshaH
Lake, of Charlotte, an engineer
of the Dnk« Power Co., who
spoke on the subject of "Power."
He stated that In the long ago
man's power was In the strength
of his own arm; but much pro
gress was made when he discov
ered the use of the lever, the
wheel and axle, and the wedge;
the screw and the inclined plane.
Them he discovered, the use
could make of the wind and the
waterfalls.
Theoi In the 17th century he
discovered the use of steam and
a slight knowledge of electricity.
The 19 th century brought the
era of electricity; and now the
20th looms as the Atomic age.
Mr. Lake’s talk was profuse
with illuminations of the Im
provements that have been made
by the scientistB to step up the ef
ficiency of the power machines.
He BOorned the Idea that was
proposed some years ago that the
scientists should take a rest
while the other elements of our
society could catch up. He thinks
that the scientists must still
blaze the way but that they must
not forget the spiritual welfare
of mankind.
J. B. Williams brought to the
attention of the club the work
that the Public Affairs commit
tee is doing to try to improve
the telephone service amd re
quested the members of the dub
to write Stanley Wlnborne, Com
missioner of Public Utilities, set
ting out wherein local service to
not up to expectations. Several
members volunteered to write
such letters. ,
GuMts Friday werejfjp* IWlowfr
r! S. Gibbs had Henry Or and
Marshall Lake, of Charlotte; J.
H. Whicker had Hoke Hender
son, president of Elkin club; J.
B. Williams had forrest E. Jonee
and George H. Porter; G. Sam
Winters had Glen S. Winters and
Cecil Grayson.
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Miss Haijfwood To
Teach at Peabody
Mtoe MarU) Halgwood, Prin
cipal of the North Wllkeoboro
Elementary School, haa tendered
her reeignation to accept a po
sition In the Demonstration
School of Peabody College, Nash
ville, Tennessee.
Miu Halgwood holds a Mast
er’s degree from Peabody ft>Uege
received In 1944, She l»ft» been
a member of the local school fsc-
nlty for the post three years.
Prior to that time slic tanght In
the Kannapolis c!ty Schools fol
lowing her graduation from
AshevlUe Normal SchooL
During her years of teaching
she has held a high place In the
teacher profwsional organiza
tion of the state, is at present
State Chairman of the Oommlt-
tee on Supervision of the North
Carolina Education Association.
Miss Halgwood assnmee the
duties of her new position on
September twentieth.
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Carl P. Miller Is
Taken By Death
Carl P. Miller, age 49, widely
known and highly respected
citizen of the WllkeSboro route
two community, died Sunday
night, eight o’clock, at the
Wilkes hospital.
Mr. Miller, who had been In
declining health for some time,
did not become serlonsly ill un
til Friday. Death was attributed
to heart attacks.
For 22 years Mr. Miller held
a position fs foreman for the
state highway oommtoslon and
was well and favorably known
by a large circle of friends and
acquaintances to whom the news
of his death la an occasion of
sorrow. For several years he had
been a member of Fishing Creek
Baptist church and was actively
Interested in church and com
munity affairs. Mr. Miller was a
veteran of World War I.
Surviving Mr. Mlllm: are his
father, R. B. Miller, of Trout
man; his wife, Mrs. Blecta Hol
land’ Miller, of Wllkesboro, four
sons and two daughters: David,
G. E. and Jamee Miller, Wilkee-
boro; Ralph Miller, Granite
Falls; Mrs. BUI Stroud, Win
ston-Salem : Mias Opal Miller,
WUkeeboro. Also surviving are
the following brothers and eia-
ters; F. F. Miller, MoaresvlUe;
Robert and'Roscoe Miller, Trout
man; Flank Miller and Mrs. Z.
V. Austin, ponoord; Mrs. Albert
Troutman, DanvlUe, Va.; Mrs.
Ellard Hollar, Kannapolis; Mrs.
Howard Upright Cleveland.
Funeral servloe win t>e held
ToMday, two p. m„ at Fishing
Creek church. The Jwdy will lie
in state at tl^e churoh for one
hour before the service. Rev. C.
J. Poole will condnct the last
rltee.
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North Wllkesboro
Softball Team To
Meet Tuesday Eve
A meeting of the North Wll
kesboro softball team has been
called to be held Tnesday eve
ning, 7:80, at the North Wllkea-
boro town hall. All meemhera of
the town teams ohd others intaP-
ested are urged to attend tlM
meatins.
Robber Is Foiled
In Attempt To
Sing Hotel Man
Walter Myers Assaulted
But Robber Fails And
Flees From Hotel
hrier^the Lions
Forrest Jones, Richard
JolmstoB and J. B. Wil-
lianu Address Club
An unidentified man tried un
successfully here Wednesday
night to rob Walter Myers, man
ager of Call Hotel on Ninth
street.
About 11 p. m. a main describ
ed as being about 22 years of age
and of stocky build entered the
^ife0!^..and s!i*ed,.ja|^
room. He reghntiredlft
of a Mr. White, from Durham,
and Mr. Myers accompanied him
up the stairs to the assigned
room.
At the room door Mr. Myers
opened the door, reached Inside
and pressed the light switch. At
that instant the man behind
struck Mr. Myers on the back
of his head with a blackjack or
some other heavy and solid ob
ject.
Mr. Myers was dazed but was
not completely knocked out and
remained on his feet. He turned
on the robber, who fled out tbe
door, through the hall and down
the stairs. Another man at the
Hotel entrance said that the rob
ber ran up Ninth street. Efforts
on the part of looal police and
others failed to locate him.
Mr. Myers went to the hos
pital, where It was found that
he was not seriously injured. At
the time he was hit, he was
wearing a panama hat, and the
fold at the edge of the hat on
the back of his head was thought
to have cushioned the blow suf
ficiently to have prevented seri
ous Injury or death.
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Urgency of the need of an air
lines ali^rt for North Wllkes
boro was streesed by Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce speakers
Friday evening before the North
Wllkesboro lAons clmb.
The program was In chai;ga
of Panl Green, and Vernon Deal,
who presented J. B. Williams,
presldernt of the Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Williams Intro
duced Florreet Jomee, executive
secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, who very interesting
ly outlined the underlying ob
jectives of. the organization. He
explained how the objectives of
the Chamber of Commerce are
Interlocking and are all related
to welfare and progrees of the
county.
Richard Johnston was the next
speaker end he emphasized that
the country to becoming air
minded and that a city or town
without an adequate airport is
going to be left behind in the
march of progress just as has
been the case of towns without
railroad transportation.
Mr. Johnston also explained
that North Wllkesboro has been
placed on a proposed airline
from Louisville, Ky., to New
Bern, N. C., and that an ade
quate airport must be construct
ed. The airport here would have
four stops dally, two going west
and two east, and would connect
THREE KILLED
IN GUN BATTLE
Harlan, Ky., July 15.—Three
hullet-riddled bodies brought
from aremote section of the east
Kentucky mountains led today to
an inveetigatlon of what Sheriff
J. S. Cawood described as a gun
battle over a Sunday poker game.
Members of two families met
death from blazing rifles os, the
Harlan county sheriff said, they
"shot It out In the middle of the
road."
Sheriff Cawood listed the dead
as Lloyd See, 64, farmer, shot
four times; Arthur Muncy, 64.
farmer, shot 10 times, and Rn-
gus Muncy, 24, son of Arthur
Muncy, shot 14 times.
The sheriff said all throe were
shot with rifle ballets. The
younger Muncy was a recently
discharged war veteran, he add
ed.
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and ionth, and also Nrlth major
lines in all directions in Ken
tucky. Air mail and air express
service would be given and any
point in the United States on
airlines routes would be within.
24 hours of North WUkeeboro.
Speaking of the present situa
tion here Mr. Johnston explained
that the local airfield now has
two plane mechanics, two full
time pilots and that many panes
come here for inspection and re
pairs.
Commenting on ways and
means of building an airport,
Mr. Johnston stated that the
federal government will match
local funds dollar for dollar, and
that the Civil Aeronautics Board
has recommended a class two
airport for North WUkeeboro
estimated to cost 8384,000.
J. B. Williams completed the
dtocDsalon, streeslng the need of
having the people realize the
urgency and importance of con
structing an adequate airport
end the necessity of the people
of the county voting a bond Is
sue for airport oonstructlon.
He also told of efforts being
made by the Chamber of Com
merce to secure better long dist
ance telephone seryice and many
members of the club preaent a-
greed to write Stanley Wlnborne,
Utilities oommissioner, stating
their critlciams and reoomman-
datlens.
The program was well receiv
ed. Guests Friday were: Norman
Ingram with W. O. Absher; Jim
mie Rollins, of Goldsboro, with
W. D. Jester.
MASONIC NOTICE
There Fill be a regular oom-
mnnlcatlon of North WUkeeboro
Lodge No. 407 A. F. & A. M. Fri
day, July 26th, at 8:00. Degree
work. All members urged to at
tend. Visitors welcome.
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Some goals the Amedcaa farm
ers are trying to mast In 1948
are: 8,876,000 ishres of wheat,.
07,000,000 acres ot eonu 8>780,-
000 acres of potatoee, 48.000,090
asrea of oats, aad t0j000,000
aerst ot cotton.
Miss Chatham, 84,
Passes On Friday
Miss Annie Chatham, 84, died
Friday at the Chatham Memorial
Hospital In Elkin, after a two-
month confinement from a brok
en hip.
Mins Chatham was the daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James Chatham, and was one of
Elkin’s most wldriy known wom
en. She was a mem'ber of the
Elkin Methodist church and was
active In its organlBatlon until
declining health confined her to
her home on Snrry Avenne,
where she lived with her stetsp,
Miss Minnie Chatham.
Surviving, are four sisters,
Mrs. W. B. Hubbard of Moravian
Falls; Mrs. Jonnle Gordon, of
Winston-Balem; .Mrs. W. 0. Gil
bert. Sim Texas, and
auto fSMtttai ot’Kkta.
Fhaerat serticss .w«r* held .at’
t ft m. eoBdagr ift |l^ Msth-
odm ehnrsh. ’Mi X«r.^.3tofcsaft
Tnttlft. pastor, :in titwrss, iM v
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