The fint carload of the famous Brushy Mountsun
tuples is shown here getting its official approral as
leaves North Wilkeslxwo ^ight yards for northern
^markets. Left to right in the picture are: R. D. Smith,
Wilkes county farm agent; A. J. Flora, district man
ager, Americsm Fruit Growers, Roanoke, Va.; J. L.
Davis, field representative American Fruit Growers,
stationed at North Wilkesboro; W. J. Cs roon ^ and
James M. Anderson, of ABC Oixhard, which furnished
first car apples; Forrest EL Jones, secretaiy-manager
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce; Carl E. VanDemim,
^ manager Carolina Refrigeration Cooperative; J. Bid-
well Williams, orchsirdist and president Wilkes Cham-
^ her of Commerce. The finest apple crop ever grown on
the thermal belt of the Bnishies is being markets^
mainly through American Fruit Growers, Inc., this
Begins Duties Here
year.
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LAND FOR INDUSTRIAL SITES ALSO
SOUGHT BY CHAMBER COMMERCE
Land Owners Requested To
Contact Chamber If They
Have Suitable Sites
"Along with the Industrial
‘■'^sce and the bnlldlnss that we
TWinestad lUfoimatloB on last
week, It Is also imperative' that
our chamber of commerce files
be kept up to date on all possible
lands which might be sold for
industrial sites.” Forrest Jonee,
secretary-manager of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, said to
day.
"The combination of factors
which make up a good industrial
site include level land, adequate
water near at band, and some
sort of sewage disposal arrange
ment, Jones stated.
"We hope that any laud own
er who wishes to nave an Indus
try established on his land will
contact our office immediately to
give us full information about
their particular land. In this way
we will be able to render better
service, through our Industrial
committee, to the residents of
the Wilkeaboros
county."
and Wilkes
Mary Ann Wood
Funeral Saturday
.{ ,
Last rites were held Saturday
at Roaring River Baptist church
near Traphlll for Mrs. Mary Ann
Wood, age 83, who died Thurs
day. Rev. Charlie Miles conduct
ed the funeral service.
Mrs. Wood, who died at Ca
tawba, is survived by six sons:
Jack, Will, John, Walter, Barney
and George Wood.
Miss Josephine Lassiter, of
Foot Oaks, has begun her dn-
tles as director of rellgloas
education and choir director of
the First ^M^odlst cfanreb M
?Iorth WiKesboro, Miss hmo-
siter is a graduate of Greens
boro College and daring the
Sommer has been engaged in
religious education work in
.Ashe county.
Round Mountain
Home Coming 8th
Home coming day will be ob
served at Round Mountain Bap
tist church on Sunday, Septem
ber 8. It will be an all-day pro
gram and everybody is Invited,
and with well filled baskets for
the dinner at noon.
Support the Y.M.C.A.
* MORTH WILKESBORO, WILKESBORO
^FOOTBALL PROSPECTS PREVIEWED
with a squad of 40 boys In
uniform. North Wilkesboro high
school football practice has been
in. progrrees one week under di
rection of Coach Howard Bow
ers, who is beginning his first
year as athletic coach and recre
ation director.
Two practice seesious were
held daily during the first week
and will continue this week with
the first scrimmage play schedul
ed for Friday afternoon on the
football field on the fairgrounds.
Bmphaeizing that no player
has his poeition secured. Coach
Bowers mentioned a number of
players who have showed up well
in condiUonlng practice. With
but few exceptions, last year's
team is back in uniform and
there are a number of new com
ers, tneindlng one veteran, J. C.
Pardne.
Among the hacks Rousseau
and Badgett were described as
showing much promise and oth
ers looking good in the first
practice sessions include Caudill,
Steelman, Byers, JIudson, Davis,
IfoGhinnls and Forester.
Hadley and Adams have been
practicing well as ends, while
yWlnters, Shook and Kilby are
working hard at the tackles po
sition. Guards are Church, Stok
er, Moore, Moore and Badgett,
who plays iboth blocking book
guard. Tbey ore all Improv-
pg rapidly.
Oavto, Steolman and Pardne
new comers mi the squad
^Sa year. Portor, the team’s tsll-
^ is working hard at center.
Partiealarly noticeable in ear
ly piaetloe is what oosebes term
•qipgUe” on tite port of the plap-
Wilkesboro high school will
return to the gridiron this year
after an absence of three years
and will put on the field an in
experienced team which gives
promises of development into a
winning eleven.
i Coach R. Fi.. Caldwell has a-
bout 40 eager boys out for prac
tice sessions and they will get
down to work this week. Practic
es to date have been confined to
drills in fundamentals to ac
quaint the new players with the
game. None of the players are
experienced in football games.
The squad will have average
high school weight, with plenty
of speed expected from the back-
field. Coach Caldwell Hated the
following backs who hr.ve shown
up well in practice: Tom Foster,
Hubert Dancy, Harold Dancy,
Robert Triplett, Ray Triplett,
Sherill McLean, Jack Groce,
Jimmy Garwood and Daniel LAn-
ney.
At ends the sqnad has Jay
Parker, who towers far over six
feet. Perry Lowe, T. R. Bryan,
Bill Craig. The tackles are Mal
colm Gamblll, John Martin, Don
Pardne, Dainard Foster, Junior
Prevette, Tony Emerson and
Worth Smithey. Trying out for
guard positionB are B. B. Bon
ner, Buddy Hubbard, John Hubr
bard. Bill Hubbard, George
Lowe, R. H. Parks and Dale Sta
ley. The centers are Harold Dan
cy. Bobby Story, Bobby Kennedy
and Harrison Anderson. Bill
Byrd Is team manager.
Schedule for the team is being
worked out and the season will
reach its climax with a game
with North Wilkaeboro on No-
TMnbmr 33. n'-
Four Boys Leave
For Boys’ State
Wilkes Legion Post Sends
Four For Week at Boys’
State at University
Pour Wilkes boys left yester
day to attend Boys’ State during
this week at Ohape! Hill.
Wilkes Post of the American
Legion is defraying all expenses
of the boys tolected for the week
of citizenship training at the Le
gion's annual Boys’ State, and a
committee from the Legion se
lected the boys to receive the
award.
The four boye selected were:
Gordon Finley, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Finley, of North
Wilkesboro; Buddy Hubbard,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius C.
Hubbard, of Wilkesboro; Max
Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. V.
Turner, of near Millers Creek;
and E. C. Yale, eon of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. Yale, of Hays.
26-Passenger Bus On
Raute tg Porsanville
H. P. Eller, owner of Wilkes
Transportation company, said
today that a new 26-passenger
Dodge bns has been purchased
for use on the North Wllkesboro-
Parsonville line.
Mr. and Mrs. Eller and son.
Bob, and Phil Scroggs, returned
from Richmond, Ind., Saturday
with the new bns. Mr. Eller
stated that he was glad to have
been able to obtain a new and
comfortable bus for the many
loyal passengers on the Parsoo-
vllle line.
Wm. Henry Cleary
Last Rites Sundoy
Funeral service was ‘conducted
Sunday at Plney Grove church
for William Henry Cleary, 91-
year-old citizen of Mulberry
township who died Friday at his
home. Rev. L. E. Sparks, Rev.
Troy Blewlns and Rev. Arthur
Gamblll, conducted the last rles.
Surviving Mr. Cleary are the
following sons and daughters:
Malcolm Cleary, Hayii; Mrs. Em
ma Porter. Danville, Va.; Mrs,
Mattie Blevtas and Lloyd Cleaty,
Abshera; Mrs. Fannie Bowen,
Joluule> Cleary and iMn. Clan
Bowen, Moxley; Isaac Oleoiy,
Bays; Ada BlevfiiB,^ SprlafflaU.
Leoiard benastiaa farmers' day spvaker pet. 2 Roteo Speaker Te
HerelPefoto 2
Highly Int«re«ting Program
For, Ocesmton Being
Worked Out
R. D. Smith, chairman of the
program committee for the
Chamber of Commerce "Farmere
Day," announced today that
Senator Clyde Hoey has accepted
the invitation of his oommittee'
to speak ^ North Wllkestwro on
Wednesday, October 8, at 8:00
o’clock p. m
The Senator In his letter of
acceptance stated that he had a
number of other Invitations on
hand, but was arranging to ac
cept this iparticular invitation.
Other details of the "Farmen
out by the Trade Promotion com-
Day” program are being worked
mittee of the Wilkes Chamber
under the chairmanship of Wil
liam Marlow.
A tenatlve schedule of events
for the October 2 date include an
old-time greased pig and greased
pole conteet, an old-time Fid
dlers’ Contest In the morning,
and the speaking program be
ginning at 2:00 followed by a
well-known string band with a
planned musical program for the
rest of the afternoon.
The Dairy Calf Show to be
held in connection with the mer
chants’ "Farmers Day” celebra
tion, and which is being planned
now by the Agriculture commit
tee of the chamber, will be held
on the morning of the second of
October. Details of this Dairy
Calf Show will 'be announced by
B. B. Broome, committee chair
man, In the very near future,
entire "FgnDers
Dies Of hjiries;
A HH, Rib Victim
Funeral Tuesday , Fw Fair-
plains Citizen Who Died
Here Early Today
Wiley Leonard Sebastian, age
27, died this morning, one o’
clock, at the Wilkes hospital
from injuriee received Wednes
day night when he was stmek by
a hit and run driver.
Funeral service will be held
Tuesday, two p. m., at Falrplains
Baptist churcii; Rev. S. L. Blev
ins, pastor, will be assisted by
Rev. Jesse Yale in oonductlng
the last ritee.
Mr. Sebastian, with Buddy
Brown, were standing at an auto
mobile parked on the shoulder
of highway 115 one mile south
of this city Wednesday night
when a speeding automobile
which did not stop struck Sebas-
1 tlan and he fell to the ground.
I Both legs were broken and he
was also Injured internally.
Officers to date have learned
nothing relative to the identity
of the driver of the car, which
was described as being a black
ooupe.
Surviving Mr. Sebastian are
his father and mother, Wiley
Grover Sebastian and Effie Jane
Higgins Sebastian, of the Pair-
plains community north of this
city; one ulster, Mrs. Stella
Wood, and two brothers, Harvey
Eugene and Henry Paul Sebas- i
tlan, all of North Wilkesboro
route one.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, me of the south’s most fam
ous speakers, ‘trill deliver an address in North Wilkes
boro on Farmers’ Day, Wednesday, October 2.
MEDICAL SOCIETY WARNS OF THE
DANGERS SOCIALIZED MEDICINE
Very Successful
Will^sbbro
Large Crowds Attend Wil
kesboro Baptist Servic
es; Number Added
A most successful revival
closed Sunday night at the Wil
kesboro Baptist church after be
ing in progress for a week.
Rev. W N. Brookshire, pastor,
was assisted by Rev. G. W. Bui
lard, of Raleigh, who is connect
ed with the Sunday School board
of the State Baptist Convention.
Rev. Mr. Bullard, who spoke
at the services each evening, was
heard with much interest and
his messages were subjects of
much favorable comment among
the congr^ation of the church
and the many visitors w'ho at
tended the services.
Excellent attendance and much
interest was reported for all the
services. Eight members weiro
added to the church, four by
'baptism and four by letter. A
baptismal service will be held In
the near future.
o
Modern Theatre
Will Be Erected
In Wilkesboro
Liberty Theatre Buys Lot
For Erection of Tbeatre
Near tbe ourtbouse
Ivan D. Anderson, owner of
the Liberty Theatre in North
Wilkesboro, has purchased a lot
in Wilkesboro for the er^tion of
a modem tbeatre when building
materials are available.
Mr. Anderson purchased from
Pat M. Williams, of this city, a
lot on the courthouse square
across the street from the his
toric Tory Oak. The lot has 60
feet front.
Plans call for the erection of
a beautiful and thoroughly mod
ern theatre on the iot. The the
atre will have a seating capacity
of 500 and will be modemly
equipped ihrough>nt, Mr. An
derson said.
Dr. William Copperidge Ad
dresses Northwestern
Physicians In Meet
On the Missauri
G. C. Roape Hurt.
In Lenair Fridoy
G. O. Boope, well known citi
zen of Moravian Fails, was ser-
lonsly injured Friday ..night o-
bont eight o’clock, whan hs mm
hit In Lenoir by a car driven by
B. Rabb, Lanolr dty clerk. Mr.
3toope is a patisut In Osldwatt
Raymond Clyde Bentley, 18,
Seaman Second Class, is now
in Portland, Maine. Seaman
Bentley entered the Navy Jan.
31, 1946. Ho is serving on the
Battleship Missouri and says
he likes the Na’vy and likes his
petty officer because he is from
North Carolina too. Raymond
is the youngest son of Wiley
and Maggie Bentley, of
Dr. William Copperidge, of
Durham, president of the North
Carolina Medical Society, in an
addrssf hwe bqtora a dinner
tT IrtiyWHHintr TrTn
eral northwestern North Carolina
towns at Hotel Wilkes Friday
night outlined acme of the ex
pected dangers from socialized
medicine which would be provid
ed by the Wagner-Murray bill be
fore congress.
Dr. Copperidge was presented
by Dr. Fred C. Hubbard, presi
dent of the Wilkes County Medi
cal Society. “State’s Rights in'
Medical Practice” was the sub
ject. of his address. Discussing
the economic and political as-
pbets of the Wagner-Murray bill,
the speaker pointed out that it
would destroy community re-
eponslbility for. sickness and iput
the solution on a national, in
stead of community, level.
The speaker also emphasized
that family responsibility would
be turned over to the govern
ment and that the bill would
substitute federal aid for aid or
dinarily given by families, neigh
bors, the oounty and state. He
went on to state that North Car-
olnia has a much better plan for
medical care because it recogniz
es state’s rights In hospitaliza-
tior and medical practice, and
is .ipproved by the medical ^o-
fesslon. The plan, proposed pu a
community and state level, would
cost much less ■without the ex
cessive bureaucracy which would
acoompany a 'plan of nationally
socialized medicine.
In addition to members of the
Wilkes Medical Society, the fol
lowing were present from other musical program and panto-
points: Dr. V. W. Taylor, Dr. S. tvui be given at New Hope
M. Beale and Dr. J. R. Johnson, Baptist church ' Sunday night.
Dr. Olivia Abemethy and Dr. g^pt g, at 7:45.
Harry L. Johnson, of Elkin; Dr. * o
H. L. Price and Dr. Roy Tatum,'
of TaylorsTlUe: Dr. Dean Jones,
of Jefferson; Dr. H. B. Perry,
Jr., of Boone.
Pie Supper Be At
Purlear Saturday
Purlear Home Demonstration
club is sponsoring a pie supper
to be held on the lawn at the
home of Will Nichols Saturday,
September 7, 7:80 p. m. The
money raised will go into a build
ing fund to erect a community
house for Purlear and New
communities.
"There will be a Ikhc of candy
for the ipretUest girl, pickles f^r
the ■ugliest man, recreation and
tun for ^1. We want
and women, to bring their men,
young and old, and ire irant all
to bring their pocketboOka,” the
anmonnceoittit said.
ttm
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce aa
a gesture of appreciation to the
fanners of this trading area for
their 'business over the past
years. A number of merchants
are attempting to secure hard-
to-get merchandise for special
sale on this “Farmers Day.” The
Chamber hopes that every farm
er in Wilkes county and sur
rounding counties will plan to
attend this day’s activities, and
to have a good time in North
Wilkesboro.
o
Mrs. Etta Faster
Funeral Sunday
Last ritee were held Sunday
at Pilgrim Baptist church for
Mrs*. Etta Foster, wife of Pink
ney Poster, who died Friday at
her home in that community.
Rev. Richard Day conducted the
funeral service.
Mrs. Foster Is survived by her
husband, one son, Walter M. Fos-
J ter, of Buck, and one daughter,
MooresvlUe Route 1, formerly ’ Mrs. Zola Foeter, of Baltimore,
of WUkes. |Md.
CHAMBER PRESIDENT, TREASUltER
LONCH WITH SENATOR HARRY BYRD
New Hape Church
Musical Pragram
Crop'reporten aay the U.
S. will hAva only 9 tarkoyi thii
yoor vhere It hod 10 last yw.
o fooA atiOTiloi l|
btuned,for tha drop., , '
Number lujured In
Crashes of Autos
Two accldemte In which people
were Injured occured auj high
ways of Wllkea during the week
end.
On Sunday night cars driven
by Ooy Poteat, of Union Grova,
and Gilbert Lee Johnson, of
North Wilkesboro route three,
oollided oai highway 421 In the
Call community. Poteat and his
wife and children were lAaken
up and sustained minor ixijurlea.
Johnson was arrested by Sgt. A.
H. Clark, of the highway i>atrol,
on charge of driving while intox
icated.
On highway 16 near WUhar
Sunday night a car driven by
Veroon Staley, who was aOoom-
IHtnled by Panl and Silas Owana,
overturn^ and waa dmnoUshad.
Staley anstalned a hip tractnra
and facea charge of drtttng:
while tetoUcated. Sgt Clark
.aald. '
J. B. Williams and Richard
Johnston Flew To Win
chester, Va. Saturday
J. B. Williams, President of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, and Richard Johnston,
treasurer of that organization,
flew to Wincheater, Virginia on
Saturday and while there had
lunch with the SMiabor from Vir
ginia, Harry P. Byrd.
WUllmns, who had received a
special InvltaUon from Senator
Byrd to disenas the eastern apple
situation, said that the meeting
was very successful, and that h«
was surprised at the extent of
Senator'Byrd’s activities in pro
ducing and marketing apples.
Leaving North - Wilkeaboro at
about 9:00, they took about aa
hour and a half to fly to Win
chester and they arrived back
here about 4:30 In the after
noon. Mr. Laurens Jones, broth
er of Forrest E. Jonet, secretary-
manager of WUkes Chamber of
Commerce, met Mr. Wn|huns and
Johnston at the Winchester air
port and took them on a tour of
tbe apple eold storage faelUtlas
at Winchester,before aeoom-
panying them.to the laadieon at
Senator Byrd’s estate.
Secretary, OUnfeoiL P. Aader-
■on says 33 million tons of vkaat
and I mllUon tons of othdr gaelaa
will ‘bo ' ,
areas'Wore the lf47 hmtm/L
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