Mr IbH aid Express
MiaUe Assets
(AN EDITORIAL)
Those who consider the many btmefits to be de
rived from an airport and airlines facilities dwell
long on the passenger phase of aviation, too often for
getting the great advantages of air mail and air ex
press.
When North Wilkesboro has an adequate air
port and the States Airlines, Inc., begin operation
between Louisville, Ky., and New Bern, N. C., North
Wilkesboro will have airlines service east and west
twice daily.
Briefly speaking, this will mean that North Wil
kesboro will be within 24 hours of any point in the
country by air.
This will be greatly advantageous for passengers,
and equally so commercially. Much time, in many
cases as much as 24 hours, will be cut in the time
necessary for delivery of air mail.
It will also mean that an article can be shipped
from here by air to any point in the country within
24 hours, and to many points now considered as dis
tant by present methods, in a very few hours.
^d air mail and air express benefits to the com
munity and surrounding communities would perhaps
overshadow the passenger phase of airlines opera
tion.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority has recom
mended a $385,000 airport for North Wilkesboro.
Under the proposed plan, the federal govern
ment would bear half the cost of airport construc
tion. This means a great financing job for the coun
ty and town.
But whatever the cost, this community cannot
afford to be without an airport. Within ten years
from now, towns without airports will be as far be
hind as present towns without railroad facilities.
Yontb Centers
Subject Talk At
Kiwanis Meetiig
Wifkas Mon Held
On Kicfnop Count
Attoro»y Hayden Hayes De
livers Address; Interest
ing Meeting |s Held
’TEEN AGE CENTER MOVEMENT TO
BE LAUNCHED BY WILKES CHAMBER
COMMERCE; PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
DRIVING EDUCATION PROGRAM AND YOUTH GOV
ERNMENT DAY INCLUDED IN PLANS BY CHAM
BER COMMITTEE FOR COMMUNITY
The Education committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce wHI call a meeting this
yeek of repreaentatlTes of all the
’ organizations In North Wllkes-
boro and Wilkesboro Interested
In carrying on the Teen Age
Center morement for this area.
This was announced by Cecil
Adamson, chairman of tho cham
ber’s Education committee, after
a meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Members of the committee pres
ent at the Tuesday meeting were
Cecil damson, Paul Cragan, C.
B. Eller. Dr. J. S. Deans, Dr. H.
B. Smith, and Blair G-wyn.
The committee will also spon
sor at a later date a driving
education program and a Youth
Government Day. Plans tor these
two projects were tabled until
the committee personnel could
secure more adequate Informa
tion. Tho committee, however, de
cided to prepare a Drivers' Train
ing program for presentation at
the Kiwanis and Lions clubs.
A great deal ef tbs tUscnmioa
at the commlttoo meeting eeo^^
ed about the need for more par
ents visiting the schools and see
ing the lack of necessary space
to adequately house and teach all
of the children registered. It was
stated that there are approxi
mately 1,100 more students reg
istered In the North Wilkesboro
and Wilkes schools this year
than last.
Chairman Adamson stated that
the IT. S. Chamber of Commerce
had prepared a lecture with
slides, entitled “Education, An
Investment in People,” and that
an attempt would be made to
get a U. S. Chamber representa
tive to attend the first general
membership meeting of the
Wilkes Chamber and give this
lecture.
Featured *hy an address by a
native eon of WUkea, the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis dub held an
enjoyaWe meeting Friday noon
at Hotel Wilkes.
Before the program was open
ed Rev. W. N. Brookshire was
received into membership In the
club and was Inducted by Joe
McCoy. Rev. Mr. Brookshire ia
pastor of the Wilkesboro Bap
tist church. The attendance prize
was given by Richard Glhbs and
won by_R'ev. Watt Cooper.
Carl VanDeman announced
that he was shipping the 15th car
of apples through the marketing
association recently established.
The House Committee appoint
ed to consider the place and time
for ladles night, reported and
recommended that the club go to
Elkin Y. M. C. A. November 15.
The recommendation was unani
mously approved.
The president appointed aa
nominating committee, to pre
sent a slate of officers for next
year the following committee:
Dr. F. C. iHubbard, Paul Osborne
and R. G. Finley; the committee
was asked to make report by
next Friday If possible.
Program chairman Sam Wint
ers asked T. E. Story to present
his speaker. Attorney Hayden
Hayes, of Hickory.
Mr. Hayes made a very splen
did talk on “Youth Centers, A
Means For Lowering Juvenile
Delinquency.”
Mr. Hayes related a number
Instances of yoath delinquency
came under hte obaervatioB
while In the F. B. I. serrlce. He
suggested that most of this de
linquency came about because of
the improper environment thrown
about young people.
He suggested that* Youth Gent-
el’s would provide. 1. Suitable
reeieatlon; 2. Free Entertain
ment: 3. Suitable leadership;
and 4. Would keep children off
public streets.
Paul Cragan, superintendent
of the city schools, reported that
the enrollment Is now 874 white
pupils and 116 negro pupils.
Guests Friday we^e: Donald
W. Hanks with Dr. Gilbert R.
Combs; Maurice Walsh ■with Dr.
David E. Browning; Robert L.
Jones, Jr., with Forrest Jones,
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Marvin C. Bell 28, Roaring
River, route 1, charged with •vlo-
llaUon of the Lindbergh act In
the alleged kidnaping and crim
inal assault of a 16-year-old El
kin girl August 23, la being held
In Guilford county Jail while
awaiting trial at the Noveniiber
term of federal court In Winston-
Salem.
Federal officers carried Bell to
Greensboro Thursday night from
Yadkin county and Jailed him
there for “safe-keeping.”
Ralph Vernon Utteral, 34,
Winston-Salem, Bell’s companion
In the alleged offense. Is being
held In Raleigh state prison
where he Is serving a 60-day
term for violation of liquor laws.
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EnroUiieut How
In City Schools
Is Nearing 1,000
Is Incresue of 130 Over Last
Year; 90 More Enrolled
In High School
Local Factories
Increase Wages
'tft; The American Furniture Co. i
and the Turner-White Casket
Co., of this city, have Just given
their employees the second sub
stantial Increase In pay this
year.
They have also inaugurated a
Group Insurance plan for their
employees and their dependents.
This plan includes Life Insur
ance, Sick Benefits, Hospital and
Surgical Benefits for the employ-
eee and Hospital Benefits for all
their dependents.
Clinic On Thursday
Bee Stings Fatal
To Team of Mules
At Roaring River
Mrs. J. W. Pardue
Claimed By Death;
Funeral On Sunday
Enrollment In North Wilkes
boro schools Is expected to reach
the 1,000 mark this week, Supt.
Paul S. Cragan said today.
This represents an increase of
about 130 over last year’s en
rollment and will entitle the
schools to an additional teacher.
The enrollment BYlday at the
end of the first week totaled
869. Of that number 610 were
in the white elementary school,
259 in the high school and 120
in tho colored school.
The largest Increase In enroll
ment Is in the high school, which
has 90 more pupils noPir .timu
were enrolled '
are 40 more In tbe ^mentary
school.
Supt. Cragan attributed the In
crease to the 12th grade being In
school this year, to a larger first
grade enrollment and to the fact
that about 40 pupils are from
families who have moved Into
the city or have returned follow
ing residence elsewhere during
the war.
An additional teacher Is to bo
employed, Supt. Cragan said, to
relieve the crowded conditions in
a number of the high school
classes.
A splendid team of four and
five year old mules belonging to
Tresdry.“she died Fridarat her
Last rites were held Sunday,
three p. m., at Fishing Creek
Baptist church for Mrs. Prudle
Anderson Pardue, ago 62, wife
of J. W. Pardue. Mrs. Pardue had
been in declining health for some
time and became critically 111
Chamber Plans
To Compile List
All Organizations
September clinic for crippled
children will be held Thursday
morning at the Wilkes hospital,
at which time an orthopedic spec
ialist 'Will make free examination
of all crippled and deformed per-
aona present.
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SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
er, were killed by bee stings Fri
day.
The team was pulling a mow
ing machine operated by Mr.
Blackburn’s son, Brady Black
burn, when the moles suddenly
went out of their course and
trampled three bee colonies. The
bees from the overturned col
onies swarmed over the mules.
Mr. Blackburn and .Ms
rushed Into the melee, and they
received numerous stings while
trying to extricate the mules.
Mr. Blackburn and son received
treatment at the Wilkes hospital.
One of the mules died at two
p. m., four hours after receiving
the stings, and the other male
died a short time later in the
afternoon.
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Service Station, Coffee Shop and
Country Store in Bluff Park Plans
One of the many developments
planned at Bluff Park, 7,000-
acre recreational area on the
Bine Ridge Parkway near Laur
el Springs, will bo a service sta
tion, cafe and country store.
.Work on dsTslopment of the
P^kway recreational areas was
■ihsd the war, but in deaign-
the roadway and gronuds at
iff Park the proposed strac-
were put In the plans and
space provided.
With architecture which will
hlaad with the beauty of the park
suaa,* tha bulldiiiga wlU be locat
ed ibeeide the parkwdy where the
- -■ -r- »■
drives lead to Wildcat Rock and
the picnic areas.
According to Park Service
plans, the buildings will be erect
ed by the park service and leas
ed as concessions to be operated
In a manner prescribed by the
Park Service, which will assure
ths public high type serrlce. The
country store will keep aliye
many of the traditions of the In
stitution so well knowm to Amer
icans who were reared in rural
eommnnitiee, and doubtless will
be highly popular with Parkway
traT^em.
home In the WUkeeborn
two community.
■Mrs. Pardue was a daughter
of the late E. F. and Mary Mar
low Anderson. She had been a
member of Fishing Creek Baptist
church since early youth and
was held in high esteem by many
friends and acquaintances.
Surviving Mrs. Pardue are her
husband and the following sons
and daughters: Hubert, Eugene,
Paul, Ray and Lois Pardue and
Mrs. H. Ht. McDaniel. Also sur
viving are five brothers and sis
ters: Iredell Anderaon, Oak-
woods; Mrs. S. S. Jarvis, Roar
ing River; Mrs. George Miller,
North Wilkesboro route three:
Miss 'Mamie Anderson, Wllsea-
boro route two; B. B. Anderson,
Sacremento, Calif.; h^ st^v-
mother, Mrs. EX F. Anderson,
and six half brothers and sisters,
Claude Anderson, of Wilkesboro
route two, Rufus D. and Calvin
Anderson, of Springfield, Ohio.
Mrs. iCharlie iSmithey and Miss
Soils Anderson, of Wilkesboro
route two, and Mrs. Willard Fer
guson, of Boomer.
Rev. C. J. Poole conducted the
funeral service, which was large
ly attended.
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“The Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce will compile and publish
a list of all the organizations of
Wilkes County with the organiza
tion officers If the Information
will be sent to us,” J. B. Wil
liams, Presdlent of the Wilkes
Chamber, announced today.
“There has been a long time
need for a listing of all county
and town organizations, and we
feel that the Chamber can he of
service to our residents by com
piling and publishing a list at
this time.
“I request, therefore, that all
organization officers reading this
notice drop a postal card or pay
a personal vtsit to the Chamber
of Commerce, Call Hotel Build
ing, North Wilkesboro, and give
us the following Information:”
1. Name of organization.
2. Address of organization of
fice or meeting place.
3. Time and Dates of meetings.
4. Officers of organization and
their 'home addressee.
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Vitai NMd for Woes as Labotolory l^hnickim
RPB-MA-993
To meet tbo crhieol shortage of skilled personnel hi hospitals, per-
lonnel eeirten, ond heodquorters instoHohom, o
inouguiated by the Wor Deportment to re-enl^ former Wo«. Hospitol
lobo^ry teehnieions such os Privote First Closs Eleonor Pearson ^
Fhchbutp, Moss., obove, ore in demand. Upon re-enlistmen», former Woa
con volISitoer either for the durotion oMhe war plus six months, or until
Juna 30, 1947, unless sooner relieved for the conventenea of the Govern
ment. ' They can olso retoin the ronk held at time of discharge.
Two Wilkesboro Boys
On A, S. T. C. Team
Two Wilkesboro boys arc on
Coach Stewart’s varsity team at
Appalachian State Teachers Col-
BtMMta tUs saawm.
a first string halfback and James
Hemphill was recently shifted
from guard to tackle position.
Both are showing up well In fall
practice and are expected to see
p'enty of action.
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Robert L Church
Is Taken By Death
Robert Lee Church, age 74,
widely known and highly respect
ed citizen of the North Wilkes
boro Tonto two community east
of this city, died Friday after
noon at his home.
Fbineral service was held Sun
day, 11 a. m., at Liberty Grove
Baptist church, where M r.
Church had been an active
church leader over a period of
many years. Burial was In the
Baptist cemetery In North Wil
kesboro.
Mr. Church Is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Cornelia J. Church,
and five sons and daughters:
Mrs. R. W. Hunter, Raleigh;
Charlie E. Church, Summltvllle,
Ind.; Paul E. Church, North
Wilkesboro route two; Mrs. W.
C. Elngllsh and Mrs. George
Swaim, Winston-Salem.
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Deputy Marshals Get
Training in Shooting
V. F. W. Carnival
Is Postponed
Until Sqrt. 16th
scheduled for the week of Sep
tember 9-14 On the fairground
Objeti to Rodnee
Terrifio Toll of
Life on ffighways
Chamber of Cotnmerca And
Officers Plan Check Of
AH Aatomobiles
The Wllkea Chamber of Com
merce Safety Committee, meet
ing last week, decided to stop
the highway traffic toll In Wilkes
county by any means at their
disposal. Chief of Polire, John SX
Walker, Chairman of the Safety
Committee, announced today
that during the week of Septem-
iber 23 to 28 there would be a
road check on all automobllee
and trucks in Wilkes county.
Sgt. A. H. Clark, state trooper
with headquarters In North Wil
kesboro, will secure extra troop
ers to help with this Job.
"More of our accidents have
been cansed by defective cars,
and we intend seeing that these
cars are removed from the
Wilkes county highways,” Chief
Walker stated.
The stations for Inspection
will be changed from day to dy
in order that all automobiles
mgiht be checked at least once
during this Inspection week.
Tickets will be produced by the
Safety committee of the Wilkes
Chamber, so that defects might
be checked and the owner of
such a defective automobile, will
have to have the car fixed and
report back to the state trooper
in 2 4 or 48 hours.
Chief Walker emphasized that
this was going to be a strict In
spection and no one would be
allowed to get by without rem
edying any faults of their cars.
Another project being worked
on by this committee Is a bill
board to be placed .somawlMre In
traffic deaths and traffic tnjw-
ies in Wilkes county. Plans for
under sponsorship of the Veter-jj|2j {>03,1.^ include a flag pole
ans of Foreign Wars, has been which a coal black flag will
postponed until the week of Sep
tember 16.
The festival, consisting of
many shows, rides and daredevil
free acts, will bo on the fair
grounds from Septemiber 16
be raised when there is a traffic
fatality in our county.
The FMre FTeventlon Sub-Com
mittee under the chairmanship
of Thurman Kenerly, Fire Chief,
announced that a fire inspection
through September 21 with plen- downtown residential and
ty of entertainment for all.
Veterans of Ekirelgn Wars post
here will use profits from the
festival to renovate and equip
the post club rooms on C street
and to make of the club rooms
a rest and recreation center.
Railway Official
Helping To Obtain
More Industries
Bicycle Riders
Cited For Riding
On the Sidewalks
Important Meet
V.F. W. Tuesdoy
Owing to changa tn earnlral
dates there will be on Important
meeting of the V. F. W. at bicycles on sidewalks In tIo-
ctub rooms Tsssday nlsht. Uw.
Some very Important bus-
police Chief J. B. Walker said
today that policemen are citing
sidewalk Mcycle riders to court.
Last week a bicycle on a side
walk struck a women. Later a
child was hit by a bicycle on a
sidewalk.
Chief Walker saiq that two
sidewalk bicycle riders hare al
ready been cited to court and
that police would oontlnne to ar
rest all who are found eperat-
lOth.
iness wlU be attended to.
SUPPORT THE T. M. G. A.
United States marshals seldom
need to use force, particularly In
the way of gunfire, but the fed
eral government believes In be
ing prepared.
A class of three deputy mar
shals qualified as marksmen in
both rapld-flro and slow-flre
shooting following a four-day
course at the rifle range this
week; Fred Lomax, chief deputy,
said.
T. C. Blaylock, deputy marshal
at Salisbury, who book special
training at a department of Jus
tice course In Atlanta, taught
the Claes here. Qualifying at
thetr final clasa yesterday wore
H. C. Stallings, local deputy. R.
A. Stafford, deputy at Winston-
Salem, and Walter Irvin, deputy]
at WllleAoro.
F. C. Toal, General Industrial
Agent of the Southern Railway
System, and C. B. Fordham, Di
vision Freight Agent of Southern
Railway, spent a day last week
with the Secretary •'Manager of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce In discussing the possible
industrial expension of the
Wilkes County area.
Mr. Toal said that the South
ern Railway System was very
much interested in developing
this area and that everything
possible would be done by his
organization to expedite this ex
pansion.
After surveying a number of
possible industrial sites and se
curing industrial Information
from the Chamber, Mr. Tool and
Mr. Fordham promised that any
prospects contacting the Elonth-
em Railway which could be prof
itably fitted into this section,
would be immediately referred
to the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce.
business houses would be under
Inspection during this Safety In
spection week. Six men from the
tire department have volunteer
ed to inspect sU buildings In the
downtown aroi and the Inspec
tion slips will be turned In to
the State Eire Marshall for lu-
formation and processing.
The Safety committee hopes
that North Wilkesboro citizena
will start now to clean up their
homes and business buildings,
and remove every fire hazard that
is now in existence.
Arrangements are being made
to have Joint Safety and Eire
Prevention programs at the Civic
Clubs and the schools of this
area.
Members of the Safety and
Fire Prevention committee of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
Include: John E. Walker, Chair
man; Thurman Kenerly, Vice
Chairman; Dr. E. N. Phillips: W.
G. Gabriel; A. G. Finley; J. B.
Williams; C. O. Faw, Jr.; Blair
Gwyn, Sgt. A. H. Clark.
Revival Meeting
At Ronda Baptist
Beginning September 15 th, a
series of evangelistic meetings
'Will be held at Ronda Baptist
church. The pastor. Rev. John L.
Wells, wlU 'be assisted ihy Rev.
Howard J. Ford, Pastor of the
First Baptist church of Elkin. A
cordial Invitation is extended to
alL
The meetings 'will begin each
evening at 7:30 p. m.
Oiri Scout Rally To Be Held SepL 13
In Presbyterian Educational Building
Want All Members
At Meeting Juniors
All members of the North Wil
kesboro oonncll of the Junior Or
der are asked to attend the meet
ing Tueeday night, at which time
deitroe work will be ourried out.
Membera of the degree team and
candidates for degrees aro e»>
•pedally urged to he prsoent.
SUPPORT THE T. If. C A
The Girl Scout program com
mittee, assisted Iby Mrs. R. 6.
Gibbs, is planning an Interesting
Girl Scont rally Friday, Sept. IS,
8:00, in. the edncarionul huilt
Ing of the Presbytorian church.
The Girl .Scout commissioner.
Mra. C. T. Doughton, 'wlU be ia
charge of the opening ezerelse.
Mrs. O. T. MitoheU wiU eoa-
dnet a Bli«tng.
Negro sptritnals wlil be lead
by Agnes Ksrnerly.
Mrs.' T. A. Haley will pimuot
a three-months plaa. for Girt
Seout work.
Campers stunts will bs per
formed by campers from Shirley
Rogers, Old MUl, and Wilkes
county summer camp.
Mrs. Dan Carter will Introduce
the Girl Scont Leedm end th*
leaders will Introduce their com
mittee memhen. Bsoh leader to
asked to bring her troop regto-
trution to the rally and, gNwqt
it at th* tine of latroduetlon.
A large atjlmdaaea o( • GM
Scout leaders, oomnlttea non- ,
ben and pamto 'to npaotoi M