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Vol. 4U No. 56 The Joumal-PatHot Has Blazed the Troll df Progress In the '/State of Wilkes" For Ov^ 40 Years - -v., ji. 'i- .-y* Publi^ted Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKES^ROf N. Cj Thur^'::y,- Nov. 14> 1946 mU^ Mato- m»„WHI(i^ Jtfori Dram For Movoiber Tern OfFedmICoart Fikll T«rm Wfll Op«n On Monday, Noirombor 18; Many Caaes Pending Kk Norember term of federal court for trial of caaee orlflnat* Inc in Wilkes, Allecbany, Aabe and Watauca counties will coH' ▼one in' Wllkeeboro on Monday, iSoTsmber 18. Judge Johnson J. Hayes wlU preside. A usually large docket, con^ posed of alleged Tiolatlons of the liquor tax laws, is pending. Jur ors bare been drawn for the term as follows: Alleghany County Rush Thompson, Glade Valley; Lewis Mitchell, Stratford; Oscar Oamblll, Stratford; Andy Erans, Sparta; Claude Moxley, Sparta. Ashe County Todd Gentry, Weet Jefferson; H. H. Lemly, Fleetwood; J. H. Gentry, Lansing; Simon McMil- len, colored, Jefferson; George Holman, Todd; W. M. Souther land, Creston; T. J, Graybeal, ‘Fig; Jess© Baker, Glendale Springs; Will Reeves, colored, Jeffereon; Emmett Stanley, Jef ferson; Bill Phillips, Nathan’s Creek; J. E. Oliver, Fig; S. N. Baldwin, Lansing; Tom Baker, Creston: Wad© Poe,* Lansing. Watauga County Walter Hollars, Blowing Rock; Butler Craig, Blowing Rock; Noah Church, Shulls Mills; Wade Moretz, Zionvllle: Elmer Miller, Blowing Rock: James M. Bur chett. Mabel: Veater O. Phillips, Laxton; James M. Storle, Boone: Stacy C. Ford, Blowing Rock; Milton Young, Boone; Mose Main. Tamarack. Wilkes County F. D. Wlngler, North Wllkee boro; Olin Watson, Summit: John WTiittlngton, Millers Creek; Richard B. Johnston, North Wll- kesboro; C. C. Rector, Wilkes- boro. Route 1; M. L. Pettyjohn, ye Halil Wllkee^q; Livingston Only ' Slightly Infiivod In Plono, Ctosh J. C. Uvlngeton, of WUkes- boro, one of 17 pagaengeln on an airliner which eiMiedi Mon day moamlng at the Cleveland, Ohio, airport, was oii|y illghtiy injured and after a brief Stay in the hospital there proceeded home by plane later in the d^. Mr. LlvlDgston was en route home from Oregon, where he had been engaged in the lumber buslnesg since July. The pilot and co-pUot of the plane were killed and one passenger was badly hurt. The other passengers were badly shaken up bnt not critically injured. The plane was landing in a rainstorm and struck wires and trees near the airport. Opeiing Christinas And Holiday Ewents Are Planned Here Friday, November 29, Set As HolidsQr Opening By Merchants of City Trade Promotion committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Com- I mere© has set Friday, November 29, day after Thanksgiving, as the Christmas opening date for North Wllkesboro merchants, W. C. Marlow, committee chairman, said today. There will be a special pro gram on the afternoon of the 29th which should he of Interest to everybody and will attract a large crowd. Streets will he attractively dec orated for the Christmas season. Another special program will be carried out on the evening of December 30th, which will be the first date for stores to re main open evenings to accomo date the record volume of holi day trade expected. Further announcement rala- NOW IN CHINA * |6M| W MfiOy Eijoyilg Ten Age Center Play Meetings Friday Night At V.F.W. Hall; Saturday Night Wilkesboro Wilkes County 'Teen Ago Cen ter now has 82 members and is one of the fastest growing or ganizations in the county, Direc tor Zeb Dickeen said today. Increased attendance is re ported at the weekly gatherings on Friday night in the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on B streets, from 7:30 until 10;3o o’clock. In addition, there will be a meeting on Saturday night this week, e'lght until 11 p. m„ at the Woman’s Club house In Wll keeboro. Mr. Dickson said that new equipment Is being purchased and that facilities for youth rec reation are being added as rap idly as possible. Those attending should carry their membership cards, Mr. Dickson said. 1 o - -J: AM m ScoDft Budi^t For Bodi Wfll Bo Roued In Obe Campaign Beginning Nov. 18 A drive to raise fnnds for the ^qpq.tjanatloD. of the Beont move- Ffc. Ckiarlie Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pierce, is now in the marine corps In China. He entered servioe Oc tober 25, 1946, received train- ing at Parris Island, 8. C.. went from California to Japan and was transferred to CTilna, m Walsh, Boomer; i^tt iten North Wllkesboro; J. O. Parsons, Parsonvllle: John W. Hall, North Wllkesboro; Claude John son. North Wilkesboro Route 2; C. M. Collins, Elkin, Route 1: Ellis Woodie. Summit; Chester Dyer, Purleaw; Arthur Sales, Roaring River; Paul Newman, Benham; R. T. Lovette. WU- kesboro. Route 1; John A. Brown. Hays: W. C. Triplett, Purlear; R. M. Brame, North Wilkesboro: E. D. Myers, North Wllkesboro; Glenn McNeill. North Wilkesboro; A. T. Shu mate, Reddies River, Route. Mrs. Leckie Is Taken By Death Mrs. J. H. Leckie, 79, one of Wilkesboro’s most highly esteem ed residents, died Wednesday evening, seven o’clock, at her home. She had been In dfeclin- Ing health for five years and ser iously ill for ten weeks. Mrs. Leckie, the former Miss Martha Estella Miller, was born In. Davie county February 18, 18 67, a daughter of the late L. L. and Mary A. Miller. On Sep tember 14, 1893, she was mar ried to J. H. Leckie, and since that time spent the greater part of her life in Wilkesboro. Mr. Leckie died November 24, 1945. Since early life Mrs. Leckie had been a member of the Wll keeboro Methodist church and lived a consecrated Christian life. For many years she was a teach er In the beginner’s department of the Sundky school and was active In other phases of church work, being a most faithful at tendant at services of her church. The surviving memtters of Mrs. Leckle’s family are the following sons and daughters: Henry M. Leckie, of Lumherton; Fipps Leckie, of Taylorsville; Mrs. Kenneth Lowrance. of Moores- Tille; Mrs. Grace Terrell and Charles Leckie, of Wllkesboro. Also surviving are two brothers and on© sister: L. L. Miller, of Farmington, W. T. Miller, of Winston-Salem; Mrs. Lou Ward, of Farmington. Thete are five grandchildren. The funeral service will be ^eVd Friday, two p. m.. at ♦u- kesbojo Methodist church. Rev. H. M. Wellman, pastor, will be by Dr. J. C. Stokes, of Maiden, a former pastor. Bnrial will he la Mountain Park ceme tery in Wllkesboro. Issues of The Journal-Patriot, in eluding the first visit of Santa Claus to the city. BIRTHS A son was horn Saturday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William James Gentry, of North Wilkesboro route one. A daughter was horn Satur day at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cleveland Hemrlc, of Honda. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Haynes, of this city, ^ daughter Charlotte Charles, on Friday at the Wilkes hospital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Calloway Parsons, of Wllkesboro route one, a daughter on Mon day at the Wilkes hospital. A daughter, Betty Jo, was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. James Brookshire. Sipport Y. M. C. A. AboutScouts (Editor’s Note: This Scout ing news column is j, new fea ture of The Journal-Patriot and it is earnestly desired that all troops be represented with 'item.s by their respective re porters as frequently as pos sible) . Troop SO Reports Troop 36 met last Monday night at the Presbyterian church. Gordon Forester was In charge of the program which w.as about knots. Gordon gave an explana tion of knots and then we tied them. Gordon Finley Is in charge next week. We closed with the Scoutmaster’s benediction. Lewis M, Nelson, Jr. Nov. 5, 1946. Troop 32 Items Troop 32 of Wllkesboro had a special ‘‘CouncIl-flre” meeting November 5th near the home of the Assistant Scoutmaster, Hn bert Dancy, with 12 Scouts at tending. Three prospective Sconts were present, and plans were made to recruit more new mem bers In order to have o full troop In Wllkesboro by the beginnnlg of next year. An Interesting talk of the achievements of Troop 32 during the past summer was made by Scoutmaster Carl Bnl- llti. Following the meeting the Scouts played a hectic game of "Pioneers and Indians," after which refreshments wvre served by Mrs. J. E. Dancy. Malcolm Gamblll, Reporter. Farm Agent R. F. Shepherd of Mitchell County retorts a crop of Ladlno clover as 30 inches tall. Can anyone top this flgaref Book Week How At City Schools National Book Week, Novem ber 11-16, is being observed In the North Wllkeeboro City Schools. This year's national theme ie “Books Are Bridges.’’ The following compulse the Book Week committee which Is responsible for the plans now underway: Miss Cora Ingram, chairman; Misses Nonio Gordon, Lois Bddinger, and Inez Wilson, faculty members; and Ann Cra- gan, Betty Campbell, Mary Ann Casey, Buddy Bleep, and Dudley Large Crowds in Attendance For Baptist Revival anticipated In three contests. An award of |5.00 goes to the best decorated homeroom, to be judg ed Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. Prizes of two dollars and one dollar are being offered for the best and second best posters, respectively. Also, a dollar will be awarded to the person making the most attractive bookmark. On Thursday Miss Gordon’s eighth grade will present a special program in line with the general theme of the week. Aft erwards students representing various homerooms will appear dressed as book characters. Priz es of two dollars and one dollar will be awarded the best and sec ond best portrayals. Each classroom welcomes visi tors to see its display on Thurs day and Friday of this week. Large crowds are auemdlng the series of revival services in progress this week at the First Baptist church. Dr. David E. Browning, pas tor, Is being assisted In the re vival by Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden, pastor of the First Bap tist church In Washington, D. C., who Is delivering inspiring mes sages at the services each eve ning, 7:30. Dr. Pruden is one of the outstanding ministers in ment Ih Wilkes County will start next Monday, November 18th, ac cording to R. B. Gibbs and S. M. Brame, co-chairmen, of the fund-raising committee. This year, for the first time, the Girl Scouts are joining with the Boy Scouts to raise their re spective budget in one drive. A goal of 14600 has beem set for this year’js .Wilkes County Scout ing- operation. - • “Because of the rapid growth of the Scout movement in Wilkes county it has become Imperative I retary of the local unit. VitHefios Vi Am a ipnt of the otesmos* of Anuafisen Xdneatkm and Mstloiat Bodk Week parents taai’ avail dieUMlvea,«( the. op- pdmnfty to visit' the JVapt. Craesa has flv^ an ta'vltA' tion to all parents to partldpiU in this wsok of omphasis .hy Tt»> itlng the school on ThonW or Friday. High school chapel on Thnrs- day .at 12:60, will f«Uuro Imi^r- sonations of book characters by indlvidn^ students. An awsrd wiU be made for the beet preeen- tatloo. The home room emphasis on Book Week has reonlted in pos ters, drawings, pictures, com plete room adaptations, poetry and other expressions suggesting the contributions to the living through reading. These rooms will be judged on their work Thursday afternoon. The teachers of North Wllkea- boro school are 100 per cent In their membership in the North Carolina Education AssoWitlon. Miss Myrtle Tuttle is president and Mrs. Eva A. Taylor, is sec- Bomnntioi / Phis OitiM BwkcMw Associatiosi, Cksun* 'Wr» CbmniMce, Clrse CIvIm Spotasors Bsnks^ tion with that this money be raised as soon as possible, in order that no es sential activity will have to be curbed by lack of funds," Mr. Gibbs said. “We want to have this drive over and done within a week’s time, so we ask every one interested to have his con tribution ready for the aollcl- tors.” Mr. Gibbs also announced that all workers would be announced in the Monday, Nov. 18, lasue of The Journal-Patriot. The fol lowing committees are being set up at the present time; Special Gifts, Industrial, Business dis trict for both Wllkesboro and North Wllkesboro, Residential for Wllkesboro and North Wll keeboro, Rural, colored, and miscellaneous subscriptions. Mrs. 0. F. BleiiHs Meeting Nov. 22 To Name Officers Of National Gnard Field Artillery Company Proposed Here; Mayor Calls Meeting A mass meeting of local citi zens has been called to be held on November 22 for the purpose of making a suggested list of of ficers for the National Guard company to be formed here. Mayor R. T. MbNiel stated here today that the town had ac cepted the proposal that a com pany of the guard be located here and that the meetlhg was called by him to be held at sev en p. m. on Friday, November officers lor the The North CstoUbs. Asweistlon, In coopw*tion the dvlc clubs, Chambers of Oomraercs, and the-DSDA Ooun- eils In North Carolina, will spo** ■or a public speaking contest on f’eoll Conservation" in North Carolina this year similar to the sncceesfnl one carried out laat year. Oarlaoid Johnson, Mayor of Elkin and Chairman of the Agri cultural Committee of the Bank er’s Association, stated that 45 counties In the state would held county contests on Febrnary 6, 1947, that 9 group contesto would be held on Febrnary 18, and the State contest would be held February 20 In ElklnJliJbun- ty winners are eligible for the group contest, group wluners will compete In the State con test. . R. E. Durih, Charlman of the Wilkes County USDA Council and Wilkes County Soil Conser vationist, and R. D. Smith, Coun ty Agent, have completed pre liminary plans for the contest In Wilkes county. Wilkes county will also sponsor the No. 1 group contest which Includes the coun ties of Alleghany, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties. Substantial prizes are being worked out tor these conteeU and Will be announced later. Mr. Smith and Mr. Dunn have worked out a schedule of discus- eions with the school principals, English teachers, and Interested high school students with C. B. Eller, Superintendent of schools. These visits to the schools as scheduled are: Millers Creek, Monday, No vember 18, 9:00 a. m., R. B. Dunn; Mt. Pleasant, Monday, No-^ vember 18, 11:00 a- m., R. B. Mountain View. Monday. Vora^le comment tl38 of mn week. The services will continue through this week, with the church extending a most cordial invitation to all to attend. Southern Cleaners Will Open Monday Fire Early Today The fire department was call ed at 8:30 a. m. today to the Store operated by Julius Brock in the northern part of this city. An oil heater had caused the fire, which was put out by fire men and little damage was done. Southern Cleaners, newest ad dition to North Wilkesboro’s bus iness distlrlct, will open Monday in the building on the southeast corner of Ninth and A streets. O. K. Whittington, with 20 years in the dry cleaning business here, will be owner of the new firm, which has installed new and modem machinery through out. He will be assisted by com petent assistants and a delivery service will be maintained. Tele phone number is 681. Mr. Whittington, who is well known throughout this section, will appreciate all patronage and splendid service Is assured. Suppart Y. M. C. A. I I V' ' V -.I'' k‘ fA ■ “Books are bridges” is Uie flieme of Bodk Week now being obsenred by the Wilkes Cdtinty Public li brary in the town hall here and by sdhools. Interesting diqilays, new books, and suggest^ liso of books fea ture local observance of the eirant. ^r^-v-KT—• JT.* f,T I'yfciz y. Mw.’ SitfslT Anii’68Wbiir%lhVi ins, 75, member of a widely known Wilkes family and for several decades one of Wllkes- boro's best known residents, died this morning, two o’clock, at her heme in Wllkesboro. She bad been ill a greater part of the past year. Mrs. Blevins was bora Decem ber 7, 1870, a daughter of the late William Warren Gamblll and Mrs. Elizabeth Brown Gam- bill, of the Newllte community of Wilkes county. On November 26, 1835, she was married to Oliver F. Blevins. They spent a greater part of their lives in Wll kesboro and for a number of , years Mr. Blevins was register of deeds of Wilkes county. He Idled December 23, 1935. Mrs. iBlevins in early life unit ed with the Baptist church and lived an exemplar Christian life. She was devoted to her home, husband and children. She rear ed 11 children and four grand children, sacrificing daily to meot the needs of her family and to train and educate them in schools and colleges. The surviv ing children are on© son and eight daughters: George D. Blevins, Kinston; Mrs. W. J. Johnson and Mrs. James E. Gra ham, Charlotte: Mrs. N. O. S'moak, Wllkesboro: Mrs. John D. Maden, Johnson City, Tenn.; M. rs. Ivanson Chemault, Dobson; Mrs. William Ritchie, Rahway, N. J.; Mrs. Mack Profflt, Cham pion; Mrs. Lloyd Pardue, Wll kesboro. She was preceded In death by two sons. Rev. R. Pres ley Blevins and Eugene H. Blev ins. In addition to her eleven sons and daughters, Mrs. Blevins reared four grandchildren by whom she was affectionately re garded as mother. They are Rich ard Presley Blevins, Hoiby Pres ley Blevins, Mrs. Walter Car- rlcker and Stuart A. Blevins. There are a total of 25 grand- chiidrem and six great-grand children. She Is also survived by two brothers and four sisters: Dr. Ira S. Gamblll, BJkln; Lin coln Gamblll, West ’Ylrglnla; Mrs. Robert L. Hl»gln» and Mrs. T. H. Higgins, Winston- Salem; Mrs. Charles McNeill and Mrs. _ Robert Shropshire, North Wllkeeboro. Funeral service will he hMd Saturdaj, 11 a. m., at 'Wllkee boro Baptist dhorch. Rev. W. N, Brookshire, pastor, will he as sisted by Aev. Howard J. Ford, a former pastor. Burial will be in MounUln Park cemetery. Slp|iortY,M.C.A. terested attend- tSo'”in6ellng, A field artillery company has been assigned North Wilkesboro by Adj. Gen. J. Van B Metis. Lions Vs. Valdese Here Friday, 2:30 North Wilkesboro high school football team, only once defeat ed this season, fwUl meet a strong Valdese eleven here Friday after noon, 2:30. ' Recent reiports from Valdese indicatee that the visitors have a greatly Improved team and will prove to be a real threat to the Lions. It is expected that all recent football attendance records will be broken and that all football fans who can possibly spare the time will be on hand. The Valdese team played Le noir a very close game, losing by only six points, and won over the Granite Falls team which played here, and over Brevard high. The visitors will have a hehvler line than the Lions, and a fast backfield which uses the tricky T formation splendidly. Coach Bowers, wiho scouted the Valdes© eleven, has warned th-- Lions that they will have to be at their best le emerge from the game Friday with the big end of the score. All of the Lions are In good physical condition for the game. Badgett, first string guard who was out of four games because of Injuries, Is back on the play er list for the Valdese game. Fuaerai Satarday For Mrs. Switzer Graveside funeral services were held for Mrs. Clara Marie Switzer; who was burled in the Moravian Fells cemetery, Novem ber 9, at 3:30 o’clock. Rev. S. N. Bumgarner, pastor of the Mo ravian Falls Methodist church, officiated. Mrs. Switzer passed away Wednesday, November 6, at Richmond, Jindlana. She was bom July 28, 1879, at Prairie du Cbeln, Wisoonsln, and wae a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran church of that jdao*. She Is sui^ rived by one daughter, Mrs. Paul Hubibard, of Mt. Sterling, Ken tucky, and two sisters, Mrs. flopbla Coughlin, of Richmond, Indians, and Mrs. Olga Onlke, ofr DehTer,. Oolorado. services were bold at Poodlek Funeral Btome, Uberty, Indiana, by Dr. Salmon oo^Noyombor 8.,; vember 18, 1:30 p. m., R. 0. Smith; Roaring River, Tueeday, November 19, 9:00 a. m., R. E. Dunn; Ronda, Tueeday, Novem ber 19, 11:00 a. m., R. E. Dunn; Traphill, Tuesday, November 19, 10:00 a. m.. R. D. Smith; Fergu son, Tuesday, November 19, 10:00 a. m., D. D. Williamson: North Wllkeeboro. Thursday, No- vemiber 21, 1:00 p. m., R. D. Smith. Rules of the contest, which are the same as last year, are: 1. All high school students, grades 9-12, (boys and girls, rural and urban) are eligible to enter the contest. 2. Each contestant must write his or her speech, but may re ceive help from anyone or any source. 3. The general subject will be Soil Conservation. The contest ant muy nerrow the field to any phase of the subject, such as— terracing, strip cropping, rota tions, etc. 4. The maximum length of the speech is 12 minutes. Time will be called by an official time keeper. •B. Each contestant must at tend a supervised farm tour spending at least on© hour on a farm where good soil conserva tion Is being practiced. 6. The contestants will be in troduced by number only. No reference will be made to name of the speaker or the county rep resented either In the speech or the Introduction. The judges will be selected by USDA Council. Contestants will be Judged on the following points: General organization and content of speech 40 Elements of delivery: East and poise before audience Frequent, varied, and meaningful bodily mo. Varied and expressive voice 15 16 16 CouTOCt English Total 16 —100 George W. Elledge Cloimed By Death Funeral service was held at the home Wednesday for Georv* Washington. Elledge, 74, well knesvn local citizen who died Monday night. Bnrtal was In Mt. Zion ebanft cemetery. Suyvtvtac Mr. Pledge are Um wife, lirt. Mary B. Bfledge, aAd the , toaczHbc eoni and dangfe- t€s»: 9. j|., Oartf,*f^ Bhermaa, lOlfkiwhCO. Raywwad and Olahda Gordla QuilHaOli. ia^ arntry Andenon. - & A
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