North Carolina Newspapers

T. M. C. A. b nJf a Iwiittht f«ad f«r the' Y. M rC 4L pUat. Sappart it. the Journdl-Potrlot Has Blazed the Trdii of Progress In the "State otrWilkes" For Over,40 Years v . - ^ : ! ' - ' " ■ ■■ ; r‘TiL a5gji.ii Vok 41, No. 58 ULTonfiison, Btimss Leider, BMOiTi^y Funeral Serrice For Pioneer BusineM Man Held Here This Afternoon S. V.^TomliDBon, 65, outstasd- inx 4>nslBeM leader and one of nortli'western North Carolina's heat known citizens, died at his home on C street In this city Tneaday aftertooon, five o’clock. ' Death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Tomlinson had been In falling health for the past three years. A month ago he went to the Baptist hospital In ’Winston-Salem, where he rest ed for three weeks. For the past week he had been at home and had been confined to his room, although his condition was not considered serious. Seebohm Vlrdla Tomlinson was born October 23, 1881, at East Bond In Yadkin county, a son of the late W. V. and Sarah B. Benbow Tomlinson. While a young man he came to North Wllkesboro, which was then a sprawling village. For a short time ho worked in Wllkesboro for his uncle, L. S. Benbow, before entering bus- inees-here in 1904. ■ Mr. Tomlinson’s first business venture here was the establish ment of a produce dealer store in the basement of the Clarence Call store building on Main street. In a short time he moved his business to a building on A street near the present location of the S. V. Tomlinson wholesale firm. On A street he enlarged his bus iness bo Include a wholesale grocery store. In his early bus iness career he was also engaged in the livestock business and ope rated a livery stable. As a pioneer in the commer cial and Industrial phases of ac tivity here, Mr. Tomlinson es tablished or helped to set up a nunUber of business firms and In- £[« WM the first dls- Published Mondays aijd Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, Nov. 2f,* 1^ , Wilkesborp. Yodf SIwppino Cwiir Taken By OecttiHr mr- Inest Ellw Has Iniiortairt Postil The 0. S. Havy Fresh Strowbernat! Commodore Eller Director Of Public Information For U. S. Navy S. V. TOMLINSON Hunting Season Hov. 28 Opens Robert Johnson, Game Pro* lector. Gives ^ Hunting Regulations Washington, Nov. 16.—^Navy’s new director of pnblic relations Is a fighting Tar Heel, Rear Ad miral Felix Leslie Johnson of AJberdeen. Standing at Admiral Johnson's elbow as an aide and director of public Information, is another North Carolinian with an out standing navy record. Commo dore Ernest McNeill Eller, of North Wllkesboro. Although both are veterans of Event Will Climax Success- Open season for hunting quail, grouse and rabbit will begin. Thanksgiving Day, November 2'8,|John Graham 'High School, War- many years’ sea duty and prefer the rolling deep to the more pro saic assignments ashore, they are taking their land-lubber duties In stride. Admiral Johnson is specifical ly charged with "co-ordinating and executing the policies of the Navy in all matters related to public relations,’’ while Commo dore Eller has the not small stint of "disseminating to the public Information concerning the Navy.’’ Served In World War 1 Admiral Johnson attended the and extend through January 31, Robert Johnson, game protector, said today. The quail bag limit has been reduced to eight per day. Dally bag limit on grouse Is two with a maximum of ten for the season. The duck, geese and brant sea son has been cut from 80 to 45 days and will extend from No vember 23 through January 6. The duck bag limit Is seven per day with a possession limit of two days kill. There Is no open season on deer In the western half of the state. In^ eastern Craolina the deer season extends from Oc tober 16 to January 1, but only mala deer can , / and was an early rtocE-’ holder In furniture and textile manufacturing plants. At the time of bis death Mr, Tomlinson was owner of S. V. Tomlinson 'Wholesale establish ment, Tomlinson’s Department, Store, Wilkes Bakery, Boone Trail Motor company, Wilkes Milling company, several plots of valuable real estate and build ings, owner and operator of two large farms and owner of a number of smaller farms. In addition to the business firms which he owned. Mr. Tom linson was distributor for Amer ican Oil company products, was a stockholder, director and vice president of the Bank of North Wllkesboro, and was vice pres ident and director of the North Wllkesboro Building and LoM Aaeociatlon. He was also part owner of Grier Mills and Gordon Spinning company, and during his business career had been en gaged in manufacture of brick. For some time he owned inter- » ests In Insurance business here. Q_pther business holdings Includ ed a number of retail grocery stores. Mr. Tomlinson’s business abil ity was accorded wide recogni tion and his ability to personally own and operate so many varied bnslness Interests was consider ed truly remarkable. Although he was known to be one of the busieet business men in the community, Mr, Tomlinson found time for public, civic and church activities. For many years he was a member of the North Wllkesboro board of com missioners. Over a long period he had been a member of the board of stewards of the First Methodist church In this city and was president of the Men’s Bible class. Regular in attendance, Mr. 'Tomlinson showed g, keen Inter est in activities of his church. He was a member of the North Wllkesboro Klwanis club. Shortly alter coming to North Wllkesboro Mr. Tomlinson mar ried Miss Annie Rousseau, of. this city. Surviving Mr. Tomlin son are his wife, two daughters and three sons: Mrs. A. M. Greg ory, of Salisbury, Mrs. Carlyle Ingle, James, William S. and Worth Tomlinson, North Wllkes boro. One son, Lt. Archie Tom linson, lost his life in the army |t corps In Europe. Also survlv- _ are the following brothers sod slaters: Walter and Jesse l^llnson. East Bend; Miss Mag gie and Myrtle Tomlinson, East nd; Dr. F. N. ’Tomlinson, Wln- jm-Salem; Frank and John ttUnson, North Wl’keoboro; I'Mrs. Roy Sullivan, Wllmtagton. DM, ssrrlcs lor Mr. Tom- and raccoon with dog shd. extends from October 15 through February 16. Trapping season lor mink, muskrat, opossum and coon will be from December 1 to February 15. All hunters and trappers are warned to equip themselves with proper license before going Into the fields. Mass Meeting To Name Officers Of National Guard renton, and the University at Chapel Hill before his appoint ment to the U. S. Naval Academy by the late Representative Ro bert N. Page of BIscoe. EUer Gradoate of State Commodore Eller, Admiral Johnson’s Tar Heel aide. Is a na tive of Virginia, but his family moved to North Wllkesboro when be was an infant. He attended the North Wllkes- iboro High School and North Car olina State College, before en tering the Naval Academy In 1921. 'While at the Naval Acad emy, the Commodore got his start In writing and public rela tions work as managing editor f the "Log’’ ct th« Citizens Urged To Attend Meeting Called For Fri day Night, Town Hall All Interested citizens, espec ially veterans of World War II, are urged to attend the mass meeting called for Friday eve ning, seven o’clock, at the North Wllkesboro town hall. Mayor R. T. McNlel called the meeting and has asked the peo ple to meet and recommend to Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts names for the commissioned of ficers of the company to be form ed here. North Wllkesboro has been al located a field artillery company of the 30th National Gpard di vision. which proposal has been ; accepted by the town of North j W'ilkesboro and Wilkes county. 0. E. S. Bazaar For December Planned ! A bazaar, sponsored by the Order of the Eastern Star, will be held in the North Wllkesboro Lodge Hall on Friday afternoon, I Dec. 6, from three until seven o’ clock. Foods, handiwork, and , miscellaneous articles will be on sale. The proceeds from this ba- ' zaar will be given to the Wilkes County Youth Center. linson was held this afternoon at the First Methodist church. Dr. Gilbert S. Combs, pastor, was as sisted In the service by Rev. J. ■ H. Ainnbrust, of Statesville, a former pastor. The body lay In state at the church for one hour preceding the service. Burial was ■ in the family plot In Mount j Lawn Memorial Park north of this city. j In respect for the life of Mr. Tomlinson In the community, North Wllkesboro bnslness hous es closed their doors from two to four o'clock this afternoon. Creek; Mrs. O. P. The funeral service was Ipgely distant points. the Midshipman corps. After graduation In 1926, he served on the U. S. S. Utah, at the Naval Torpedo Station, New port, R. I., aboard the U. S. 8. Texas, the submarine base at New London, Conn., returning to the Naval Academy In 1932 where he taught for three years. With gunnery as a specialty. Commodore Eller has been active in the development of rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns and has writ ten several authoritative texts on the subject. He was gunnery officer aboard the U. S. S. Saratoga when that cruiser made its record run from San Diego to Pearl Harbor with urgently needed plane and pilot replacements Immediately after the Jap sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. He was also aboard the Saratoga when she was torpedoed in January 1942, wihile on her third foray Into the Marshall and Midway Island areas of the Pacific. Holds Several Medal.s For three years Commodore Eller was on the staff of the com- raander-ln-chlef of the United States Pacific Fleet. For his "out standing and distinguished” ser vices there he was awarded »the Bronze Star Medal. His Commodore Eller is the son of Edward E. and Elizabeth Mc- NeUl Eller, of North WUkesboro, where Mr. Eller Is a prominent merchant. o Bln. B. A. Shook said here today that her family enjoyed greeh strawberries front the garden thtt week. Proof of the fall crop is evidenced by the large nmnber of green straw* beniee still on the jdant. Mft. H H Scolt Slifsiy Qfftesi’ Cliimid By Dsolh 4*H Anhievement Hay Planned Here Friday, Rev. 22 ful Year In 4-H Club Work In The County Annual Achievement Day for Wilkes county 4-H clubs will be held Friday, November 22, ten a. m., at the North Wllkesboro town hall. R. D. Smith, county agent, Mrs. Annie H. Greene, home agent, Dwight Williamson, as sistant agent and Miss Margaret Morrison, assistant home agent, have planned a most interesting program for the Achievement Day, which will climax a most successful year In 4-H cluib work in the county. In addition to the program of entertainment, there will be a number of awards. 'All members of 4-H clubs, their parents, teachers, leaders and other interested are most cordially Invited to attend. o Warning Issued On Unmailable Matter Postmaster Maurice Walsh, on instructions from the postal de partment, has Issued a warning relative to placing unmailable matter in the malls. The postal department has Is sued the following repre* , Gspt. Ralph Bowman, of this city, has been designated Gronnd Safety Officer for United States forces at Ans- bach, Germany, where vehicle accident rate had become alarming, according to publish ed reports in the Ansbach Record, U. 8. air depot publi cation. Gspt. Bowman Is vig orously backing a vehicle saf ety campaign there this month. Seven Wilkes Men Enlisted In October matter; 1. Intiudcatlng beverages. 2. Inflammable matter such as matches, lighter fluid, and other articles likely to cause fire through absorption of moisture, or self-lgnltlon through friction or spontaneous chemical chang es. 3. Ammunition and all other explosives. 4. Firearms, such as rewolvers, which are capable of being con cealed on the person. 5. Obscene Matter. 6. Poisons. 7. Narcotics. 8. Extortion letters. 9. Lottery and fraudulent mat ter. The postal laws provide severe penalties for the mailing of such matter as indicated herein. During the month of Octoibor, seven men from Wilkes county were enlisted in the regnlaar army. Those enlisted were, Clyde D. Stone, John Andrew Johnson, William Marshall Jennings, and James 'Wllllwn Lovette, all of North Wllkesboro: Curtis Lee Woods, of Roaring River; Oscar Watson, of Summit; and Arnold Nlafaols, of Purlear. end Nichols were .prov- m in the Pacific area Ing World War II. In addition to the numiher ac tually enlisted, there were sev eral accepted applicants who fail ed to meet the required physical standards. Those Interested in the Regu lar Army can see an army re cruiter at the Post Office, North Wllkesboro, any Tuesday or Wednesday. ^ o BIRTHS Funeral sei^ce was held Tues day aftwnoon at Monnt Pleasant Baptist church for Mrs. Joan Blondell Triplett Scott, age 38, who died Saturday In Davis Hos pital. SUteavlUo. Rev. 0. I. WatU conducted the service. Surviving Mrs. Scott are her husband, Hdbert Hayes Scott, and two children, Beeaie and Hayes Edward Soott. tar|B Hiiber Of OntesTriedli FT^ Three Diyi Prizes Given In School Coitesb Fines And Prison Terms Meted Out To Msmy li quor Law Violatora Noveniiber term of federal court convened In Wllkesboro Monday morning with Judge Johnson J. Hayee, of Wllkesboro, presiding. Following a charge to the grand Jury, of which John C. Whittington Is foreman, the Awarding a nuimber of prizes | court began work on a docket of climaxed observance of Book) almost 200 cases an*! North WSlkeeboro Week in schools. First place -Jn the home room contest went to Mrs. Ena A. Taylor’s roonl with rooms tanght by Miss Nonle Gordon and Miss Mary Speer getting on the hon orable mention list In the poster contest Doris Godbey won first place and Ger aldine Gaddy second. Hugh Gale and Bobby Anderson received honorable mention. Betty Blackburn won the hook mark contest. For book jacket Betty Wells was first with Lloyd' Burgess second. Anne Lott and Florlne Gllreath received honorable mention. In blackboard drawings first, second and third places went to Gladys Sebastian, Mary Lee Stone .and Wayne Davis In that order. Many patrons visited the school during Book Week. North Wllkesboro One Of Highest headway during the first three days. J. L. Osteen, probation officer, submitted a list of 29 probation cases. Of that number 26 were placed on regular probation, one continued on temporary term and Hansel Sheets drew a three months sentence In Jail for viola tion of probation. Following are liquor cases In which defendants were sentenc ed: Thomas Settle I.«ove, J250 fine and probation. Ambrose McOoy, year and a day In ChlUIcothe reformatory. Joseph Orris Tucker, $50 fine. Grady S. Trlvette, $250 fine and year and a day in Peters burg, 'Va., prison. ■Virginia Lovlll, not guilty. Walter Samuel Brooks, $639 fine and year and a day In Pet ersburg. Garnett Smith Wlngato, $300 fine and probation three years. Jim Ted Phillips, $200 fine and probation two years. Charles Dean Atwood. $200 fine and three years probation. John Grady Bowers, year and a day in Ghillicotbe. Local Teem Leads In Scot ing Among Teams Which Were Defeated North Wllkesboro’s Mountain Lions, playing their second year of football after a layoff during the war, was the sixth highest scoring team In the state this) a day in Petersburg Lt. Stuart L. Cowles Dies In Manila 17th Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. T. i (Jack) Brame, of this city, a son, Peter Joyner, on Monday at the Wilkes hospital. A daughter Vas born Satur day at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. ’Walter Austin Ashley, of North Wllkesboro route one. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Abeher, of Dockery, a daughter on Tuesday at the Wllkee hos- 'Statesville, 'Nov. 19.—Lt. Stu art Lee Cowles, 2-2, was killed‘In an automobile accident in Ma nila Sunday, according to infor mation received today by rela tives here. No details of the ac cident were given. A 1945 graduate of West - other Point, Lieutenant Cowles had medals Include American Defense been on duty In Manila for ap- Servlce, Fleet Clasp, Asiatic Pa cific Area Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. An outstanding writer, the Tar now In Japan. He also leaves Heel commodore’s essays on such one brother, Robert S. Cowles, subjects as sea power, courage, who Is In college In Birmingham, Japan, and the Philippines have Ala. He was a nephew of Gen- appeared In the U. S. Naval In- eral Miles '(Bowles of Princeton, stitute Proceedings, while some N. J. of his works on gunnery are standard texts at the Naval Academy. proximately a year. He was a son of Col. Stuart Cowles and Mrs. Cowles who are All State Back Henry Wellborn Kilby Is Cloimed By Death Fbineral service will be held' Friday, ten a. m., at Pleasant' Home Baptist church for Henry j Wellborn Kilby, age 76, well known citizen of Reddles River township who died Wednesday. Rev. W. S. Luck will conduct the service. Surviving Mr. Kilby are hla wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Kilby, and the following sons and daugh ters; J. H. Kilby, Wllkesboro route one; W. T. Kllhy, Millers North Wllkesboro; R. RhoadM, D„ C. L. attended, and Included 'many and Bessie Kilby, Wlikeeboro friends of Mr. Tomlinson from route one; Mrs. Ijsonard Miller, Millers Greek. North Wllkesboro is well represented on Flshbome Bilfl* itary School’s first string foot^ ball team this season by Bob Hubbard who again plays half back as be did last year. He' was voted a All-State halfback In VIrgInJa. CMM HnUMud is • member of FMi- borne’s senior claps. JGfe to n son Of Dr. and Btos. F. O. Oib- bsrd. .1 pltal. A daughter was born Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice W. Key, of Reddies River. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Carlisle Key, of Purlear, are parents of 4 daughter born Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital. Mrs. Jack Eugene Wagner and daughter, born November 16 at the WUkes hospital, returned to day to their home at Millers Creek. Mrs. Robert Anderson and daughter, born November 16 at the Wilkes hospital, returned to their home here today. A daughter was bom Novem ber 14 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray Haynes, of North Wllkesboro route one. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Clyde Minton, of North Wllkes boro route two, a daughter on Monday at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born Sunday at the Wllkee hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Colvard, of Cricket. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Carl week, according to g sports sur vey of high school football. In winning six, tlelng one and losing one game, the Lions roll ed up a total of 247 points to 57 scored by their opponents. North Wllkesboro lost the opening game to Boonville, after which they defeated Sparta, Mocksville, Jonesvllle, Boone, Granite i'alls and Valdese, and tied Elkin 19-19. The unbeaten teams in the state are Mount Airy, Waynes- vllle, Morgan ron, Greensboro, La Grange, Albemarle and Co lumbia. Mount Airy is the state’s highest scoring team with 371 points to 61 for opponents. Ramblers to Play Sparta On Friday Vernon, of this city, g son on Tuesday at the Wllkee hospital. Bora to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bauguess, Jr., of this city, g son, Carl Stephen, on Monday, Nov. 18. Mother and ^on are doing fine. o ^ V. F. W. Planning A Thankigiving Dance A Thanksgiving eve squaire dance will be held at the V, P. W. hail on C street Wedneeday night, nine o’clock. Music will be furnished by ■il^ee’ omf Sunset Bamblera and h moot eajoyahle oocaetoa to Wllkesboro high school's Ramblers will play Sparta high school football team tomorrow at 2 p. m. on the Wllkesboro field. The game will ibe one of the features of ‘Wilkes County Sen ior Day" which is being spon sored by the members of the Wllkesboro school senior class. Seniors of all the high schools In the county have been invited to be guests of the Wllkesboro sen iors for the day. Coach Caldwell said today that the Ramblers were near top physical form and that “T-Por- mation’’ plays will be used by his team for the first time this season. The Sparta team is said to have improved much since the opening of the season, and If the Ramblers win they will have to play one of their beet games of the season. A large crowd Is expected to see the game tomorrow which will end a succeesful season for the Ramblers, whether they vrin or lose. o Legion Will Meet The Ameriosn Legion vrill meet at the Legion Hnt tonight at 7:30. All memberB are urged to attend. SipportY.ILOii. Carlyle Ingle Is Injured Tuesday Carlyle Ingle, of this city, was painfully Injured ’Tuesday morn ing when his car and a state •highway truck collided at the In tersection of E and Ninth streets Mr. Ingle was traveling south on Ninth street and the track, driven by Elton McGlamery, of Wllkesboro route one, was going «ast on E street when the crash occured. Mr. Ingle uraa thrown from his ear to the pavement and ru- calved a nniiib«r of eut* and brutaeu. ^wav«r, hto coadlttoa waa not serious and ha.uraa r^ laaaad after traatmant at tha WUkoi hoapttaL DHvar of tiwA vM ahargad with taaktoM dStotog. Hubert Gentry, year and a day In ChlUIcothe. Lester C. Gentry, 18 months in ChlUIcothe. Hardin Holbrook, year and a day In AtlanU prison. Carl Baldwin, three years In ChlUIcothe. Lonnie Clyde Walsh, year and Calvin Owen Seamon, $400 fine and three years proibation. Lulaco 'Church, year and a day in Petersburg. Argel and Leasie Riggs, six months In jail suspended, proba tion two years. ■Wlllle Call. 18 months in Petersburg; William Simon Call, year and a day in Petersburg. Charlie Stuart Ferguson, year and a day In Petersburg. Oakery Prevette, year and a day In Petersburg. James Walter Luffman, year and a day in Petersburg. Sibyl Male Williams, year and a day In Alderson, W. Va., pri son. Richard Jarvis, six months In jail. The following defendants were placed on probation. Albert Wiles, Dessle Durham, Tom Woodrow Bumgarner, Cecil Bumgarner, Thos. Settle Love. Barney Roy McCoy, Richard Ooolldge Money, Claude Pres ton Maines, James Maynard Landreth, Dent Edward Dollnger, Paris Kermlt Walker, John Bow ers, Clifford Bowers, Charlie Vestal Absher, James Madison Coffey, Leroy Bauguss, Glenn Bauguss, Hubert Durham. In court this week William G. MitcheU, of this city, and Lafay ette Williams, of Yadklnvllle, were sworn in as practicing at torneys In federal court. o