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^Cl,’. L^r. I “'-.'I-:' Y« M. C. A. i» a Iwildmc faad for tk« of a aiodm T. M plaat. Support H. The Journal-Potriot Has Blazed the Trail ofrProgress In the ''State of'Wilkes" For Over 40 Years Korll^ WBkoabOMS ■ JtJw- MM M nmtMB Of Ml ■wfhn lOOiiQOO NordbwootHii Vot. 41, No. 63 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. (X, Monday/Dec. 9, 1946 Make Nortlr Wilkesboro Your Shopping FIFTY BOYS GET LESSONS IN FORESTRY MANAGEMENT f TTie top plctui-e shows a part of the 50 boys who at tended the Wllkee Chamber of Commerce py>restry school Wednesday. After lessons In the forests at the farm of Clifford Moore the boys are shown here enjoying lunch In Wilkesboro school lunchroom as guests of the school, where forestry movies were shown in the afternoon. The lojver photo shows instructors and others with the boys in the forestry school. Left to right are: first row, J. B. Williams, president of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce; John Gray, assist ant state forester; A. H. Xlax- well, Burke county ft R. D. Smith, XVllkes' k agt'nt; second row, O. K. X\"hii- tington, member Wilkesboro •school committee; C. B. Eller, county superintendent schools; Charles C. McXelll, Wilkes welfare., superintendent; Dr. M. O. Edwards, member Wil kesboro school committee; R. W. Graeber, state forester; back row, Wm. T. Long, Wll- kesb.>ro principal; Forrest E. Jones, secretary - manager XVilkes Chamber of Conunercc; Grady Miller, Mulberry prin cipal; John E. Ford, Wilkes farm forester; Dwight Nichols, editor The Journal-Patriot; B. B. Elliott, representative 8av- nik Saw company. John Luther Rites Be HelJ T)n' Tuesdoy Funeral service will be held Tuesday, 11 a. m.. at the fam ily cemetery for John Luther, age 53, who died Saturday at his home in Union township. Mr. Luther Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella Luther, and two sons. Richard and J. R. Luther, of Wilbar. Wilkes Youth In Novai Reserve Officer Training ’Teeii-%geiiier Progressing Well; Meetings Planned Executive Board Seeking Paid Director; Volun teers Now Serving Cecil Adamson, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Wilkes Teen-Age Center, an nounced today that over 60 teen agers had attended the meetings of the. Teen-Age Center on last Rrvan of' Saturday. These chlU Thomas Sherman Traphill, has been selected for | coming training in the Naval Reserve'''’*''*'^ county, Officer Training Corps at the University of .North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, N. C. Selecting this school as his choice from fifty-two colleges and universities througho\it the country, he is one of the first to take advantage of the new schol arships offered by the Navy in its peace-time officer procure ment program. The XROTC pro gram includes a four-year edu cation of the candidate’s choice, with all expenses paid and an allowance of $600 a year. After he receives his degree, he will be commissioned an officer in either the United States Navy or Marine Corps, and will serve on active duty for two years. In January, 1947, another na tionwide competitive examination for this opportunity will be of fered to all high school seniors suggested for this and graduates between tha ages I dren, coming from all over were treated by some movies shown by Paul Har- vel, and on Saturday night an old fashioned square dance was conducted by Mr. Hyde Waller of this city. This program was planned and conducted by a com mittee from the board, including Mrs. Robert Gibbs, Claude Can ter, Paul S, Cragan, Ivey Moore and F. E. Jones. Adamson also announced that the center would be operated next week-end by the Junior E.xecutive Committee, the week end of the 21st by the Girl Scouts, :'Ud the last week-end in December by the Junior Execu tive Committee. The committee appointed to find a successor to the director, Mr. Ze.b Dickson, who resigned last week, will have a meeting In the near future to consider some of 17 and 21. Application form may be obtained from high school principals, college deans, or the nearest Office of Naval Officer Procurement. Wm. Andrew Church Funerol Held Friday Last rites were held Friday at the family cemetery for William Andrew Church, age 66, who died Thursday at his home in Jobs Cabin township. Rev. I.evl Greene conducted the service. Mr. Church Is snnrlved by hla wife, Mrs. Minnie Church, and two children, Ira and Lade Church. MASONIC NOTICES % A special communication of North Wilkesboro lodge number 407 A. F. and A. M., will be held Wednesday night, December 11, for work in the'third degree. A regular communication will be I^Mld Friday night, December 13, r 7:30, at which time officers for - 1947 will be elected. Every mem- Iwr Is urged to attend these meet- Kw.-IngA position The teen-agers meet every Fri day night in the V. P. W. Hall, and alternate 'every Saturday night .between the Woman’s Clubhouse In Wilkesboro and the Woman’s Clubhouse in North Wilkesboro. The Board of Direc tors has requested anyone hav ing any games or equipment which might be used In the Teen- Age Center to contact any mem ber of the Board of Directors who will see that It is put Into use. The Board of Directors Includes; W. P. Choate, Paul S. Cragan, Max Poster, C. A. Canter, Mrs. G. T. Mitchell, Rebecca Moseley, Mrs. Robm Gibhs, Mrs. R. T. McNeil, L. M. Nelson, D. B. El- ledge, C. B. Eller, Mrs. Richard I'lnley, Cecil Adamson, Forrest E. Jones, J. B. Carter, Charles C. McNeill. Boyd Stout, Bill Mc- Elwee, Ivey Moore, Gordon Fin ley, Paul Oebome. — o Imst rites were held Sunday at Bethel Church near Hays for Mrs. Mary Jane arrold, age 83, who died Saturday. Surviving members of Mrs Harrold’s immediate family are one daughter, Mrs. A. B. Hayes, one brother, George Whitley, and 14 grandchildren. Rev. S. L. Blevins conducted the funeral service. Lions Club Holds Interesting Meet On Friday Night Committee Reports Heard; Forestry Picture Shown To The Cluh Interesting committee reports and the showing of a forestry film featured the North Wilkes boro Lions Club meeting Friday evening at Hotel Wilkes. Bill Lee and Ed Hodges, Jr., had charge of the program, which consisted of a technicolor sound picture which depicted the growth and operations of a large lumber company in west ern states, and was much en joyed. Dale Andrews operated the projector. R. E. iStewart, Jr., was induct ed as a new member of the club with J. H. Whicker, Jr., conduct ing the induction ceremony. It was announced that the lo cal club Is participating with the Statesville club in giving away a new car, and that the car to be given away will (be in this city Tuesday. ' Dr. J. S. Deans reported that an attractive and usaful Christ mas gift will be given by the club to eac'n of the blind' perBOns in Wilkes county. It was also re ported that the club had paid hospital expenses for a child who had undergone a successful eye operation. Paul Cushion reported that at tendance at meetings is not up to par and that members who wish to make up attendance may attend committee meetings to be held on each Monday and Tues day afternoon, 6:30, at the of fice of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. Guests were as follows: Jlm- Give the aviu-age man a ham mer and screw driver and the I Rollins, of Goldsboro, with ruin he can accomplish, under the guise of being helpful, js tremendouB. SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A W. D. Jester; Joe D. Moore with G. R. Andrews; Kay Stroud with Shoun Kerbaugh; Dale Andrews with Bill Lee; Haggle Faw with O. K. Pope. DeMQhirTeni OfMlk^Cbiil Judge Pittman PreMding; More ThdB 200 Cases Are Awaiting Trial Wilkes superior court conven ed In Wilkesboro today. Judge William^ G. Pittman, of Rockingham, who recently was appointed on the bench to re place Judge F. Donald Phillips, who is on government business in Germany, Is presiding. Following the Judge’s charge to the' grand Jory, court began work today on a docket of more than 200 cases, many of which cannot be reached at this term and may be continued until the special term on January 6. Three capital cases are calen dared for court. On Wednesday of this week Ralph Vernon Llt- teral anj Claude Marvin Bell are scheduled to go on trial for their lives, being charged with rape and kidnaping of Peggy Shore, 15, near Elkin senreral ago. The case of Claude Aibsher, ebarged with the shotgun slay ing of Clyde Watts here, and the first degree murder charge a- gainst Richard Horton, negro, for the robbery slaying of Fran cis Baker, local taxi driver, are calendared for the second week. Complete court calendar Is published elsewhere In this news paper. Singina Dec. 29 At ^pHst Home Stone Monatain Hntoa EHngloi association will convene with Baptist Home church five ntUes north of this dty on highway 18 Sunday, December 29, J. A. 011- liam, chairman, announced to day. The singing will open at one o’clock and all singers are in vited to attend ami take part. o ^ Ovtstudiig 4-H Club Members Guests at Dinner « Duke Power Company Hosts To Boys smd Girls, Par ents, Extension Workers Square Dance 12th At Moravian Falls The square dance held Thurs day night at the Moravian Falls community ho'use was so suc cessful that another hag been planned and will be held on Thursday night of this week, be ginning at eight o’clock. Smoky Mountain Moonshiners, a l9cal string band, will again furnish the music and a most enjoyable evening Is assured. The By way of encouragement to the fine work that is being doae by the young people of the coun ty In the 4-H Clubs, the Duke Power Company gave a dinner on Thursday evening, December 5, 1946 to those members'who weeks were 1st place winners of the varlons projects. The dinner was prepared by Miss Addle Malone, Home Service Advisor, of the Duke Power Company of Wins ton-Salem, N. C. and Joe .Howard, Agricultural Engineer of the Duke Power Company acted as Toast Master. John Paul Lucas, Jr. of the Public Relations De partment of the Duke Power Company in Charlotte, N. C., made a short talk, emphasizing the importance of independence on the part of all our citizens and particularly the rural peo ple. Those who attended the dinner from the County Agent’s Office were: R. D. Smith, D. D. Wil liamson, Miss Margaret Morrison, John Ford; and Forrest E. Jones, representing the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. The following members of the 4-H Club who were first place winners In the projects named, attended with their parents as listed; liucille Mathis and Buddy V. F. W. to Sponsor Famous Hypnotist Here Friday Night Mystic Shore, Prominent Psychlst and hypnotist will pre sent his ‘Midnight Zombies Jam boree’’ in the high school audi torium here Friday night, De cember 13, at 8:00 p. m., it was announced today. Sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 and the Ladies Auxil iary, the‘proceeds of the show will be for the Post. Mystic Shore has received hon orable mention on many occas ions for his various contribu tions to the art of mind reading and mental telepathy, answering unseen and unspoken questions from the audience Is one of the ' 7. wfaxRs Mstklj, dairy calf project, with f««tg'to toe performed on the admission " per couple, or |1.00 for _nrf Carolyn Crysel, food] As a Hypnotist, Mystic Shore preparation, with her mother, M. P. Crysel: Peggy Bumgarner, Junior dress making, with her mother, Mrs. Lin Bumgarner; Linda Ferguson, senior dressmak ing; Hazel Trlplette, food pres ervation. with her mother, Mrs. Zeb Trlplette; Libby Gene Walsh, poultry project, and her mother, Mrs. Ann Walsh; Charlie Black burn, com project; Edwin Mc Gee, com project, with his fath er, Gerald McCee; Rex Lovette, p- iltry. Otheir winners unable to at tend were: Bernice Nichols, Ruby Hutchison, Aaron Speaks, Jim mie Cleary, and Billy Cleary. o 50 cents each for ladles. The proceeds will go Into the com munity house Improvenient fund. o Ramblers Given Turkey Dinner Delightful Banquet Held In Honor Football Team Friday Night Members of the Ramblers foot ball team, cheer leaders, Coach R. E. Caldwell, Supt. Wlllllim T. Long, and the team mascot, lit tle Miss Anne Triplett, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlon Trip lett, were guests of honor at a banquet given by a group of fathers of members of the foot ball team Friday night at the White Pine Farm operated by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Brown near the city. The event had been planned for several weeks by fathers of members of the term in appreci ation of the fine showing the Ramblers made during the sea son of 1946—their first since 1942. In winding up the sche dule for the past fall, the Ramb lers won five games, lost two, and tied one. Attorney T. R. Bryan was toastmaster, and he enlivened the evening with a number of humorous stories which remind ed some of his father, the late Representative T. Sherman Bry an. who possessed ready wit, and a most congenial personal ity. Toastmaster Bryan, seeing s'>'’h a bounteous supply on the table and knowing the eagerness and capacity of a group of boys, requested Supt. Long to speak the Invocation, and soon everyone present was partaking of the many good things to eat which had been prepared by Mrs. Brown. Toastmastm* Bryan then spoke briefly, telling the reason of the banquet and Its purpose. Mr. Bryan expressed appreciation for the splendid record made by the Ramblers’, the cheer leaders and Coach Caldwell, after which Coach Caldwell told of the sea son Just closed, and expressed his appreciation of the loyalty of the patrons of the school to the team and the fine manner In which members of the team, had co-operated with him In bringing to a close one of the most suc cessful football seasons In the history of the school. Supt Long was then called on for a few re- gee — RAMBLERS — Page 5 Hnsident Vidim MYSTIC SHORE —^ o — Thamas J. Garrett Dies at Leaksville Leaksville, Dec. 5.—Thomas J. Garrett, 85, died In a Leaksville hospital today. He is survived by five daugh ters, Mrs. L. P. Mitchell, Mrs. L. J. Seibert, and Miss Ivy Garrett all of Leaksville, Mrs. Eugene Trivette of North Wilkesboro, and Mrs. Robert L. Neal of Reldsvlile; one brother, State Senator ,W. A. Garrett of Ridge way, Va., and four sisters, Mrs. Alice Joyce, Mrs. Susie Loftis, and Miss Lula Garrett all of Madison, and Mrs. Homer De- Shazo of Leaksville. Those from here attending the funeral service held at the home Saturday were Attorney and Mrs. Eugene Trivette, Mrs. C. E. Jenkins. Mrs. Ethel V. Moore, Mrs. W. F. Jones; also Attorney and Mrs. J. E. Hol- shouser, of Boone. o Myra E. Nichals Taken By Death FVneral service was held to day at the home for Mrs. Myra E. Nichols, age 91, who died Sat urday at her home In Reddles River township near Millers Creek. Rev, Quincy Tates was In charge of the service and burial was in the family cemetery. Mrs. Nichols was the wife of the late John W. Nichols. Only surviving member of her imme diate family is one eon, Jerry Elijah Nichols, of WUkesboro route one. o ^ Chief diagnostic weapon in detecting tuberculosis Is the X- ray, discovered 61 years ago by Wilhelm Konrad Rowitgen. Christmas Seal funds have pur chased 190 X-ray nnits now be ing used in the search for un known cases. Gling Minton HeM . In Fital Shooting Atwell Parsons Shot In Abdomen Fatal To Young Man Saturday Night Near Boomer * ■ Atwell Wilson Parsons, 20- year-old navy veteran, was shot and killed Just after midnight Saturday night at Minton’s skat ing rink near Boomer. Cling Minton, manager of the skating rink and store, Is In Wilkes jail charged with the murder of Parsons. Sheriff C. G. Poindexter said today that little information had (been gained relative to the ^ shooting, except that Parsons was shot In the abdomen at close range. He was brought to the Wilkes hospital, where he died shortly after he arrived. Minton has made no statement relative to the shooting. Although a number of people were present when the shooting occured, officers were unable to obtain a coherent account of what actually happened. When Sheriff Poindexted arrived at the scene of the shooting Min ton was there and he made no effort to escape or avoid arrest. Mr. Parsons is survived by his father and mother, T. J. and Nina Robinett Parsons, of Boom er, and the following brothers and sisters: R. H. Parsons, Hud son; lyconard L. Parsons, North Wilkesboro; Thomas L. Parsons, Lenoir; Quincy and Edith Par sons. ■Washington, D. C.; Mrs. W. H. Lackey, Carboro. Funeral seirvlce was held to day, two p. m., at Little Rock Church. Rw. Grant Mi^er . has astounded audiences through out the country with his seem ingly unearthly powers of con trol over the human mind. At a touch from this Master Magician, the strongest of men fall into a dead faint. He has been publicly acclaim ed as one of the most outstand ing escape artists of all time. Handcuffed, shackled, locked In a mall bag, securely tied and sealed In a steel burial vault, he escapes in 90 seconds before the very eyes of the audience. An unheard of accomplishment la the annals of magic lore. Causing silk handkerchiefs to dance unaided upon the stage, creating living ghosts which run up and down the aisles, and many other startling mysteries make a program of the very finest en tertainment. Picture Feature Kiwanis Meeting Tuesday Noon Forestry Featured In Inter esting; Movie Sho'wn Be fore Local Club Featured by an Interesting movie, the North Wllkeabono Kl- kanls cluib held an enjoyable meeting Friday noon at Hotel Wilkes. Prior to the program P. W. Eshelman announced program assignments for six months. Dr. J. a McNeill spoke brief ly, urging the members to eui)- port the Christmas seal cam paign. Attendance prize was given by Sam Winters to Rev. W. N. Brookshire. Guests Friday were: Ralph Barblnaon idth J. B. Car ter; Dale Andrews guest of the clnb. Program Chairman Gordon Finley had for his program a sound picture portraying the forest and lumbering business of the Dlerks Lumiber and Coal Co. doing business in a number of the central and western states of the United Statea It display ed a graphic example of the mammoth 'accomplishment of a small number of men who began a small saw mill business for local comtaunlty benefit, but through vision and untiring ef fort made their dreams come The program was well etojoy- P.-T. A. Meeting On December 12 The Parent-Teacher Associ ation will hold the monthly meeting Dec. 12th in the school auditorium at 7:30. 'The meet ing is being called, the week be fore the regular meeting time because of the Christmas holi days coming on the regular meeting date. The executive board of the P. T. A. held a meeting Tuesday morning in the office of the school building to decide upon the P.-T. A. projects for the year. The following recommen dations will be presented at the P.-T. A. meeting: 1. To educate parents of the needs of the children through visitation and other means. 2. Each committee is asked to study its' needs before budget Is set up. 3. An investigation be made of needs for clothing of children. 4. Improvement of playground. 5. Survey made of the needs of band instruments and pro curement of same for school. Parents will visit class rooms at the meeting. 'The school chil dren are decorating rooms for the Christmas season and are anxious for the fathers and moth ers to see their school room. The music committee will render Christmas music. All who are interested in the school are In vited to attend. o Dick's Electric Naw In a New Lacatian Dick’s Electric service and Dick's Recapping Service, locat ed on Gordon Avenue for the past several months, have moved to the new Broyhill building on tb« corner of Main and Fifth streets in the eastern part of this city. Dick’s Electric Service, now under management of J. D. Wal lace, features refrigerators, ra dios, ranges, deep freeze units and ell types of electrical appli ances. One new line consists at many Christmas toys for the holi day trade. The recapping servloa IS now located in the basement of the new building under tlis electrical store. Tuberculosis kills seven time as many unskilled workers’ s professional people, three times | as imaW skilled wtorksn si'pnK.^ fesslonal people.
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