'Aw4*rtcu*i Hliwto)
FOLLOWING pubUc healtb study at Turonto, Vanderbilt and Mlchl-
am nniversltiea on Rookefeller Foundation (eUowshl|^ three women
bM| India are ahewn in Washington. D. C., with OUvia Peteraon,
lean Red Croot director oi home niu-sing. They will undertake
traininc nrjcxams (or India’s millions.
STMES WILL BEGM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON CLOSING THIS WEEK
. vra
A >B|^)rity o( stores in
Koi^'wUkesboro will be clos-
on Wednesday afternoon
it the (irst eleven
months of 1947.
The ston-s will be closed
Wedneeday afternoon of this
week and every Wednesday
afternoon through November.
In additlcm to the Wednes
day afternoon closing, the
stores win observe the fol
lowing holidays; Easter Mon
day, July 4, Thanksgiving Day,
and two days for Ctisistmas,
December 2S and 26.
Kiwaiis Report
For Year Shows
Great Progress
Achievement Report Read
And Dr. Mitchell Install
ed Head of Club
LOCALS
Rei>ort (or the year and In
stallation of officers featured
the Klwanls club meeting hold
J^dky,.nopn^t Hotel Wilkes.,
Program Chairman W. B.
Jones presented T. E. Story, who
gave the achievement reiport of
the year for the program. The
report indicated much progress
made by the Club during the year
now coming to a close.
^’ollowlng the report President
Gardner made a splendid talk in
praise of the cooperation he has
had from directors, committees
and membership of the club dur
ing the year. He then In appro
priate words presented the Presi
dent’s button and the gavel to
incoming president, Gurney T.
Mitchell.
Joe B. McCoy presented the
paat president's button to the
outgoing , president, reminding
him of the club's delight for his
fine year’s work.
Dr. Mitchell assured the club
that he will endeavor to carry on
in the same fine way that his
predecessors have done. He ask
ed for the same cooperation that
has been given these former
residents.
Ftollowlng the luncheon a
,ing of all the committee
en for the New Year was
Id and literature was dlstrlbut-
te eank chairman.
Prior to the program Dr. A. E.
Lewis was received into member
ship in the club and was induct
ed by Rev. Watt M. Cooper. .The
attendnncu prize was given by J.
C. Reins to P. E. F\>rester. Guests
were as follows: 0. P. Bam-
hardt, of Savannah, Ga.. with
Ira Payne; Mrs. Jack Quinn with
Mrs. A. F. Kilby; Joe Barbw, Jr.,
wHh Joe Barber; Shelton Can
ter wlthv. H. H. Morehonse;
Charlea F. and Tommy Wlhlcker
with J. H. 'Whicker,- Sr.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. N B.
Walker, of Moravian Falls, a girl,
Saturday, December JS.
Mrs. Carl Coffey and son, Carl
G'wyn Coffey, are spending a
week in New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. K. 0. Finley vis
ited relatives in Wallace duri»'g
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Adamson
visited in Wilmington dnring the
4iiolldayB. —
Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Smith and
daughter, Anne, spent the Christ
mas holidays In Fdorida.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D._ Smith and
daughters. Donna and TVyby,
spent Christmas in Thomasvllle.
Mr., and Mrs. R. H. Shell and
Miss Dot Jenkins spent Christ
mas with relatives in Lenoir.
Mr. E. 0. Foster, of Purlear,
is recovering from an appendi
citis operation Friday at Davis
hospital in Statesville.
Miss Jeanie .Ogilvde, of Look-
0 u t Mountain, Tenn., spent
Christmas with her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Ogll-
vie, at Oakwoods.
Mr. and Mrs. George Forester
and son, Walter Lenoir Foreuter,
visited Mrs. Forester’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lenoir, in
Lenoir on Christmas Day.
Miss Dethene Land, of Nor
folk, Va., was a guest In the
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Crook during the Christmas hol
idays.
The Fldells class of Hinshaw
Baptist church will mebt Friday
night at 7:?0 in the home of
Mrs. Suma Pegram. All members
are urged to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence MlUer
' -have moved Into their now coun
try home, “Wild Acres,” three
miles east of the city off high
way 421.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miller
had as their guests during the
holidays Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Mer
cer, of Loulsburg. Mrs, Mercer
and Mrs. Miller are sisters.
.Three murder cases and one
rape charge will hv tried tn the
spdeial term of Wilkes oonrt
wnleh will begin Monday, Jui-
uary 1. Solicitor Avalon B.'HaU
said today.
Claude Absher, of North 'WIl-
kesboro, will go on trial tor his
life for the shotgi^ slaying of
Clyde Watts here on "April 6. Ab-'
sher was convicted during the
August term of court and was
sentenced to die but won a new
trial in his appeal to the su
preme court. y
Ralph ^'Yemon Littoral and
Claude Marvin Bell will face a
capital charge tor the alleged
rape of Peggy ^ore, 15-year-old
Elkin girl, in October.
Cling Minton, of Boomer, now
under 110,000 bond, wlU be
tried for the fatal shooting of
Atwell Wlleon Parsons at Min
ton's place of business at Boom
er several weeks ago.
Claude Spears, of Parsonville,
will be tried for murder for the
death of Harrison Jennings in
the North Wllkesboro jail eexly
this year.
Solicitor Hall said that the
robbery trial of Cola M. and
Carl Keaton, alleged to have
taken $28,000 in a poker game
holdup at the home of Jim Fos
ter on highway 115, is also cal
endared for trial in the special
term.
Judge Hoyle Sink, of Greens
boro, will preside over the spec
ial term, and there will be no
grand jury.
The special term of two weeks
will be followed by two weeks
court for trial of civil cases, the
regular term beginning Jtmnary
20.
Millers Creek Wins
Orer BakeraylHe 5
Mlllwa Oiwek all stars won
over BakscvrlUe, Mltebeli e^-
ty ehamploBS, tn a basketball
game pl^ed at Orsnberry on
Deoentoer 17,. the score
5» to SS.
Uneaps and scores were as
follows:
M. Creek 69
Bnmgamer 19
Clark 9
MeLeui 11
M. Uer if
. l^traoas t
WbittiagtoB 9
Vannoy
BakersvRle Sf
Anderson. K
Blerlai: if
MoKlaiMF I
W ilson S
• R, vratsen 4
S. Wlfitan 2
Gongs
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Foster,
of Hampton, >Va,, have been vls-
■ fltteg hte- motherj MM.'- Jk-O'.
Her, In the’ Congo community,
and Mrs. Foster's mother, Mrs.
J. C. Wallace, in this city.
Seaman First Class R'oscoe Mc
Neill has returned to Bainbrldge,
Md., after spending the Christ
mas holidays here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Mc
Neill.
Mr. Jack Howard returned Fri
day night to East Carolina Tes'ri-
ers College at Greenville after
spending the Christmas liolldays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Howard, at Wllkesboro.
Rev. Howard J. Ford and fam
ily, of Elkin, were Tlsitors to the
Wilkeeboros Friday. Rev. Mr.
Ford is now pastor of the Elldn
Baptist church, and is a (ormer
pastor of the Wllkesboro Bap
tist church. '
Mr. Arthur Finley has return
ed to his work in Alabama for
the Saco-Lowell Machine Shops
after spending Christmas week
in the city with his siaterB, Miss
es Lucy and Grace Finley, and
brother, Mr. Gordon Finley.
Mr. and Mrs^ A. L. Bnatowskl,
of Haverhill, Mass., are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Moore. Mre.
Brbstowski is the feigner Jeanne
Moore, daughter of the Moores.
Mr. Brzstowskl has been a stu
dent at Tufts College, Medford,
Mass.r and played on the fiootball
team there.
Mr. William W: Estes, son of
Mr. B. F. Estes, Mir. Joe Hunt,
son of Mr- And Mrs. Mnridiy
Hunt, Mr. Wayne Gentry, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clande Gantry.
DR. DAVID B. BROWNING
o
Dr. Brmiiniiiit: Hts
Resi{^as Pastor
1st BaptM Chareh
Local Pastor To Become
Pastor New Church In
Richmond, Va.,
Dr. David E. Browning, pastor
of the First Baptist church here
for the past two and one-half
years, Sunday offered his resig
nation before the church congre
gation.
,Dr. Browning, whose resigna
tion is to 'become effective one
month from date, state'.l that he
will become pastor of River Road
Baptist church in Richmond, Vt.
River Road Baptist church.
Dr. Browning said. Is a newly or
ganized church with 75 raem-
bers. The congregation of the
new church is currently meeting
in the Cannon Memorial chapel
of the Dnlversity ot Richiuond.
The First Baptist church here
will name a pulpit committee to
secure a successor to Dr. Brown
ing as pastor. .-i
‘
Was Driver of. Car Stmek
' By Greyhound Bus Near
Wllkesboro 24th
Funeral service was held Fri
day at Ronnd^ Hill church for
Johnnie Pruitt, 19, who was
killed Tnesiay nl^t when the
car he was driving was hit by a
Groyhonud bus on highways 19
and 18 just south of WIlksBtxwo.
State Highway Patrolman A.
H. Clark, who Investigatsd the
accident, said that the car driv
en by the Pruitt youth entered
the highway from a slderoad In
to the path of the approabhlng
bus. Pruitt’s head was crushed
and there were other Injuries.
He died Wednesday morning at
the Wilkes hospital, where' he
was taken by ambulance follow
ing the accident. The car was
demolished.
Johnnie Pruitt was a son of
Kelly Pruitt, who lived near the
scene of the accident. In .addi
tion to his father he is survived
by three brothers and (our sis
ters. Rev. L. B. Sparks conduct
ed the last rites.
William Joe Edwards, of Char
lotte, wan driver of the bus whl
struck the car. No charges wj
preferred against the bus di
have retnmed to Western Oaro-
Mlss Helen Phillips, who is on iina Teachers Oollege at Cnllo^
the school faculty of Askeboro,
spent the holidays with her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. B. N. Phil
lips.
Mrs. N. O. Smoak, MUm Kormn
and Mr. George Smoak spent a
(eW days last weA visittng Mrs.
Smoak's sister, Mrs. John H. Ma-
den. in Johnson ClD'. Tenfi.
Mrs. Caswell Yates and son.
Rbbwt, have retupnsd' from
Qeorgt^wn, 6. 0., vhere they
(iment Christmas with Mrs. Tates’
mother, Uta. i. H. 'WlUismB.
Mr. W; D. Hslfaere, Jr.', has
returned to Massaohus^ Inst*-
tute of Technology at Cambridge,
Mass., after , spendtog a ireek
here with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W.Hstttcro. '
Bnsttm an^ Mrs. B. C.^ HllI
hate iwfmrned'to Torktown,-Va..
after spending the Christmas
Hill’s, cbui
whee after spending Chrtstnas
in their respective homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest B. Jojea
and children, Terry and Elloi..
have returned to this dty after
spending the holidays with rela
tives in' Wlnebsstor, Ya., and
Capon'Ridge, W. Va. Previously
Mrs. Jonea and children had been
in Rhihmond. Va., for tattsal
days, where h(^ ebildr^ nn*
derweftt opSra^ni.
Mr-and Mrs. Moab C. Church,
of 'WUheebopo Rbnto 1, had the
pleasure of havtag the toUbwlttg
members of their family home
through the Christmas' hoUdays:
br. i.vary Church and family,
from WiBaton4alem:'Mis. James
Ralelgb Chureh.- North 'Wlikee-
bono; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wllbwm
and daughter, BUsabeth, NerlL'
WUkeihciiroi Hr. and Mrs. L it
, Mount Holly; ikr.
^ tL Ohurch, Bowman Gray
|9al CoUecs^WhubmHNUW
Piediiibif
Coiicil to Meet
Here Jan. IQth
are Invltod to the
nine until l), at the .tSommunity
House at Moravian Falls, with
the proceeds Crom the admission
charge going into the Community
House Imorovement fund. The
W>i3teland Wanderers will again
furnish the music and an,enjoy
able occasion is anticipated.
Col. H. J. Hatch«r Will Be
Principal Speaker At
Eight-County’ Meet
The first meeting of the- re
cently organized Western Pied
mont Safety Council will be held
in the Town Hall auditorium at
North Wilkeeboro at seven p. m.
on Friday, January 10th. Ool. H.
J. Hatcher, Commanding Officer
of the Bute Highway PatroL will
be the speaker. The theme of the
meeting will be “Highway Saf
ety,” The public is Invited to
attend this meeting.
The council Is oompoeed of
industrial eoncerus or individu
als from the right counties of
Avery, Catawba, Ashe, All^-
any, WUkee, OaldweU, WaUuga
and Alexander counties. Meet
ings wIU he held quarterly to
the larger communitlee to the
eight oountiee. Membership dues
are nominal, and are only to de
fray incidental operating expens
es of the council.
Any one interested In joining,
the council is urged to communi
cate with F. D. Meserve, Coble
Dairy, WUkwboro, N. O. who is
the > memberahlp committeeman
from this Immediate area.
Front of tho Allen Theatre
has been greatly Improved by^the
Inriallatlon of a new marquee.
e hew mi^uee Is attvactive-
ly tonstrueteA with neon and
floaieaekat Ughtteg. ,ahA M
eqhlhped with white and black
Iriters readily readabW from any
pbtof to, riih^ of the theatre, ihs
marvto*! 9^ kaa numerone
lights to iriumtoate toe front of
the tkeatrs.
' , Mr. ibhn Mclfeir, HI, of Laur-
llihnrg. spmit Friday tnd Satur
day with Mr. Bob Smoak to
■Wllkesboro. M’ ^BoVs room-
mete at Dgii|ito-r3poUege tmi
Mit. HtifchisMi It
Clotmecf By E>eoth
Funeral eervice was held
Thursday, December 19, at the
Community Chureh near this
city for Mrs. Queen Mary Hutchl-
aon, age 78, member of a well
known Wilkes family. Mrs.:
Hutchison died on Deeembc^ 17
at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
J. J. Foster;’ in this city*
Mrs. Hutchison is survived by
her husband, York Hutchison,
and the following sons and
daughters: Herbert and Palgo
Hutchison, Mrs. Maggie Jen-''
nings and Mrs. J. J. Foster, all
of North Wilkeeboro.
The funeral service was con
ducted iby Rev. L. B. Sparks, as
sisted by Rev. Milo Hnie and
Rev. Gilbert Frost
o
Mrs. Ada McHone
Funeral Dec. 25th
New Year Dance oY
Moravian Fi
Last rites were conducted De
cember 25th at Hunting Creek
Baptist church for Mrs. Ada Mc
Hone, wife of R. 8. MeHons, of
this city. Rev. J. P. Robinson
oondneted the last rites.
Mrs. McHone died on Monday,
December 23.
Stndeit Nigfiit Is
ArKe Foster |s
Fire Wardcs
Arlle Poster, ■well known Wll
kesboro citizen, has been ap
pointed fire warden for Wilkes
county. ,
Ab county fire warden Mr.
Foster succeeds Perry R. Lowe,
of Poree Knob, who has been
acting temporary warden.
Mr. Foster will aptpreclate oo-
oi>eration of the public to prompt
reporting of fires and other as
sistance to conserving forestry
resources, hfr. Foster’s phone
number Is 480-J.
Dr. Sink’s OHjee
In Old Location
Maiianir Chib 40 And 8 In-
KBIed PdlGwiiif
QutmI In Game
Oharisa G. Bakar, SO, managar
of Club 46 and 8 tfva miles
of this city on the BUdn high'my,
was shot and klUod at Uitm a.
m. eatniday at the cinb.
Johnny R Correll, of Lenotr,
la being held to Jail on charge of
ftnt degree murder for Baker’s
death.
At a hearing held before
Wilkes Ooroner I. M. Myers Sat
urday witnesses said that &hker
and Correll got into an argument
over an ante to a crap game and
that Baker ordered Correll to
leave tbe place.
0 According to the testimony
given by Miss Helen Kilby, wait-
NSB, and Thomas B. Graham^
colored employe of the club, the
argument continued after Baker
had told Coirril to leave.
They said that Correll slapped
Baker in the face with his open
hand and followed Baker behind
the bar. Correll later went back
to tbe front of tbe bar and was
followed by Baker, who held a
revolver In his hand and who
again ordered Correll to leave.
Cbrrell backed toward the door,
holding between himself and
Baker the gdrl who had Accom
panied him from Lenoir. While
backing away Correll stopped,
drew a gun jutd shot Baker In the
forehead. He died instantly.
Witnesses said that examina
tion of Bakw*B|gnn showed that
it was sot loaded. Cprran re-
Office of Dr. C. fl. Sink, ;3m-
porarily located for the past sev
eral months over Horton’s Drug
Gtore, have been moved back to
the old location to the rebatlt
Poindexter bnlldtog over Rexall
Drug Store.
Mr. and Mrs. ^ B. B. BUar
spent two ^ weeks daring the
Christmas and New Tear holi
days vrith their dan^ter, Mrs.
W. M. McCnBey and tan4ly to
SallsUmry, and thrir sops, Kri«r
and Ernest and families, to BaJ*
tlmors and AnnapoUs, Md. ,
'-".O-
Mrs. Can Lee Boyle, of. WR-
keeboco, is imendtog the hoHdsys
in Warm %wtog>. Ga., with her
daugh^, Jane, who Is a patient
it'the foundation there. June is
maktag grand progress and
ehjoysd a hlee Christmas. Bhe
wishes to thank all bar friends
tor remembering, her.
Members of Wllkesboro Bap
tist church Who are attending
different schools and colleges
gave an Interesting program at
the church Sunday evening. Bet
ty Jean Llnney spoke for Mere
dith Oollege, Raleigh; Rebecca
Hayes spoke for Salem Academy,
Winston-Salem: O. K. Wbittlns-
ton, Jr., spoke tor Wake Fores:
College, Wake Borest; and Jewel,
Howard and Francis Kenned;
spoke for Woman’s Colt
Greensboro. Tbe audience lie
ed with appreciation to'these sti
dents as th^y disenssed the so-'
cial, the academics, anil, tbe re
ligious acthriues of the different
schools. f j
Other scoeols 'aMeBded
members of Wllkeaborh Bapi
church are Alabama Potytech;
tostltute. M. G. Bd
Appalachian Teachers,
Eddie Adleman, Doug]
Joseph Unney, and
divant, Jr.; Boone
Billie Whittington;
Caroltos Teochen
Howard.
Drs. Mitclie
Phillips N
Offices of Dt. O. I
and Dr. B. N. PhUli
have been located to thi home
Dr. Mitchell to Wll^ee^iro,
bemi moved to the rebuilt Pota*
dexter .bnlldtog to thle dri'*
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