m
v i v ? ii% i m hA
Thp Journol-Potriot Hos Blozed the Troil of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years
m
Y. M. C. A. is rais
ing a building fund for the
erection of a modern Y. M
C. A. plant. Support it.
? TO&SPlra
North
trading
tarring 11
Northwestern
Vo!^41^N?, 77 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WiLKESBORO. N. C., Monday, Jan. 27, 1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
sss
todaJ iff. X W^e8boro' stated
of com? Wilkes Chamber
sainT/ Program, had
fwSL ***** dl??nctlon orer
rpfor area* He had particular
lng dlr^Uy de<U_
M *lth soil corserva
TAti'nn?\ the *>" Oonser
detaiinH has requested a
S r*POrt tor """la dis
?sut? ? ^ the enUre Unlt?*
*of^? JL Program
t*r~* ,T. C or8?nl*?tions In
STSJ ^ 1116 ?reaerTat'on of
haJhl,tbree b^'Mr. Mclver
nad reference to are the Wilkes
9??>?7Son Ooo^rrou? SSl
wukbs Chamber of Commerce in
^operation with the iSrtTSaS
th^an ^k!!' ?^S80ciation and
wfike' n' A' Conncll for
Wlikes County, In which oyer 500
Wilkes County high school ?stu
dents will take part before the
county finals at the courthouse
on February 6.
The second project is the
three-year reforestation project
sponsored by the Wilkes Cham
ber and the North Carolina Ex
tension Service on reforestation!
Reforestation and forest man
agement are two of the greatest
agricultural problems in Wilkes
County today, Mr. Mclver said.
The Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce and the Extension Service
certainly should be complimented
for recognizing the problem and
starting a progressive program
to solve it.
The third project has attracted
wide attention because of the
unusual approach. Last year the
Chamber provided for the flying
of seventeen key Wilkes County
soil conservation farmers over I
| their lands to observe from the
conservation j>rac
'tices already established on
their farms and to compare their
practices with those of their
neighbors. This project has cre
ated widespread discussion a
mong neighboring farmers and
friendly competition among
neighboring farmers as to!
who can do the best job of
establishing soil conservation
practices, particularly those that
show up well from the air, such
as terracing, strip cropping, pas
ture improvement, and reforesta
tion. The agricultural committee
of the Chamber has already
made plans to continue the pro
ject this year. j
According to Forrest Jones, I
Secretary, and E. G. Finley,
Chairman of the Agricultural
Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, these projects were
designed to assist the Soil Con
servation District and the Ex
tension Service with their edu
cational program on a vital prob
lem bo both farmers and town
people alike?-soil conservation.
Mr. Jones said that what effects
the soil has a direct bearing on
everyone. It has been proven that
/ rich soil, well managed, creates
a progressive community, he
pointed out, while poor soil,
poorly managed and depreciated
by soil erosion, creates a poor,
run-down community.
Hosiery Employes
Finish Red Cross
Hntrition Course
M On last Tuesday 24 women
'employees of the Wilkes Hosiery
Mills completed the Red Cross
Modified Nutrition Course. The
class, which waa sponsored by
Mm. H. B. Smith, Nutrition
Chairman of the local Red Cross
chapter, assisted by P. W. Eahel
J man, Miss Pansy Ferguson, and
Mrs. Alma Blair, met in the
Ward Eshelman Club House. As
instructor the Duke Power Com
pany- loaned the Services of Miss
Addle Malone, Pood Economist.
Women participating in the class
were: Mrs. CI ere Beshears, Mrs.
T. M. Brock, Mrs. Eolala Brown,
uim Pauline Broyfcill, Miss F*lor
nie Craven, Miss Marion Craven,
Mrs. Juanita Felts, Miss Faye
Hall, Miss Bettye Hill, Miss Ar
lle Mlnton, Miss Helen Mlnton,
Mrs. Lorene Phillips, Mrs. Lola
Shomaker, Miss Juanita Keys,
Mian Faye McGlamery, Mies Eva
Miller, Mrs. Kathleen Miller,
Mrs. C. B. Tates, Mrs. Mae-Bau
*nss, Miss Hilda Combs, Mlsss
dlvS* Combs, Miss Rtiby Hayes,
Mr*. Alma Blair and Miss Faye
Rearis.
Now In Philippines
Cpl. Harold J. Bauguss en
tered the army November 28,
1945, was In training at Fwt
McClelian, Ala., and Is now
stationed at Clark Field in the
Philippines, where he is a
member of the 72nd air ser
vice group. He went overseas
in April, 1946 and was recent
ly made foreman of a shop.
Banguss is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Banguss, former
residents of the TraphiU com
munity now residing at Wads
ley, Ga.
WilkesCounty Boys
Plant 7,000 Trees
By JOHN E. FORD
Farm Forester
As a result of the Wilkes
Chamber ? of Commerce County
Forestry Field Day held this past
December seven Wilkes County
boys have entered the tree plant
ing contest sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce and the
State Extension Service. These
boys have received a thousand
shortleaf pine seedlings each and
have already started their plant
ing. Next fall these plantings
will be inspected to deteri
wtrteirboy-wTO the
ful planter.
The following boys have enter
ed the contest: A. C. Yale, Jr., of
Mountain View school; R. V.
Garris, Jr., of Roaring River
School; and, Charlie Blackburn,
Jakie Burcham, Jamee Hunt, J.
P. Welborn and Shurll Blackburn
all of Ronda school. These boys
by spending a few hours now
planting trees are making a val
uable invsetment for their fu
ture. |
ABOUT SCOUTS
Troop 82, Wilkesboro
On November 20, 1947, Troop
32 of Wilkesboro completed se
lection of troop officers for the
year of 1947, The officers are,
B. B. Banner, patrol leader, Fred
Glass, patrol leader, Edgar Ter
rell, Junior Assistant Scoutmast
er, Dean Edwards, Senior Patrol
Leader and Malcolm Gam/bill,
scribe.
' During the meeting a knot
tying contest was held between
the two patrols with assistant
Scoutmaster Hubert Dancy as
judge. The oontest was won by
the Eagle Patrol, with a margin
of one point.
MALCOLM GAM BILL,
Reporter.
o
Tar Heel farmers declare that
keeping adequate records as
recommended by the State Col
lege Extension Service is a big
help to them.
Polio Shows Are j
Given li County
' Many are attending the tree
ehows being given in Wilkes
county schools by the Wilkes
chapter of the National Infantile
Paralysis Foundation.
| The show consists of perform
' ances by Blue Ridge Ramblers,
,'popular Wilkes string band, and
\ showing of a sound movie, "The
j Miradle of Hickory." There are
no admission charges and everf
, body is invited.
The schedule of ahows this
week (7:30 p. m. on each date)
is' as follows: January 28, Fer
guson; January 29, Roaring Riv
er; January 30, Mil)ers Creek;
January 31, Ronda.
Hosiery Employes
Give Generously
Local Polio Fund
Employes of the Wilkes Hos
iery Mills company generously
contributed $300 in the current
campaign for Infantile Paralysis
funds.
In addition to the $300 given
by the employes, the Wilkes Hos
iery Mills company added a sub
stantial donation.
The campaign leaders appreci
ate this valuable assistance and
cooperation of the part of the
Wilkes Hosiery employes and the
company and stress the fact that
other liberal contributions are
needed to raise Wilkes' quota-of
$4,500 in the current campaign.)
Benefit Dance For
"Dance that others may walk"
is the slogan for the benefit
[dance to be staged Friday night,
January 31, for the infantile pa
ralysis campaign in Wilkes coun
ty.
The dance will begin at nine
o'clock and afdmission will be
$1.00 per couple. The dance is
being staged without heavy
costs and all proceeds from ad
mission charges will go into the
polio fund. I
Marriage License
Since January 16 license to
wed were issued by Wilkes Reg
ister of Deeds Troy C. Foster to
the following: Bill Vickers and
Kate Parsons, both of North
Wilkesboro; Sidney Swanson, Le
noir, and Ethel Huffman, Par
sonvllle; Tom Walker and Anna
Dancy, both of Reddles River;
Chester E. Arnold, Fellsmero,
Fla., and Bernice Cox, Traphill;
James William Benge and Wil
lia Mae Anderson,* both of Cycle;,
Charles Dollar and Helen Par
sons, both of Smethport; Charlie
Wadklns, North Wilkesboro, and
Grace Church, Buck; Gaither B.
Wagoner, Halls Mills, and Lula
Billings, Roaring River; Coy
Norris, Boone, and Elsie Held,
Todd; Verlin Blankenship, Hen
drix, and Decie Green, Mt. Zlon;
Tommy Land and Virginia Eller,
both of Boomer; Ralph Merritt
McFadden, Chillicothe, Iowa, and
JItarlel Farrington, Jefferson.
THE JOURNAL-PATRIOT SOON TO
ISSUE HIOHWAY SAFETY SECTION
Program Approved By Lo
cal Leaders In Urging
Caution
In view of the widespread and
alarmingly large increase in
highway traffic accidents in this
section and throughout the State,
The Journal-Patriot will publish
within the next several weeks, a
four page magaslne supplement,
which will ibe devoted to arousing
the public generally, and the
driving public in particular, on
ways and means of preventing
accidents and fatalities.
The supplement willcontain
statements from leading safety
authorities, as well as local
leaders, as how best to oope with
present and future safety on
streets and highways in North
Carolina.
Included also will be illustra
tions taken from the files of the
State Motor Vehicle Department,
with descriptions of these fright
ful wrecks.
Many safety authorities are a
greed that mechanical defects of
old automobiles are responsible
for much of the increase in fa
talities and injuries since V-J
day. According to the Motor Ve
hicles Bureau, North Carolina
stands third from the top in the
increase.
It is hoped that The Journal
Patriot supplement will be the
means of making some contribu
tion to greater safety and fewer
motor accidents.
<3. 8elwyn Meyers is in charge
of this program, which is being
used in this and other newspap
ers throughout the State. He is
in North Wllkeebgro contacting
local authorities and representa
tive citizens, many of whom have
lent full and enthusiastic coope
ration. He is working with the
approval of the State Highway
Safety Division and other au
thorities on traffic safety.
Another Life Saved!
Although stin on cratches,
this yomugter Is all smiles.
And no wonder, for he Is being
State
tile
long the road to Complete re
covery. He's Bobby Deloatch,
son of .Mrs. J. R. Deloatch, R.
P. D. 4, Shelby. Your contri
butions of dimes and dollars
in thp current March of Dimes
campaign, which ends January
81, #01 save the lives of thous
and# of such youngsters.
Funeral On Tuesday
For Reynolds Child
Funeral service for Robert Bit
lings Reynolds, ten-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. (Bod)
Reynolds, of Hays, will be held
Tuesday, two p. m., at Covenant
church. Rev. Ernest Blevins,
Jiramie Bryant and Rev. M. C.
Dillard will conduct the service.
Robert died Saturday in a
Richmond, Va., hospital, to
which he was taken last week.
He is survived by his father and
mother, W. E. and Mattie Bil
lings Reynolds, one brother, W.
E. Reynolds, Jr.; his paternal
grandfather, S. U. Reynolds, of
North Wilkesfboro, and maternal
grandmother, Mrs. A. C. Billings,
of Hays.
______?- o
Plon Square Dance
At Moravian Falls
Everybody Is invited to the
square dance to be held Thurs
day night, January 30, eight un
til 11 o'clock/ at Moravian Palls
community house. The Waste
land Wanderers, popular string
band, vrill furnish the music.
Proceeds from the admission
charge of 31.50 per couple will
go into the community house im
provement fund.
o
3,675 Chicks Die
In Chicken House
Blaze Wednesday
Fire early Wednesday morning
destroyed a large chicken house
and 3.675 well started chickens
on the property of C. C. Wingler
two miles east of this city on
highway -268.
The two story building, size
20 by 80 feeit, and all the chicks
were destroyed in the fire, which
was thought to have originated
from brooder equipment.
Mr. Wingler said the loss to
taled $6,872, with only a small
part being covered by insurance.
Support Y. M. C. A.
Dimes to Set Up
Polio Fighters
ti
Contributions to the March of v
Dimes, January 15-80, will en- p
able the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis to organize
more emergency aid units of
polio specialists for use in fu
ture epidemics, Larry Moore,
chairman here tor the 1947
March of Dimes campaign com
mittee, declared today.
Noting that these units ren
dered vital services during last
summer's poliomyelitis epidem- A
ics, second worst in the nation's
history, Mr. Moore appealed for
greater support than ever before
in this year's March of Dimes.
Emergency aid units are made
up of an orthopedic surgeon,
pediatrician, epidemiologist, su
pervising orthopedic nurse and
two physical therapists. Rushed
to stricken areas, they helped
set up hospital facilities and in
structed local physicians and
nurses in the most modern meth
ods of diagnosing and treating
infantile paralysis.
"Expansion of such vital serv
ices in the war against polio can
be made possible only through
more generous support than ever
before of the January March of
Dimes drive," Mr. Moore said.
Mr. Moore also disclosed that
the epidemic which occurred lest
summer was the worst in the na
tion's history since the great
epidemic of 1918, the most se-/l
vere in recorded history. ? '
1
Early Action Asked
Wilkes' quota is $4,500. Mr.
Moore reported today that the
total received to date is $2,
436.62, or slightly more than
half the amount needed. All
workers are asked to report as
early as possible and those who
have not contributed are kindly
to send in their
Officers Farmers
Mutual Named
Directors of the Wilkes and
Yadkin branch of the Farmers
Mutual Fire 'Insurance Associa
tion in January meeting elected
officers for. the year.
W. M. Absher was re-elected
president and the other officers
are: G. E. Bell, vice president;
J, F. Jordan, secretary-treasurer.
The association ibegan the year
with ample assets and ln excel
lent financial condition. Pros
pects are good for the coming
year, officials said.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
ludge Sink III; No
Court Until Jon. 29
Wilkes superior court adjourn
al today until Wednesday be
ause of the illness of Judge H.
loyle Sink, of Greensboro.
Judge Sink, who presided over
he first week of the regular
anuary civil term last week,
ailed from Greensboro today
hat he was ill and that he
rould be in court Wednesday if
ossible to hear motions. Jurors
or the week were discharged.
Several matters were tried last
reek and a number of cases
rere settled. Divorcee were
ranted in the following cases:
larry Spry versus Dorothy Spry;
dllie Mathis versus Monroe
fathis; Rita Mae Hill versus
)onald Harmon Hill; W. R.
hicker versus Essie E. Tucker;
T. C. Hartley versus Nora Car
on Hartley; TTda , C. Barnes
arsus Grady C. Barnes, Sr.:
Ilaude Elledge versus Geneva
Blledge; Barnard Wagner versus
lei vie Wagner; Pauline Davis
ersus Willard Davis.
? o
Farnell Speaker
At Kiwanis Meet
Here On Friday
Lieutenant Governor Of Ki
wanis Tells Objectives
Of Organization
A splendid program in Kiwanis
iducation was carried out at the
F*riday noon meeting of the
"forth Wilkesboro Kiwanis club.
S. Newton Farnell, of Greens
joro, Kiwanis lieutenant Gover
ior, was presented hy J. B. Mc
3oy for the Kiwanis Education
jommittee. The speaker told
nuch about Kiwanis organiza
tion, stating that there are now
2,500 cluibs with a membership
jf 17,0,000. A Kiwanis district
Is composed of nine divisions
ind a division has ten clubs.
The speaker's presentation of
1947 objectives of Kiwanis was
Smith, county agent, spoke brief
ly relative to the lamb market
operated here, saying that 3,885
lambs were shipped here last
year and that $60,721 was
brought to the county.
The attendance prize Friday
was given by J. B. MeOoy to Dr.
Fred C. Hubbard. Guests were as
follows: "W. O. Aibsher with J- B.
McCoy; Claude Billings with Joe
Barber; Ed Hettiger with Paul
Osborne; R. J. Driver with Gwyn
Gambill; S. P. Mitchell with H.
H. Morehouse. E. M. Dudley, of
Lenoir, was a visiting Kiwanian.
o
Plans are now underway for
a Purebred Swine Sale for the
Elizabeth City area February 13.
LOCAL BURIAL ASSOCIATION ONE
OF LARGEST OPERATING IN U. S.
Reins-Sturdlvant Mutual Bur
ial Association, with home of
f^pe in North Wilkeeboro and
branches in a number of other
towns, is the largest in the state
and possibly the largest in the
nation, it was learned here today.
The annual report of the as
sociation published as of De
cember 31 shows that the net
membership in good standing
totaled 74,446 people.
The year' ended with a" total
surplus of $163,753.90, which
included more than $100,000 in
war bonds, oyer $36,000 in
Building and Loan stocks and
bank deposits at five places.
The report of W. K. Sturdi
vant, secretary-treasurer, also
showed that during the year
$31,600 was paid in death bene
fits., New members added during
the year totaled 4,900. The cash
balance during the year Increas
ed by approximately $15,000.
EJour assessments were made, one
for each quarter in the year.
In addition to the main office
here, the association operates at
SpaTta, West Jefferson, Boone,
Newland and Lenoir.
RED CROSS HOME NURSING CLASSES
POPULAR WITH H. D. CLUB WOMEN
As part of its peace-time pro
gram the Wilkes County Chapter
of the American Red Cross is of
fering a series of classes in
home nursing. According to Mrs.
Ira Payne, chairman of Nursing
Service, much enthusiasm. has
been shown by various home
Demonstration Clubs of the coun
The Mountain View club was
the first to schedule the oourse,
"Six Lessons in the Care of the
Sick." The class was conducted
in the home economics room
of the Mountain View school
where it met after school hours.
Women of the community who
took the course are: Mrs. Roscoe
Wood, Mis. Eugene Sebastian,
Mrs. Roy Key, Mrs. C. C. Wood,
Mrs. JR'. W. Franklin, Mrs.- O. R.
Johnson, Mrs. F. C. Johnson,
Mrs. Sara Pen dry, Mrs. Margar
et Wiles, Mrs. Judson Yale, Mrs.
Slater Prevette, and Mrs. Udy
Wood, President of the club.
The Mulberry Club was the
first to complete the series of
lessons which was given at
night In the cafeteria of the Mul
berry School. Members of this
class were: Mrs. Lorene Harrold,
President of the club, Mrs. Dew
ey Myers, Mrs. Dare Rhodes,
Mrs. Horace Ward, Mrs. C. W.
Bryant, Mrs. H. C. Byrd, Mrs.
Glen Eller, Mrs. Quince Hutchi
son, Mrs. Spencer McGrady, Mrs.
Worth McGrady, and Miss Re
becca Moseley, Executive Secre
tary, who took the course with
this group.
The Wilkes County Chapter of
the Red Cross was fortunate in
securing as instructor the serv
ices of Mrs. Bstelle Mikell of
Columbia, S. C. Mrs. Mikell is a
registered nurse, having been
graduated from the Emory Uni
versity School of Nursing. She
has had much experience as a
nursing instructor. Recently she
served overseas as a member of
the Army Nurse Corps.
Service Was Bisy
1946 Wu Active and Suc
cessful Year For Local
Branch off Job Service
Report of Mrs. Kathryn Lott,
manager of the North Wilkesboro
branch of the Employment Ser
vice, Indicated much successful
activity during the past year..
During 1946 the office refer
red about 6,000 to jobs and over
1,500, were successfully placed
in regular employment. ""VY? are
glad to report that 95 physical
ly handicapped were assisted in
securing gainful employment and
that over 150 veterans were
placed in on-the-job training as
provided under the G. I. Bin of
Rights," Mrs. Lott said.
A total of 46,439 persons, in
cluding 80,000 veterans, visited
the Employment Office during
Ithe year for various reasons.
Some were job seekers, ang oth
ers requested veteran assistance
or information.
In May 800 veterans were fll
1 n g unemployment claims,
through the North Wilkesboroi
office. The claim lead gradually
increased until In December
there were only 250 veterans
still unemployed and drawing
benefits. Mrs. Lott listed several
reasons for the decrease, includ
ing the number taking advant
age of educational benefits, oth
ers secured training and many
others went to work.
"We hope that 1947 will be
a successful year for North Wil
kesboro and community. We also
hope that each person,, whether
an employer or job seeker, will
consider the North Wilkesboro
Employment Service the place
to secure qualified workers and
satisfactory jobs," Mrs. Lott said..
Speaking Contest
Is Well Planned
R. D. Smith, county agent of
Wilkes County, and R. E. Dunn,
Soil Conservationist, speaking for
the Wilkes County Agricultural
Council in an interview at Wil
keaboro today, announced plans
for the district Soil Conservation
Speaking Contest sponsored by
the North Carolina Bankers As
sociation and the North Wilkes
boro Kiwanls and Lion's Club.
Mr. Smith said that winners of
the Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Yad
kin, and Wilkes County contests
would be eligible to compete in
the District contest to be held at
1:30 p. m. in the City Hall at
Wilkeeboro on Thursday, Feb
ruary 13, the winner to repre
sent the District at Elkin the
following week in the state con
test.
Prizes for the District contest
are being furnished by the North
Wilkesboro Kiwanis and Lions
Clubs, which will be: First prize,
$25; second prize, $20; third
prize, $15; fourth prize, $10;
and fifth prize, $5.
Judging will be on the same
basis as the county and state
contests. Mr. Harvey Dinklns,
farm editor of the Winston-Salem
Journal and radio station WSJS,
Mr. Sam Mltchener, County
Agent of Forsyth County, and
Miss Anamerle Arant, District
Home Demonstration Agent of
the Extension Service will Judge
the District contest.
Mr. Dunn said that reports
reaching him from the five coun
ties eligible to enter the contest
indicate a lively interest and the
speeches in the District contest
should be exceptionally good.
Dr. Greer WHI
Speak Here
Dr. I. G. Greer, superintendent
of Mills Home Baptist orphan
age at Thomasvllle, will speak
Sunday, February 2, 11 a. at.,
in the pulpit of the First Bap
tist church in this city. There
will be no evening service.
Congregations of the First
Baptist, First Methodist and
First Presbyterian churches hsre
met together in an union service
here Sunday evening honoring
Dr. and Mrs. David E. Browning,
who are leaving for Richmond,
Va., where Dr. Browning will be
pastor of River Road Baptist
church.
Supply speaker will fill the
pulpit of the First Baptist church
here until a successor to (EEr.
Browning as pastor is