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'<"? *i, no. 79 Published Mondays and Thursdays WORTH WILKESBOBO, N. C., Monday, Fab. 3, 1947 Make Worth Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
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Weiterp North Carolina
Soaks Completion Of
Bhae Ridge Parkway
J. B_ Williams, President of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, announced the appoint
ment of P. W. Eshelman, presi
dent of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills,
to represent the membership of
the Wilkes Chamber at a meet
ing with Secretary of Interior J.
A. Krng in Washington on Fri
day of this week.
, The purpose of this meeting
j with Secretary Krng is to dis
jfccuss the completion of the
Blue Ridge Parkway, and more
particularly, that nncompleted
area 'between Boone and Blowing
Rock. v
Eshelman will be joined in
Washington iby a group repre
senting the Western North Car
olina Associated Communities.
This gr>hp will have a prelimin
ary meeting in the office of Con
gressman Redden at 10:00 on
February 7, ana will meet with
the Secretary of Interior at 2:00
in his jpffice.
The Chamber office has receiv
ed a letter from Congressman
Charles B. Deane stating that he
is very much interested in the
completion of the Bine Ridge
Parkway, and that he is joining
this delegation to meet with Seer
retary Krug. Mr. Deane has as
sured the members of the Wilkes
Chamber of Oommebce of his
special interest in the comple
tion of the Blue Ridge Parkway,
and that he will do everything
in bis power to assist on this pro
ject. Congressman Redden is al
so working toward the comple
tion of this project.
Girl Scout
lews Notes
Wilkes County met in the Educa
tional Building of the Presby
terian church, Monday, Jan. 7tb,
at 7:00. Mrs. T. A. Finley pre
sided at the meeting in the ab
sence of the president, Mrs.
Claude Dough ton. Mrs. Robert
Oibbs talked on the rules and
regulations of the association's
constitution. Mrs. Finley read the
by-laws. A nominating commit
tee was appointed to select of
ficers for the coming year. The
following compose that commit
tee: Mrs. William Barber, chair
man, Mrs. Lewis Carter and Mrs.
T. A. Finley.
Girl Scout Troop No. 8 held a
Court of Awards last Thursday
evening in the Educational Build
ing of the Prehbyterian church.
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs conducted
a very impressive entestiture
service and made a most inter
esting talk. Twenty uniformed
Girl* added attractiveness to the
seene.
Awards were made to Girl
Scout members of Troop No. 8
in "My Community" and In
"Dancing." The parents of the
girls were present for the occas
ion. At the close of the program
refreshments were enjoyed dur
ing the social period.
Mrs. Charlie Crysel
Last Rites Sunday I
Funeral service for Mrs. Mary
an fcrysel, whp died Thursday
Ing at her home near Crick
held Sunday, 11 a. m., at
Union Methodist church. Rev.
Gilbert Osborne conducted the
last rites.
Mrs. Crysel, wife of Charlie
1, Well known citizen of the
community, had been in
Jy normal health until
was stricken suddenly |
evening.
Mrs. Crysel are the
brothers and sisters:
Welch, Fred Welch, War
orles Welch, Lenoir;
... Weleh, Smethpoxt; Mr
ie Shumate, Warrensville;
Rosa Turner, Galax, Va.;
Ella Crysel, Mrs. Resale
Crysel, Wilkesboro; Mrs. Gena
Lewis, Warrensville.
H. B. Pearson Joins
Sidden-Canter Firml
H. B. Pearson, widely known
.lck layer, has purchased a one
llrd Interest in the firm of Sid
and Canter, local licensed
.?-actors. The firm, which has
large volume of construction
contract, will be known as
Canter and Pearson. Of
in the Poin
this city.
To Meet With Krug
P. W. Eshelman, local man
ufacturer, will represent the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
Friday in a meeting of west
ern North Carolina people and
congressmen with Secretary of
the Interior Krug in Washing
ton. The meeting will be in
the interest of completion of
the Bine Ridge Parkway in
North Carolina.
Youth Is Charged
With Attempt To
Rape Girl, Age 6
Charges were accumulating to
day against George Brown, 18
year-old youth who was arrested
Friday night by Sheriff C. G.
Poindexter and deputies.
Brown, son of Sanford Brown,
who lives near this city, Is
charged with attempted rape of
a six-year-old girl.
North Wilkesboro police also
have charged Brown with break
ing into the home of Isaac Bller,
Jr., in Finley Park Tuesday. En
trance to the home was gained
by catting a screen. Between
money In the children's banks,
was missing from the home. Po
lice Chief J. E. Walker said that
Brown had admitted entering the
home.
Sheriff Poindexter said that
the Brown youth is alleged to
hare met Breada Osborne, six
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Osborne, near the home
of her parents north of this city,;
and to have carried the little girl I
into woods nearby. Officers said
that Brown is charged with hav
ing attempted to rape the child.
Local police said today that
Brown has a criminal record and
that he was a former inmate of
a state training school.
Veterans Contort
Office Here Has
Very Bisy Month
Application* For Re-Instate
ment $210,000 Life In
surance Handled
During the month of January
1947 587 personal interviews
were held with local veterans by
the North Wllkeeboro office of
the Veterans Administration, It
was announced today by the
Contact Representative In charge
of the local VA office.
In this period, Applications for
the Reinstatement of $210,000
oI National Service Life Insur
ance, which had previously laps
ed due to non-payment of prem
iums, were completed. Applica
tions for conversion of existing
National Service Life Insurance
to permanent plans totalled $42,
000.
The above figures include
those veterans who were given
assistance in securing on-the
jofb training and government
subsistence after beginning their
period of training. In addition to
insurance and on-the-job train
ing, many ex-soldiers, sailors,
marines and coast guard's men
were aided in the completion of
applications for various other
benefits available to them under
Public Law 848, otherwise known
as the "G. I. Bill of Rights."
The local VA Contact Office,
which is located on the second
floor of the Bank of North Wil
kesboro Building, is open on
week days from 8:30 a. m. until
5:00 p. m. and on Saturdays from
9f:30 a. m. until 12:30 p. m. Vet
erans of any war and of peace
time service are urged to contact
the local office if there are any
questions to be. answered or any
information to be sought con
cerning benefits to which the
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veterans are also invited to com
to the office at any time for in
formation or assistance.
'Teen Age Square
Dance Is a Success
A large number of local 'teen
age boys and girls and several
from rural communities enjoyed
the 'teen age square dance held
Saturday night at the Wilkes
'Teen Age Center. Wasteland
Wanderers, a popular local string
band, furnished music for the
occasion. The Teen Age Center
directors plan to make a square
dance a bi-monthly feature of the
center.
NORTH WILKESBORO BOYS UPSET
SPENCER; GIRLS LOSE CLOSE ONE
North Wilkesboro iboys, vastly
improved in the past "week, out
played Spencer (boys all the way
Friday night for a 31 to 20 vic
tory. North Wilkesboro girls also
played their best game of the
season and lost to the fast Spen
cer sextet ,by the close margin
of 20 to 24.
Nancy Felts' accuracy at the
basket and good defense <by the
North Wilkesboro guards made
the girls' game a contest all the
way. At one time in the third
quarter the local lassies were
trailing by only one point.
The Mountain Lions, who had
been overwhelmed by Spencer by
a margin of 18 points only a
week before, took command of
the game in the opening minutes
and rolled up an 8 to 0 score on
the bewildered visitors who took
time out to wonder what had
happened to the North Wilkes
boro team in a week.
Chip Caudill was ''hot" in the
scoring parade, and oould hard
ly miss from any point on the
court, scoring IS points and play
ing a fast floor game. Johnson
had a (belated start but scored
ten. Rousseau's defensive work
was outstanding, while Hudson
and Stuidivant were also good
on defense. Bingham was the
leader for Spencer with 11.
North Wilkesboro could have
beaten Spencer by a greater mar
gin, but Coach Howard Bowers
sent in all members of his squad
in the last quarter to get a
taste of victory over a good team.
The substitutes did not perform
badly, but the scoring was slow
ed down. Spencer last week was
the second ranking team in the
South Piedmont Conference.
The B teams played an open
ing game .with the Spencer re
serves running of a 5D to 24 vic
tory.
Largest crowd of the season
saw the games and cheered the
North Wilkesboro teams frantic
ally in both contests.
Lineups and summaries:
Girls' Game
N. Wilkesboro 20 Spencer 24
Felts 15 Lomax 2
Hayes 1 Brandt 16
Wells 2 Thornton
Bare Brown
McNeill Lentz
Cragan Trexler
Substitutes: North Wilkesboro
?Finley, Harris, Moore 2. Spen
cer?Ooates 4, Campbell 2, Bear
er.
Boys' Game
N. Wilkesboro 31 Spencer 20
Rousseau Bingham 11
Caudill 13 Spears
Johnson 10 Withers 5
Hudson 2 Swicegood
Sturdivant 4 Harmon 4
Substitutes: North ' Wilkesboro
?Badgett 1, Turner 1, McGlnnis,
Byers, Myers, Shook, Bowman,
Kilby. Spencer?Henderson, Wo
rn ack, Moser. Officials, Williams
and Redman.
Box Supper to Be
Given of Mtn. View
The Senior Class of Mountain
View high school is sponsoring
an entertainment event at the
school auditorium on Thursday
evening, Feb. 6. A Box Supper
and Cake Walk will be held with
bingo games and prizes awarded.
Music will be furnished .by the
"Carolina Pals," and an election
of "Miss Mountain View" will
be another feature of the pro
gram. The pu/blic is cordially in
vited for an evening of music and
fun. No admission charge.
Plans have been completed for
an all-breed hog sale at Eliza
beth City, February 13.
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Mills Homa Teams |
- Play Hare Tuesday
North Wllkeeboro's Mountain
Lions will be seeking to gain
their second conference basket
ball rictorr here Tuesday night
when they play the fast team
from Mills Home Baptist orphan
age at ThomasYtlle.
And the North Wilkesboro
girls, who missed an upeet vic
tory over Spencer here Friday
night by tour points, will be try
ing for their first conference win.
Coach Howard Bowers' boys
will have added confidence after
their surprising 31 to 20 victory
over Spencer, second ranking
in the conference, Friday
night. The Mills Home team, al
though not a conference leader
at present, has been playing the
best teams In the league and is
reported to pack plenty of speed
on the court. The girls' game
will begin at seven o'clock and
the boys will follow.
Some Facts About
North Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro has two liv
ery ptables, two harness manu
facturing establishments, a la
dies' hat factory, the largest lo
cust pin factory in the world,
the largest pin, brack and cross
arm factory in the world, has
more than 300 wagons coming
here daily.
No, the above facts were not
in a Chamber of Commerce fold
er.
They are excerpts from an ad
vertising folder published in
1905 by the late rV. F. Trogdon
and Elmore Dancy.
The pamphlet, which was un
earthed recently by Attorney J.
H. Whicker, Sr., listed the popu
lation of North Wilkesboro In
1890 at 16 people. Jp 1|?0. the
missed in its prophecy, which de
clared that the town's population
should have ' been 20,000 in
1920.
The real estate ad said that
lumber was 33.50 per thousand,
and that construction labor, in
cluding carpenters, was 75 cents
per day.
How things do change!
I. Surmounting the difficulties of
postwar shortages of personnel
land supplies, 3,118 hospitals in
the United States and Canada
have qualified tor approval fol
lowing the 29th annual survey
completed December 31 by the
American College of Surgeons,
according to the Approval Num
ber of the College Bulletin Just
Issued. Dr. Irvin Aibell of Dodis
ville, President and Chairman of
the Board of Regents, comment
ed that In 1946 more was ex
pected in the way of conformance
with the requirements than could
be required during the waT
when certain Insuperable diffi
culties prevailed. For the first
time since Hospital Standardisa
tion was started by the4 College
In 1918, when only 89 hospitals
were approved, there is a de
cline, Dr. Abell said, in the num
ber of approved hospitals com
pared with the previous year. In
1945 the total was 3,181 approv
ed, or 63 more than on Decem
ber 31, 1946.
The Wilkes Hospital is on the
list of fully approved hospitals.
Dr. Aibell continued: "The Col
lege by. withholding approval
from a few hospitals which have
permitted themselves to sink into
a sort of postwar lethargy, is en
deavoring to correct the habits
formed in wartime of abbreviat
ing medical records, relaxing
control of medical staff appoint
ments, omitting some of the
medical staff conferences which
should be beld at least monthly,
delegating administrative respon
sibility to inadequately trained
personnel, and the like. Compro
mises with the standards are no
longer necessary, and most hos
pitals have ceased to make them.
Because of the Important role
which hospitals play In the con
servation of the lives and health
of the people, they should be
leaders In the postwar effort to
improve every type of welfare
service."
7 Wilkes Schools
Entered In Soil
Spesking Contest
County Finals Will tee Held
At Courthouse on Thurs
day Morning
Seven Wilkes schools will en
ter the county soil conservation
speaking contest, sponsored by
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce in cooperation with the
North Carolina Bankers Associ
ation, on Thursday, February 6,
at 10:00 a. m. at the court
house. Traphlll, Ronda, Roaring
River, Millers Creek, North Wll
kesboro, Wilkeeboro, and Cham
pion schools will have completed
the school elimination contests
.by that time and most will enter
the maximum of two contestants
per school, as allowed by the
county rules.
R. E. Dunn, county soil conser
vationist, completed field trips
for students entering the contest
last week. Mr. Dunn said these
field trips were required so that
each student entering the contest
could obtain first-hand knowl
edge of soil conservation prac
tices on the ground and discuss
them with the landowner.
R. D. Smith, county agent, al
so announced that the judging
, for the county contest will toe
' done by a team from the Iredell
County TJSPA Council. He ,sald
the Wilkes County Chamber of
Commerce is providing the prizes
of: let. prize, $25; 2nd prize,
$15; 3rd prize, $10.
Anyone interested in hearing
the contestants is cordially in
vited to attend, Mr,. Smith said,
and could be assured of hearing
some fine talks on soil conserva
tion.
The Auxiliary to the local V.
F. W. Post 1142 will have its
regular meeting in the V. F. W.
Hall Thursday evening, Febru
ary 6, at 7:30 o'clock. At this
meeting there will be an invita
tion service for all new members
who have not yet taken their
obligations of membership. It Is
urgently requested that all offi
cers and old members, as well
as the new members, be present]
for this meeting.
Girls Scout Sing ond
Exhibit To Be Held
The Girl Scout Organization of
the Wllkeeboros will hold a Sing
and Exhibit in the Educational
Building of the Presbyterian
church Thursday, February 6,
from 7:30 to 8:80. All Girl Scout
parents, leaders, Council mem
bers, and Girl Scouts are expect
ed to be present as this promisee
to be one of the outstanding
"get-to-gethers" of the year.
Scout District
Committee to Meet I
Wilkes district committee of ]
Boy Scouts will meet Tuesday,
7:30 p. m., in the office of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
All committee members are]
asked to attend because of the
important matters to be taken
up.
At Fort Uwis
Sgt. Bill Brewer has return
ed to Fort Lewis, Washington,
after a 15-day furlough with
his tHfe, Mrs. Dottle Brewer,
and parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
N. Brewer, of Route 2, North
Wilkesboro.
$459.20 Raised
By Millers Creek
Scheol For Polio
Millers Creek school raised a
total of 1459.20 for the Infantile
Paralysis fund in Wilkes county.
Larry Moore, chairman of the
Infantile' Paralysis campaign in
the county, praised the record M
Millers Creek school highly and
pointed out that the splendid to
tal raised there helped great
ly in reaching the county's goal
of $4,500.
At Millers Creek the cam
paign took the form of a con
test with Mrs. Joe Wellborn and
Mrs. Mont Livingston as captains,
and Mrs. Wellhorn's group won
in amount collected.
In the contest by rooms Gwya
Vannoy's room was highest by
a margin of two cents over Miss
foul's room.
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exciting near the finish and
much Interest was shown
throughout.
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Tax Listing Here
Extended to 10th
Tax listing for Wilkes county
in North Wilkesboro township
and for the town of North Wil- [
kesboro has been extended i
through February 10, it was an
nounced today iby M. W. Green,
county list taker, and W. P.
Kelly, tax lister for North Wil
kesboro. Attention is called to
the fact that penalties can be
added as provided by law for
those who faU to list for taxes in
the time prescribed.
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Cash Fertilizer And
Seed Store Enlarged [
Construction of an addition to
the Cash Fertilizer and Seed"
Store has been completed.
Addition to the store, which is
owned and manager by J. (Jlenn
Greene, will enable the firm to
carry a larger stock of seeds and
fertilizers and to meet a grow
ing demand promptly and with
efficient service.
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C. J. Maupin, State chairman
of the 1947 "Chicken of Tomor
row" Contest, and poultry spec
ialist for the State College Ely
tension Service, has announced
that chicks for this year's con
test must be hatched out between
March 24 and March 28.
THURSDAY, FEB. 6, IS DATE FOR
HOME CLUBS ACHIEVEMENT DAY
The Annual Achievement Day
Program for the Wilkes County
Home Demonstration Clubs will
be held in the Masonic Hall In
North Wllkeaboro on Thursday,
February 6, beginning at 1:30
p.m.
Each club In the county will
have an exhibit portraying some
phase of work, carried out dur
ing the year. Some of the ex
hibits will be; Homestead Plan
ning; Table Service; Iron Build
ing Foods; Community Build
ing Project; 7-Basic Foods and
What They do to the Body; Fin
ishing Touches for the Home;
Homemade Gifts from the Farm;
Braided* Rugs; Food Preserva
tion; Handiwork; Quilt Display;
What We Eat and How to Serve
It.
The following program will he
carried oat during the meeting;
Song?"We Believe in Oar
State"; Club Collect; Devotional
-?Rev. Watt M. Cooper, Paotor
of Presbyterian Church, North
Wilkeeboro; Welcome, Mrs. Ave
ry Whlttlngton; Roll Call by
clubs, Mrs. Claude Deal; Treas
urer's Report, Mrs. Claude Deal;
Play?"A Day with the McNutt
Family" -?sponsored by Fair
plains Club; Report on Farm A
Home Week, Mrs. T. W. Fergu
son; Song, "Is Everybody Hap
py"; Reports from Clubs; Plan
ot workf for 1947, Mrs. Amnie H.
Greene, Home Agent; Remarks,
Miss Anamerle Ararit, Northwest
ern District Agent; Awarding of
Prizes, Mrs. Annie H. Greene,
Home Agent; Song, "God Be
With You Till We Meet Again."
All Home Demonstration Club
women In the county will be ex
pected to be present for this
achievement day program and
will be glad to have any inter
ested visitors.
Sood Health Plan
Subject Address
By Dr. 1.6. Greer
Hducatpr Speak* Here Fri
day Noon at Meeting of
the Kiwani* Club
Dr. I. O. Greer, superinten
ent of MJlls Home Baptist orph
aage and chairman of the North
Jarolina' Medieal Care eommio
ion'a campaign for the Good
fealth Plan in North Carolina,
ixplalned the Good Health Plan
n an address here before the
'orth Wilkesboro Kiwanis Clnh.
The program was in charge of
^? K. Newton, who had Dr.
f. C. Hubbard introduce the
ipeaker.
Dr. Greer stated that he had
personally become interested In
t h e Good Health Program
trough his boyhobd experiences
ind from studying the back
ground of orphans under his
;are, particularly as to cause of
ieath of their parents. He ex
plained that 59 per cant of draf
tees In North Carolina were re
jected for military service. This
emphasised a condition already
suspected and the 1945 legisla
ture set up a Medical Care com
mission which has unearthed
many facts about the need of
doctors, hospitals and other fa
cilities for medical care.
The objective of proposed 1947
legislation is to provide means
of providing hospitals and medi
cal care in rural areas, and for
the establishment of a four-year
medical school and - hospital at
Ohapel Hill. Pending legislation
would share the cost one-third
each for federal, state and local
governments.
Dr. Greer revealed interesting
figures aftfout health of those in
orphanages. Of 386 draftees from
Mills Home, only three were re
jected, and of 1,862 from five ef
the state's largest children's
homes, only 16 were rejected.
These figures were cited to show
what can be done with proper
_ He ?
Grer the club unanimously pass
ed a resolution endorsing the
Good Health Program and for
warded the resolution to Rep
resentative T. E. Story, who is
also secretary of the Kiwanis
club.
At the meeting Friday Russell
Hodges, a charter member of the
club, returned to membership.
The attendance prize was given
by Dr. F. c. Hnbbard to P. W.
Eshelman. Guests were as fol
lows: John E. Justice, IH, with
John E. Justice, Jr.; Fred In
score with joe Barber; Roy
Crouse with R. D. Smith; J. G.
Hackett with Dr. F. C. Hubbard.
AAA Application
MnstBeSigned
The County AAA Committee a*
gain would like to warn the
farmers that Applications for
payment on the 1946 Program
must be signed by February IB,
1947. Farmers who have receiv
ed Conservation Material on the
program consisting of Lime,
Phosphate, Italian Ryegrass or
Austrian WInterpeas must report
this material spread or seeded by
February 15th in order to pre*
vent a double deduction from be
ing charged and carried forward
to the 1947 program. If this
happens, it may prevent the.pro
ducer from receiving any Con
servation material for 1947.
Farmers are urged to come by
the County AAA office and sign
their application for payment and
also sign their farm up on the
1947 program as it will soon be
necessary for the county com
mittee to make an allocation of
funds available for each farm
and if a producer waits too long,
it may shorten the allocation
that may be made to the lndl
vidual farm.
Our records in the County
flee reveal that there are about
1500 farmers in Wilkes County
who signed their farm applica
tion have earned a cash payment
[>n the 1946 program and have
uot yet signed their application
for payment. /
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Huffman Is Public
Accountant In City
Robert L. Huffman, public ac
countant, has opened an office in
the Poindexter building,
Mr. Huffman solicits business
on tax returns and features a
part time bookeeping service
recommended as economical
complete.
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