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Vol. 41, No. 80 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, Feb. 6,1947 Make North Wilkesbere ^eur SheBpina Center
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Deane To Seek I
Yadkin Finds!
Goal Is $21
Million ThU Year For
Flood Control
Washington, Fab. 3. ? Con
gressman C. B. Deane of the
t Eighth North Carolina district
I ssid today he would seek an ap
propriation of at least $2 mil
lion this year to start Work on
t?p Tadkin river flood control
dams in Wilkes county.
He announced also that the
soil conservation service will
soon resume a Tadkin river sur
vey to develop a soil erosion
project controlling run-off water.
When the War department ap
propriations subcommittee opens
hearings on the flood control
projects March 24, the Rocking
ham representative will urge ap
proval of funds for the two dams
in his district. He will also ask
the Republican chairman of the
subcommittee, economy-minded
Representative Albert Engel of
Michigan, to favor the projects,
which were authorized by the
Seventy-ninth Congress. Engel
led an unsuccessful effort to |
trim the flood control appropri
?ation below the Budget bureau's
figures last year, but the Demo
crats overrode his protests.
This year the Budget bureau is
again recommending that pub
lic works funds be trimmed to
a minimum, and the War de
partment has expressed doubt
that any money will be granted
for projects, such as those on the
Yadkin, which have not already
been started.
''Extremely concerned" over
the possibility that no .funds may.
1 .M afuuauie iui
work, Congressman Deane today
?oaferr&d with Col. John 1?. Pear
son of the Army engineers, who
will present the flood control
projects at the appropriations
subcommittee hearings. Mr.
Deane emphasised that the engi
neers are required only to pre
sent all the projects "without
priority consideration," and "ac
tion is left to Congress."
Mr. Deane pointed out to Col
onel Pearson that North Wllkes
boro and the other communities
on the Tadkin "cannot and must
not be faced with another flood."
While the over-all Tadkin pro
ject calls for an outlay for ap
proximately |20 million, Mr.
Deane hopes to get at least $2
million which will enable the
engineers to perfect the detail
ed plans, bqild access roads,
, make the reservoir clearings
and complete approximately 50
per cent of the two dams on the
Tadkin river above North Wil
kesboro.
Two additional dams on the
Reddles river above North Wil
kesboro, are in the plan but will
not be erected anytime during
the next few years, the congress
man said.
Mr. Deane has personally urg
ed upon Dr. Hugh Bennett, chief
of the Soil Confrevation service,
an immediate continuation of the
?*????. was started in
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survey which was started in
19-40, but discontinued during
the war emergency period. It is
05 per cent complete. Dr. Ben
nett is recommending that this
survey be resumed at once as one
of the high priority surveys re
quiring completion, Mr. Deane
Id.
Dr. Bennett, incidentally, is a
ative of Anson oounty, in the
iighth district.
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Former Governor I
Gardner Stricken
New York.?O. Max Of .rdner,
64-year-old Ambassador to Great
Britain, died today at the St.
Regis Hotel here of coronary
thrombosis.
Gardner, former Governor of
North Carolina, died at 8:20 a.
m. with his wife at the bedside.
He was confirmed only recent
ly by the 8enate as Ambassador
to Great Britain, and was to have
sailed today on the S. S. America
with his wife and son, Ralph, to
take up his duties at the Court
of St. James.
Gardner lived in Shelby, N. C.,
was Governor of that State
1929 until 1933.
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THE Y. M. C. A.
Jomes Robt. Smithey
Funeral Wednesday
Last rltee were held Wednes
day at Oakwoods baptist church
for James Robert Smithey, 78,
well known farmer and orchard
ist of the Oakwoods community
who died Monday.
Rev. Fred Blevlns and Rev. C.
J. Poole oonducted the funeral j
service, which was largely at
tended.
Mr. Smithey had been In 111
health for several months. Me Is
survived by his wife and the fol
lowing sons and daughters:
Frank Smithey, Wilkesboro;
John Smithey, Oakwoods; Mrs.
Chester Lowe, Pores Knob; Mrs.
Alice Johnson, Oakwoods; Mrs.
Ernest Ashley, North Wilkes
boro; Rufus Smithey, Oakwoods.
Use of Fairgrounds
Is Restricted Te
Athletic Purposes
Town Council Has Busy
Meeting With Number
Matters of Interest
North Wilkesboro city council
in February meeting Tuesday
night rejected a request for use
of the fairgrounds for a fair and
ordered that the fairgrounds
property be used only for ath
letic purposes.
W. H. McElwee, speaking as
attorney for the Northwestern
Fair association, stated a propos
al that the fair association would
pay the town SI.500 rent, also
1500 to the school athletic fund
|8 00 tor cleaning up the
The council approved the 1948
legislature program of the North
Carolina League of Municipali
ties, particularly that section
asking that a fair and just a
mount of gasoline tax revenue
be allocated to towns for street
maintenance and repair. The
resolution was forwarded to T.
E. Story, Wilkes' representative
in the legislature.
It was ordered that application
be made to the Local Government
Commission for a bond issue of
approximately $17,000 for water
works and street improvement.
The amount to be issued would
be the total which the town
could issue without an election.
An order was passed directing
that the police department and
the Wilkes County Public library
in the town hall exchange quar
ters, and. the police chief was
directed to carry out the change.
Patrons hereafter will be
billed the actual cost of mater
ials and labor for installation
of water and sewer taps. Bills
will be rendered upon comple
tion of the work and must be
paid within 30 days. It was . also
ordered that all water meters he
placed in working condition.
Mayor R. T. McNiel, Clerk W.
P. Kelly, and Commissioners J.
R. Hix, R. G. Finley, A. F. Kilby
and H. M. Hutchens were present
for the meeting.
Republicans To
Attend Lincoln
Day Dinner 15th
Luce and Martin To Be
Speakers; Only 25 Tick
ets Alloted Wilkes
Due to the demand for tick
ets, the number who can attend
the annual Lincoln Day dinner
at the Robert B. Lee Hotel on
February 15 is limited for each
county, local Republicans said
today.
Only 25 tickets has been al
lotted to Wilkes. Those who
plan to attend may secure their
tickets from Troy C. Foster, and
the price is $5.00 each. The
first to apply will, receive the
tickets available.
Former Representative Clara
Booth Luce and Representative
Joe Martin, Republican leader ht
the house, will be the speakers.
Mr. D. B. Swaringen, well
known resident of the Traphill
community of the county, was a
business visitor to the city to
day.. . ,v'_ . V ; V fl
Bill iRfrodnced
In Hoise Would
Raise County Pay
Measure Would Increase
Appropriation For Tltree
County Offices
Representative T. B. Story has
introduced Into the House of
Representatives at Raleigh House
Bill number 198, which would
Increase the appropriation for
clerical pay in three county of
fices.
Discussing this bill. Represen
tative Story said that. it would
raise the pay of oounty office em
ployee to a point more nearly
comparable with pay scale in
other offices affiliated with the
county government, Including
welfare, board of education and
farm office help.
Provisions of the bill, which
was referred to the Salaries and
Fees committee, were quoted by
the Institute of Government as
follows:
"To increase the appropria
tions for the office of the clerk
of the superior court, the office
of the register of deeds, and the
office of the sheriff, and to fix
the compensation of the county
commissioners, and to provide
clerical assistants for the sheriff
of Wilkes Oounty." (Would au
thorise the following increases
in appropriations for following
offices: clerk of superior court
?$800 per year for clerical as
sistants; register of deeds?$1,?
200 per year for clerical assist-*
ants; sheriff?$600 for clerical
assistants and $-1,800 for deputy
sheriffs' salaries. Above payable
in monthly installments, begin
ning February 1, 1947. Would
also authorize $6 per diem while
at meetings, and 5c per mile
travel allowance between homes
and place of meeting, for county
commissioners.)
Ditch Blasting
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A ditch blasting demonstration
will be held on the farm of Odell
Whittingtom, Reddles River,
Tuesday morning, February 11,
at 10:00 o'clock. The demonstra
tion will be conducted by How-|
ard Ellie, Extension Engineer of
State College, Raleigh. Mr. Ellis
has conducted a large number of
these demonstrations through
out the state during the past few
years and found this method of
making an open ditoh very suc
cessful. The cost is small com
pared to other methods and is
much faster. Anyone interested
is invited to attend.
births
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Philmore
Bowlin, of Wagoner, a daughter
on Tuesday at the Wilkes hos
pital. _
A daughter was born Tuesday
at the Wilkes hospital to Mr.
and Mrs. Jay C. Church, of Mo
ravian Falls.
A son was born Monday at the
Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs
John Fortner, of Pores Knob.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John
Franklin Andrew Gregory, of
North Wilkesboro route two, a
daughter on Sunday at the
Wilkes hospital.
A daughter was born January
31 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr.
and Mrs. Arvil Boyce Holder, of
Roaring River.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. James
Elbert Parsons, Jr., of Millers
Creek, a daughter on Wednes
day at the Wilkes hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. James Franklin
Settle, of Sparta, are parents of
| a daughter born Tuesday at the
Wilkes hospital.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. !?. G.
Watbins, of Hays, a daughter on
Wednesday at the Wilkes hos
pital. ?
A daughter was born Wed
nesday at the Wilkes hospital to
]fr, ?i?i Mpg. John Edmund Car
digan, of Wilkesboro.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. P.
Pulley Jan. SO at Maria-Parham
Hospital in Henderson a son,
Rodger Dane. Mrs. Pulley is the
former Miss Jureil Brewer, of
North Wilkedboro Route 2.
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| Royal Child Dies
Funeral service will be held
Friday at Pleasant Home church
for James Rex Royal, one-month
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Irene Royal, of North Wilkes
boro route one. The child died to
day.
Stpprt Y. M. 6. JL
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License to Wed
Marriage license were Issued
during the past week by Reg
ister of Deeds Troy C. Foster to
the following: Burl Milton Wing*
ler, Vannoy, and Athalee Roten.
Wagoner; Bruce Poplin and Ar?
della Tilley, both of Roaring Rlr
er; William J. Houck, North Wll
kesboro, and Nancy Wood, Ron
da; Ernest Spears, Purlear, and
Zora V. Phillips, Parsonrllle;
Dwlght E. Martin, State Road,
and V4oIa Vestal, BoonTllle.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
Scoot Father aid
Son Banquet 13th
Annual Boy Scout father and
son ibanqnet will he held at the
American Lesion and Auxiliary
clubhouse on Thursday night,
February 13.
Features of the occasion will
be a welner supper and a movie
on ''Scouting." A' large attend
ance of 8oouts and their fathers
is expected from all communi
ties where troops are located.
WILKES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LEADING FIGHT AGAINST CUT 111
FUNDS FOR FOREST PROTECTION
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J. B. Williams, President of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, announced today that the
chamber had taken a definite
stand against the state cutting
the appropriation for protection
from forest fires. Tn commenting
on this stand Williams said:
"Too much of the economic life
of Wilkes County and our sur
rounding counties is based upon
timber production for us to
stand iby and let anything hap
pen which might hurt this pro
duction. With our present short
age of lumber for building, the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
will do anything within its power
to help protect and improve our
forests."
The following letter was mail
ed this past week to Senator
Lafayette Williams and Repre
sentative T. E. Story in the North
Carolina Legislature:
"In an article in a newspaper
of a few days ago, under the
dateline 0f
err-iJpC
ed States Forest Service predict
ed that our nation faces a short
age of timber fdr many years.
Under the same dateline, Secre
tary of Agricultufe Clinton An
derson urged better forestry
practices and management and
more protection against fires if
we are to hold our own In the
production of timber.
"The Executive Committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, in studying the problems
of forestry practices, has found
that approximately five million
acres of forest land In our great
state of North Carolina have no
fire protection whatsoever. This
same study revealed that during
the current fiscal year the state
appropriation for fire protection
was $166,335 or 1.32c per acre
for the approximately 12 1-2
million acres under protection.
"By way of comparison, we
found that the state of Sonth
Carolina has approximately 10,
776,000 acres of freest land un
der protection with a state ap
propriation of $515,000 for fire
control. Alabama spends $327,
237, or 3.22c per acre. North
Carolina is shown to ibe lagging
In her leadership ability when
it comes to controlling fire in
one of our more potent crops.
"It has come to our attention
that the Budget Comission's
recommendation for all forestry
practices for the next year is a
bout $195,000, and for the fol
lowing year is approximately
$171,000. Even with the inade
quate fire protection we receive
from the state at present, we
find now that the Budget Com
mission wishes to further cut the
appropriation for this work.
"I need not go into great de
tail telling yon the importance
of timber prodnction, not only to
Wilkes County, but to the entire
state, because yon are already
familiar with the revenue depriv
ed from this very important bus
iness. I would like to say; how
ever, that the membership of
ths Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce believes wholeheartedly
In Increasing the appropriation
of forest fire control money in
order that all of the 18,300,000
acres of forest land might re
ceive adequate fire protection.
The members of our chamber
sincerely hope that you will take
this matter untfer advisement,
and do everything in your pow
er to Increase funds for forest
fire protection."
The secretary-manager of the
chamber, Forrest Jones, stated
today that he was contacting all
of the chambers of commerce In
If. C. In an effort to get their as
sistance in increasing, ratha
than decreasing, the state's ap
propriation for the protection of
/Viun vi
our forests.
?The Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce has already received a
most favorable reply from Sen
ator Williams, who stated that j
he was in full agreement with the
ohamber's views and would do
all in his power to secure great
er forest fire protection.
Funeral On Friday
For Mrs. Robinson
Funeral service will be held
Friday, two p. m., at Purlear
Baptist church for Mrs. Mary M.
Robinson, 86-year-old resident
of the Purlear community who
died Wednesday following sev
eral years of ill health. Rev.
Glenn Huffman, assisted by
Rev. James M. Hayes, of Win
ston-fialem, will conduct the
service.
Surviving Mrs. Robinson are
five sons: A. F. Robin son* Pur
lear; Walter Robinson, Moores
R. V. Robinson, Wilkesboro route
one; C. Y. Robinson, Purlear. '
Walker Child Dies
I Funeral service was held Sun
day at the home for Patsy Ann
Walker, age 13 days, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Walker, of
Boomer. The child died Satur
day.
Surviving are the father and
mother, two brothers and six sis
ters. Rev. Ernest Bumgarner con
ducted the service. Burial was in
Little Rock cemetery.
Hone Mrs. Dorcas
Hoffman Burned
Two-story frame residence of
Mrs. Dorcas Huffman in the Pur
lear community was totally de
stroyed by fire at 4:30 a. m.
Wednesday.
All of the family sleeping in
the home escaped injury except
Max Huffman, who suffered a
burn on his arm and neck while
getting out of the building en
veloped in flames.
The building, all furnishingB,
with clothing of the members of
the family, were totally destroy
ed. The fire may have originated
by rats getting to matches, mem
bers of the family said.
Mrs. R. E. Burcham
Dies at Age 75 Years |
Elkin.?Mrs. ?Lillie Day Bur
cham, 75, widow of R. E. Bur
cham of the Benham commun
ity died in an Elkin hospital
Tuesday night. She suffered a
stroke two weeks ago.
Mrs. Burcham is survived by
five sons, Brannon and McKin
ley Burcham of Benham, Fred
Burcham of State Road, Arthur
Burcham of Lancaster, Ohio, and
John Burcham of Columbus,
Ohio; four daughters, Mrs.
Thomas O'Brien of Detroit, Mich.,
Mrs. Helen Miller of State Road,
Mrs. Arl Smith of Benham, and
Mrs. B. C. Bodenhelmer of Win
ston-Salem; 50 grandchildren;
30 great-grandchildren; two bro
thers, Fred and Charlie Day,
both of Elkin; and two sisters,
Mfrs. John Darnell of Elkin and
Mrs. John Shumanm, St. Louis,
Mo.
Funeral service will be held
at 11 a. m. Friday at Pleasant
Hill Baptist church, near' Elkin,
of whloh she was a charter mem
ber. Rev. David W. Day, paptor,
will officiate, assisted by Rev.
Grant Oothren and Rev. Ed
Hayes. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Fairplains Women
Earn Certificates
In Home Nursing
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The Bed Grose Home Nursing
coarse, "SI* Lessons in the Cere
of the Sick," was completed by
a class of women of the Fair
plains community on Friday
night, January SI. The. course
was taught 'by Mrs. Estelle Mi
kell, authorised Red Cross in
structor, and met for stz two
hour periods at the cafeteria of
the Mulberry School. Mrs. Wiley
Brooks, President of the Fatr
plalns Home Demonstration club,
sponsored the class. According to
Miss Rebecca Moseley, Red Cross
Executive Secretary, every mem
ber was present tor each class
and each of the following will
receive the Red Cross Certificate
for the short course in Home
Nursing: M esdames Aaron
Brooks, 8. W. Church, Clate Dun
can, Ed DAncy. R. M. Watson,
M. I. -Myers, Branford Brooks,
C. C. Gambill, Ray Stoker, Re*
Kilby, W. E. Snow, J. ?. Ander
son, Harrold Bumgamer, and
Quincy Whittington.
Central Telephone
Co. Plans Several
Benefits InService
Cable Line Into F&irplains
This Year; Other Pro
jects Mapped
w. S. Beddingfield, group
manager for the Central Tele
phone company, said here today
that plans have been made for i
extensive improvements and en
largement of the telephone sys
Slated for early construction
will be a cable line with city
telephone service, which will ex
tend from the exchange building
on Ninth street into the Fair
plains community on highway 18
two miles north of this city.
Some of the materials for this
line have arrived and construc
tion will get under way soon, Mr.
Beddingfield said.
Plans have also been com
pleted for erection of a cable
line on highway 421 west of this
city. However, it is not anticipat
ed that it can be constructed
this year.
Mr. Beddingfield made it clear
that the company intends to ex
tend its system and make im
provements relative to the
growth of the community and
will make surveys for new lines
in communities where the de
mand is sufficient to make con- i
struction practical. He pointed
out that a new line was added
west of this city to Millers Creek
last year and that other improve
ments are planned for that thick
ly settled ?art of the county.
The group manager for the
company stated that shortage of
materials has greatly handicapp
ed the company's efforts for the
past several years and that con
ditions are now beginning to
show some improvement, al
though it is practically impos
sible to secure sufficient mater
ials to carry out extensive con
struction at the present time. As
materials 'become available, he
said, the telephone service will
be extended and improved in
this community.
North Wilkesbora
and Elkm to Play
North "Wilkesboro and El kin,
whose rivalry In the Tadkin val
ley always assure Interesting
sports events, will battle it out
on the high sohool basketball
floor here Friday night.
Both schools have fast teams
this year and exciting games are
forecast.
Varsity and B iboys will play
and B teams' game will start at
7:30 o'clock. Coach Howard
Bowers reported here today that
his squads are in good condi
tion for the games.
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MASONIC NOTICE
There will be a regular con
vocation of North Wilkesboro
Chapter No. 78, Royal Arch Ma
sons Friday night, Feb 7, 1947.
Work in Mark Master and Past
Master degree. All oompanions
urged to attend.
$4,500 Quota la
Wilkes Coaaty It
fgfceeddh Drive
Lions Club Sponsored Suc
cessful Campaign; Many
Schools Aided
Total for the Infantile Pa
ralysis campaign la Wilkes
county has passed the $0,000
mark, Larry S. Moore, campaign
chairman, said today.
The total to date is more than
$1,600 shore the qnota of $4,
500 for the county and a number
of reports are yet to toe received.
The campaign was put on prin
cipally by the North Wllkesboro
Lions Club. Attorney Moore,
campaign director, and many of
those in key positions in the
drive were members of the club,
which also operated a polio dime
board, a polio bingo party and
Btaged the annnal dance for the
fund.
Mr. Moore attributed much, of
the success In the drive to the
generous response this year from
people In rural communities.
County schools accounted for
more than $1,500 of the funds
collected. Operation of the dime
board on two Saturdays by mem
bers of the Lions Club netted
$226.09, the Lions Club bingo
party had a profit of $250.30,
and and dance netted the sum
of $81. Business houses and in
dividuals contacted by letter and
personal solicitation by members
of the Lions Club donated a
large amount of the funds col
lected.
Mrs. O. E. Triplett served
very efficiently as secretary in
the campaign and aided greatly
in all the projects carried out.
e donations by
Maple Springs ....
... 26.00
Mountain View
.... 68.09
Wilkesboro
? 147.41
Ferguson
.... 13.96
Roaring River
... 100.00
Millers Pre?>.k
... 459.59
Whittington
8.35'
Lincoln Heights
.... 86.70f
Pleasant Hill ...... . ...
.... 51.30*
Mnlhfliry , *
. 151.82,
Moravian Falls
28.31
Cricket
. . 114.00^
Woodlawn
.... 33.91
North Wilkesboro
Mills Hone Split
Boys Here Take 30 to 21
Game While Girls Lose
Close One 21-18
North Wilkesboro and Mllle
Home basketball teams split a
thrilling double header here
Tuesday night.
The North Wilkesboro girls
played another good game, but
were slightly outclassed and lost
by a three-point margin 21 to 18.
Felts was again the leading scor
er with ten points but the team,
played well as a unit and defen
sive work was much improved
over previous games. Woodatt
with 17 points was the out
standing star for the Baptists!
from Mills Home.
In the boys game North Wil
kesboro had no outstanding stars,
although the accuracy of Hudson,
who scored 11, was very notice
able. The floor, play of Bousseaal
was exceptionally good, while
Johnson, Caudlll and Sturdivant
played a good game. Turner, a
substitute, played his best game
this year and scored 7. Benfleld
with 8 was the high scorer far
the visitors.
Girls Game
N. WilkeSboro 18 M. Home Si
Felts 10 Little
Hayes 2 Woodall 17}
Wells ? Watte ?
Cragan Smith
Harris Ball
Substitutes: North WAkeebore
?Adams, McNeill, Absher. Mills
Home ? Gregory 1, Huffman,
Teal, Chance, Fulbrighl.
Boys Game
N. Wilkesboro SO M. Home 11
TTiiii?is? 1 Black ?
Caudlll 4 Benfield 8
Johnson 6 Bradshaw
Hudson 11 iWhlttington 4
Sturdivant 1 Isenhour 2
Substitutes: North Wilkesboro
?Turner 7, MoGinnls, Badgett,
Myers, By ere, Forester, Meserve.
Mills Home?Smith, Bd wards,
McCullie. Officials, Williams and
Lee. J