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Y. M. C. A. U raia a bvttdinc fund for the ti a madam Y. M H. the journ The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years M OUR CITY T<* North WUkedboro ha* tradiaf radio* a# BO w 100,000 people fa Vol. 41, No. 86 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBQRO, N. C., Thursday, Feb. 27, 1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Canter wmenea urnre Planed to Raise Quota of $7,500 Cecil Adamson, Chairmen, Has Complete Organixa tion For Campaign Solicitation to raise Wilkes county's Red Cross quota of $7, 600 will get under way Monday, March 3, Cecil Adamson,~ 1947 ^und chairman, said today. W A complete organization has been set up to reach all the peo ple in the county with the Red Cross appeal for fnnds to back up the slogan of "The Red Cross Carries On." A Special Gifts committee will contact business firms and In dividuals in the higher income brackets for special gifts, which have always been liberal and have helped materially to reach previous quotas. Chapter officials hare pointed with pardonable pride to the fact that, Wilkes invariably has met and exceeded all Red Cross quo tas and 1947 is not expected to be any exception. The past year was the most active year in history of the Wilkes Red Cross chapter, which will use $4,900 to carry on dur ing the current year. The re maining $2,600 will go into the national chapter fund. Services to men and women in military service, to veterans and their families will predominate in Red Cross activities, as well as disaster relief and the other many permanent activities of Red Cross organizations every where. The following workers have been appointed for the Red i I Cross campaign: , ? Special Gifts: P. W. Eshelman, chairman, J. R. Hlx, R. G. Fin ley. Industrial Section: F. D. Me serve,. chairman, J. B. Carter, Robert Ogilvie, P. W. Eshelman, R. G. Flnley, J. R. Hlx, B. F. Gardner, W. C. Grier, Richard B. Johnston, Paul Osborne, A. M. Church, Boyd E. Stout, A. X. Wyatt, Gordon Flnley, J. M. Derr, Jr., Bryce Caudill, J. A. Jones, Gordon Forester. North Wilkesboro Business District: Its D. Payne, chairman, R. S. Glbbs, Jr., Frank Crow, Maurice Walsh. O. K. Pope, Lu creda Tedder, It. M. Brame, Jr., Jack Swofford, Gilbert Bare, J. C. Allen, J. V. Wallace, W. E. Jones, C. A. Venable, Mrs. Ethel Moore, Oliver Absbtr. G. S. Winters, A. F. Kflby, R". B. Gibbs, Hubert Canter, Shonn Kerbaugh, Dudley S. Hill, Dr. J. S. Deans, J. M. Anderson, R. W. Fore hand. North Wilkesboro Residential District: Mrs. Cecil F. Adam son, chairman, Mrs. W. J. Bason, Mrs. Lewis M. Nelson, Mrs. W. E. Jones, Mrs. J. A. Rousseau, Mrs. J. R. Hlx, Mrs. William Marlow, Mrs. J. M. Anderson, Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant, Mrs. Rufns B Church, Mrs. W. D. Half acre, Mrs. R. G. Finley, Mrs. Stanton Mclver, Mrs. E. N. Phillips, Mrs. A. M. Handy, Mrs. R. T. McNeill, Mrs. R. H. Shell, Mrs. Frank Stafford, Mrs: Clyde Pearson, Mrs. Clyde Lillard, Mrs. W. R. Newton, Mrs. Ira D. Payne, Mrs. John LayBhon, Mrs. A. H. Clark, Mrs.' Ray Barnes, Mrs. H. F. Bauknight, Mrs. J. T. Kenerly, Miss Nonie Gordon, MLs Lucile Young, F. C. Hubbard, Jr. Wilkesboro Business District: Vwarner W. Miller, Jr., chairman, TOllss Clyde Shepherd, Miss Mar Jorie Miller. Committee organization is not complete for the other sections, which Include Wilkesboro resi dential, rural, and colored areas. ?? o Superior Court To Opea Monday March term of Wilkes superior court will open Monday morning, March 8, with Judge H. Hoyle Sink, of Greensboro, presiding. A total of 170 cases are con tained in the court calendar, which is published elsewhere in this newspaper. Included on the docket are a number of homicide cases, but none in which a first degree verdict will be asked. The first two weeks of the Ahree weeks court will be devot to trial of criminal cases. Support Y. M. C. A. P.-T. A. LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $3,500 FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND Here are pictured the uniformed members of the North Wilkesboro high school band, which is to be en larged into a 40-piece concert band and 50-piece marching band. A campaign is now being conducted by the Parent-Teacher Association to raise $3,800 to purchase uniforms and instruments for enlarging the band. In the above picture the members of the band are, left to right: (first row) Nell Brame, Carolyn Deans, Christine Godby, Kenneth Phillips, Tommy Tur ner, T. C. Billings, Phillip Lomax, Eric Duncan, Miss Eva Bingham, Director; (second row) Doris Godby, Tyre Sidden, Doris^ Wiles, Betty Whicker, Clate Dun can, John Hubert Emerson, Tony M&rlow, Norma Ga briel; (third row) Jimmie Carter, Gordon Finley, Jane Cragan, Anne Carlton, Carl Franklin Swofford, Bet ty Wells, Peggy Harris; (fourth row) Dot Jenkins, Dot Powell, Dot Winters, Tommy Johnson, Patsy Hawkins, John Gibbs, Betty Jo Reavis, Jane Carter. Corinna Fin ley and Frances Harris absent when photograph was taken. Beginners not in photograph: Becky Reins, Jo Ann McGinnis, Kyle Eller, Lila Duncan, Jimmy Swof ford, Pattie Gabriel, Gladys Sebastian, Charles Sum mers, Charles Crook, Patricia Hutchinson, Jimmie Caldwell, Bill Justus and Betty Blackburn. Local Post V. F. W. Supports National Defense Program Letters are enroute to Senators and Representatives In Congress urging their 100 per cent support of the National Defense Program. Due to the restless condition of the World at present and the drafting of Korean Civilians into the Russian army this is the one and only means of insuring pre paredness and world peace. This action is further proof that the fellows who know what war really is are doing all In their power to prevent another catastrophe like that of World War I and World War EL ?"World Peace and Our Na tion's Safety" are watchwords of the V. F. W. William S. Gantt Died On Tuesday Funeral Held Today for VA Officer, Veteran of 26 Yeara In Service The long and colorful career of William "Skelly Gantt, Hf), end ed at two a. m. Tuesday when he died of cerebral hemorrhage at the Wilkes hospital. Veteran of 26 years service in the army, navy and marine corps, Mr. Gantt had been veterans training officer for Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany and Watauga counties for the Veterans Administration since 1946 and had headquarters in North Wilkesboro. He was horn In Prospect, Va., in 1887. At an early age he en tered military service and saw service in both World Wars.' He had been in apparently normal health until he was stricken here Friday. Only surviving member of his immediate family is his wife, Mrs. Florence E. Gantt, whose home was formerly in New Jer sey. Funeral service was held to day, three p. m., at Reins-Stur divant chapel here and the body will be taken to Arlington ceme tery, Washington, D. <3., for bur ial. o ? Everybody is invited to enjoy the old fashioned square dance Friday night, eight o'clock, at Moravian Falls community house. Good music and an enjoyable oc casion is assured. The dance will be for the benefit of the Com munity House fund. BIRTHS A daughter was born Wednes day at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William Mack Prultt, Jr., of North Wilkesboro route one. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Morrow, of this city, a daugh ter on Wednesday at the Wilkes hospital. Mr. and MrB. Johnny Clayton Anderson, of North Wilkesboro route two, are parents of a son born Tuesday at the Wilkes hos pital. A son was born February 19 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Nell C. Cashion, of North Wilkesboro. Born to Mr. and Mrs. James L. Frazier, of Pores Knob, a son on Sunday at the Wilkes hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hoyt Haynes, of North Wilkesboro route two, are parents of a daughter iborn Monday at the Wilkeq hospital. A daughter was born Friday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Edwin Holland, of North Wilkesboro route two. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Worth Johnson, of North Wilkes boro, a daughter On Monday at the Wilkes hospital. A -daughter was born Tuesday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Ward, of this city. t Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Frank lin Whittington, of North Wil kesboro, are parents of a daugh ter born Monday at the' Wilkes hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hadley, of Statesville, announce the birth of a daughter, Mary Jane, on Tues day at Long's hospital. The Had leys are former local residents. North Wilkesboro Signs Are to Be Placed On Parkway A letter from Representative C. B. Deane to the Wilkes Cham ber of Commerce today said that the strict rales relative to signs on the Blue Ridge Parkway have been relaxed sufficiently to place sigiis-ut road intersections direct ing tourists to nearby cities and towns where accomodations could be had. ? Representative Deane said*. 'In this connection North Wil kesboro is ibeing included and I hope it will guide a lot of tour ists into your good city." North Wilkesboro has three highways leading into the Parkway?16 and^ 18, twenty miles; U. 8. 421, twent^-si* miles. ? A o Jointed dolls, moved by strings, were favorite playthings of the children of ancient Greece, ac cording to the Dncyclopaedia Britannica. S-'' Effective Saturday, March 1, the Veterans Administration Con tact office in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina will be closed eve ry Saturday, and will operate on a 40 hour Monday-through-Fri day week. This announcement was made today by John E. Maddox, Con tact Representative, in charge of the VA office, upon receipt of instructions from the regional VA headquarters it Winston-Sal- ' em. j ?'We want every veteran to know that this office will no longer be open on Saturday,", the VA representative said. "Those seeking assistance or in formation should be sure to ar- j range their visits or calls dur ing the regular work week." J Office hours of the contact of-, fice are 8:30 a. m. to 5:00 P. M.' Monday through Friday. The 'of fice is lcated on the second floor of the Bank of North Wilkesboro building. All activities of the Veterans; Administration in North Caro-' Una have been placed on the 40 hour week, Mr. Maddox said. Heretofore, 29 VA cntact offices functioned Saturdays on an over time basis. Local Teams Will Play at Statesville ? On Friday Night North Wilkesboro high school basketball team will engage Statesville here Friday night In the North Wilkesboro high school gymnasium. The girlB' game will begin at seven o'clock and the boys will play following the girls game. The games are a part of the Piedmont Conference schedule and exciting contests are expect ed. Marriage License License to wed were issued' during the past week Iby Wilkes Register of Deeds Troy C. Fos ter to the following: Jamee Theodore Waters and Vada Mc Glamery, both of Wilkesboro route one; James H. Hutch ens and Mary Lou Anderson, both of North Wilkesboro; Glenn Cham bers and Blanche Souther, botb of Wilkesboro route two; Gull ford Johnson and Doris Hendren, both of Wilkesboro route two: Robert Lee Scott, Pinnacle, and EMna Alma Simmons, Joneevllie; J. R. Roups and Garleen Haynes, both of Crumpier; Stuart Trlp lett and Agnes .Huffman, (both of Purlear. * V. F. W. Elects '47 S. I*. Whitakcr Named Com mander; Full Slate Of Officers Is Chosen At their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2t>, at 8:00 p. m. at V. F. W. hall, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1142, elect ed the following officers to serve during the incoming year, March 1, 1947 to February 28, 1948: Commander, S. L. Whitaker, veteran of'World War I and for mer High Point Post Comman der; Sr. Vice Oommander, Ralph Williams, veteran World War II; Jr. Vice Commander, Harold Bumgarner. veteran World War II; Quartermaster, J. D. Moore, veteran World War II; Adjutant, Tommie Caudlll, veteran World War II; Judge Advocate, J. F. Jordan, veteran World War I; Chaplain, Ray Shumaker, veter an World War II; Surgeon, Dr. J. H. MoNeill, veteran World ^ar II; Trustee, 3 years, Frank Allen, veteran World War II. o Family Shoe Store Will Open In City The Family Shoe Store, Inc., is the name of a new firm which will open for business in North Wilkesboro. The principal owners of the new corporation are W. C. Mar low and R. G. Wellman. The Family Shoe' Store will open in the building now occu pied by the Hub, which will move to the building presently occu pied by Better Homes Furniture company. The furniture store will move to a new building now-be ing erected on the Blair block next to Reins Market. Howard Wellman, who has been associated with Pollock's, a chain shoe store organization, will be manager of the Family Shoe Store, which will carry complete lines of footwear for men, women and children. At the present time removal sales are in' progress at the Hub and Better Homes Furniture store. u Athletic Fields Get Added Grass Seed North Wilkesboro high school this week sewed grass seed on the football field and baseball outfield of the athletic park on the fairgrounds. The grass seeded will supple ment qative grasses and should result In excellent Bpd for the fields of play. JAYCEES ARE ' n If Subscription Is To Expire ot 3-47 Please Renew Now Attention of all subscribers whftse address label date is 3-47 is called to the fact that their subscription will expire March 1 and that they should renew their subscriptions at once in order not to miss any copies of The Journ al-Patriot. Postal regulations do not permit newspapers to con tinue papers after subscriptions have expired. Calls Attention To State Income Taxes Harry B. Summers, deputy coi i lector of state revenue whose of I fice is located in the rear of the town hall auditorium in rooms formerly occupied by the Selec tive Service board, has called at tention to the fact that state income taxes are due March 15. Mr. Summers wtyl be in his of fice March 10 to 15 to assist in making returns. Office hours will be nine to five except Satur day, which will be nine to one. The following persona must file returns: (1) Every resident having a net income during the income year in excess of $1,000.00 if single, or $2,000.00 if a married man living with wife on Decem ber 81st, or $1,000.00 if a mar ried woman with a separate in come. , (2) Every resident profession al individual or person in busi ness with a gross income of $5, 000.00 or more. 0 - - - -s School Forced To Raise Lonch Price I Federal Funds Paying Pari Of School Lunch Price Exhausted March 1 Beginning Monday, March 3, the price of lunches in the North Wilkesboro School Cafeteria will be increased to twenty-five cents. This action was taken by the Board of Education at its last meeting. The price raise is neces sary to meet costs of operation because of the exhaustion ol funds appropriated by Congress for the National Child Feeding Program. Under the previous plan ol I operation, the child paid 15 centi [ for a lunch and the Federal Gov ernment paid 9 cents on each lunch. Notice was received re cently from the State School Superintendent that all Federal Funds for the current school year will be spent by March 1 The Cafeteria was opened it January, 1943 under sponsor ship of the North Wilkesbort Woman's Club. At that time the Woman's Club raised the fun< to purchase the necessary equip ment. The Cafeteria h?s beer ' operated by the Board of Edu ! cation. The Board has found it pos sible to pay the operating oosti from ticket sales plus the Chile Feeding Allotment. Even in th? face of Increased food costs, the price has not been changed it the more than three years th< Cafeteria has been open. Thi? has been possible because of th< steady increasing volume ol meals served. At present about 400 children a day are eating lunch In the Cafeteria. A plan has been worked out I whereby those children who have been served free meals will con tinue to be served. This hat been made possible by several or ganisations and individuals whe have accepted the responsibility of paying for the meals of needy children. Cemetery Meeting At Moravian Falls 'Annual meeting of the Mora vian Palls Cemetery association will fee held Sunday, March 2 2:30 p. m., at the Moravian Falls commnnity house. All members of the association and others in terested are asked to attend. ??? o =? - An Increase of six per cent li the goal for bee colonies in th< United States for 1947. Edward S. Ftnley Elected President Officers Elected Tuesday Night; Another Meeting To Be Held Tuesday Edward S. Finley, well known young business man who holds a position with the Meadows Mills oompany, was elected president of the Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce in the initial meet ing held Tuesday night in the Chamber of Commerce office on Ninth street. C. C. Faw, Jr., and Harry Ker ley were named first and second vice president's, respectively, and J. C. Allen was elected secre tary. Shoun Kerbaugh is treas urer of the new organization. ? With 18 members as a begin ning, the Jaycees hope to enlist into the organization a much larger number of men between ages of 21 and 35 who are in terested in civic and economic progress of the Wilkesboros and Wilkes county. A constitution and Dy-iaWB were adopted in the meeting Tuesday night and election of a board of directors was deferred until the next meeting, which will be held on Tuesday night, March 4, 7:30 p. m., at 'the Chamber of Commerce office. The new organization invites to; the meeting all interested young men, regardless of their inten tions relative to membership*. Nominal membership dues of $10 per year per member were voted at the meeting held Tuesday The matter of meeting time and', place was deferred utftll a later meeting. Meanwhile, the pssibilltie8 of holding luncheon dinner meetings are to be Investi gated. The movement to organize a Jaycees unit here was first pre sented the public Friday night with a meeting of interested citi zens here with three representa tives of the Winston-Salem Jun ior Chamber, which included Sam Dorsett, president and principal Bpeaker. Play Tonight By Dramatics Clib "He Couldn't Marry Five" Is the amusing title of the three act comedy to be produced by the Dramatics Club in the North Wil kes boro high school auditorium on this evening. The title describes the major plot of the play which la all a bout a young man who goes to l visit a family with five eligible daughters and falls in love with t i each and every one of them! To ) i make things worse, the sisters all fall in love with the young man?or think they do. If this isn't a complicated situation tor any young man to find himself in, we'd like to know what is. It seems hopeless, but after many laughable situations, everything finallys straightens out to every body's satisfaction through the common sense advice of the girls' grandmother. Those taking part in the play are Agnes Kenerly, John Gibbs, Betty Lou Porter, Billy Jo Zim merman, Jane Carter, Betty Campbell, Margie Newton, Mar tha Absher, Dot Jenkins, and Fred Myers. The performance will be un der the direction of Miss Lois Edinger, who has been quoted aa saying that "He Couldn't Marry Five" is one of the brightest, gayest and most utterly charm ing plays she has ever put on. The furniture In the play was provided through the courtesy of the Ideal Furniture Compaay. The curtain rises promptly at 7:30 p. m. Tickets are 50 centa for adults, and 25 cents for chil dren. Remember the time, and don't let anything else Interfere with your coming to see ''He Couldnt Marry Five," which is produced by special arrangement with The Northwestern Press, Minne apolis, Minnesota. Support Y. M.C. A.
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