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Wfces Y. M. C. A. u rau in| a building fund for the ?roction of a modern Y. M C. Aslant. Support it. ? * v The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the ''State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years North Wilkesboro has a trading radios of 80 milas,. ?erring 100,000 people ha Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 41, No. 89 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, March 10, 1947 Make North Wifkesboro Your Shopping Center Girl Scoot Week Being Observed; Executives Here Many Events Scheduled Here For Miss Diana Dy er, National Executive ] Girl Scouts ot the Wilkes County Association are celeb rat io* the thirty-fifth birthday of Girl Scouting with many activi ties this week. Girl Scouts will be in charge of the chapel program in the North Wilkesboro city school Tuesday at 1 o'clock. Thursday the Girl Scout coun cil will 'meet at Hotel Wilkes at tuo o'clock for a business ses stvh. Imediately after they will have as their dinner guest, Miss Diana Dyer. At 7: SO the Scout Council will join the other members of the Wilkes county association and senior scouts at the Presbyter ian educational building to hear Miss Dyer speak on International relations. Miss Dyer was one of the two Scouts chosen from our country! as a delegate to the trainers con-1 ference in Switzerland last Au- j gust, 'flwenty-one countries were I represented. She also represented our country at the International Commissioners in Prance last September. This organization is a part of the World Association. She now holds the office of 2nd Vice President to our National Girl Scout organization. Our Girl Scout leaders and council members are fortunate to have the council of this able Girl Scout executive. ( Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock Miss Dyer will speak at the chapel perio^ in the Wilkesboro school. During the week Girl Scout Troops will be having special an niversary celebrations. JJriah A. Miller Is I ? Taken By Death Former Teacher And Coun ty Agent Died Today; Funeral Wednesday Uriah A. Miller, one of Wilkes county's best known citizens, died this morning, eight o'clock, at the Wilkes hospital. He had been ill for several weeks. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, 11 a. m., at Edge wood Baptist church. The body will lie in state from ten to 11 o'clock at the church. Mr. Miller spent his early life in Wilkes county and during the Spanish-American War served in the Infantry in the Cuba cam paign. For many years Mr. Miller taught in Wilkes county schools and gained an enviable reputa tion as a teacher. For seven years Mr. Miller was county farm agent for Alexander county, after which he again taught school in Wilkes for a number of years until he retired to his farm on North Wilkesboro route three. Mr. Miller had a wide knowledge of academic and agri cultural subjects and was deeply interested in agricultural pro gress. For several years he was commander of the Wilkes post of Spanish-American War veterans. Surviving Mr. Miller are his wife, Mrs. Blanche Winkler Mil ler, and two sons, Ralph Miller, of High Point, and Lawrence Miller, of Wilkesboro, executive secretary of the Triple A in Wilkes county. I now Moved Rapidly From Our City Streets Many compliments hare been expressed relative to the speed and efficiency nsed by city forces in clearing the Btreets here of snow following the seven-inch snowfall Friday night. By Saturday afternoon the downtown streets were almost completely cleared of the heavy snowfall. Highway forces also did a good Job of clearing high ways in this vicinity and traffic had returned to normal by Sat-; urday evening. ? o ? O. E. S. MEETING Wilkes Chapter No. 42, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its regular meeting Thursday eve nnig, March 13, at 7:30. At this time our District Deputy Grand Matron will make her official vis it to our chapter. All members jjffced to attend. Support Y. M. C. A. Ronda Girls Aid Millers Creek 5 Are Champiois Millers Creek boys and Ronda girls won the Wilkes oonnty bas ketball championship finals at Millers Creek Saturday night, climaxing a most successful tournament. The girls' finals proved to be one of the most thrilling games in the three-day meet. Ronda led by one point at half time and At no time in the game did either team have more than a four point lead. The boys' game was also close ly contested. Mountain View took a short lived lead with a field goal on the opening play but were soon overtaken by the Mil lers Creek bofrs, who increased their lead steadily until the end of the game. The tournament began Thurs day with boys and girls teams from all the county schools par ticipating. The gymnasium was filled to capacity with frenzied fans each night. Proceeds from admissions were divided among participating teams. J. C. Wil liams, Jr., of North Wilkesboro, was referee foor all tournament games. Following are lineups and sum maries of semi-final and final games: Friday's Results Roaring River forfeited to Mountain View, girls. Millers Creek 37, Wilkesboro 21, boys. Ronda 39, Mount Pleasant 17, girls. Mountain View 44, Mount Pleasant 40, boys. First Game, Boys M. Creek 37 D. Church 8 W. Church 5 Watkins 2 filler 13 Oliver 6 Wilkesboro 211 Oraig 4 Triplett 5 Parker 8 Groce Bryan 3 Substitutes: Millers Creek? Caudill 3. Wilkesboro?Dancy, Edwards, Lane 1, Foster, Caudill. Second Game, Girls Ronda 39 Key 15 Hamriek 5 Cockerham Pardue Durham Lankford Mt. Pleasant 17 Ellis 9 Elledge 5 Wallace 1 Foster Minton Walsh Substitutes: Honda <? M&this, Parks 2, N. Cockerham, Dobbins, Walker, Darnell. Mount Pleas ant ? Higgins 2, Bnmgarner, West, Hamby. Third Game, Boys Mtn. View 44 Yale 2 Johnson A. Wood 17 Mayberry 7 Walker 11 Mt. Jfieasant 4U E. Church 13 W. Eller 8 M. Eller 5 B. Walsh 6 R. Eller 1 End of regulartlon game: 38 all. Substitutes: Mountain View? Bauguss, Dancy, Wood, Watkins 2, Billings 5, Hanes. Mount Pleasant?Green, McGee 2, Huff man 1, R. Eller 1, R. Church, Foster 4, A. McNeil. Final Games Girls' Game Ronda il Key 8 Hemric 21 Mathis 12 Cockerham Dobbins Walker Mtn. View 37 Key 18 Sloop 7 Haynes 12 Billings Welsh Harold Substitutes: Ronda ? Pardue. Mountain View ? T. Haynes, Rhodes, A. Rhodes. Boys' Game Millers Creek 40 D. Church 10 W. Church 13 Watklns 8 Eller 8 Oliver 1 Mtn. View 31 Wood I3 Mayberry 3 Haynes 10 Billings 2 Walker 1 Substitutes: Millers Creek ? Caudill. Mountain View?Yale 2. Squore Donee Will Be Thursday Night At Moravian Falls Date of the square dance to be held at Moravian Falls commun ity house will !be on Thursday night this week. The dance will begin at eight o'clock and Wan derers of the Wastland will again furnish music. All are cordially invited to attend. Cripple Clinic 13th March clinic for crippled chil dren will be held Thursday morn ing, March 13, at the Wilkes hos pital. Free examination will be made of all crippled and deform ed patients present. Wilkes Resident Is Oyer 107 Years Old Bin. Mary Btedmu Cantor, widow of the late Lee Cantor, passed the three score and ton mark so long ago die has for* gottane about it. Mrs. Canter was born In Alexander county In 1MO and on September 22, 1M6, she celebrated her 107th birthday. (She lives with Abner Claude Canter on Wilkesboro route two and has two daughters, Mrs. Almedia , Bollinger, of Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. Anna Canter, of New York City. Mrs. Oscar Lewis Is Claimed By Death Funeral service for Mrs. Char ity Ellen Lewis, 62, wife of Os car Lewis, of the Clingman com munity, will be held Wednesday, 11 a. m., at Pleasant Grove Bap tist church with,Rev. R. R. Cra ter in charge of the service. Mrs. Lewis died Sunday at the Wilkes hospital. She is survived by her husband and 13 sons and daughters: John Lewis, Otha Lewis, Wilson Lewis, Oscar Lew-' is, Jr., Mrs. J. W. Williams, Mrs. L. P. Johnson, all. of Greensboro; Mrs. S. W. Sevlers, Winston Salem; Mrs. E. L. Torres, Hous ton, Texas; Mrs. Lois Denny, Union Grove; Sherman Lewis, Winston-Salem; Huie Glenn Lew is and Miss Lottie Lewis, of Rod da. ? BIRTHS Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Everett Call, of North Wilkes boro, a son . on Friday at the Wilkes hospital. A daughter was born Saturday at the Wilkes' hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Foster, of North Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Ivory Mahaffey, of Union Grove, route two, are parents of a son born March 4 at the Wilkes hospital. Born March 3 at the Wilkes hospital, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Haskell B. Dancy, of Buck. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dean Billings, of Traphill, at the Wilkes hos pital on March 3. .Born to Mr. an<f Mrs. Carl Smith Lewis, of Halls Mills, a daughter on March 4 at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born March 4 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford S. Alexander, of Roar ing River. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall, of McGrady, are parents of a son born March 5 at the Wilkes hos pital. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Steele, of Pores Knob, a daughter March 6 at the Wilkes hospital. Mrs. Kenneth Monroe Icen hour and daughter, born March 6 at the Wilkes hospital, have returned to their home on North Wilkesboro route two. o Lincoln County Agent Speaker At Meet of Lions Graham Morrison Delights Club With Many Hum- j orous Stories Here Graham Morrison, of Linooln ton, Lincoln county farm agent: and after dinner speaker of wide| reputation, delighted the North Wilkesboro Lions Club here Fri day evening with a most enter taining address. The program was in charge of C. C. Faw, Jr., and Paul Cashion, who presented the speaker. Mr. Morrison told many humorous stories which were %ell received by the cluib. Prior to the program Edward S. Finley gave a report on the Cherryville meeting on Wednes day night, at . which Clifford Pierce, president of Lions Inter national, was the speaker. Those from here attending the Cherry ville meeting were Edward S. Finley, W. O. Absher, Wm. A. Hardister, Paul Cashion, Harry . Hettiger, Presley Myers, W. D. Jester and J. D. Moore, Jr. Howard Bowers, athletic coach here, was receleved into mem bership in the club on a transfer of membership from the club at Johnson City, Tenn. Guests at the meeting Friday were: Howard Wellman with Bill Marlow; Robert Shoemaker and M. M. Brame with Dr. H. B. Smith; T. W. Sweeney, of Rich mond, Va., with B. Moore. Poker Players Are Seiteaeed 1 Year Oa Gambling Case Sensational Case In Wilkes Superior Court Ended Friday Morning Judge H. Hoyle Bink in Wil kes court Friday sentenced Carl and Oola M. Keaton, broth ers, to 15 to 20 years each,In prison at hard labor tor the rob bery of |28,000 from a poker game at the home of Jim Foster four miles south of this city on highway 115 on the morning of July 6, 1946. Sentence was passed whene the jury returned the verdict of guil ty after several hours delibera tion. Gamblers Sentenced A related case of major in terest here was disposed of a few moments later when Judge Sink sentenced the four players in the high priced poker game to serve one year each on the roads at hard labor. The defendants, who entered pleas of guilty td the charge of gambling, were Jim Poster, Charlie Combe, Dobe Powell and Joe Holland. Their attorneys argued that the loss of 211,000 from the poker game table and their pockets, togeth er with $17,000 taken by the robbers from Foster's safe, was enough punishment and begg ed for leniency on the charge of gambling. Judge Sink explained that he could give them two years each. Long Deliberation Evidence was completed in the robbery case Wednesday after noon and the case was given the jury following the charge from Judge Sink. At adjournment time the jurors reported they were unable to agree on a verdict and ("tHey Were ordered td report back Friday morning.. Just before noon they filed in with their verdict. Arrest of the Keaton brothers culminated a diligent search for the robbers who took so much money in the biggest robbery iuj the history of this section. State Bureau of Investigation Agents, Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindexter, State Highway Patrol Sergeant A. H. Clark and other officers took part in the investigation. Much Evidence Offered Trial of the case began Tues day and the state offered much evidence, including the teetimony of the poker players who identi fied the ^Keatons as the two men who entered the Footer home from the back porch into the dining room where the big stakes game was in progress around the dining room table of the Foster home. They said that the two men, who were masked, used an automatic and a sub-machine gun to hold up the players and on lookers, scooped np into a sack a large amount of money front the table, took money and watch es from the pockets of players and spectators, marched Foster at the point of a gun into a bed room and forced him to open his safe, from which they took $17, 000. j nira 31 an invalid Calvin M. (Bo) Spillmau, Cooloomee man who was play ing in the game and clhimed at that time to have lost several hundred dollars to the robbers, was indicted with the Keatons on the robbery charge and was also charged with playing poker But charges against Spillman were continued, because of his physical condition. A physician's statement presented to the court stated that Spillman is now par tially and permanently paralysed from the effect of a bullet wound in his spine. He is said to have been shot at Cooloomee some time after the date of the rob bery. Appeal Notice Given Attorneys for the Keatons, including Eugene Trivette, John R. Jones, J. V. Bowers, of this city, and Turner Grant, of Mocksville, filed notice of appeal to the supreme court. An attorney for the defend ants in the gambling case gave notice of appeal from the judg ment, on the grounds that the sentence of one year on the roads was excessive punishment. Solicitor Avalon E. Hall prose cuted the case, assisted by At torney W. H. McElwee and Kyie Hayea, of this city. Following disposition of the robbery and gambling cases, Judge Sink ordered court ad journed until Monday morning. Court began the second week V. F. W. to Install Officers Tuesday Bine Ridge Mountain post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will Install offlcero In the meeting to the held Tuesday, eight p. m. It will be an open meeting with the public, and especially all veter ans, invited to attend. 8. L. Whit aker will be the new commander ?f tfie post Mrs. T. B. Finley Last Rites Today \ Prominent Local ? Resident Died At Her Home In This City Sunday Mrs. Thomas B. Finley, wife of the late Judge T. B. Finley, died at her home In North Wilkes horo early Sunday morning. Mrs. Finley was the former Caroline Elizabeth Cowles, and was born in Wilkeaboro Decem ber 6, 1873, the daughter of the 1 late Colonel W. H. H. Cowles, former Congressman from this district, and his wife, Corinna Worth Cowles. Mrs. Finley was I an active member of the Presby 1 terian church, serving several times as President of the Wom an's Auxiliary, member of the church choir, and because of her wonderful ability as a Bible teacher, she was many times leader of the Bible study in the circles. She was the first Presi dent of the Woman's Club, a charter member of Rendezvous Mountain Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Wilkes Valley Guards Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, and closely identified with the civic and social life of the city. Possessing a gracious person ality, of rare sweetness and charm, and a keen intellect, Mrs. Finley had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends and ac quaintances in the state and com munity, where she will be greatly missed. Surviving are the following children, Mrs. C. Don Coffey, Jr., Mrs. Lewis M. Nelson, Miss Eliz abeth Finley and Thomas A. Fin ley, all of North Wilkeaboro; three sister?, Mrs. R. O. Self,! Raleigh; Mrs. S. S. Bost and Mrs. J. N. Klncaid, Statesville; three brothers, W. H. H. Cowles, New York, Colonel Miles A. Cowlee, Princeton, N. J., and Colonel Stuart L. Cowles, now in Japan; seven grandchildren, Peggy, Co rinna and Thomas Finley, Thom as and Lewis Mann Nelson, Jr., Donald Coffey, Mrs. J. Elliott Deans, and one great-grandohild, Jimmy Deans. Funeral service was held at the home this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. Watt M. Cooper in charge, and interment in Greenwood cemetery. Pall bearers were nephews: E. G. Finley, R. G. Finley, Gordon Finley, 'W. C. Grier, Cowles Gai ther and Bob Gaither. Grand children carried the beautiful floral offering. J. W. Darnell, 62, Dies Unexpectedly Elkin.?John Walter Darnell, 62, Elkin (businessman, died un expectedly of a heart attack at his home at 11:30 p. m. Satur day. He apparently had been in good health until the attack. Mr. Darnell "was a son of Rufus and Emma Harp Darnefi. He was for a time engaged in the mer cantile business at Concord, and later -became a real estate man. For four years he worked with the Federal Government's reve nue department, resigning to open a furniture business in El kin 12 years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Collie Burcham Darnell; one bro ther, J. L. Darnell of Elkin; and one half brother, Hugh Lyons of Elkin. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. today at Elkin First Baptist church. Rev. Howard J. Ford, pastor, will officiate, assist ed by Rev. R. E. Adams of Win ston-Salem and Rev. J. C. Gwalt ney of Elkin. Burial will be in Elkin Valley Baptist - church cemetery. of the March term today with trial of Cling Minton for the fa tal shooting of Atwell Wilson Parsons at Boomer several weeks ago. Court adjourned at noon ' -because of the funeral of Mrs. T. B. Flnley today and the Minton trial will be resumed Tuesday morning. Coming Wednesday COMMANDER THOft. I. DEAN High Point City Manager Speaker At Roy S. Braden Tells Club His Opinions About Good Government Practices The North Wilkesboro Ki wanis Club heard Roy S. Braden, City Manager of High Point, North Carolina, apeak at their regular meeting on last Friday. Mr. Braden was presented to the club by Program Chairman E. G. Finley. Speaking about the important part each citizen plays in, the development of local and national j government, Mr. Braden told the Kiwanians that we are the mo3t selfish people on the earth and as an example that w? burned wheat to keep prices up when, people in other parts of the world were starving. "We might have another war if we continue this kind of thinking," Mr. Bra den said. Going then, from nationwide government functions to local governments Mr. Braden said: "Yiou people Should be proud of the fine financial status of Wilkes county with its low bond ed indebtedness. But this is a question you muBt answer: Are you going to offer your people facilities to help the people or are just going to keep taxes down? If you just attempt to keep down taxes, you certainly will be missing the boat on good government." Continuing along this line, Braden discussed facilities for community recreation and pub lic health. "It is an odd thing," he said, "that our communities are willing to put on policemen and firemen but not recreational workers. Yet half of those unfit for selective service would have been fit by proper public health and recreational work. For every full time recreational person add ed to community payrolls, you can lay off one policeman." In closing Mr. Braden plead ed with the members of the Ki wanis Club to give tiheir talents to their community. He said that everyone has a part in commun ity life and he should make the most of that part. o North Wilkesboro Wins In Tourney Advance In First Round Of Journal-Sentinel Cage Meet, Winston-Salem North Wilkeaboro high school hoys advanced to the second round in the Journal-Sentinel basketball tournament at Win ston-iSalem Friday by defeating Meadows of Dan boys from Pat rick county, Virginia, 29 to 23. Thq Mountain Lions were not up to par and were somewhat lost on the large court but are expected to find themselves in their second round game, which may be next week. Meadows of Dan team worked smoothly and committed only five personal fouls, all by L. Wood. The Virginians missed 13 of 16 free throws. M. of Dan 23 N. Wilkesboro 29 Stanley 14 Caudill 4 Shelor 2 Hudson 7 Agee 5 Johnson 10 L. Wood Sturdivant 2 West Rousseau 4 Score at half: North Wilkes iboro 14, Meadows of Dan 11. Commander Dean IInn* llouu meei iwvy Reservists Here Meeting Interested Persons Will Be Wednesday Night At C. of C. Commander Thomas I. Dean, USNR, assistant to the director of Naval Reserve for the sixth naval district, will meet with lo cal naval reservists and other interested personnel at &:00 p. m. Wednesday, March 12, in the Chamber of Commerce office at North Wilkesboro. The purpose of the meeting will (be to determine whether or not there are enough eligible local persons interested in the forma tion of a local U. S. Naval Re serve Electronic Warfare Unit to warrant the establishment of a unit here. All persons who are interest ed in becoming members of a lo cal unit are urged to attend. Eligible for participation are members of the Naval Reserve with radio, radar or allied exper ience and persons with the a bove experience who desire to be members and further their knowledge. Men interested in learning will also be given a chance to (become members. Na val reserve membership is open to all veterans, and non-veter ans who are in the 17-18 1-2 and 30-40 age brackets. The Navy plans to establish reserve radio units at several locations in the sixth naval dis trict and NoTth Wilkesboro may be one of the cities selected. Re servists will be provided with complete Navy Radio Station equipment, for use during train ing periods. Two-War Veteran Commander Dean is at present assisting in the organization of the communications component of the Naval Reserve program. He is a veteran of two World Wars, and during the last war participated in nine Pacific en gagements. He "operates' his own amateur radio station at his home in Charleston, S. C., and is known by amateur radio operators throughout the southeast. Atom Bomb Pictures At a joint meeting of the Le gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and others interested to be heldi on Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p^ m. at the town hall, technicolor pictures will be shown of the Bikini atom bomb tests. This meeting will also be in bhe inter est of a naval reserve unit here. Technicolor Movie Bikini Atom Tests. To Be Shown Here Meeting Veterans and Oth? ers Interested To Be Held Thursday Night Technicolor pictures of the atom bomb tests on Bikini will be shown in a joint pulblic meet ing of the Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to be held Thursday, March 13, 7:30, at the North Wilkesboro town hall. The pictures, which are expect ed to attract major interest, will ibe shown by a naval recruiting officer, and there will also be a short movie on the "Peacetime Navy and Naval Reserve." Lt. Petro Kulynych, who heads recruiting here for the naval reserve, will have definite in formation for men interested in an electronics and radio unit pro posed by the Naval Reserve fop North Wilkesboro. All veterans of all branches of the service, and all others in terested are most cordially invit ed to the meeting, which promis es to be exceptionally interest ing. Mrs. Sarah M. Brown Is Claimed By Death Funeral service was held Sat urday at Mountain Valley church for Mrs. Sarah Mallessa Brown, 76, resident of Mulberry town ship. Mrs. Brown died Friday. Surviving are two daughters and one son: Mrs. Cora Reavis, Mrs. H. T. Pless and Q. W. Brown, all of Reddles River. Rev. W. B. Luffman and Rev Ruzie Harrold conducted the last rites. Substitutes: Meadows ef Dan ?D. Wood 2, B. Wood. North Wilkesboro?Badgett, McGlnnis 2. Officials: Staton and Levan.
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