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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years
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North Wilke.boro
trading radio* of SO
100,000 people jb
Vol. 41, No. 9T M
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SURVEY PLANNED BY COMMIYYEE
OF WILKES CHAMBER
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The Trade Promotion Commit
tee of the Wilkes Chamber of
Commerce. hat announced a mom-.1
ber of important projects tor'
the first- half of the year 1&47.
Richard Gibbs, chairman' .of
the .Wilkes Chamber Trade Pro
motion Committee, said after a
meeting on Friday of his com-'
mittee that the merchants were
going to organize a Sales Insti
tute, beginning April IS. This in
stitute will be held for one hour
a week and will be tree to all
employees in Wilkes county. It
ia expected that nationally known
^bakers' will be secured to in
struct, (fee employees in Various
sales training. A com
?I of W. G. Ga
briel, chairman; Hubert Canter,
and C. L. Owens was appointed
to complete the details of this in
stitute. More d^ails will be an
nounced by the committee chair
man in the near future.
A committee composed of Carl
W. Steele, chairman; lira Payne,
R. M. Brame, Jr., and Presley
Myers was appointed to make;a
thorough -surrey and study of the
parking facilities in North Wll
kesboro, with the view of setting
up one large community parking
dot or several small ones.
a. A Consumers' Survey has been
prepared fey the chamber of com
merce, and a committee- of three
merchants including Ira Payne,
chairman; E. T. Hackney, and j
W. O. Mkricrw was appointed to j
get the questionnaire into the
hands of the people of the Wil-i
kesboros and to evaluate the- re-'
plies as they return to the
chamber office. "This ?Consum
ers' Survey -will be the first gen
eral survey ever made in the
trading 'area, of this section, and
is expected to be a means of in
creasing our service to the people
that buy in " the Wllkesboroe,"
Gibba said. i
The committee also decided to
have a July clearance sale'to co
incide with the annual meeting
pf< the National Farm Loan As
sociation as a gesture of good
will to the members of this asso
ciation." . , ? > j
r Members of the Trade Promo- J
tion Committee of *. the Wilkes
Chamber of; Commerce ' include:
R. B. Gibbs, chairman ; W. O.
Marlow, immediate past chair
man; Fred Henderson, W. B.'
Somers, Carl Steele, Link Spain
hour, Palmer Horton, Ira Payne,
Hubert Canter, R. M. Brame, Jr.,
Gilbert Bare, E. T. Hackney,
Presley Myers, W. G. Gabriel,
and Walter Day. .
Pay Raises For
Cointy Offices
Granted In Bill
Amended House Bill Num
ber 193 Passed by House
and Senate in Raleigh
House bill number 193, intro
duced by Wilkes Representative
S. Story and passed by the
ouse several days ago, passed in
the senate the latter part of the
The measure provides an addi
tional $800 yearly for clerk hire
in the office of the clerk of
court; register of -deeds, $1,200
additional for clerk hire; sheriff,
$600 additional for clerical as
sistance and $1,800 yearly for
fnll tifne deputy. The bRl pro
vides $6 per day for county com
missioners in meeting and five
cents per mile travel allowance
between homes and place of
meeting. ,
An amendment to the bill in
crease pay of Jurors from $2.50
to $3.50 per day. v. Y.-~ ?
Hettigers Bay
2-Motor Plane
Ed aiyl Harry Hettiger, of
Holly Mountain Farms, have pur
chased a twin-motored Cessna
plane, which will be used fori
business and pleasure purposes.
The plane, of five passenger
capacity, Is one of the best planes
purchased by private interests in
northwestern North Carolina.
A hangar at the North Wilkes
?oro ? airfield has been remodel
ed to house the large plahe,
which arrived here Friday from
the Winston-Salem airport.
The Mesne. Hettigers said tjhe
plane will be used extensively In
operation of Holly Mountain
Poultry Farms, with which they
are affiliated. The plane can car
ry 8,000 baby chicks.
Journal-Patriot
3Red Cross Stories
The following letter has been
received here relative to Red
Cross publicity for the 1047 fund
campaign in Wilkes oonnfy: ^
Mr. I>wight Nichols,
Public Information Chairman
Wilkes -County Chapter
American Red Cross,
North Wilkeeboro, N. C?." , v
Dear Mr. Nichols:
Many thanks for the February
17 issue of The Journal-Patriot.
The streamer stofy on page one
and lead editorial made effective
appeals. We -also thought Miss
McCoy's story of her experiences
overseas was interesting and
very well done.
This issue of The Journal-Pa
triot is being routed to the staff
will be incorporated in our'
Fund publicity sorapbook.
Sincerely yours, , j
INGRAM BLANDING
fo?: CLIFFORD B. FLIGG,
Birector Public Information.
Chamber Commerce
Board of Directors
Meet On Tuesday
The Board of . Directors of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
will meet for their regular
monthly meeting in the main din
ing room of the Wilkes Hotel on
Tuesday, March 18, at noon.
There will be a number of im
portant chamber activities to be
discussed at this meeting, and
it is hoped by President Williams,
that there will be a fnll attend
ance.
Telephone Group
Outstanding safety efforts of
.twenty-nine employees of the'
North Carolina District of the
Central Telephone Company were
recognized today according to
word received by W. E. Sparger,
District Manager, Mount AJry, N.
C, "Certificates of Merit" were
awarded to "these workers by
Col. L. D. Densmore, Eastern Di
vision Manager of the Company,
Charlottesville, Va? for accident
free records of from one to six
teen years.
Gold, silver, and white certifi
cates were presented according
to the accident free service of
the Individual as follows: Gold
Certificate; ten years or more,
silver Certificate; five to nine
years; and White Certificate;
less than five years.
In presenting the awards and
commending those honored, Col.
Densmore stated that the im
pressive safety records are par
ticularly gratifying in view of the
fact that the rising national ac
cident rate has caused Federal,
State, and Local authorities to
call for renewed vigilance on the
part of everyone. He cited the
records as evidence that tele
phone employees are making a
substantial contribution to safety
campaigns in their communities.
Nothing that human misery
and heartbreak cah be the only
result of unsafe practices, Col.
Densmore emphasized the im
portance of safe conduct both on
and off the job. He urged all em
ployees to continue to improve
their personal welfare as well as
the economic welfare Qf their
community and the industry by
recognizing the fact that "the
safe way is the only way" to do
the job.
Names of. employees^and award
received are as 45ollows:
Gold Certificates: W. S. Bed
dingfield, Elkih, Vern Chase,
Mount Airy, Louis Rankle and
Macon Neal. Asheboro, John W.
Ward, Troy. SIlv6r Certificates:
Philip Poats, El kin, W. E. Spar
ger, Mount. Airy, Rawleigh Nel
son, Troy, John ; R, - Redman,
North Wilkeshoro, and- William
F. Liske, Clyde Chlshblm, Ashe
boro. White Certificates: Arie
Gentry, Charlie Phillips, Muriel'
Smith, James Ingool, ' Vance
Smoot and Edward Cdoper, El
kin, Ishmael. Grpgan and Ray J.
Webb, Leaksrille, Joseph H. By
ers, William Higgins, and Wil
liam Hudson, North Wllkosboro,
Curtis H. Wright, Joseph H.
Kelley, Leon Disher, Dale C.
Ramey, and Earl S. Settlemire,
Mount Airy, Howard Williams
and H. Van Neal, Asheboro.
RED CROSS AIDS REHABILITATION
, - ^ ? c American Red Cross
Red Cress arts end skills Instructors In military hospitals teach patients
new skills which may later prove remunerative to them. Here a living
?model poses for a class. Painting in oils has proved highly popular.
American Legion
To Meet Thursday
Wilkes post of the American
Legion-will meet Thursday, 7:30,
at the Legion clubhouse. All vet
erans will be welcome at the
meeting.. \ ^ \ '?
Training Course
For Scouters 27
Here is what you hare been
waiting for. Another step toward
the Soouters Award or the
Scoutmaster's Key.
The District Leadership and
Training Committee wishes to
announce the Scoutmasters Bas
ic Training Course to be held
March 27th, April 3rd and April
10th. The meeting is set for 7:30
held at the Dtfke Power company
office.
Men who are trained in the
technique of the Boy Sooiit pro
gram and in Scout Tnoop leader
ship not Only use the program
to better advantage in their
troops but make possible for the
boys to get more pleasure from
tbeir Scout experiences and to
absorb in their daily living more
of the spirit' of the underlying
principle of Scouting.
This is a practical course de
signed to give Scoutmasters, As
sistant Scoutmasters, Troop
Committeeman, Commissioners
and District Committee members
an advantage, for the benefit of
the boy, they can acquire in' no
other manner. We feel it is im
portant that every Scouter in
the district should take advant
age of this course.
Subjects to be discussed in this
course are: Opening and Clos
ing ceremonies, [Troop programs, J
Patrol and Troop organization, I
Advancement, Troop records,
Budget plan, biking and camp
ing, where and how to find pro
gram material, health and saf
ety, uniform and many others, j
Following ?is the complete
schedule oT the course:
I ; First Session, March 27: Pre
opening, Ralph Harbinson; Open
ing ceremony, 3 minutes, Isaac
Duncan; Patrol methods, R'. I.
Moore; Film, Ralph Harbinson,
30 minutes; Patrol spirit, organ
ization and meetings, 45. min
utes; Gordon Finley; troop lead
ership, 15 minutes, E. P. Bell:
Local council program, 15 min
utes; J. B.r Carter; Closing cere
mony,. 2 minutes, Isaac Duncan.
Second Session, April7 3: PrC
opening, Ralph HarbiAsoA;. Open
ing ceremony, 3 minutes, Hu
bert Dancy; Troop program, 15
minutes, Cordon Forester; Ad
vancement, 15 minutes, L. M.
Nelson; Patrol features and ad-j
vancement? 15 minutes, R. L
Moore; Where and how to find
program material, 25 minutes,
Ralph Harbinson; ftecruiting and
receiving new Scouts, 20 min
utes, Carl VanDeman; Closing
ceremony, 2 minutes, Hubert
tlancy. ?. ?- ' ?;
Third Session, April 10: Pre
openihg, Ralph -Harbinson; Open
ing ceremony, 3 minutes, P. W.
Greer; Troop budget plan and
troop records, 10 minutes, Paul
fi. Cragab; -Hiking and camping,
20 minutej, Carl Bullie; Patrol
Hikes,-25 minutes, Edward Fill
ley; Patrol camping/ 25 min
utes, Isaac Duncan; Health and
safety, 15 minutes, Dr. H: B.
Smith; Good turn, civic service
[and the Uniform, 15 minutes, W.
D. Halacre; Closing ceremony, 2
minutes, P. W. Greer.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
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First Purebred
Hog Sale To Be
Held Thursday
20 to 30 of Finest Purebred
Hogs In State Will Be
Included in The Sale
By B. D. SMITH
(County Agent)
The first purebred hog sale to
ever be held in Northwest North
Carolina will be held at the sheep
loading pens in North Wilkes
boro Thursday, March 20, 1:00
p. m. This sale will be sponsored
by the N. C. Swine Breeders As
sociation and N. C. Extension
Service. The sale will feature
?bred gilts, open gilts and boars.
Some ot the 4best breeders in
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" ogs.
land ,Chinas, R. Rf Clinard, Har
mony, N. C.; Spotted Poland
Chinas, C, L. Balance, St. Paul,
N. (L; Burocs, J3. V. Vestal,
Kenansville, N. C.; Hampshiree,
White Farms, Salisbury, N. C.,
and Long Creek Farm,, Surry
County; Tamworths, Lewis W.
Hine, Winston-Salem, Karl M.
Linville, Kernersville, N. C.t and
Joe W. Watklns, Winston-Salem;
Berkshlres, Oland F. Peele, Pike
ville, N.C.
Farm Ownership
Annual Meeting
FHA Held Here
The annual Farmers Home Ad
ministration meeting of Farm
Ownership families was held in
the reception room of the Duke
Power Company oh Wednesday,
February 19, 1947. Eight FO
borrowers and five homemaker
wives were In attendance. Also
present were the Wilkes County
FHA Committeemen: Mr.- Char
lie Miles, Mr. Curtis M. Welborn,
and Mr. William O. Barnett.
During the morning a business
meeting'was held on annual pro
gress made. Business analysis
charts and summaries were stu
died. The meeting was fti the na
ture of a round-table discussion
led by Mr. Paul-E. Church, Coun
ty FHA Supervisor. Mrs. Mary
H.. Gale, FHA Home Supervisor,
Summarized the Good .Health
program and progress being
made.by Wilkes FHA families on
food production and conserva
tion. Mr. Charlie- Miles gave ah
excellent talk on the importance
of family record keeping.
Luncheon was served provid
ing an excellent opportunity for
all to get better acu^inted.
The afternoon session was at
tended by Mr. R. D. Smith,
County Farm Agent; Mr. Dwlght
Williamson, Assistant County
Agent; Mr. John Ford, Farm
Forester; Mr. Lawrence Miller,
Secretary to Wilkes County Agri
cultural Conservation Associa
tion, and Mr. Staton Mclver,
District Soil Conservationist.
Each gave a very interesting talk
on timely subjects connected
with their Work. Mr. Sam Win
ters offciiated at the drawing of
valuable prizes donated by lo
cal dealers. r
At the close of the meeting a
tour was made of the new freez
er locker plant located near Wil
kesboro. Mr. Carl VanDeman,
Manager, conducted the tour and
explained the various processes
involved in this revolutionary
type of food preservation.
Enlarged Rural " 5
Service Object
Public Library
Miss Kate Finley Has Been
Employed In Public Li
' brary Improvement j
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Miss Elisabeth Hughey, super
visor of rural libraries in North
Carolina, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in the Wilkes County
Library. \ ...
The board of directors of the
local library, "with Miss Hughey's
assistance, have laid the founda
tions for a county-Wide service
which will take the books into
the various communities rather
than necessitating the Individual!
from that community conking to
the county library, which is lo
cated in the town hall, North
Wilkesboro.
While waiting for the facilities
for taking the books to different,
centers it has been decided to
place stations in puch neighbor
hoods as can supply transporta
tion for the books, and a civic
minded person to bouse them
where they will be available to
all in the vicinity.
As this program will greatly
increase the work of -the Librar
ian, Miss Kate Finley has been
employed. Enlarged rural service
will be her particular objective.
Miss Lizette Stone, who has
served the patrons of the library
for many years, will still be at
the desk in. the library in the
town hall to welcome any and
all residents of Wilkes who wish
to borrow books.
Needless to say, the library
board and administrators are
hoping to hear from those in the
county who would like a collec
tion of books in their localities.
A card sent to the Wilkes county
library or to C. Arthur Venable,
chairman of the circulation com
mittee, North Wilkesboro, or to
the chairman of the board of di
rectors, C. B. Eller, Wilkesboro,
will show your interest and as
the books where
P.-T. A. to Meet On
Thursday Evening
The Parent-Teacher Associ
ation of North Wilkesboro will
meet Thursday evening 7:30 in
the school auditorium.
The play, ^'Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow", which was to
be given last month and was
postponed because of snow, will
be presented. It is under the di
rection of Mrs. Richard Finley,
Those taking part in the' play
are Mrs. H. F. Bauknight, Mrs.
A. H. Clark, Mrs. C. B. Lomax,
Miss Wilson and Mrs. J. W. Bai
ty.
- All parents and teachers are
expected to be present.
Community Singing
Arbor Grore Baptist
There will be a community
singing at Arbor Grove Baptist
church near Roaring River on
Sunday night, March 23, seven
o'clock. Reece Mastin, chairman,
and,Mrs. L. W. Wood, secretary,
have Invited all singers to attend
and take part.
New Shoe Store To
Open On Thursday
i The Family Shoe Store, newest
addition to North Wllkesboro's
business district, will oipen on
Thursday morning in the build
ing formerly occupied by The
Hub, between the G. P. Store and
Prevette's.
i W. C. Marlow and R. C. Wall
man are owners of the shoe store,
which will be under management
of Howard Wellman, who was
formerly associated with Pol
lock's, a large shoe store chain
organization;
Shoes of all desired types for
every member of the family are
to be featured at the Family Shoe
Store,' and the management will
endeavor to fill the moet discrim
inating needs. ?'
The building hrfs been attrac
tiVely refininshed and new fix
tures have been installed for the
shoe store. The Hub has moved
to the Better Homes Furniture
store between Crest Store and
i the Dixie Home Store. A new
building for the furniture store
is under construction on the
Blair Block.
The public is cordially invited
to visit the Family Shoe Store
at any time.
Support the Y. M. C. A.
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Blue Ridge Singing
Convention Mar. 30
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Next session of the Bue Ridge
Singing Association will be held
at Gospel Mission church on Pads
Road west of this city on Sun
day afternoon, March 30. begin
ning at one o'clock, according to
an announcement by T. A. Eller,
chairman. All singers are Invited
to take part in the program.
Subscription Date
4-47? Renew Now
All subscribers of The Journ
al-Patriot whose address labels
bear the date of 4-47, meaning
April r, 1947, are respectfully
requested to renew their sub
scriptions before April 1, 1947,
in order that they will not miss
any issues of the paper.
The subscription price of $2.00
per year applies to all in Wilkes
and counties adjoining Wilkes.
The subscription rate elsewhere
j is $3.00 per yehr. |
It is also asked that the old |
address and new address be giv
en in every request for change
of address for mailing The Joun
al-Patriot.
Keith Bentley Is
Winner In Legion
Speaking Contest
Wilkes Finals Held Friday
Afternoon at North Wil
kesboro School
Keith Bentley, student of
Wilkeeboro high school, won first
place' in the American Legion's
county held Friday afternoon at
"North Wilkeeboro school. Second
place went to Bill Stanley, of
Roaring River school.
Bentley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Parks Bentley, of Pores Knob,
will represent Wilkes In the 15 th
Legion district contest to be
held Thursday, March 20, at the
Piedmont Test Farm at States
vllle. The contest there, with rep
resentatives of -Iredell, Alexan
der, Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany
counties participating, will be at
five p. m.
, Rev. Watt M. Cooper, assisted
?by W. C. Grier, conducted the
contest here, and judges were
Mrs. W. J.. Bason, Richard John
ston and Miss Inez Wilson.
?Subject of the orations .was
"The American Constitution."
Tonng Mr. Bentley was pre
sented with the Legion oratori
cal medal iby Rev. Mr. Cooper
and he will receive a $25 gov
ernment savings bond when he
delivers his oration neixt month
before a meeting of the Wilkes
post of the American Legion.
Parking Meters
Now Going Up In
North Wilkesboro
r
Parking meters are being
erected on North Wilkesboro'a
downtown streets.
Workmen from a parking me
ter manufacturing firm arrived
Priday and began erecting posts
on Main streets. Parts of streets
to have meters in the downtown
area are Main; C, Ninth and
Tenth streets.
The meters .are being Installed
on a trial basis. If they prove
satisfactory, the town has option
to buy.
Parking toll will be live cents
for one hour, but the meters will
accept pennies for fractional
parts of an hour.
William C. Walsh
Last Rites Sunday
Last rites for William Calvin
Walsh, well known eitiseh of the
Summit Community who died
Saturday, were held today, one
o'clock, at Blue/ Ridge Church on
the. Blue Ridge Parkway.- Rev.
Ed O. Miller conducted the ser
vice.
Surviving Mr. Walsh are his
Wife, Mrs. Julia Ann Walsh, and
Cony sons and daughters: Mrs. C.
T. Walker, Rocky Mount; Mrs.
?. M. Watson, Summit; Cheater
Walsh, Parsonville; Mrs P. E.
Parsons, Gsrmanton; and one
brother, T. J. Walsh, Parson
ville. *
Number of Lois
Prison Terms Are
Given li Court
Youth Given 10 to 15 Years
For Assault With Intent
To Rape Child
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For the first time in several
years, no murder eases are pend
ing trial in Wilkes ? superior
oourt. -ff |
In the March term which closed
last week an homicide cases on
the docket wetre tried. Judge H.
Hoyle Sink presided over the
court, which Will extend through
thip week for trial of civil cas
es.
Sentence of Johnny Horace
Gorrell, Lenoir tavern operator
convicted of manslaughter for
the fatal shooting of Charles C.
Baker, operator of Cluh 40 ft 8
near this city December 28', was
changed to three to seven years.
Original sentence by Judge Sink
was five to seven years. Cling
Minton, of Boomer, received 12
to 15 years for the shooting of
Atweli Wilson Parsons, Boomer
youth, at Minton's place of bus
iness December 7.
Emma Howell Hedrick, Boom
er colored woman on trial for
murder for the shotgun slaying
of her estranged husband, Robert
Hedrick, at the home of the
woman's mother January 27, was
freed by directive of Judge Sink
after he heard the evidence on
a nolo contendere plea. The hom
icide was called justifiable be
cause the man was trying to en
ter the home occupied by the
woman over her repeated pro
tests.
Roy Estel Mabe, local tail
driver indicted tor manslaughter
foj^ the death of Charlie Hoyton,
75-year-old colored man Ihere
November 9, was freed by direct
ed verdict. Evidence vraa that the
aged man walked Into the car
driven by Mabe. ln a civil action
Horton'B administrator received
$700 In a oonsent judgment.
John Baker, Ashe county man.
j indicted for manslaughter for
the death of William A. Johnson,
also of Ashe, In a collision on.
highway 16 November 25, was
judged not guilty.
- George Brown, 17-year-old
white youth, received 10 to 16
years in prison after he entered
a plea of assault with intent to
commit rape on the person of
Brenda Osborne, six-year-old
child. Evidence was that he met
the child on a road, carried ber
into nearby woods and made
the rape attempt. Brown receiv
ed a concurrent sentence of five
to ten years for breaking into
the home of Isaac Eller, Jr., here
and taking a number of articles
and cash.
Charlie Boyd, previously put
on probation for vioation of the
prohibition law, has his proba
tion revoked and was ordered
to serve a 15-months sentence.
Raleigh Horton, oolored, got 16
months for assault with deadly
weapon; and Clem Fletcher, col
ored, got two years on the same
charge in another case.
Attorneys tried unsuccessfully
to get a more lenient sentence
for Jim Foster, Dobe Powell,
Charlie Combs and Joe Holland,
who were sentenced to one year
on the roads for gambling. They
plead guilty to being partici
pants in a poker game from
which Cola and Carl Keaton were
alleged to hate taken $28,000
in a holdup. The Keatons got 16
to 20 years tor. rpbbery.
Divorces were granted by the
court in the following cases:
Elizabeth Denny versus Jesse Lee
Denpy; Arthur Rush versus Kate
Rush; Metta E. Vannoy versus
George N, Vannoy; N. G. Shep
herd versus Tate Shepherd; Hal
ey Justus versus Lola Justus:
Lela Faye Rogers versus Ever
ett Roy Rogers.
V. F. W. Auxiliary
To Meet Tuesday
There will be a special meeting
of the V. F. W. Auxiliary in tha
V. F. W. Hall Tuesday eveping,
March 18th, at, 7:30 p'clock. Mrs.
Grace Williams, department pres
ident, from Charlotte, and Mrs.
Mae Cooke, ex-department presi
dent, from Winston-Salem, will
be present at this meeting to in
stall the new, officers for 1947
and to give special Instruction
in the floor work of the organ
ization. This meeting will take
the place of the regular
Was to have been held ,