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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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OUR CITY
North Wilke*boro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
?erring 100,000 people faa
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 41, Wo. 98 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C- Thursday, April 10,1947 Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
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MOTHER OF FOUR
DIESOF BURNS
__ lerrlce was held
Wednesday at Bethel church
Hays for Mrs. Charles
er, 82-year-old mother of
four who died Monday mid
night at the Wilkes hospital
from horns received at noon
Monday when her home was
destroyed by fire.
The fb<e in the Brewer five
room residence near Rock
CTeek church originated when
Mrs. Brewer was starting a fire
with kerosene. The fluid ex
ploded, setting her clothing on
fire.
Mr. Brewer said that he had
from the house to the
spring to get a bucket of wat
er wb*Jt he heard his wife
scream. He ran toward the
house and saw his wife, with
her clothing in flames, ran
from the house into the yard.
Meanwhile, with the flames
enveloping the inside of the
house, Charles Ray Brewer,
age nine and the oldest of
four, rescued his sleeping baby
brothev, Jerry, from the baby
crib and carried him to safety.
The house, with all furni
ture and $900 In cash which
Mr. Brewer bad been saving
to remodel the house, were to
tally destroyed by the fire. Re
ports here were that no Insur
ance was carried on the prop
erty.
Surviving Mrs. Brewer are
her husband, four children,
Charles Ray, Tony Dean, Pat
sy Ruth and Jerry Brewer; her
father and mother, Tommy
and Flora Watkins Higgins,
, three brothers and three sis
ters.
Rev. Jimmie Bryant con
ducted the funeral services, as
sisted by Rev. Milo Huie and
Rev. Clarence Miller. Burial
was In the church semetery.
Wlkesboro Gym
Fond Is Nearing
Half Jay Mark
Response Good; Square
Dance, Baby Contest and
Minstrel Planned
Gymnasium fund at Wilkes
boro school is expected to top
$6,0,00 ? halfway mark ? this
week.
With enthusiasm running high
and with every one of the 1,000
students of this largest school in !
the county system participating, i
leaders in, the movement to raise '
funds for immediate erection of a !
gymnasium today expressed!
themselves as pleased with pro
^sress made, although realizing
xhat the campaign now stands at
only the halfway point.
thuslastic meeting Monday night
and lists of prospects for gymnas
ium fund gifts were distributed.
Response on the part of the
students who were all asked to
turn in a donation this week has
been good and the 100 per cent
expected goal will be reached,
showing that the students no lon
ger want to be handicapped with
lack of a gymnasium.
Each high school grade has a
special project for the fund. The
juniors began the fund with
1700 raised in a Valentine party.
The sophomore class on Friday
night, eight o'clock, will sponsor
a square, dance at the school with
proceeds all going into the fund.
There will be three halls for
square dancing, including one for
beginners where square dance in
struction will ibe given. Every
body is invited.
The freshman class is plan
ning a baby contest on Saturday
night, April 19. ?
Instead of usual class day ex
ercises, the senior class is plan
ning ? a minstrel show for com
mencement, and proceeds will go
into -the gymnasum fund.
V^nney Managers
Meet Here Today
R. E. Gfbbs, manager of the
North Wilkesboro store of J. C.
Penney company store, who just
returned from a regional meeting j
of managers in Atlanta, today'
conducted a group meeting of
Penney store managers, which I
was held at Hotel Wilkes.
Other managers present for I
the meeting included: Ben Adair,
of Elkin; Marty Thomas, of Mt.
-Aigy; C. V. Rogers, of Martlns
vl$. Va.; Mr. Cox, of High
Point; Mr. MoBrady, of Reids
ville; and Mr. Icenhour, of Bur
lington.
Wilkesboro to Play
Lenoir On Tuesday
Wilkesboro high school base
ball team will open the season
against X<enoir high at Lenoir
Tuesday night and Lenoir will re
turn the game at Wilkesboro Fri
day of next week.
First Baseball Game i
mWor ^hool 9 Friday
North Wilkesboro high school
baseball team, which looks good
despite the fact that only two
boys on the team had played
baseball before this year, will
play the strong Kannapolls nine
at ^pinnapolis Friday afternoon.
Mr. Howard Wellman spent
the Easter holidays in Charlotte
his brother, Mr. R. C. Well
Millers Creek Is To
Have Square Dance
Benefit Playground
Committee to raise funds for
the Millers Creek athletic field
has planned a square dance to be
held Saturday night, eight o'
clock, in the gymnasium.
A popular string band has
been engaged to furnish music
and the spacious floor will ac
comodate a large cro^d. Admis
sion will be $1.00 per couple or
50 cents each and all who attend
are assured an enjoyable eve
ning. Plans are to make the
square dance a weekly event for
the athletic field fund.
Other events planned for the
athletic field grading fund are
moving picture shows at the
school on April 22, 23 and 24.
Much Business Is
Transacted Here
At Council Meet
Delegation Asks Street Sur
face; Parking Meter Or
dinance Is_Adupted
North Wilkesboro city council
in April meeting Tuesday night
transacted a number of items_of
public interest. Mayor R. T. Mc
Niel, Commissioners A. F. Quoy,
R. G. Finley, H. M. Hutchens,
Ralph Duncan and J. R- Hix and
CleTk W. P. Kelly were present.
A delegation composed of
Rufus Church, Dr. A. O. Cham
berlain, Frank H. Crow and
Clyde Pearson asked surfacing o
parts of J, Wade and Solomon
streets. The delegation was heard
and was requested to prepare a
petition.
Chris Williams, street superin
tendent, requested that the city
purchase a street roller and A. F.
Kilby was authorized to make
the purchase. An OTder was also
issued to purchase a power lawn
mower for use in cemeteries and
in Smoot Park.
Clerk W. P. Kelly was in
structed to write a map company
relative to proposed revision of
the map of the Town of North
Wilkesboro, and Mr. Williams
was authorized to erect 40 to 50
additional street markers.
Contract was let for water
lines extension in Finley park
and order was issued for street
drain pipe. An auxiliary pump
was purchased for the water de
partment to be used at the sta
Jtion on top of the hill to pump
water to higher elevations. H. M.
Hutchens was authorized to trade
a city's pickup truck for a new
one.
The city co&ncil passed the or
dinance for parking meters soon
to be erected here and the or
dinance in full full will be pub
lished in an early edition of The;
Journal-Patriot.
A taxi operating permit was
granted to E. K. Bller and Ernest
Eller, who recently purchased
Buchanan Cabs from Claude Bu
chanan.
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Truck Fire Tuesdoy
?' The North Wilkesboro fire de
partment was called Tuesday to
the corner of Main and Stxt
street, whefe a truck belonging
to the J. W./Coble company, of
2?Lboro, iw on tiro- ""le
damage resulted from the fire.
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Miss Nina Fay Eller returned
back to her work Monday, April
7 at the Wilkes Hosiery Mills
after a three weeks stay at. home
with measles.
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In Revivals
Rev. G. E. 8. Miller, of Hick
ory, one of several ministers
who will speak in revival ser
vices to be held next week.at
Union, Arbor Grove, Friend
sliip and Millers Creek Meth
odist churches.
Four Methodist
Revivals 13-18
, Seven vistiing ministers will
i assist in the four Methodist re
! vival meetings -announced last
' week for the Wilkesboro-Millers
Creek area the week of April 13
118. Rev. Joe Taylor, of the Cool
I Springs charge, near Statesville,1
i will do the preaching at Arbor
I Grove church, Rev. G. E. S. Mil
I ler, of Highland church, Hickory,
will be the preached at Millers
I Creek, Rev. Jack Cooke, of Boule
I vard church, Statesville, will
preach at Friendship (Millers
l Creek), and Rev. Ellis P. Greene,
of the Broad River charge, Har
ris, N. C., will preach at Union
church. Rev. F. J. Stough, West
view, Hickory, Rev. G. C. Gar
| ham, Statesville Circuit, States
ville, and Rev. Claude Eastridge
Qt tiie Heltpa CiCfiUit, Sturgiils,
will assist with these services and
visit in the various communities
during the day. The ministers
j will stay at the Millers Greek
I parsonage at night and have
meals in the homeB of the mem
; bers of the churches where they
l work during the day.
j The people of the different
communities are most cordially
invited to the services in their
church. All of these services will
begin at 7:30 Sunday evening,
April 13th, and continue through
Friday evening, April 18th.
Rev. H. M. Wellman, pastor of
Wilkesboro and Union, and Rev.
J. Li. A. Bumgarner, pastor Mil
lers Creek, announced the ser
! vices.
2 Candidates For
Mayor, and 4 For
Board Education
April 15 Last Date To File
Candidacy In ' North
Wilkesboro Primary
Two candidates have filed for
mayor and four for the three
places to be filled on the North
Wilkesboro board of education,
C. J. Jones, chairman of the
Wilkes county 'board of elections,
said today.
R. T. Pardue, well known lo
cal magistrate, was the latest ad
dition to the mayoralty race.
Harry Kerley opened the city po
litical pot by filing for mayor
several days ago.
W. Blair Gwyn and Rufus
Ohuroh, two of the three incum
bents whose terms expire on the
city board of education, have
filed for re-election. The two
new candidates are Mrs. Robert
S. Gibbs and Mrs. Palmer Hor
ton. The term of Dr. - J. S.
Deans will also expire this year
but he has not filed for re-elec
tion. Mr. Gwyn filed on March
31.
Mr. Jones said that April 15
will be the last date for filing
notices of candidacy for the pri
mary to be held on Monday,
April 21.
Saturday of this week will be
the last date to register tor the
primary and election. L>. B.
Pierce, registrar, will he at the
town hall all this week tor the
purpose of registering voters.
Fire Alarm Today
The North Wilkesboro fire de
partment just before noon today
answered & call to extinguish a
roof fire at the home of Myrtle
Davenport, colored, on B street.
Little damage was done.
Goal $1,500
Cancer Takes Big
Tell of Lives Every
Year In Wilkes
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Cancer Society Now In
Midst of Campaign To
Raise $1,500 in County
Cancer killed 25 persona in
Wilkes in 1946, aceording to the
Wilkes Division of the American ^
Cancer Society which is conduct-j
ing the annual campaign for
funds in this community.
Faced with a Rising death rate
from cancer throughout the na
tion, the American Cancer Soci
ety is appealing for funds to con
tinue its three-pronged attack on
cancer through research,^ educa
tion and service.
Nationally the cancer death
rate has shown a continued in
crease ever since figures were
first compiled. The national toll1,
of cancer in 1946 will not be |
known for some months because
of the work involved in compil
ing figures from all 48 states.
However, according to an esti-1
mate made by the statistics de
t partment of the American Can
'cer Society and accepted as ac
! curate in professional circles,
cancer killed approximately 181,
000 persons in the United States
last year.
In 1947, according to the
same estimate, cancer will take
the lives of 184,000 Americans.
This will include approximately
95,000 women and 88,000 men.
About 1,300 children under the
age of 15 will die of cancer this
year.
Because cancer is not a report
able disease in many states, it
is impossible to determine the
number of. people who are suf
fering from cancer at this time,
a statement from tie American
Cancer Society declared. Howev
er, national health authorities
are agreed on a metfcpd of esti
mating the numfbbr " of cancer
cases. Roughly the iigure is four
times the number of deaths. This
would mean that in the United
States today, there are about
646,000 cases of cancer.
In this county the number of
people suffering from cancer can
be estimated by multiplying the
number of deaths last year by
| four or 100 people.
The campaign for funds to be
conducted in April by the local
American Cancer Society unit
will again urge the public to give
generously so that research can
go ahead as rapidly as possible
in an effort to find a care for
cancer and wipfe out this ever in
creasing death rate.
Sixty per cent of the funds col
lected here will be retained by
the state organization and used
locally for service and educa
tion.
Forty per cent of the funds
will go to the national organiza
tion of the American Cancer So
ciety for administration and the
research work.
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Dokies' Meeting
An interesting program is in
store for members of the Dokies
club who attend the meeting to
be held Friday, seven p. m., at
John Brown's White Pine Farm.
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Scout Leadership
Training Tonight
Final session of the Scout
Leadership training course will
be held tonight, 7:30, in the of
fice pf Duke Power company. All
adults interested in Scouting are
asked to attend.
LOCALS
Messrs. Charles Day and B. R.
Wright, of the Rhodes-Day Bur-1
niture Co., attended a Leonard
electric appliance sales meeting
in Winston-Salem Tuesday after
noon.
Rev. Wiley Carroll will oon
duct a service at the cemetery
near the home of Mrs. Bell Ham
by Saturday, April 19, 2:80. The
public is cordially invited to the
service.
Miss- Ruth Louise McNeil has
returned to Mary Washington
College at Fredericksburg, Vs.,
after spending the spring holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Olenn McNeil.
Mrs. Junnie Eller and three
sons, Olenn, Carl and L. P., re
turned to their home Sunday aft
ernoon after spending the Easter
holidays here with friends, and
relatives.
Mr. J. C. Williams, Jr., and
Mr. Tom Shumaker were among
those who witnessed the New
York Giants and Cleveland In
dians baseball game in Hickory
Wednesday.
Friends and relatives are glad
to know that Mrs. Vera Pierce
Ennis, of Charlotte, has now
gone back to her work after a
serious case of pleurisy. Mrs. En
nis ?is a former Wilkes resident.
Capt. Fred M. Wyatt left Sun
day for Camp Kilmer, N. J., after
spending two weeks at home with
his family. Capt. Wyt^tt is to
leave for Germany soon. He will
be joined by his family soon as
housing is available.
Mr. Lynn Kerbaugh and Miss
Vivian Kerbaugh have returned
to Wake Forest College after
Spending the spring holidays
here with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Kerbaugh.
Mr. and Mrs. James Clifford
Minton and son, Jalhes Clifford,
Jr., and Mr. Earl Lytle, of Sax
onburg, Pennsylvania, spent the
Easter holidays with Mr. Min
ton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Minton, of Wilkesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A.- Church and
granddaughter, Little Virginia
| ^rinegar, of Coal City, W. Va.,
returned to their home Wednes
day after spending a week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Church.
Dr. T. L. White and Mr.
Claude (Hutchene * witnessed the
exhibition baseball game yester
day afternoon at Hickory which
was played between the New
York Giants and the Cleveland
Indians.
Friends regret to learn that
Mr. John Henry Johnson is ser
iously ill again and has returned
to Davis hospital in Statesville.
He had been at home with his
parents, Ex-Sheriff and Mrs. J.
H. Johnson, for two weeks before
going back to the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Don Coffey,
Jr., and their son, Mr. Don Cof
fey, III, student at Davidson
College, and Mrs. Coffey's ne
phew, Mr. Lewis Mann Nelson,
Jr., of this city, spent the Easter
holidays at Wilmington, Myrtle
Beach, and Charleston, S. C.
Mr. Edward F. Jones spent the
Easter holidays at home with her
wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. A. Jones. He was accompan
ied to "Winston-Salem by his
wife, the former Miss Heloise
Billings and Mr. and Mrs. Jun
ior Bauguss. He has spent 4
years in the Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Chal McNiel and
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Eller are leav
injg Friday for a few days visit at
Washington, D. C. and Philadel
phia, Pa. The McNiels are going
up to Washington for the cherry
blossom festival and will be
guests-of Mr. and Mrs. John
Ward, uncle and aunt of Mrs.
McNiel. The Ellers will visit in
Philadelphia with Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Eller.
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Birds add to the beauty and cheerful
ness of their surroundings, and
Whereas, The Garden Department of the North
Wilkesboro. Woman's Club has taken an interest in
bird conservation, and, with numerous other citizens,
has requested that this action be taken, I do hereby
proclaim that the entire corporate limits of the Town
of Nqrth Wilkesboro be declared a bird sanctuary.
In accordance with this proclamation, all citi
zens and residents of the Town of North Wilkes
boro, and all visitors are encouraged to afford every
reasonable protection to the birds which are protect
ed by law.
Suitable signs designating North Wilkesboro as
a bird sanctuary shall be erected on the main high
ways entering the Town of North Wilkesboro, and
the cooperation of all people in this movement is
earnestly solicited.
,p. R. T. McNIEL,
Mayor of North Wilkesboro.
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RED CROSS FUND
OVER IN WILKES
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The Right Way Shoe shop, lo
cated near Forester Avenue, will
be closed a few days due to Ill
ness in the family of C. G. Plex
ioo, proprietor, and also In Mrs.
Plexico's family. The shop will
open agalif soon.
Mrs. J. W. White left yester
day for Richmond, Va., to attend
the marriage of her niece, Miss
Florence Burtford Sydnor, and
Mr. Charles Maurice Carr. The
ceremony will take place Satur
day evening, April 12th, at six
o'clock at Saint Stephens Epis
copal church.
Mr. J. Roby McNeil of North
Wilkeaboro, will be among the
top producers of the Occidental
Life Insurance Company in at
tendance at the company's an
nual convention in Havana* Cuba,
next week, stated Mr. W. H.
Trentman, executive vice presi
dent, in Raleigh today. The Ha
vana convention of the top pro
ducers of the company coincides
with the formal opening of the
company's branch office in Cuba.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Ward, of North Wilkesboro
Route 2, was the scene of an
outdoor Easter dinner. Dinner
was served on the lawn at a beau
tiful appointed table to the fol
lowing: Mrs. J. M. Lowe, moth
er of Mrs. Ward; Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Lowe and family, Mr. and j
Mrs. E. L. Lowe and sons, Mr. i
and Mrs. W. M. Waugh, Mr. and J
Mrs: H. D. Benfield, all of States-'
ville; Mrs. Dottie Brewer and
Miss Laurene Sebastian, of North
Wilkesboro; and Miss Max-y Hel
en Ward, of Winston-Salem.
ATU Agents Get
Six Stills, Make
Arrests of 3 Men
Stills Taken In Several Parts
Of County Had Total
Capacity 550 Gallons
Agents of the Wilkes office of
the Federal. Alcohol Tax Unit,
located in the federal building in
Wilkesfooro, destroyed six illicit
distilleries in Wilkes county dur
ing the past week.
In the stlil raids, which were
made in various sections of the
county, the agents arrested Otis
Ellis, of Mertie, Wesley Ander
son, of North Wilkesboro route
three, and Percy Martin, colored,
of Roaring River. The defend
ants filled bonds for trial in the
May term of court, following
hearings before Commissioner
Ralph Davis.
The six stills seized had & to
tal capacity of 550 gallons and a
mash capacity of 4,700 gallons.
A total of 2,800 gallons of fer
mented mash, 500 gallons of
spent mash and 12 gallons of
whisky were destroyed.
Johnson-Frazier
Be On 'A' Street
Johnson-Frazier Motor com
pany, local dealer for Kaiser and
Frazer automobiles and farm
machinery, has purchased two
?buildings on A street from Mrs.
T. E. Sherrill.
The two buildings will be ren
ovated, remodeled and made into
adequate quarters for the com
pany, which is now operating in
temporary quarters.
A complete dealership with
showrooms, offices and garage
and service departments is plann
ed by the firm.
Blackburn President
Of Retail Merchants
In Waynesboro, Va.
John Kermit Blackburn, son of
E. M. Blackburn, of North Wil
kesboro, was elected president of
the > Waynesboro, Va., retail
merchants association on April 1.
Mr. Blackburn, who is also a
director of the Waynesboro
merchants association, is engag
ed in the furniture business in
Waynesboro.
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WILKESBORO AND UNION
Methodist Churches
Rev. H. M. VeUmaa,' Pastor.
Wilkesboro Church
Sunday School, 10:00; John-|
son Sanders, Supt.
Preaching 11:00 by the pastor.]
Union
Special Revival services begin
Sunday evening at 7:30. Rev.
ElliB Greene, of Harris, will do
the preaching. The public is
cordially invited.
$7,817.11 Total
Is Reported By
Wilkes Chapter
Chapter And Campaign
Chairmen Thank People
For Splendid Record
Wilkes county maintained a
perfect record in Red Crow cam
paigns this year by exceeding the
county's quota of $7,500, it was
learned today from Miss Rebec
ca Moseley, executive secretary.
The total as of today, with a
few scattered reports yet to be
received from some rural work
ers, was $7,817.11, or $317.11
over the quota set for the cam
paign.
A. F. Kilby, chapter chairman,
and Cecil Adamson, fund cam
paign chairman this year, joined
in an expression of appreciation
to the people of the county who
contributed to the fund, and es
pecially to. all workers. Excellent
cooperation was accorded the
.campaign, which reached many
people through a splendid organ
ization of workers.
With a greater part of the
funds to be retained by the
Wilkes chapter, the Red Cross is
expected to carry on its many
services in various departments
in Wilkes. Last year was an es
pecially busy period for the chap
ter, due to the many services
rendered veterans and members
of their families.
Good Program For
Band Concert On
Friday Announced
Annual Spring Concert City
High School Band Is
Anticipated
Annual spring concert of_ the
rapidly improving North Wilkes
boro high school band will be
hel<J Friday, April 11, eight p.
?V, in the North Wilkesboro high
school auditorium.
The program, which is expect
ed to be the best ever rendered
by a local band, will be as fol
lows:
National Anthem; "Love
Song,*' Beethoven; "The Foot
lifter," March, Fillmore; "Man
tilla Overture," Paul Yoder; "The
Old Lamp Lighter," Briegel;
Saxophone trio, "Anvil Polka,'*
Parlow; Trumpet solo, Imogens
Smith; Baritone solo, "On Wings
of Song," Mendelssohn; Trumpet
trio, "Comrades," Buchtel; Clari
net solo, "Adagio Religioso," Arr.
by Andraud; BB flat bass eolo,
"Rocked in the Cradle of The
Deep," Hume; Clarinet quartet,
"The Shepherd's Hymn." Beeth
oven; "The Student Prince,"
overture, Romberg; "American
Patrol," Meacham; "Americans
We," march, Fillmore.
Personnel of the band this
year include: Clarinet, Frances
Harris, Betty Jo Reavis, Carolyn
Deans, Doris Wiles, Patsy Haw
kins, Becky Reins, Doris Godby,
Phillip Lomax, Eric Duncan,
Tommy Turner, Ann McGinnis,
Lila Duncan; E Flat Clarinet,
Jane Cragan; Flute, John Gibbs,
Jane Carter, Patricia Hutchison^
Oboe, Betty Jo Reavi&; Saxo
phone; Betty Jean Wells, Nor
ma Gabriel, Clate Duncan, Jim
mie Caldwell, Charles Lee Crook;,
Coronets, Carl Swofford, Peggy
Harris, Betty Whicker, Jimmie
Carter, Christine Godby, John H.
Emerson, Pattie Gabriel, Gladys
Sebastian, Charles Summers;,
Mellophone, Npll G. Brame, Bob
by Brame; Trombone, Tony Mar
low, Kenneth Phillips, Ann Carl
ton,.- Jimmie Swofford, Frank
Pearson; Baritone, Gordon Fin
ley, T. C. Billings; Bass, Tommy,
Johnson, Calvin Hayes; Drums,
Tyre Sidden, Corrina Finlejr, Dot
Powell, Dot Winters, Betty Black
burn; Bells, Dot Jenkins; Major
ette, Ann Wells.
Everybody has a cordial invi
tation to the concert.
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Knights of Pythias,
Meet Monday at 8
Knights of Pythias Lodge
meeting has been ehhnged to
eight o'clock. All members are
urged to attend Monday night,
April 14th. There will be two
candidates for first rank.
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