JVfkoe T. M. C. A. U r?U K * WWiaf fond for the t. - PATRIO * modern Y. M a X: plant Support it The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years OUR CITY North Wilkosboro hu e trading radhu of SO ? VoL^NclIOI published Monday and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBOBO, N. C? Monday, April 21, 19*7 Mate Worth Wilteitert Yw Shopping Center WORK STARTED ON CLEAN-UP ? PAINT-UP CAMPAIGN r^rt^rri^imniifi Head High Point Schools Speaker At Kiwanis Meet Charles F. Carrol Tells Club About School System In North Carolina North Wilkesboro Kiwanis Club Friday noon was told many interesting facts about the school system. Program chairman John Pre rette asked C. B. Eller to present the speaker, Snpt. Oh as. F. Car rol, of the High Point city schools. Mr. Curol made a very timely and Interesting talk on the subject of "Public Educa tion" with emphasis on the lay i's interest in the same. He bned his talk by saying that, "The" greatest drawback to pub lic education In North Carolina today. Is that so many people hare the understanding that the State has assumed full responsi bility for operating the school system." 'He said further that the State has in the past assumed the role, of promoting a public school system of minimum re- j quirements but for the full sup-1 port of an. enriched school sys tem. He (pointed out giving dates when the state had step by step improved Its efforts In its sup PWC of public education. (In 1825 public aid was given to the dis tricts on the matching basis; in 1839 our first state wide school law was passed which provided certain minimum requirements; in 1868 the Constitution provid ed for the support of a four month's school system; in 1933 the State took over the suppoTt of the eight.months public school system; in 1935 and 37 further afd was given and in the year 1947 further extensions in the support of a nine months term and a twelve grade school system wer$ made. The speaker stated that all of this had been done by the state as a minimum and never as meaning that the state intended to assume the full bur den of supporting and paying for the full requirements of a com plete education. speech was thought pro voking and was appreciated by the members of the club. -Attendance prise was given by Walker to Dr. W. K. New D. 8. ? Latham was a guest Two Held For Safe Robberies Two daring safe robberies from places of business of high way 421 west of this city ap parently were solved by the ar rest Wiley and Coolidge Greene, of Kings Creek, In Caldwell county by State Highway Patrol man Kennedy, of Lenoir, Wilkes Sheriff C. G. Poindexter said to day. Two weeks ago the Wilkes Oil company, located near Cricket and operated by Hobert McLean, was entered and a 500-pound safe containing about 01,200 In cash and bonds was taken. A week later Church and Delp store at Millers Creek was enter ed and a safe containing valu able papers, but no cash, was taken. The robbery occured some time during the night by the side of the much traveled high way and with the interior lights on in the store, which was en tered through the front door. Highway Patrol Sergeant A. H.J Clark and Sheriff Poindexter went to Lenoir to question the Greene brothers, who faced ten or more breaking and entering counts in Caldwell county. Offi cers stated that one of the Greene's made what appeared to be a full confession of the two robberies in Wilkes. ' He was quoted as saying that the safe from Church and Delp was thrown off highway 16 on the Brushy mountains, where the safe was found. A confession was also given for the Wilkes Oil company rob bery, stating that they got about $600 in cash from the safe and threw It into the Yadkin river near Curtis bridge at Wllkes boro. He said they burned the bonds and papers, and if the con fession is true, they also burned a few hundred dollars in cur rency which was contained in en velopes with some papers. Caldwell county officers are holding both defendants o n charge of committing a series of similar robberies in Caldwell county. 'of C. S. Venable. C. 8. Warren, of Lenoir, was a visiting Kiwan ian. Supped Y. M. C. A. Community leaden have al ready started work on the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce Clean-Up, Paint-Up campaign, April 27-May 8. Members at the North Wilkesboro garden club shown above are planting shrubs at the triangle intersec tion of highways 268 and 421 just west of the Yadkin river bridge, hett to right, they are: Mrs. Zollle filler, Mrs, Ivey Moore, Mrs. A. C. Chamberlain, vice president, and Mrs. Edd Gardner, president of the Gar den Club, Mrs. W. fi. Jones and Mrs. F. O. Forester. The picture at left shows Edward S. Flnley, foreground, presi dent, and C. C. Faw, Jr., vice president of the Junior Cham ber of Commerce, which is ex pec ted to figure most promi nently in actual work of the forthcoming campaign. The Wilkes Chamber of Commerce clean-up, paint-up campaign committee have adopted as their slogan for the campaign the famous saying of Abraham Lincoln, "I like to see a man proud of the place he lives in." The committee points oat that every resident of Wilkes coun ty can be a part of the cam paign with no cost to himself. They suggest you look around your home and dean up, paint up., Entertainment, Pie Supper at Boomer There will be a musical enter tainment with colored comedians, and pie supper at Boomer school house Friday night, April 25. Everybody is invited to attend and have a good time. Proceeds will go for Boomer baseball club. A. L Sidden, 83, Taken By Death A. L. Sidden, age 83, mem ber of one of Wilkes county's best known families, died Friday night, ten o'clock, at bis home in the Joynes community. Mr. Bidden had been In normal health until he was stricken ill three weeks ago. funeral serrice -was Held Sun day, two p. m., at old Roaring River Baptist church near Trap hill, where Mr. Sidden for many decades had worshipped as a con secrated member and a leader in church work. Rey. A. P. Walker was in charge of the service, as ssited by Rev. Charlie Miles. Mr. Sidden was born In the Joynes community February 2, 1864, a son of the late Richard and Katie Casey Sidlden. He is survived iby his wife, Mrs. Nancy Tale Sidden, and eleven sons and daughters: Mrs. G. C. Pen dry, Hays; Mrs. B. H. Caudill, Traphill; A. C. Sidden, Joynee; C. C. Sidden, North Wilkeeboro; J. T. Sidden, Winston-Salem; J. W. Sidden, Abehers; Richard and Earl Sidden, Joynes; Mrs. Mc Klnley Hanks, Newlife; Mrs. B. C. Venable, Hlllsville, Va.; Char lie Sidden, North ' Wilkeeboro; also 55 grandchildren and sev eral great-grandchildren. Wilkesboro High To Ploy Boone Tuesdoy Wilkesboro high school base ball team will play Boone Tues day, three p. m., on Wilkeeboro athletic field it weather permits. A good game is anticipated and all baseball fans are invited. Special sheep shearing schools for 4-H club boys and farmers will be held in North Carolina the week of May 19. School lo cations have not been set, but will be announced later. Form Womons' Day At Elkin On Tuesday By MARGARET C. MORRISON (Assistant Home Agent) Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22, will be Farm Women*' Day for the women- In Surry, Wilkes, and Yaclkln counties. This program will be in Elkin. A very Interesting program is planned for this day with two very _ interesting speakers, Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon, Assistant Di rector of Extension Work In North Carolina, and Miss Iris Davenport, Editor of Southern Agriculturist Magazine. We are hoping that the allot ed number of Wilkes Farm Wom en have made their plans to go to Elkin tomorrow. Wilkesboro Baby Show Nets $1554 Gymnasium Fund McEntire and Prevette Ba bies Take Top Places In Successful Event The Wilkesboro School Baby Show, sponsored by the high school freshman class, was a big success in boosting the gymnas ium building fund. The total re ceipts, all of which goes to the building fnnd, was $1,654.30. > Kay McEntire, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward McEntire was winner of first place with a total of 43,899 votes. Billle Pre vette, the eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Prevette was winner of second place with 35285 votes. A gold loving cup and ribbon was a warded the winner and a silver cup and ribbon was awarded the runner up. A total of sixty-two babies, were entered in the show and the audience agreed that every one was mighty fine. The program opened with an original radio skit by students of the ninth grade. Mr. W. T. Long principal of Wilkesboro and in introducing' the indivldu al babies explained the purpose of the show was to raise money to build a gymnasium and that the babies would be boss for the .night and he would attempt to get every nickel possible from the audience for the gymnasium fund. Other numbers on the pro gram included quartet by Messrs. Dickson, Minton, Chuich and Henderson. Bongs by third grdae pupils, a vocal solo by Mrs. Yale Miller, and a vocal solo by Miss Frances Miller. The students, patrons, and friends of Wilkesboro school con tinue to show great interest in the gymnasium building fund and the students are hopeful that the goal of $12,000.00 will be reached by the close of the pres ent school year. A total of $8, 000.00 has been raised to date. Mrs. Zoro Foster Taken By Death Mrs. Zora Foster, resident of Purlear, died today: and funeral will toe held Wednesday, two p. m., at New Hope Baptist cfhurch. Consumer Survey Being Conducted By C. of C. Here All Asked To Fill In Ques tionnaire and Mail To Chamber In an effort to make this community a better place la which to do business, the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce is presenting a questionnaire for the public In this issue of The Journal-Patriot. Readers of The Journal-Pa triot are respectfully asked to fill oat the questionnaire, clip the address with postage per mit and mail to the Chamber of Commerce. No postage Is re quired, and the people who do business in the Wilkesboros are kindly asked to take the few minutes time necessary to fill out the form and mail It, all of which will be in the in terest of progress. Each person who fills out the questionnaire and mails it according to instructions will be doing a public service which will be beneficial to the gener al public and to all mercantile establishments in this ? com munity. Wilkesboro Town Candidates File Only one, ticket has filed for election to town of Wilkesboro offices on May 6, J. P. Jordan, town clerk, said today. W. E. Smithey has filed for mayor and the commissioner can didates are Johnson Sanders, Joe H. Pearson, Arlon Triplett and Russell, Gray, Jr. Mr. Gray is the only incum bent up for election. Mayor H. A. C ran or and Commissioners Paul Osborne, Tom Story, Jr., and C. E. Lenderman did not choose to SiaiHiiiaf I a ntf i'Ksii i 'rift o W. F. Rash Rites At Union Church Funeral services foi* William Fred Rash, 72, farmer and schoolteacher of the Cycle com munity, who died at a Statesville hospital Saturday night of pneu monia, will be held at Union Baptist church at 11 a. m. today. Rev. Mr. Brlnkley will offici ate. Burial wili be in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 10 un til 11 a. m. Mr. Rash had taught for sev eral years in the public schools of this section. He had also serv ed as a deputy sheriff in Wilkes oounty. For the past six years he had devoted his time to his farming interests. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Margaret Myers Rash; one daughter, Mrs. Burris Day of Ronda; three sons, Chy J. Rash of Jonesvllle, Journal and Sen tinel circulation supervisor for Elkin and Jonesvllle, W. F. A. and Clyde M. Rash of Statesville and nine grandchildren. Benham Residents Hurt In Cor Wreck EH kin.?Walter Lee Wood, 20, and Estellene Garris, 15, both ot the Benham community, were injuijed early yesterday when cars operated by Charlie Tucker, of Benham community, and Ru fua James Fox, 25, ot Bast Bend, collided - on the Winston-Salem highway, three miles east of here. Wood and Miss Garrls were dismissed from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital here yester day after treatment for cuts. Both were riding In the Tucker car. Fox, accompanied by his~ wife, was returning home from- work at Chatham Manufacturing. Com pany. Patrolmen Troy Gwaltney cited Fox to appear before Mag istrate Evan Martin of Jonesville at 2 p. m. Saturday on a charge of reckless driving. Wilkes Post Of Legion to Have Junior Baseball Boys In Wilkes Bom On Or After January 1, 1930, Will Be Eligible Wilkes County Poet of the American Legion will sponsor a Legion Junior baseball team this season. Prank Allen, athletic officer of the Legion, said today that some boys are already practicing and that Roy Forehand, W. J. Bason, Bill Lee and Joe Johnson hare been designated as coaches for the team. Boys born on or after January 1/ 1930, wlil be eligible to play, and any tooy in Wilkee county of eligible age may try to make the team. Regular practice will be held on the fairgrounds field here aft er the high school completes its may use the field at any time it is not being used by th6 high school team. Fall From Truck Kills R. C. Cass Somers Township Citizen Died at The Wilkes Hos pital Here Funer.al service for Richard Charles Cass, 58, citizen of Som ers township who died Sunday at the Wilkes hospital from injur ies received several days ago in a fall from a moving truck, will be . Finley, directors, do not expire this year. The program Friday evening was in charge of C. J. Swofford, Frank Allen and B. B. Broome. Sgt. Earl Triplett, of the army recruiting service, showed some very interesting Pacific war films. Miss Eva Bingham, director of the North Wilkesboro high school hand, presented Carl Swofford, Betty Whicker, Peggy Harris and Gordon Finley, Jr., members of the school band who gave group and solo numbers. The program was well received by the club and received much favorable comment. Book Stations Of Public Library In Four Added Last Week; People Grateful For Li brary Services Wilkes county public library last week added four new books stations in rural communities. With more than a thousand books in more than a score of stations, the library is reaching and serving a vastly increased number of patrons, many of whom are expressing their grati tude for the expansion of public library facilities. Efforts are being made by the library to keep all stations well supplied with a varied line of books, which are circulated a mong the stations to keep a new supply in each community. The latest book stations added were: Red, White and Blue Ser vice Station, A. H. Roberts, pro prietor; home of Miss Lucille Davis near Mt. Pisgah church on highway 115; home of Mrs. Cora Parker near Gilreath; Orville Smith's Service station at Beaver Greek. DRAWING OF WILKESBORO'S PROPOSED GYMNASIUM; FUND NOW $8,000 Shown here is a splendid drawing of the proposed gymnasium for Wilkesboro high school, for which the entire school district now has a campaign on for rais ing $12>000 building fund. Today the fund had reach ed die $8(000 mark. Continued solicitation of funds from school patrons and others interested, and a sum ber of public program* are planned to complete the cam- i paifen. The entire student body id participating -and a determined effort is being made to rid the school of ' the handicap of the lade of gymnashmi and complete physical education facilities.?The above drawing was by Carl Dennis, of Willceeboro.