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. . ? IJS v' ; The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years Y. M. C. A. u rais ing ? building fund for the jgjiin of a modem Y. M C. A. slant. Support it. ? on CITY ?' -.'St- :<i.' . . - North WUkesbore hu * trading radhu of 80 niltlg ?erring 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. Vo1. 42, No. 2 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKES80R0, N. C? Monday, May 5,1947 Make North Wilkesbero Yeur Shoppino Center mmmmmwmmmmmhmmmhumimmmmimhw Wilkesboro Girl On "Echo*' Staff KS Shown above are the publications personnel at Greensboro College, recently elected by the student body to supervise publication of the two college organs, The Echo, college annual, and The Collegian, semi monthly newspaper. Seated are Mary Dula, Wilkes boro, left, business manager of The Echo, and Patricia Ferguson, Richmond, Va., editor of The Echo. Stand ing are Theliha Tanenbaum, Spartanburg, S. C., Col legian editor (left) and Dorothy Sugg, Grifton, Col legian business manager. Miss Dula, a rising senior, served on the staff of "The Collegian," semi-monthly newspaper, as advertising manager for the past year. She is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dula, of Wilkeiboro. Miss Ferguson is a niece of Mrs. J. R. Hix, of North Wilkesboro, Miss Blanche Ferguson, of Wilkesboro, Mr. T. W. Ferguson and Miss Beulah Fer guson, of Ferguson. Her father and mother, Mr. and ^Irs. W. H. Ferguson, reside at Richmond, Va. Record Crowd Is Expected Tuesday At Variety Show ?880.65 In Valuable Prizes To Be Given At Wilkes boro School A record crowd is expected for he Wilkesboro senior class va riety show to be presented Tues lay night, eight o'clock, for the >enefit of the Wilkesboro school nrmnasium fund. The program will include >lackface comedy acts, songs, ikits and dances that are sure to >e entertaining. About 25 prises will be given iway among those who purchase ickets for the show. The prizes, lonated by business firms and in lividuals of the Wilkesboros, are lb follows: ?200 bedroom suite, >70 Bulova watch, ?62 bicycle, 159.50 living room rocker, $50 acuum cleaner, $50 trade cer iflcate at Belk's, $50 trade cer ificate at W. W. Miller & Sons. Lij^radio, $35 registered pig, ii^fawn mower, $27.45 electric an, $26 mixmaster, $25 certKi ate Midway Pontiac, $25 trade sertifieate Henderson's Flower (hop, $22 tire and tube, $20 per nanent wave, $15 living room amps, $15 floor lamp, $15 elec ric clock, $14.95 coaster wagon, >14.75 pen and pencil set, year's ent on freezer locker, $10 hot ilate. Tickets are now on sale and hose buying tickets do not lave to attend the show in order o be among the winners. Tickets will be on sale all day 'U4Qhy at Red Cross Pharmacy, talk's Department store, Steele's ewelry, Carter-Hubbard Pub ishing Co., Wilkes Beauty ihoppe, Gray Brothers Furniture Jo., Parker-Triplett Co., Blue iidge Hatchery, and at the Wil -.eaboro school until eight p. m. Notice To Trophill Pre-School Students All children planning to enter ehool in the Traphill School Hstrict next fall can get small i0X vaccination at the Masonic iodge in Traphill any Wednes ay afternoon between two and our o'clock. The Health Depart aent was unable to give this aeclnation during the pre-school linic Aecause no vaccine was vailA^ at that time. The public school laws of forth Carolina require all chil Iren to be vaccinated against maltpox before entering school Wilkes bo ro Defeats Teyforsville It) to 1 Wilkesboro high school base ball team, showing much Im provement, thoroughly defeated Taylorsvllle at Taylorsville Fri day 10 to 1. Hubert Dancy hurled effective ly for Wilkesboro while Harold Dancy did the catching. Ray Triplett hit a four-bagger with the bases loaded to account for four Wilkesboro runs. Pie Supper, Cake Walk at Mulberry For the benefit of a Commun ity Center fund the Odd Fellows lodge will sponsor a pie supper and cake walk at Mulberry school Saturday, May 10, eight p. m. String music will be fea tured and valuable prizes will be given, including a washing machine, radio-phonograph and electric iron. All are invited. O ; Ladies Night Fete By Junior Order Successful Event State Councilor Delivers In spiring Address At An nual Banquet Here North "Wllkesboro council of the Junior Order on Tuesday night held a very successful La dies' night banquet with a large attendance of members and guests. Gilbert T. Bare was toastmast er and the program opened with a song and invocation by D. E. Elledge. A sumptuous dinner was served 'by the Fariplains Home Demonstration club. Address of welcome was by Johnson Sanders with Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant responding for the guests. Two quartet numbers by R. R. Church, J. B. Henderson, Dewey Minton and Zeb Dickson, with Miss Marie Eller at the Piano, were enjoyed. Mr. Os borne, of the Boone council, ren dered numbers at the piano. A. A. Cashion presented Mrs. Nell Hart Tyler, a matron of the Junior Children's home at Lex ington, with a six-year-old child. She told of work at the orphan age. Bradley Dancy presented L. B. Scarborough, . state councilor, who delivered a most impressive address on the subject of the cardinal principles of the Junior Order?virtue, liberty and pa triotism. His address was well received. All members are asked to at tend the meeting Tuesday night. Free Movies at VFW Hall Tuesday Night Continuing its policy of closer contact with the public, Sgt. Earl Triplett, of the Army Recruiting Service, will show to the public one of the latest Educational Films, released by the Army pub lic relations board, Tuesday night at eight o'clock. Ibis pic ture will be shown in the V. F. W. hall on C street, just across from the Post Office. There will be no charge, and the public is invited to attend. Sgt. Triplet has not advised what picture will be used, but it will ibe an authentic picture of actual combat scenes, and show the latest methods of battle tech nique. ? After the showing is complet ed, there will be a short joint meeting of the post, and its Aux iliary. Lions Club Will Give Away Car Jnly 4th Here Horse Show Cancelled; La-1 dies Night May 23 At Elkin Y. M. C. A. North Wilkesboro Lions CJub will give away a new Chevrolet automobile here on July 4tfc. Decision to give away a car to raise money for the club's activi ties was decided in the last meet ing of directors of the club, when it was found that the horse show could not toe held this year be cause of the lack of a suitable site. Further details relative to the free car will be announced later. The program Friday evening was well received. C. H. Day, program chairman, presented Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, who spoke of! the clothing drive and other forms of relief for destitute in Europe. '''Seeds of Destiny," a film showing starving children, was presented to the club and members were much impressed. Lions. Ladles' night will be held at the Blkln Y. M. C. A. on Friday, May 23, with Gus Travis, of the Charlotte Observer, as the speaker. It will be an Informal banquet and Lions may take as many guests as they desire if they notify Wm. A. Hardister, secretary, of the number they ex pect to take in order that reser vation may toe made. o Wade Holcomb Rites In Georgia Thursday Mrs. O. C. Holcomb, accom panied by a son, Mr. Marshall Holcomb, of Elkin, and her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Fowler, of Flushing, N. Y., returned to her home here Friday from Adel, Ga., where they had been due to the death of their son and brother, Mr. Wade Holcomb, who died Tuesday morning in the Smith hospital at Hahiara, Ga. Funeral and burial services were held at the First Methodist church in Adel Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Fowler, who made the trip by plane from New York to Georgia, will be here with her mother a few days before return ing to* her home in Flushing. Mrs. Holcomb and Marshall were called to Adel a few days before the death of Wade, who had been ill 'with a heart condition since last August. He also is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jo sephine Holcomb, and another brother, Mr. Hugh Holcomb, of Elkin. ? o Willard G. Cole Is Editor at Whiteville Willard G. Cole, a former edi tor of The Journal-Patriot, has accepted the position of reporter editor of The News Reporter, semi-weekly newspaper at White ville. Mr. Cole, who resigned his po-{ sition as secretary of the Tabor City Board of Trade to return to newspaper business, is a son of Mrs. Maria Cole, of Millers Creek, and the late Rev. Thomas H. Cole. He began his newspap er career here on The Wilkes Journal, later was editor of The Ashe County Journal and return ed here as editor of The Journ al-Patriot. For some time he was a member of the news room staff of the Winston-Salem Journal, after which he was engaged In construction work in Panama and Costa Rica during the war. His family consists of his wife, the former Miss Mary Donnelly, Mid two children, Mary Jo and William John. Support the Y. M. C. A. !Hl - -?' . , ?.. ? ' ~ HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB WEEK BEING OBSERVED BY 17 CLUBS OVER WILKES COUNTY; FACTS ARE GIVEN This Is Home Demonstration Week, so designated In order to acquaint the public 'with the ben efits and activities of Home Demonstration clubs, which have been appropriately called "The Working Clubs'' of organized so ciety. The theme of the event again this year is "Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's World." Here are some interesting facts about Home Demonstration clu/bs in Wilkes county as told by j the home agent, Mrs. Annie H. I Greene, and Miss Margaret Mor rison, assistant home agent: At the present time there are seventeen Home Demonstration Clubs in Wilkes County and five requests for organization. There are approximately 525 Home Demonstration Club women? most'of them being very interest ed in their club work. The clubs and presidents are: Abshers, Mrs. H. J. Spicer; Boom er, Mrs. John Andrews; Cham pion, Mrs. T. O. Minton (tenta tive); Cricket, Mrs. E>. R. Eller; Fairplalns, Mrs. Wiley Brooks; Ferguson, Mrs. T. W. Ferguson; Gilreath, Mrs. W. H. Tevepaugh; Lewis Fork, Mrs. Travis Eller; Millers Creek, Mrs. M. F. Bum garner; Moravian Falls, Mrs. C.'i F. Bretholl; Mountain Vietf, I Mrs. Udy Wood; Mulberry, Mrs. | Glenn Eller; Pores Knob, Mrs. Pauline Anderson; Pleasant Ridge, Mrs. T. G. Walsh; Pur-j lear, Mrs. Robert Teague; Roar ing River, Mrs. Ted Carpenter: Ronda, Mrs. A. T. Whittington. The plan of work for 1947 is: I January, Outlook for 1947; Feb ruary, More Ways to Serve Meats; March, Floor Finishes; April, Food Conservation; May, Health Through Sanitation; June, Understanding the Needs of our Children; July, Fashions for Windows;. August, Recreation; September, Accessories and what they do to the Costume; October, Save your Eyes; November, An I Egg a Day a Different Way; De cember, Understanding people of our own an<i other lands. In the near future we plan to organize a club in each commun ity that has requested a Home Demonstration Club. We feel that moet of the people in the county are beginning to get the feeling of being a cltub woman and be ginning more and more to know what it means to them. They are learning to do by doing! Movie Showing Europe's Plight Shown Kiwanis! Dr. Gilbert R. Combs Speaks | Of Clothing Drive For Relief Destitute itforth Wilkesboro Kiwanis club Friday noon in meeting at Hotel Wilkes learned vividly of conditions prevailing in many parts of Burope. Program Chairman A. C. Chamberlain presented Dr. Oil- j bert R. Combs, who made a brief talk about the clothing drive now in progress for the benefit of the needy people of Burope and then he asked Paul Cragan to show a ! sound picture, s documented pic- I ture of the actual conditions that prevail in war torn Europe, some striking features of the picture being the vivid presentation of | freezing and starving children ) herded in the debris of shatter ed buildings, searching for food and shelter. i Dr. OomfbB stated that the drive for clothes ^111 continue j until May 10, and he further stated that some money dona- ] tions will be necessary for the expense of shipping the clothing to the national center, from which it will be forwarded to Burope. - The attendance prize was giv en by W. K. Sturdivant to Dr. B. N. Phillips. O. F. McCrary and Fred Sloan were guests of R. D. Smith. Bob Chatham, of States ville, was guest of E. G. Finley. Association's Committee Visits City Schools Here On Tuesday a visiting commit tee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary ] schools visited the North Wilkes boro high school. Heading the delegation was Dr. J. Henry Highsmlth, of the state department of Public In struction, and others were A. B. Combs, George W. Coggins, Mrs. Marp P.. Douglas, Miss (Louise Lowe, Miss Moore, Miss Barrett; also Dr. Bggers and Mr. Wey, of A. S. T*. C., Boone. The delegation met with the faculty, the school 'board and a delegation of the Parent-Teacher Association. o Dokies Ladies Night Here Friday Night I North Wilkesboro Dokies Club and Knights of Pythias lodge will observe 'Ladies Night on Friday evening, May 9, seven; o'clock; with a banquet at Hotel Wilkes. A large attendance of members and guests is anticipated. A splendid program will be present ed. Elkin Overwhelms North Wilkesboro In Baseball Game North Wilkesboro high school baseball team played Elkin on even terms through six i?^i1^ga of a baseball game here Friday but in the unlucky seventh the lid blew off and Elkin scored seven runs. The final count was 17 to 4. ? ~ " | Both teams scored one in the first, Elkin forged ahead with two in the second, North Wilkes boro tied it up in the third and both scored in the fifth to make it 4-4. In the seventh Elkin mix ed hits and bunts with local er rors to run up the score. I Sturdivant pitched for North Wilkesboro and worked well un til the seventh, when Church took over and got through the eighth before Elkin hitters jump ed on him for five more runs. Badgett worked well behind the plate for North Wilkesboro^ Woods led the locals with three hits. Journey, Elkin pitcher, had plenty of stuff and also led his team's hitting with thTee. Mc tann was Elkin's rangy catcher. Mrs. Shaw Acting Home Agent How By R. B. SMITH (County Agent) We are happy to welcome Mrs. Essa D. Shaw to Wilkes County. Mrs. Shaw will act as Home Demonstration Agent during the convalescence of Mrs. Annie H. Greene, who is on temporary leave of absence. . Mrs. Shaw, who received her training in the University of Florida and Florida Southern College, is very capably fitted for ithe position as she has been with the Florida Extension Service as I Home Demonstration Agent for Ithe past several years. Forfif teen years, Mrs. Shaw taught in the Florida Public Schools and I for five years she was Home Management Supervisor for FSA.( just recently, Mrs. Shaw moved to North Carolina to make her home and is now living in [the home o< Mi.. Fortes 727 Kensington Avenue, North Wilkesboro. Mrs. Shaw, who began work on Thursday, May 1, is looking for ward to meeting and working with all the Wilkes County Club women. Extension, as well as "The State of Wilkes," is happy to have Mrs. Shaw as one mem ber of its staff and bids her a lihaw will devote her time o adult work, enabling the as sistan agent to be engaged in 4-H club work during the sum mer. Increased sugar allotments for restaurants, Hotels, hospitals and other institutional users, ef fective for the May-June allot xSnt period will amount to ap proximately 25 per cent. SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A. County Champion MISS DOROTHY OSBORNE Ronda Student Spelling Champs In Wilkes County At a county-wide spelling bee held in the Courthouse Saturday, April 26, Miss Dorothy Oeborne, an eighth grade student in the Ronda school, was the winner and represented the Wilkes coun ty schools in the Journal-Senti nel Spelling bee in Wihston-Sal em Saturday, May 3rd. Dorothy won over Dorothy Martin, repre senting Pleasant Ridge school. Other students placed as follows: Third, Peggy iHiggins, Moun tain View school; Fourth, Juan ita Church, Millers Creek school; Fifth, iCarolyn Brewer, Moravian Falls school; Sixth, Christine Glass, Cricket; Seventh, Rachel Scroggs, Roaring River; Eighth, Maxine Cheatwood, Traphill. were: J. D. Martin, Wllkesboro school; Peggy Walsh, Boomer school; Christine Baker, Mt. Pleasant school; Glenda Shep herd, Maple Sprnigs school; Sar ah Church, Mulberry school; Mattie Marie Roberts, Rock (Springs school; Margaret Cleary, Pleasant Hill school and Baxter Gentry, Benham school. The following prizes were giv en by local firms: Bank of North Wilkesboro, $10.00 cash; North western Bank, $1.0.00 cash; Pre vette's Stores, $10.00 merchan dise; J. C. Penney Co., $7.00 pen and pencil set; Belk's Depart ment Store, $5.00 Chsh; Spain hour's Department Store, $5.00 cash; Brame Drug Co., $5.00 merchandise; Wiles Jewelry Store, $5.00 Reynolds Fountain pen. Dr. Gilbert Combs pronounced the words and served as Chief Judge, assisted by Mrs. Gilbert Foster and Mrs. Palmer Horton. North Wilkesboro Loses to Boonville North Wilkesboro baseball j team lost the season's opener 6 to 1 Saturday, which was moved to Boonville because of weather conditions here. Felix Holder pitched for North Wilkesboro and hurled a good game, but six costly errors gavel the victory to Boonville. The North Wilkesboro players showed lack of practice but are expected to be1 in better condition for games Wednesday and Saturday j of this week. North Wilkesboro will play Rockford at Rockford Wednes day. o Election Tuesday! For Town Offices Tuesday, May , will be election day in North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro. In North Wilkesboro the ticket nominated in the primary and unopposed in the election is as follows: T. Scott Kenerly for maybr; Gilbert T. Bare, Frank H. Crow, J. C. Reins, Jack Swof ford and Max Foster for commis sioner; Mrs. Palmer Horton, Ru fus B. Church and W. Blair Gwyn for members of board of education. The Wilkesboro ticket: W. E. Smithey for mayor, Johnson San ders, Joe H. Pearson, Arlon Triplett and Russell Gray, Jr., commissioners. Election In both towns will be at the respective town halls. Committee Makes Reeommeadatioas For PabHo Health Health Chairman In Clean Up Campaign Makes Re port To Chamber Meat inspection, adequate garbage pickup, rat and fly con trol were recommended by the (Health committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce's Clean up campaign last week. Forrest D. Meserve, Public Health committee chairman of the Chamber, submitted the fol lowing recommendations in his written report of committee findings: "1. One of the most import ant things needed was the inspec tion of meat in our community the inspection of animals for disease before butchering and the inspection of meat after they have been slaughtered. This has been investigated and we find that it will be necessary to get an ordinance through. We have contacted Dr. Moore and he ad vises that he will be through here sometime this week or next. We t^nk this is very important for the health of the commun ity. . . . "2. An adequate garbage pica um to eliminate flies, etc. This program has not been complet ed, but we are working on it. "3. A rat control program for the community. We feel this is very important as investigation shows there are many pounds of food wasted due to rats. "4. Fly control program. We have checked with several peo ple and find that by the use of | DDT flies can be controlled. Fliea jare a very likely source of germ carriers and we feel this program is very -worthwhile. ^ TTp, Paint-Up campaign, I would like to suggest that we get some publicity in the paper in regard to keeping animals, such as hogs, chickens, etc., within the city limits, close to the houses. This ia very unsanitary. Of course, there are many things to toe done and you can feel sure your pub lic health committee will do everything possible to make the i program the best possible. There have been several individuals who have contacted me in regard to the animal situation. I under stand we do have an ordinance to the affect that certain animals are not to toe kept within the city limits. ''The above information is u bout what we have accomplished so far on our public health pro gram, with the exception that tw? companies have been con tacted and askjsd that they con tact us in regard to rat control. I hope to be able to have a meet ing of the committee with these people at the time they contact us, whereby we may be able to make a decision and work out a definite program." Call Child Victim Of Auto Accident On Highway 115 Child Crossing From Mail Box Hit By Car Driven by Harmony Mam Genie Louise Call, six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Richard Call, of North Wil keeboro route three, was killed Wednesday when she was struck by a pickup driven by Phillips Stroud, of Harmony. The child was crossing the road from the mail box to the home of her parents, the former location of E. P. Insoore's store, when she was hit by the pickup truck. She was carried to the Wilkes Hospital, where she died in a brief time. Driver of the pickup was placed tinder bond. Funeral service was held Fri day at Hunting Creek church with Rev. P. C. Parks in charge. Surviving the child are the fa ther and mother and six broth ers and sisters: Donald, Dwight, Willie, Dorothy, Delois and Mary Anne Call. Game Wednesday North Wilkesboro high school baseball .team will play Boone here Wednesday, 3:30.
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