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1 vj ' I ?V The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 40 Years Vol. 42, No. A ~ ' ' ' ' ~ . ? in , ? r Make North Wilkesbort Yeur Shopping Center Y. M. C. A. Wilkes Y. M. C. A. is rais % a building fund for the of * modern Y. M erection C. A. p! it. OUR CITY North WUkMboro hu a trading radios of 80 miles, serving 10*000 people hi Northwestern Carolina. | fl Educational Needs h North Carolina Former Governor Delivers Address At Willcesboro Commencement tu 4 Former Governor J. Melville Broughton in an address Thurs day evening at the Wilkesboro high school commencement cited educational progress in North Carolina and stressed the need tor continual advancement in educational opportunities tor North Carolina children. Relative to the needs of schools the formre governor specifical 1" called attention to the crowd _ conditions and urgent need lor greater building facilities and equlpMgt to house the students. He also stressed the need for a better health program through out the state and emphasized the urgency of the good health plan and school participation for physical development. Speaking dlreetly to the 38 graduates who received their diplomas from Wm. T. Long in the graduation program, the speaker urged that they build their lives on strong foundations of moral characters. Mr. iBroughton was introduced by C. B. Eller, superintendent of Wilkes schools. Miss Lou Pen nell, representing the American Legion Auxiliary, and Luther Baylors, of the American Legion, presented Legion citizenship medals to Carolina Ogilvie and Vernon Broyhill, respectively. Rebecca Miller was salutatorian i and Betsy Barber was valedlc-1 torian of the class. Rev. H. M. Wellman spoke the invocation and an eighth grade chorus directed by Mrs. C. T. Doughton sang one number on the program. I Valuable Lands At Auction Wednesday The Walter Anderson sub-di vision, conisting of 100 choice home sites, a six-room house and several large tracts 4 1-2 miles out on highway 115, will be sold at auction Wednesday, May 14, 1:30 p. m. P. E. Dancy, local real estate dealer, is selling agent for the sale, which will be conducted by C. F. Williams and Alston Land Auction company, of High Point. Music will be furnished by Peck's live wire string ban<j and free | cash prizes, including a $50 bill, will be given. Mrs. Laura A. Harris Is Claimed By Death Mrs. Laura Ann Harris, 94, well known local resident, died Friday and funeral was held Sat-! urday at Harris Memorial church west of . this city. Mrs. Harris, wife of the late Benjamin Harris, leaves the fiol- i lowing sons and daughters: Lee Harris, Purlear; W. F. Harris and Mrs. E. D. Ferguson, Char .Jtotte; Mrs. E. W. Elledge, Pur mar; Mrs. James Williams, Nortn Wilkeeboro; Mrs. Charles Bum garner, North Wilkesboro. T. R. Bryan, Jr., Is A Scholarship Nominee Thomas R. Bryan, Jr., son of Attorney and Mrs. T. R. Bryan and senior at Wilkesboro, has been selected as one of 2d sen iors in the state to be nominees for the Jackson $2,000 scholar ship at the University of North Solina. Bryan, with the other nominees from all parts of the ;e, will be interviewed Satur day and one will be selected to receive the scholarship.' Wilkes Implement Company Building Wilkes Implement company, International Harvester company dealership here operated under management of Sam Winters, Is erecting a modern building on " way 115 opposite the Park Bus company headquarters, e new building, of brick construction, Is 60 by 100 feet and Is being erected rapidly by G. L. Wilson Construction com pany, of Statesvllle. Adequate fasMlties are being provided for offices, show rooms, stock rooms and repair department. Ma Winters said today that - iiis company hopes to move from ^ ary quarters on Gor into the new build few weeks. Finals Speaker J. MJELVILIiE BROUGHTON A. A. A. Committee Announces Closing Date of Farm Plans H. C. Roberts, chairman of the county AAA committee, an nounced this morning that a closing date of May 15 was set as the deadline for executing farm plans for 1947, upon which conservation materials or pay ment Is expected this year. Producers will be permitted bo sign these plans later on but without any assurance of receiv ing any pay. Mr. Roberts stated that the above action was taken because of the fact that It was necessary to make allocations to the various farmers in the coun ty who have already signed up. Producers who have not yet signed plans should call by the ; county AAA office prior to May 15. ' ? ? I Recreation Party And Box Supper At Millers Creek On Thursday night of this week a recreation party will be held at Millers Creek gymnas ium for the playground fund. There will be good music and plenty of entertainment for eve rybody. On Saturday night, eight o' clock, an old time box supper will be held at the school, and proceeds will go into the play-' ground fund. Everybody Is in vited. Nursing Certificates Awarded H. D. Clubs At their May meetings certifi cates were awarded to members of the Ferguson and the Pores Knob Home Demonstration Clubs who completed the Red Cross Home Nursing Course, "Six Les sons in the Care of the Sick," recently taught by Mrs. Estelle Mikell. The Ferguson class was sponsored by Mrs. T. W. Fergu son and certificates were award ed to Mesdamee Myrtle Hendrix, George Walker, Eugene Shep herd, Grace J. Shepherd, CUnard Johnson, Lizzie F. Miller, Ben Johnson, Clay Shepherd, Heckle Shumake, and Misses Verdie jTownsend and Daisy McNeil. The sponsor for the Pores j Knob class was Mrs. J. M. Bent ley. Those Issued certificates I were: Mesdames J. M. Bentley, jj. P. Marlow, M. B. Lowe, Parks Lowe, L. P. Bentley, W. C. An derson, B. M. Broyhill, and C. M. Ashley. At the Boomer Home Demon stration "club meeting scheduled for May 20th the following will receive Red Cross certificates j for completing the Standard I Course taught by Mrs. Earle Ger ?' man, local Registered Nurse: | Mesdames O. B. Smith, John An : drews, Atwell German, Ralph Swanson, Charlie German, Carl Hendrix, Misses Luclle German, Eva German, and Naomi Broy hill. The classes were under the direction of Mrs. Ira D. Payne, chairman of Home Nursing of the local Red Cross Chapter. Mrs. S. A. Church I . Is Taken By Death j ' j Mrs. S. A. Church, well known t resident of the Purlear commun lity, died Just before noon today in Davis Hospital, Statesville, where she had been a patient two weeks. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Support Y. M. C. A. NORTH WILKESBORO P.-T. A. TO HAVE SCHOOL FACILITIES MEET The Parent-Teacher Associa tion of North Wilkesboro will have a program on school facili ties Thursday, May 15th, 8:00 o'clock, Jn the school auditor ium. The principal speaker will be Supt. Paul S. Cragan, whose theme will be "School Finances and Buildings." An open discus sion will ibe held concerning a new school building for .North Wilkesboro. Those who can give the actual facts about the ways and means for new school facili ties have been invited to partici pate. Special invitation has been given _,to North Wilkesboro's Mayor and commissioners, the city school board, Wilkes coun ty's school board, bounty com missioners, and county school superintendent. The war years hare greatly de layed the educational system in the nation and slowed the school building program here. "It ig now time for every citizen of North Wilkeaboro to show forth his interest in the cause of edu cation for our children. Come to P.-T. A. Thursday and find out how North Wilkesboro may ob tain a new school building," the announcement of the meeting said. Ferguson High School Students Are Awa rded First Aid Certificates, Members of the Ferguson high school student body who recent ly received Red Cross First Aid Certificates are: Christine Dula, Edith M. Ferguson, Irene Hayes, Elizabeth Edmiston, Dorothy Coltrane, Kevin Miller, Margaret West, and Verdie Townsend. This class was successfully taught by the school principal, Mr. Douglas Redmond, wwho is a certified Red Cross Instructor. The class was sponsored by Mr. Isaac Duncan, chairman of the Safety Services Committee of the"] Wilkes County Chapter of the Red Cross. American Legion To Meet Thursday Make a note on your schedule to be present at the American Legion meeting Thursday, 7:30, Legion iHut, May 16th. "In return for your service and loyalty to the Legion, you will find in the organization, a good fellowhip, that can be found no where else and the satisfaction of being potent factors in building a better and greater America to make your own personal wartime sacrifices worth while. The Amer ican Legion is enrolling 1947 members nationally at the rate that averages one every 8 sec onds for 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year. The 1946 en rollment of 3,326;556 in 15,975 posts Averaged a member for eve ry 10 seconds," the Legion an nouncement said. Pie Supper Saturday Night Maple Springs A pie supper will be held Sat urday night, May 17, at Maple Springs school and will be spon sored by the Lewis Fork. Home Demonstration club. The public Is cordially invited. Benefit Sale Success At Pores Knob 10th A large crowd attended the I benefit sale at the Pores Knob community house on Saturday evening, May 3. The house was beautifully dec orated for the occasion with spring flowers. Large tables with white covers held attractive dis I plays of hand made articles, canned foods, home made can dies, pies, cakes, and other dain ties, which were auctioned off I by Joel Bentley. ? ! Chances were sold on five priz jes. Mrs. J. G. Bentley won 1st prize, which was an electric iron1 donated by Bentley Bros.' Groc ery Co., Mrs. D. S. Broyhill, Claude Bentley, Ed Hays and R. C. Jennings, Jr., won the other prizes. The proceeds of the sale netted $146.00 which goes into the Com I munity building fund. ?Gifts were presented to the eldest and youngest guest pres lent. Music was enjoyed during the I evening along with friendly con versation. Addle Kemp Dies Funeral service was held Wed I nesday at Mt. Pisgah Church for Miss Addie Kemp, 70, who died 1 Tuesday at the Wilkes county home. Rev. JRufus Lloyd oonduct led the service. Miss Kemp is sur vived by one sister, Mrs. Eda J Bell Kemp Hendren, of North I Wilkeeboro route bne. o Mr. and Mrs. John B. Justice land daughter, Martha Gozeal, I returned the latter part Of the I week from visiting their son and ['brother, Mr. John E. Justice, III, Iat Yale University. They, also [spent a few days in New York I City. ; Completes Rehearsals 1 For Operetta Tuesday! Rehearsals were completed to day for Love Pirates of Hawaii, operetta being presented'' by North Wilkesboro high school students. Showing will take place at eight o'clock Tuesday night in the school auditorium. Advance ticket sales have been good and a full house is expected. Admission is twenty-five cents for children and fifty cents for adults. , . The scene of the operetta is laid in a Girls' Private School in Honolulu. The leading roles por tray an American girl, her Navy lieutenant sweetheart, the old maid director of the school and a pirate chief. Choruses of pir ates and school girls complete the cast. The operetta is under direction of Miss Eva Bingham and Patsy Hawkins is the accompanist. ????tr???? To Hare Bible School At Zion Hill Baptist A vacation Bible school will begin May 19 at Zion Hill Bap tist church at Boomer and will continue lor two weeka.^ The pas be principal of tne school and all boys and girls are invited to at tend. North Wilkesboro Red Caps Defeat Jonesville 9 to 7 The newly organized North Wilkesboro Red Caps made It > two wins In a row, In their third Yadkin Valley League game, at the local park Saturday after noon by turning back the strong Jonesville Hornets 9 to 7. Cooper, on the mound for the Red Caps, pitched a bang-up ball game, while the visitors were us ing two chunkers in an effort to get North Wilkesboros big sticks under control. North Wilkesboro will play at Clingman Wednesday and on Sat urday Elkin will play North Wil kesboro here. ? o Schedule Local Team In Yadkin Valley Circuit Fourteen Home Games On Schedule For Baseball Fans In Community Complete schedule of the Yad kin Valley baseball league, which includes North Wilkesboro in the eight teams, has been releas ed. The schedule shows that North WilkeBboro team will have a to tal of 14 home games and an equal number away for the sea son, which opened May 3 and will close on August 30. Games are scheduled for Wed nesday and Saturday afternoons throughout the circuit. North Wilkes bo ro's home games were scheduled as follows: Hamptonville, June 14 and Au gust 23; Elkin, May 17 and July 5; Boonville, May 3 and June 21; Clingman, June 7 and August 9; Shady Grove, May 24 and July 12; Jonesville, May 10 and June 28; Rockford, May 31 and July 26. North Wilkesboro will play a way on the following dates: At Hamptonville, May 21 and July 9; Elkin, June 11' and August 26; Boonville, May 28 and July 19; Ctyngman, May 14 and July 2; Shady Grove, June 18 and August 30; Jonesville, June 4 and August 2; Rockford, May 7 and June 26. Local baseball fans are asked to clip the above schedule and save for future reference. Local Kiwanians To Sponsor Horse Show On July 4th Program of Music By Local Students Enjoyed By Club Here Friday North Wilkesbomo Kiwanls Club will sponsor a horse show to be held in this community on July 4. At the meeting of the club Fri day W. H. McElwee, who had previously been appointed on committee to investigate the ad visability of sponsoring a horse show, made a report for the com mittee and the report was dis cussed by ten or more members of the club in open meeting. The committee recommended that the club sponsor the horse show this coming July 4 and as a continu ing program from year to year. He stated that available grounds! could be had, on which were: already erected certain barn space, for a 'reasonable rental. After a rather full discussion the club voted to sponsor this pro ject. President G. T. Mitchell con tinued the present committee and stated that he would appoint oth er committees to aid in the mat ter at an early date. Program chairman H. M. Well mna, who was absent, had asked Dr. Gilbert R. Combs to intro duce his program of music direct ed by Mrs. A. F. Kilby in cele bration of National Music Week. Mrs. Kilby presented seven girls and one boy of the local music classes, who gave the fol lowing program: ?'Country Gardens", sung by Dorothy Gabriel, Dorothy Powell, Billie Moore, Patsy Hawkins and Mary Ann Casey, accompanied iby Dorothy Jenkins; Violin Solo by John Gibbs, accompanied by Corrina Finley; "Women So Changeable," vocal solo, Dorothy Powell; Piano solo by Dorothy Jenkins; "My Friends^ vocal aaib, by -iiaroiify unui'ioff1 swiff Mystery of Life," violin solo, John Gibbs; Medley, Sunny South, by five girls. The program was well render ed and enjoyed iby the club mem bers. . At the meeting Friday L. B. Dula was a guest of H. H. More bouse and Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs was guest of Mr. Gibbe. Rites Today For Cyrus C. Kilby Funeral service was held at the home here today for Cyrus C. Kilby, well known and highly re spected citizen of this ci{y who died at his home early Sunday morning. Mr. Kilby was a member of a well known family, being a son of the late W? T. and Jane Brown Kilby. He was born June 1, 1864. For many years Mr. Kilby made his home here and was employed by North Wilkesboro Candy com pany and affiliated interests. Surviving Mr. Kilby are his wife, Mrs. Viola Pierce, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Numa L. Absher, North Wil kesboro; Mrs. John Palladino and Mrs. Michael Palladino, New York City; Max, Bruce and Joyce Kilby, North Wilkesboro. Rev. J. M. Hayes, of Winston Salem, conducted the funeral ser vice, assisted by Rev. A. W. Eller. Burial was in Pleasant Home cemetery near Millers Creek. Benjamin F. Hamby Is Claimed By Death Benjamin Franklin Hamby, 68, well known farmer of New Castle township, died early Thursday at his home. Funeral was held Saturday, 11 a. m., at Bethel Church with Rev. Floyd Pardue in charge of ' the service. Mr. Hamby is survived by three sons and one daughter: Dewey Hamby, State Road; Da vid Hamby, Dobson; Howard Hamby, Ronda; Mrs. Ola John son, R'onda. % ^ _o Singing Convention At Walnut Grove On Sat. Night, .May 17 There will be a quartet sing ing at Walnut Grove church, Pores Knob, Saturday night, May 17th, beginning at 7:30, A num ber of popular quartets will be present and niuch good singing is expected. Everyone is cordial ly invited. mwwmtwHWHWM Touring Europe Miss Naomi Billings, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bil lings of Dockery, N. C. has left Berlin, Germany where she held a position with O. M. G. U. S. for the past 16 months. She plans to return home after touring Czechoslo vakia, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the British Isles. Dokies, K. of P. Ladies Night Is Enjoyable Event John Wesley Clay, Winston Salem Columnist, De scribes Ocean Voyage | With more than 150 members and guests present, the North Wilkesboro Dokies Club and Knights of Pythias lodge on Fri day evening at .Hotel Wilkes very successfully celebrated Ladies 'Night, which was featured by an address by John Wesley Clay, Winston-Salem columnist and au , thoir. Ica," and invocation by L. Vyne, Lawrence Miller welcomed ladies and guests, with Mrs. W. K. Sturdlvaat appropriately r e sponding for the ladieB. Singing of "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" was enjoyed and prizes were giv-1 en among the guests with Mrs. I Mary Hauss and Mrs. Glenn Mc Neil the winners. Max Foster announced the dis trict Pythians convention at, Blowing Rock June 17 and 181 with Lenoir and North Wilkes boro lodges as hosts. Dr. A. C. Chamberlain explained a fund being raised to aid Clayton Home high school graduates to attend college. Paul Osborne was program j chairman and he presented Miss Dot Gabriel, who sang two num bers, "Through the Years" and "Habenera," with Mrs. A. F. Kilby at the piano. Dr. Chamberlain presented the speaker. Mr. Clay said his sub ject was "The Spirit of Adven ture," and he related a long but intensely interesting account of his eventful voyage to Poland and Finlftnd, which resulted from his answering an advertisement in a church publication under the title of "cowboys wanted." His job on the boat was to help care for horses being shipped to Po land. During the voyage over, the ship ran into a severe storm, and part of the horses were lost as their pens were swept from the deck. After unloading the horses for Poland, the ship went on to Finland to unload ten million pounds of sugar. There Mr. Clay decided that he wanted to go to the artic circle and after two days on a train in 18 inches of snow, and with only his pants on because he had lost the re mainder of his clothing in the storm at sea, he engaged a "taxi" which turned out to be a rein dew and sleigh. He described the rapid trip over the 40 miles. On the return voyage across the Atlantic, the ship carried ten million pounds of newsprint from Finland. To add to the adven ture, the ship hit a rock and the bottom was badly smashed. After a long wait for aid, the ship was towed into a German dry dock and repaired. " The Dokiee elected the follow ing officers for the year: S. S. Hunt, president; Homer Brook shire, vice president;" Q. A. Ad ams, treasurer; Harry Kerley, secretary; Archie Lee Osborne, Bazooka. u Music Recital On Friday Night Here ? Miss Ellen Robinson will pre sent her pupils in music recital in the North Wilkesboro school au ditorium Friday, May 16, eight p. m. . . - Junior Chamber Charter Night b Successful Event State President And Direc / tor Extend Greetings To Jaycees of Wilkes The newly organized Wllkee Junior Chamber of Commerce celebrated charter night most successfully Thursday evening with a banquet at the Legion and Auxiliary clubhouse. With a total of 45 in attend ance, including 31 local mem bers and a number .of distinguish ed guests, the charter was pre sented by Harrelson Yancey, of Castonla, National Jaycees di rector, for the National organi zation, and by Horace Yelton, western district vice president, for the state Jaycees. Principal speaker for the eve ning was Ed Ellis, of Charlotte, president of the North Carolina Jaycees. Edward S. Finley, president, presided, and the Junior Cham ber heard a most encouraging talk from J. B. Williams, presi dent of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, who welcomed the new civic organization into the field of work in Wilkes county. In the audience were nine members of the Winston-Salem Jaycees, led by Sam Dorsett, pres ident. The Winston-Salem Jaycees sponsored organization of the lo cal junior chamber. As entertaniment features the Barber colpred quartet and pian ist rendered several numbers. The delectable banquet dinner | was served by the North Wilkes boro Woman's Club. Officers of the Wilkes Junior Chamber are as follows: Edward S. Finley, president; C. C. Faw, Jr., Harry Kerley and Sam Ogil vie, vice presidents; Jim Allen, secretary; Shoun Kerbaugh, treasurer; Jerry Derr, Ike EUer, Charles Day, Frank Allen and I3*-**"- - 11| - tees for the year, with the first named on each committee being chairman: Awards and Scrap Book, Sam Vickery, Worth Tomlinson. Entertainment and Recreation, J. D. Moore, Jr., Richard John ston. Membership, Wayne Foster, Forrest Jones. Programs, Ray Stroud, Der mont Smith. Agriculture, Lamarr Derrick, George Childress. Aviation, Charles Sink, James Lowe. Fire Prevention, George Wells, Gilbert Wendland. Public Health and Safety, Ed Koontz, Abner M. Wiles. Vets Affairs, Bill Gray, Leon ard Brooks. Youth Welfare, Tom Caudlll. Air Show, Ike Eller, John Red man. Soap Box Derby, Frank Allen, Walter Dickerson. Tennis Tournament, Bill Mit chell, Claude Dancy. Beauty Contest, Bill Hardister, Augustus Chandler. Publications, R. E. Stewart, Harold Bumgarner. New Projects, Fred Hubbard, Ralph Buchan. Publicity, Bob Morrow, John Cashlon. Resume Shipments A. A. A. Limestone All limestone orders being re ceived In the County AAA Of fice are being given prompt at tention and are being forwarded through, channels. These orders are approved and delivery can be made in some cases as early asf three weeks from the time the order is placed. Lawrence Miller, Secretary of the Wilkes County A.C. A., made the above an nouncement and requested that all farmers who expect to file their application for limestone in the county office should oome by and place their orders at ah early date because it is expected that there will be a slow down in the delivery of orders later in the fall. North Wilkesboro To Ploy Mt. Airy North Wilkesboro high school baseball team "will play Mount Airy at the local ball park Tues day afternoon, 3:30. The North Wilkesboro team Is in good con dition and Mt. Airy Is one of the leading high school teams in this part of the state. A good game Is anticipated and all baseball fans art tnrited. ? -