North Carolina Newspapers

C.A. ?? Y. M. C. A. u rai? building hind for the of a modern Y. M HI plant. Support it. K . ?'"* .. ? . 'n the "State of Wilkes" For Over 4? Yeors out CITY North Wilkesboro hoc trading radhu oi 50 earring 100,000 people is Northwestern Carolina. Vol. 42, No. 11 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH W1LKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, June 5, 1947 Make North Wilkeshoro Yeur Shopping Center 'Iff WILKES MAN GETS MILITARY CROSS Captain Raymond Caudill, Army Trail sportation Corps, receiving Military Cross of Belgium at ceremony at San Francisco Port of Embarkation May 7, 1947. The cross, awarded by the government of Belgium in recog nition of Captain Caudill's wartime services, was pre sented by Col. Calvin DeWitt, Jr., Deputy Port Com mander. An interested observer at the ceremony was Mrs. Raymond Caudill, a former member of the Brit ish WAAF, whom the Army captain met and married overseas. BIRTHS A son was born May 26 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mts. James Willie Anderson, of Mo ravian Palls. Born May 27 at the Wilkes hospital, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Arden Fidell Myers, of Hays. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Woodie, of North Wilkesboro, are parents of a daughter born May 29 at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born at the Wilkes hospital May 29 to Mr. and Mrs. James Edmond Teague, *o* Ron da. j Born to Mr. and Mra| James Monroe Nichols, of Pur .ear, a aughter on May 30 at the :b Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gilbert Johnson, of Millers Creek, a son on May 31 at the Wilkes hospital. A daughter was born May 31 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doughton Hayes, of North Wilkesboro. Mr. and Mrs. James Robert E<ller, of Wilkesboro, are par ents of a son born May 30 at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born May 30 at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. ancL Mrs. Coy Pruitt, of Dockery. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Chipman, of Hays, a son on Monday at the Wilkes hospital. Mr. and Mrs. William Glenn Eller, of North Wilkesboro route 1, are parents of a daughter born Monday at the Wilkes hospital. A son was born Wednesday at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dillard, of North Wilkesboro. IBorn to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Warren Kilby, of Moravian Falxs, a son on Wednesday at the <&ilke8 hospital. j/LL daughter was born Wednes 'ffly at the Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William Jerome Sales, of North Wilkesboro. Born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evan Wiles, of North Wilkesboro, a son at the Wilkes hospital. City Recreation Program Begins Softballers Asked To Meet Kriday Evening at Smoot ffark to Form League Howard Bowers, athletic coach whose summertime duty is recre ational director for North Wll keaboro, has announced that all aoftball players and others inter ested in forming the churches aoftball league are asked to meet Friday evening, seven o' clock, at Smoot Park. Plans are to re-organize the aoftball league with several teams representing the ' various churches participating. Mr. Bbwers also announced that he will be at Smoot Park ea<4f jfcfternoon to assist boys and girls m organized play and rec reation as they desire. In July Mr. Bowers will go to Colombia University in New York CityJ# complete his studies for a master's degree and will be away for six weeks. - m ? Friends will be glad to learn P. A. Dancy is Bible to io after being confined for several months. Captain Caudill Given Military CrossOf Belgium Captain Raymond Caudill, Army Transportation Corps, re cently received the Military Cross of Belgium as a reward for his wartime work of organizing an emergency supply line to rush vital fuel to forward areas after the St. Lo break-through. The Cross, awarded Caudill by the government of Belgium, was presented him by Col. Calvin De Witt, Jr., Deputy Port Command er of San Francisco Port- of Em barkation where Captain Caudill now serves as Chief of Automo tive Supervision Branch, Port Supply and Facilities Division. An interested spectator was Mrs. Raymond Caudill, a former member of the British Women's Auxiliary Air Forces, whom Cau dill met and married overseas. A native of North Carolina, Captain Caudill entered the Reg ular Army in 1923 following his graduation from Mountain View High School there. In 1942 he was commissioned a 2nd Lieu tenant while serving with the 751st Quartermaster Truck Com pany. Two years later he was sent to Europe as Motor Officer in the Office of the Chief of Transportation ETO and later in the 13th Transportation Corps Regulating Group. It was his work in ETO which won him the Belgian award. He had charge of an express truck line which set up an emergency flow of gasoline, brought in by bombers from England, to for ward air fields at a time the Al lied drive had gone beyond its supply lines. Captain and Mrs. Caudill pres ently reside in San Bruno, Calif. A brother, Herman, resides, in Winston-Salem and several bro thers and sisters make their homes in North Wilkesboro. Dur ing his pre-war Army duty he was stationed in Martinsburg, W. Va., for six years on recruiting duty. Wilkesboro Town Residents Asked Conserve Water Due to long periods with ab normally low rainfall, the water supply in Wilkesboro Is low. The town council has asked that all residents of the town use water sparingly during the emer gency, and that they refrain from watering gardens or other uses of large quantities of water when ever possible. Service stations are also asked to use water as spar ingly as possible. The Wilkesboro water supply is derived from a reservoir on the Brushy Mountains. Low rain fall has reduced the flow of mountain springs on the water shed. Miss Melo Blankenship has re turned to her position as man ager of the North Wilkesboro of fice of Western Union after spending her vacation at her home in Alexander county and in the western part of the state. ? Marriage License Since May 23 license to wed were Issued by Troy C. Poster, Wilkes register of deeds, to the following: Louis B. Dula, Jr.. and Mary Sue Williams, both of Wilkesboro; Robert M. Houck, Todd, and Nona Roland, Clifton; Steward Wilcox, Todd, and Juan ita Roten, Clifton; Atwel Miller, North Wilkesboro, and Katherine Parsons, Wilkesboro; George Ad ams and Freda $eagle, both of North Wilkesboro; Millard W. Greene, Jr., North Wilkesboro, and Allie Lou Baylors, Wilkes boro; Joseph F. Wellington, High Point, and Edith Robert3, Ron da; Romulus Cal Carlton and Fannie Lou Land, both of Boom er; Clarence A. Sain, Statesville, and Katherine Johnson, North Wilkesboro; Jamee R. Brown, North Wilkesboro, and Berlvis Eller, Buck; Edgar Sidden, Joynes, and Louise Smith, Elkin; Coy Harrold and Marie Miller, both of Hays. LOCAL NEWS Miss Priscilla Hix spent the week-end in Roanoke, Va., with Mrs. Gordon McDonald and Mrs. Joe Roach. Mrs. H. L. Jones, who holds a position at the Western Union office here, Is spendihg her va cation at her home at Sylva. Mr. and Mts. J. B. Clement3, of Greensboro are spending a few | days visiting friends and rela tives here. Mr. Ned Moser, of Lewisville, I is spending this week with his j grandfather, Mr. W. M. Duncan] and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan D. Anderson j returned Monday from Corinth, j Miss., where they visited Mrs. An derson's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Klyce. Miss Virginia Dare Lovette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.* J. thte**weetf ^e^v^'her^dtpioma from the Duke University school of nursing, Durham. Miss LaVerne Parlier, of Mo ravian Falls, recently visited her brother, Mr. Douthard Parlier,, who is attending the Greenville School of Commerce in Green ville, Tenn. Mrs. J. C. Williams and chil dren, Sylvia Ann and Timothy, and Mrs. James W. McNeill and son, Jimmie, will leave Sunday to spend two weeks at Myrtle Beach. T will Mr. W. R. Harmon, Jr., will receive his degree in electrical engineering at North Carolina State College in Raleigh Monday. He is the eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. i R. lHarmon, of this city. Miss Margie Gabriel, who is a member of the Charlotte City Schools, has returned to spend the summer with her parents, I Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gabriel at 1 their home in Finley Park. Rev. Fred Blevins, newly elect ed pastor of Oakwoods Baptist Church, will conduct services there Sunday night June 8th at 8 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Blevins has been confined to his home with illness for the past few weeks and friends are glad to learn that he is able to be out and fill his regular apponitment at his churches. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tye, of Baltimore, Md., visited Mrs. Tye's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Rhodes, of Wilkesboro, Route 1. Misses Faye and Lena Rhodes returned with them to Baltimore to spend a week's vacation. While there " they visited their sister, Miss Jackie Rhodes, in Washington, D. C., and points of interest in Annapolis, Md., Wil mington, Del., and Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. C. L. Sockwel} and Miss Mamie Sockwell spent the week end in Gibsonville with relatives, and on Sunday attended the an nual memorial services at Fried ens Lutheran church. They were accompanied there by Mrs. H. C. Owing, the former Miss Lizzie Sockwell and son, Mr. H. C. Ewing, Jr., and Miss Margaret Laughridge, all of Newport News, Va., who visited here Friday and Saturday in the Sockwell home; The Ewings and Miss lAughridge returned to Newport News Tues day afternoon after attending the wedding at Duke University of Jack Brooks, of Newport News, and Miss Margaret Reap, of Albe marle, in which Mr. Ewing was best man. The Sockwells, also Miss Bertha Sockwell, of Greens boro, went home with the. Ewings for a weeks visit in the Ewing home. \ . i Support the Y. M. C. A. Interim Pester Is Employed At First Baptist Rev. W. R. Wagoner Will Be Supply Pastor Dur ing Summer Months Rev. W. R. Wagoner, who will serve as Interim pastor of the First Baptist church, began his work Sunday, June 1st. Rev. Mr. Wagoner was .born in Lewisville, N. C. .He is graduate of Lewis ville High School, Mars Hill Col lege and Wake Forest College. For the past fife years he has been a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I having received his B. D. and Th. Im. Degrees in this institution. He expects to return to the semi nary in the fall to complete work on his Th. D. Degree. While in North Carolina Mr. Wagoner served as pastor of Wilsons Mills church, WilsonB Mills, N[. C., and New Sandy Creek, Sulphur Springs and Inez Churches in the Wake Forest area. After going to Louisville, Ky., he was pastor of the Au burndale Baptist Church. At the seminary Mr. Wagoner is doing his major work in the field of Christian ethics and sociology. Mrs. Wagoner is the former Miss Elizabeth Tucker, of Win ston-Salem, N. O. She is a gradu ate of Meredith College and of the W. M. U. Training School in Louisville, Ky. She and OtiB Tucker Wagoner, their small son, are spending the summer with her parents In Winston-Salem. Junior Baseball Starts Tuesday With Newton Here Parents Urged to Cooperate Bi " Wilkes American Legion's first entry in organized junior base ball will begin the regular season here Tuesday, 3:80, against New ton and all baseball fans should be on hand to lend the young sters all possible encouragement. A group of about 35 boys are trying out for the team here. The regulations limit the squad number to 20 players until June 30, after which date the team limit will be 16. Boys who do not make the team should not consider that they are out of junior baseball. Those who do not pass the age limit may make future Yearns. Parents of junior players are asked to cooperate fully and as sist their boys in every way pos sible to reach the practice ses sions and the games. The pro gram is being afforded the iboys through the American Legion and Ford Motor company to help the boys in building character and physical hardihood and the pub lic, and especially parents of boys participating, should assist in every way possible. Parking Meiers Are Expected To Be Up Next Week Factory Men Here to Install Meters In Downtown Areh In Few Days Parking meters are expected to get into operation on North Wil keBboro's downtown streets next week, Police Chief J. E. Walker said today. A factory representative arriv ed here this week to install the meters on the posts, which were set several weeks ago. But it de veloped that one essential part for each meter had not arrived and installation was delayed 'or a few days. The meters will be set on the post which have Ibeen erected on ports of B, C, Ninth and Tenth streets. Parking charge will toe five cents per hour. The meters will take nickels, or pennies for fractional parts of one hour. Further announcements rela tive to use of the meters will be published later, Police Chief J. Walker said today. Fldelis class of Hlnshaw Street Baptist church will meet Friday night, 7:80, at the home of lira. Barney Ofanrch with Three Sisters Born On April 25 Three sisters with a varia tion of 15 years in their ages' have the same birthday?April 25. On that date Mrs. Zollie Hamby, left, reached age 45. Mrs. Earl Parsons, center, is the youngest, being only 25, and Mrs. S. S. Minton, right, was 40 on April 25. They are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dancy, of Buck, and all live in the same community on highway 421 near Cricket, west of this city. Poppy Sales Here Net Total $375.00 American Legion Auxiliary sale of memorial poppies here on Saturday netted a total of $375, Auxiliary officals said today. The fund -will be used for re habilitation of disabled veterans and to assist their families. The memorial flowers were made by disabled veterans in hospitals. Auxiliary officials today thanked all who assisted in sale of the poppies and all who pur chased them for their coopera tion. Food Sale Saturday . Benefit Church Fund At Moravian Falls Emily's Beauty Salon. The food sale will be sponsored by the solicitation committee for the Moravian Falls Baptist church building fund. Many desirable food items will be oh sale and patronage will be appreciated. Red Caps Lose To Jonesville By 6-5 The North Wilkesboro Red Caps had one big inning, scoring five In the eighth to tie the count, but Jonesville came back in the eighth to score and win a Yad kin Valley league game Wednes day at Jonesville. The loss knock ed the Red Caps off the top perch in the league if Elkin beat Shady Grove. Following are individuals scores: N. Wilkesboro AjB. R. H. Badgett c 4 11 B. Cheatwood ss ?* 4 12 Wood cf ? 3 0 0 Bentley 3b ? 4 0 0 Parsons If 4 0 1 Slier rf 2 0 0 ?Craig rf ? ? 2 0 0 V. Cheatwood 2b 4 10 Wendland lib 3 11 fthoades p ? .... 4 10 TOTALS 34 5 5 Jonesville AB.^R. H. Martin c ? ? 3*1 0 Gambill ss 4 12' 4 10 4 2 2 4 0 2 _ 400 _ 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 32 6 7 Miss Finley Graduate W.C.U.N.C. Monday The name of Miss Peggy Pin ley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A* Finley, of North Wilkes boro, was inadvertantly omitted from the list of Wilkes girls graduating Monday at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greenelboro, Mon day. Miss Finley received her de gree Monday. Buy Miller and Sons Prize Winner "W. W. Miller and Sons Grocery in Wllkesboro purchased from Statesvllle Packing company the grand champion Herford' steer recently shown lh the Iredell county 4-H club show. ? ?- o - Friends regret to learn that Rev. A. C. Bidden, of Joynes, is 411. He- Is a patient at the Wilkes hospital. *? Form Bureau Will Meet of Rondo 6th A second meeting of the Wilkes County Farm Bureau will be held in the Ronda high school gymnasium, Friday evening, June 6, at 7:00 o'clock. W. G. Lowery, field representative of the Ndrth Carolina Farm Bureau, will be present and discuss-the recently organized Tobacco Associates, Inc. All farmers Interested In to bacco and the future of farming in general are urged to attend this meeting. Highway 268 To Be Rebuilt Soon Map Of Proposed Changes In Route West of Wilkes boro Now Posted The State Highway and Putolic Works Commission has fire miles qt highway 268 west of Wilkes boro slated for early construc tion. Map of the proposed changes in the route of the highway from Wilkesboro up the river to the F. H. Gilreath farm has been posted in the courthouse in Wil kesboro. According to the map, there will be only minor changes in the route and the new highway will closely follow the present gravel road up the river valley.' Residents of the Yadkin val ley west of Wilkesboro have long felt the need of an all weather road. Highway 268 is not paved from Wilkesboro to the Caldwell county line west of Ferguson and in winter often becomes impas sable. Junior Chamber Commerce Holds Meeting Time Changed To Second and Fourth Thursday Evenings Wilkes county Junior Chamber ?f Commerce in meeting Wednes day noon at Hotel Wilkes enjoy ed a good program. Ray Stroud, program chair man, presented Tom Redding, colored, and his four-year-old boy?the quiz kid who knows all the answers. The child amazed the group as he correctly answer ed many questions about history, geography and current events. Another program feature was toy a colored quartet, with Elmo Farmer accompanying with gui tar. Their numbers were much enjoyed. The organization unanimous ly voted to change the meeting time to second and fourth Thurs day evenings in each month, sev en o'clock, at Hotel Wilkes, and to incorporate the charge for meals into the regular dues. The Jaycees have preliminary plans for staging a minstrel and beauty contest. Dates will be an nounced later. William Byers Is Attending Aquatic School Red Cross | William Byers, son of Mr. and ' Mrs. J. H. Byers, left on Wednes ) day to attend the national Red Cross Aquatic School' at Camp Carolina, Brevard, N. C. The ; course will last ten days and Wil . liam will receive instruction in . First Aid and Accident Preven ' tion, Life Savihg and Water ? Safety, Swimming and Diving, and Small Craft Operation. The classes will be taught by na tionally famous teachers o f aquatic subjects. Upon his return William will act as <llfe guard at the local swimming pool which is scheduled to open soon. 1 According >to Isaac Duncan, Chairman of Safety Services of .the local Red Cross Chapter, j Wilkes County has been author ized to send two representatives to Red Cross Aquatic School this summer. Other schools are 'scheduled at Pine Mountain State Park, Georgia, June 17 to 27 and !at Camp Carolina, August 18 to 28. Anyone interested in attend ing either of these schools should contact the local Red Cross of fice* for details about require ments, etc. o (Support Y. M. C. A. - ^ City Council Has Busy Night With Routiue Matters Water Asked For Veterans Housing Project; Other Requests Heard North. Wilkesboro city council, composed of Mayor T. S. Kenerly, Commissioners C. J. Swofford, J. C. Reins, Frank H. Crow, Gil bert Bare and Max Foster, and Clerk W. P. Kelly held a busy meeting Tuesday night. Members of the Library Asso ciation, Including E. G. Finley, W. K. Sturdivant and C. B. Eller, appeared before the board, thanking the town for assistance in operation of the public library and asking an increased appro priation for the library next year. An increase of $10 per month, making a total of $520 for the year, was granted. A group of taxi operators on Ninth street asked that parking meters not be installed on the east side of Ninth street south of B street. The council asked that the taxi operators use parking meters in a trial period. Howard Bowers, city recre ation director, was granted a six-weeks leave of absence with out {pay in order that he may ob tain his Master's degree. Harry T. Kerley, representing veterans who purchased lots in the veterans housing project east of the county home, asked that the city water lines be extended from Carolina Mirror Corpora tion to that project, and that the veterans will request that the pro ject be" incorporated into the town limits. No action was taken. Chrystal Williams, street sup erintendent, was authorized to employ a care taker for the ceme tery and a care taker for Smoot Park. Police Chief J. E. Walker was authorized to employ an addi tional policeman due to the in crease of traffic work with park ing mete wag adopted and will be put ed iu a later edition of this news paper. E. A. Shook was authorize'd to employ Ralph Oraven as assist ant water plant operator, sal ary not to exceed $100 per month. The council was informed that parking meters have arrived and would be installed in the next few days. Tal S. Barnes, 54, Died Wednesday Tal S. Barnes, well and fav orably known citizen of North Wilkesboro, died at two a. m. Wednesday. He had been in ill health for several years and ser iously ill for the past week. Mr. Barnes was born Septem ber 24, 1893, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Barnes, - of North Wilkesboro. He graduated from Atlanta school of pharmacy in 1920. He served .in the first World War. In 1922 Mr. Barnes was mar ried to Miss Ethel Dix, of Mount Airy. The surviving members of his immediate family are his wife; one daughter, Miss Blllie Barnes, and one son, Tal S. Barnes, of North Wilkesboro; and one sister, Mrs. W. S. Fletch er, Of Purlear. For several years Mr. Barnes was connected with the Rexall Drug store, retiring in 1935 be cause of ill health. In early life he united with the First Baptist church here and was active In church affairs. Funeral .service was held this afternoon, four o'clock, at the First Baptist church. Rev. W. R. Wagoner, pastor, was in charge Of the service. Pall bearers were Roby Dancy, Jake Crawford, R. T. McNiel, A. F. Kilby, W. G. Gabriel, Claude Gentry a?d A. M. Church. Hon orary pall bearers were members of the Beren class of the First Baptist church. Many beautiful flowers were fitting tokens of esteem and re spect for the life of Mr. Barnes. Burial was in Mount Lawn ceme tery. ' | -I Recreation .Party At Ferguson Saturday The recreation party at Fergu son school Saturday night will be sponsored by the Gym Club. Music will be furnished by a colored band from Lenoir. Ad mission will he $1.50 per oouple and sreryfbod? is lnrited.