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North Wilkesboro has a
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Vol. 42, No. 23 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBSRO, N. C., Thursday, July 17, 1947 Make North Wilkesbore Your Showing Center
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SUIT* COUTEST TO SELECT "MBS
WILKES" IS HJMHEI BY MYCEES
The Wilkes County Junior
Chamber of Commerce la plan
ning a county-wide -beauty con
test to be held during the first
part of August to name the lo
cal winner, "Miss Wilkes." The
winner in this contest will be
sent to the State contest at
Wrightsville Beach, expenses
Kd and wearing apparrel for the
te contest to be paid by the
local sponsoring club.
Members of the club are urged
to contact the local business
houses for sponsoring contest
l*?
ants In this contest and to report
to Chairman W. A. Hardlster, at
Gaddy Motor Company by Friday
afternoon.
Elaborate _ arrangements are
being made by the Jaycees to
ward making this a very success
ful venture and one-half the net
proceeds will be used for lighting
Memorial Park. Plane for the
contest include a preliminary
contest in the form of a dance
with a well-known orchestra on
Friday night, August 1, and a
final contest will be at one of the
local theatres.
DONKEY BASEBALL ON SATURDAY
I NIGHT TO SPILL BARRELS OF FUN
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PJ*
OuA who wants their thrills
mlced with laughs and spills are
expecfeafr to be on hand Satur
day mf&t, eight o'clock, when
the North Wilkeeboro and Wil
kesboro fire departments clash
in - the crazy game of donkey
baseball on the baseball field
Elponsored* by North Wil
boro fire department, all
profits from the admission
charges will go into the Memorial
fund for lighting of the
fields.
The starting lineups will be
composed of the firemen of the
two towns, and what a battle!
Picture, If you can, the young
and not so young men of the fire
departments on Mexican donkeys
and playing baseball.
There Is no way to describe the
hilarious fun In store, because
so many unexpected situations
will develop that the only way
to learn what the game is like is
to be in the ball park at game
time.
MARY ELIZABETH MATHIS, MACK
FOSTER BEST GIRL, BOY CAMPER
By D. D. WILLIAMSON
MARGARET C. MORRISON
(Assistant Farm & Home Agents)
Daring the week of July 7-11,
nineteen girls and twenty-six 4-H
Club hoys spent a very enjoyable
reek at Camp Fellowship, locat
?d twelve miles southwest of
Itatesville on the Catawba Rlv
)T.
Mary Elizabeth Mathis and
Toster were selected by the
best girl and boy camp
following boys and girls
attended camp: Mountain View
?Geraldine Johnson, Betty Jean
Key, Josephine Billings, Billie
Fean Dancy, Carrie Anderson,
Phyllis Wood, Kathleen Sebas
tian, Bobby Lovette, Harrold
Brown; Wilkesboro?Fern Ma
his, Erma Mathis, Wilma Rose
Blledge, Mary Elizabeth Mathis,
Billy Mathis, Bobby Mathis, Troy
Vfathis; Millers Creek?Bonnie
Nichols, Albert Miller, Wilbar
Jreer, Clyde Bumgarner, Beechel
Jnider; Clingman ? Margaret
Mathis, Clyde Pardue, Jake Ma
this, Doris Mathis; Ferguson?
Carolina Ferguson, Edith Marie
Ferguson; Mt. Pleasant?Pauline
Bnmgarner, Alvin Blledge, Mack
Foster, Gwyn Triplette, Clyde
Foster; Mulberry?George Lou
Sprinkle, Bobble Brooks, Sherwin
Elledge, Donald Bryant, Richard
Absher, S. D. Eller, Jr.; North
Wllkesboro ? Claudius Absher,
Tommy Turner; R'onda?H. C.
Roberts, iS h 1 r ley Blackburn;
Roaring River?Johnny Alexan
der, James Alexander.
Mrs. B. W. Pendry, Mrs. Lar
ry Emerson, and Mrs. Vergle
Johnson of Mountain View Com
munity did an excelleht Job of j
better lighting conditions for the
home, electric wiring; forestry,
handicraft, and boat rowing. "'/
They played softball, pitched
horseshoe, took hikes, held ves
per services at night, played
games and sang songs. The en
tire group was excellent while
there and we have never been
off with a nicer group of boys
and girls and Mr. Johnston, sup
erintendent, Presbyterian Orph
anage, Barium Springs, gave
them that name. We think every
one thoroughly enjoyed their
week at camp for several girls
and boys are already making
plans to attend another year. For
more details talk to one of the
girls or boys that attended camp!
ivy Recruiter h
North Wilkesboro
A Navy recruiter will spend
rday, through Friday in North
sboro, using the VFW Hall
'recruiting station. Men from
L7 to 31 are eligible to enlist
I, 4 or i years; 17-year-old men
11 need birth certificates and
its consent, men from 18 to
ll will ne?d only birth certifi
ites, or original discharge, if
[-service men.
There are openings in elec
>nlcs technicians mate, hospital
apprentice, plus many others.
Contact your Navy Recruiter
and see about your career
the U. S. Navy, and earn while
)u learn.
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Alexander Reunion
^n Sunday, July 27
Annual reunion of the Alexan
der fmaily will be held Sunday,
July 27, at W. F. (Budd) Alex
ander's one-half mile north of
White Plains church. Relatives
and friends are invited to carry
dinner and spend the day at the
home of Mr. Alexander, who has
reached the age of 92 years.
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Revival Service At
Fishing Creek Arbor
,ral Meeting will begin
ig Creek Arbor Baptist
>n Sunday, July 27th,
and wfl^eontinue for one week
with services being held at 11
i m aflV 7:45 p. m. The Pastor,
PwVfc C. Parks, will be as
hy r?t. A. B. Hayes. The
has a cordial invitation to
THEY. M.C.A.
Blowing Rock Team
To Play at Purlear
Purlear-Millers Creek baseball
team will play Blowing Rock at
Purlear Saturday afternoon, 2:30.
The Wilkes team will be seeking
revenge from Blowing Rock, the
only team this year to beat them
two games.
Bethany Revival Is
? To Begin Sunday
Revival services will begin
I Sunday at Bethany Baptist church
near Qllreath. Rev. Howard Ford,
pastor of the First Baptist church
in Elkin, will assist the pastor,
Rev. L. T. Younger. All are in
vited to the services.
Girl Scout Notice
On Friday afternoon the buses
will leave Girl Scout Day Camp
at Moravian Falls at 4:30, get
ting campers to the Wilkesboros
at about 5 o'clock, or 1-2 hour
later than other days this week.
This change of schedule is
made to allow completion of pro
jects on prbgram.
Visiting hour Friday is 2 to 3
p. m., at which time callers are
cordially welcomed.
Mrs. Gilbert, 85, Dies;
Funeral On Tuesday
Last rites were "held Tuesday
at the graveside at Denny for
Mrs. Lou Ellen Gilbert, 85, mem
ber of a well known family in
Elk township. Rev. R. L. Isbell
conducted the service. Mrs. Gil
bert -is survived by one son,
Wade Gilbert.
Support the Y. M. C. A.
Regional Head Lions
PAUL CASHION
Paul Cashion Is
District Deputy
Governor Lions
Local Man Is Appointed
Head of Region Contain
ing 12 Lions Clubs
Paul Cashion, for several years
a leader In the North Wilkesboro
Lions Club and zone deputy gov
ernor for the past year, has been
appointed District Deputy Gov*
ernor of region 3 in district 31A
I on HVns International, it was
learneB here today.
M r.P Cashion's appointment
came irom Herbert W. Sanders,
of Bldik Mountain, district gov
ernor Cf Lions Clubs.
In M^. Cashion's region there
| are the following clubs: North
Wilkesboro, Boone, Sparta, Tay
lorsville, Hickory, Granite Falls,
Lenoir, Statesville, Mooresville,
| Maiden, Newton, Conover.
As District Deputy Governor
lit will be Mr. Cashion's duty to
joi
shall also attend cabinet meet
ings and assist in the promotion
of Lionlsm in every way possible.
A past president of the club,
Mr. Cashion has the distinction
of having held every office in the
club here since it was establish
ed.. In addition, he has attended
many dsitrict and International
conventions and is well versed in
organization and activities of
Lions Clubs.
The appointment is not only an
honor for Mr. Cashion, but rep
resents and enviable distinction
| for the North Wilkesboro Lions
Club and the community which
it serves.
State Convention
Postmasters Soon
Annual conventionof the
North Carolina branch of the
National League of Postmasters
will be held at Sir Walter Hotel
in Raleigh June 26th and 26th.
Program for the convention
has been released by Mrs. Mattle
F. Greer, of Boomer, secretary.
Sessions will be held Friday
morning and afternoon, July 24
and 25, a banquet Friday evening
at eight o'clock and a final bus
iness session on Saturday morn
ing.
Among those to appear on the
program will be: Postmaster D.
Staton Insooe, of Raleigh; Mrs.
L'Bertie Rushing, of Glennvllle,
Ga., National League president;
R. G. Hawn, representative of
central accounting office, postof
fice department; Roy M. North,
deputy third assistant postmas
ter general; Chief , Inspector
James G. Doran; John Leahey, of
the first assistant postmaster
general's office; Edgar B. Jack
son, director of personnel, post
office department; E. A. Meeks,
National League secretary.
A most successful ' convention
is anticipated and a large attend
ance of postmasters from every
section of the state is expected,
Benjamin F. Bird, of Grover,
state president, said in discuss
ing convention pQans.
5 Teacher Vacancies
City School Faculty
Paul S. Cragan, superinten
dent, said today there are now
five teacher vacancies in the
North Wilkesboro school facul
ty. The vacancies are high school
engliih, french, science and his
tory,: and two in the grammar
grades. The most recent resigna
tions were Miss Launa Carrender,
eighth grade, and Miss Louise
Garrell, english and science.
Wilkes
Store Here Had Successful
Year; Mann Speaker at
Picnic Meeting
Annual meeting of the North
Wilkesboro unit of (Farmers Co
Opreative Exchange was; held
Wednesday noon at Wilkesboro
school with an enthusiastic crowd
of 350 farmers, their families
and Invited guests.
In addition to a business ses
sion, the occasion provided an
outstanding social event, which
included games, recreation and a
sumptuous barbecue picnic.
Prior to the indoor meeting a
horseshoe pitching tournament
was held with Irving Key, of
Ronda, winning the county cham
pionship and the right to repre
sent Wilkes In-the state tourney
at Raleigh September 3. In the
"bean your husband" contest for
ladles Mrs. Wake Payne walked
off with first honors in a wide
field of competition.
The indoor gathering was
opened with singing of "Ameri
ca," and prayer led by Rev. Wake
Payne. Bob Martin, personnel
and public relations director of
FCX in the state, opened the
meeting and T. J. McNeill, chair
man of the Wilkes FCX board of
directors, was made chairman;
with Miss Reba Blevins secre
tary.
The following were elected di
rectors for the year: T. J. Mc
Neill, Perry Lowe, Odell Whit
tington, Tarn Hutchison, W. M.
Absher, T. W. Ferguson and J.
M. German.
Mrs. D. S. Broyhlll, of Pores
Knob, won the five dollars for
guessing within $1,000 of the
total volume of business for the
local FCX store during the past
year. Her guess was $225,000,
the exact amount Ibeing $226,
lWft'"
tine
defended cooperatives from at"
tacks on the subject of taxation.
Ne called attention to the fact
that co-operatives are fanner
owned and that FCX earnings are
paid to stockholders aiyd to farm
ers In refunds at the end of the
year. Calling attention to the lo
cal rfeoord, he said that FCX
started here eight years ago with
$3,500 capital and is now worth
$47,000, which belongs to the
farmers.
Thdke recognized and who
spoke briefly were T. E. Story,
Wilkes representative in the gen-|
eral assembly; Bob Smith, WilkeB
farm agent; Fred Absher, local
FCX Btore manager; Neil Smith
and Mark Goforth, agent and as
sistant agent in Surry county.
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J.
M. German as the oldest mother
present, age 7*4; to Mrs. C. J. Hen
dren for being the mother of the
largest number of living children,
14; to Irving Key for horseshoe
pitching; to Mrs. Lucille Ger
man in the word guessing con
test; to Mrs. Wake Payne, hus
band beaning champ; and to
Mrs. Van Caudill and C. F.
Bretholl in attendance prizes.
The very successful gathering
was climaxed by the serving of
barbecue picnic lunches on the
school grounds.
Services On Air
Rev. Ralph Miller, of North
Wilkesboro, who Is known In
this and adjoining counties as
an able evangelist, will con
duct a 80-minute devotional
over radio station wjusC,
North Wilkesboro, each Sun
day morning at .7:80, begin
ning July 90. Rev. Mr. Miller
will appreciate mail from those
who hear and enjoy the pro
To Speak Here
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S. O. Latiimore, Vice Presi
dent The Federal Land Bank
and the Production Credit Cor
poration of Columbia, S. 0.
To Speak at Farm
Co-Op Meet Here
Friday at 10:30
Members and guest? of the
North Wilkesboro National Farm
Loan Association, a local farmer
owned credit. cooperative hand
ling Federal land bank loans in
this area, will hear an address
by S. C. Lattimore, vice . presi
dent of The Federal Land Bank
[?f^'Columbia, at their annual
meeting here next Friday. The
meeting, which will also be in
celebration of the thirtieth an
niversary of the association, will
be held in the Town Hall, begin
ning at 10:30 a. m.
J. B. 'Williams, president of
the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce, will deliver the address of
welcome, and S. C. Eggers, presi
dent of the association, will give
|H. Bracey, sec
1
conduc
associate regional manager of
the Laud Bank.
Officials of the Wilkes County
Chamber of Commerce, merch
nats of the town, and county ag
ricultural agencies have aided
the officers and directors of the
association in planning the pro
gram by making a farmers' bar
gain day in North Wilkesboro.
"The meeting is expected to draw
the. largest crowd to assemble in
North Wilkesboro i n recent
years," officials of the association
stated. The program will be
broadcast over Station WKBC,
beginning at 10:35 a. m.
Red Caps to Play
Taylorsville Here
North Wilkesboro's Red Caps,
standing second In the Yadkin
Valley League, were rained out
here with Jonesville yesterday
and will play at BoonviUe Sat
urday.
Of particular Interest to local
fans is the game to be played
with the fast Taylorsville team
here Sunday afternoon, begin
ning at 2:30. This game Is ex
pected to attract wide interest
ann record attendance. *
The official Yadkin Valley
League standing as ,of today is as
follows:
Team
W. L.
Pet.
Elkin All^Stars ....
12
3
.800
N. Wilkesboro ?.
_11
5
.687
Clingman ?.
12
6
.666
Boonville ?
?.13
7
.650
Hamptonville
12
7
.631
Jonesville
-.10
,8
.555
Rockford
?. 2
14
.125
Shady Grove
_ 0
16
.000
Baptist Pasters |
To Meet Monday
The Wilkes Baptist Pastors'
Conference will meet Monday,
ten a. m., at Relns-Stnrdirant
chapel.
Speakers will Include Rev. W.
R. Wagoner, pastor of the First
Baptist church; Rev. Richard
Yonng, chaplain of Baptist hos
pital in Winston-Salem; and Dr.
Wayne Oates, instructor in the
Southern Baptist Seminary at
Louisville, Ky.
All members of the conference
and others' interested are Invited
to attend.
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There is no cure for blackhead
in turkeys but it can be prevent
ed raising turkeyg on ground
that chickens have not used.
Furniture Makers At
Show In New York
Representatives of local furni
ture manufacturing plants report
successful showings on the Chi
cago Furniture Exposition floors
last week.
Local representatives were as
follows: American Furniture Co.,
J. R. Hix and Richard Johnston;
Home Chair Co., Henry Moore,
Ivey Moore and Ray Hoover;
Forest Furniture Co., N. o.
Smoak and son, Robert Smoak;
Oak Furniture Co., John E. Jus
tice, Jr., accompanied by Mrs.'
Justice and son and daughters,
John E. Justice, HI, and Miss
Martha Gozeal Justice.
The furniture manufacturers
will show at the exposition in
High Point next week.
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Walker Reunion At
Covenant Church
First annual Walker reunion
*ill be held Sunday, July 20, at
New Covenant church located
five miles north of Mountain
View on the Traphill road.
All day program is planned to
contain special music by the
Higgins and Gambill families.
Other choirs, including some
from other states, are expected.
Those attending are asked to car
ry lunch and spend the day. ?
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Substitute Carrier
Position' Still Open
The Civil Service Commission
will continue to receive applica
tions for the position of substi
tute clerk and carrier at the
North Wilkesboro postoffice and
at several other towns. Applica
Cjfc? secured at
B I R^r H S
A son, Daniel Eugene, was
born July lo at the Wilkes hos
pital to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Danied Anderson, of Wilkesboro
route two. t
Sarah Lee is the name of the
daughter born at the Wilkes hos
pital July 10 to Mr. and Mrs.
John D. Bauguss, of Lomax.
Born July 10 at the Wilkes
hospital, a daughter, Dona Ree
Linda, to Mr. and Mrs. Walton
MoKinley Prevette, of Roaring
River.
A daughter, Mary Anna, was
iborn at the Wilkes hospital July
11 to Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Les
ter Williams, of North Wilkes
boro route one.
A daughter, Susan Leslie, was
born at the Wilkes hospltall July
15 to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joseph
Hardin, of Boone.
Mr. and Mrs. William Vance
Campbell, of Wilkesboro, are par
ents of a son, Larry Vance, born
July 12 at the Wilkes hospital.
Linda Carroll is the name of
the daughter born July 14 at the
Wilkes hospital to Mr. ana Mrs.
Rufus June Hollaway, of Ronda.
at the Wilkes hospital.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Albert
B. Richardson, of Sparta, a
daughter, Julia Anne, at the
Wilkes hospital.
Born July 15 at the Wilkes
hospital, a son, Osco Clark, to
Mr. and Mrs. Osco Harve Ward,
of Mouth of Wilson, Va.
A eon was born July 16 at the
Wilkes hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Ruffin Dale Gambill, of Dockery.
Favors Training Plan
Cincinnati, July 14.?Univers
al military training for young
women as well as men was en
dorsed today by Mrs. Emma
Jones of McAllen, Texas, founder
and national commander of the
Navy Mothers Clubs of America.
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Mr. Jim Kilby and son, Jimmie
Jr., of Winston-Salem, spent a
few days with their mother and
grandmother, Mrs. H. C. Kilby,
on route one. Jimmie will remain
for a months visit ?with grandpar
ents, Mrs. Kilby and Mr. and
MrB. R'. E. Walters, here. Hie
mother, Mrs. Jim Kilby, will
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Walters,
and Mrs. H. C. Kilby 'and son
Jimmie.
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The USDA recommended a
If 4 7 fall pig production goal
calling for fanners to keep 16
per cent more sows than they
kept to produce the 1946 fall
crop now coming to market.
Completion Work
By Football Time
Goal Im Campaign
Worker* Urged To Com
plete Fund Raising So
Work Can Proceed
An engineer from a lighting
manufacturer was here today
making detailed plans for light
ing the athletic field on the old
fairground, which is being de
veloped into Memorial Park of
athletic fields and playgrounds.
Meanwhile, the campaign to
raise $20,000 for lights and seats
is progressing. Extra effort on
the part of solicitors and early
action by all who can contribute
to the project will assure its com
plete success in the prescribed
time.
Materials are on order for erec
tion baseball and football lights,
for either a combination or sep
arate fields. The committee,
headed by Jack Swofford, now
gives assurance that the lights
! can be on for the first home
game of football here this fall
and that the park will be ready
for high school, American Legion
and professional baseball next
spring.
Workers in the current cam
paign are calling particular at
tention to the fact that contribu
tions will represent an invest
ment in the youth of this com
munity and all Wilkes county,
that the park will represent a
permanent Improvement In honor
of all Wilkes War Dead, and that
citizens now have the opportunity
to provide a substantial and
sorely needed addition to the
available for use to as many
' groups as possible.
. W. Blair Gwyn is treasurer of
J the campaign. The workers in
the campaign are as busy as
anybody and all who can give are
asked to save their own time and
time of workers by sending their
1 checks promptly to the treasurer.
| Checks should be made payable
to North Wilkesboro Memorial
Park Fund and all donations may
be deducted froih income in com
puting for payment of income
taxes.
Many liberal and substantial
donations have been made, but
it was apparent today that the
appeal must be spread to indivi
duals in every income group.
Public spirited citizens in any
group of employes are urged to
take the lead and make a per
sonal canvass of individuals.
Success of the project is assur
ed, but the committee needs the
donations or pledges in order to
know how to proceed.
Alston Is Visitor
At Union Lodge
C. N. Alston, of Concord,
Grand Warden of the Grand
Lodge I. O. O. F. of North Car
olina, was a welcome visitor of
Union Lodge No. 331 I. O. O. F.
Saturday night, July 12. Other
visitors were W. W. Barger, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master, of
Kannapolls, and a team of in
stalling officers, very impress
ively installed the elected offi
cers of . Union Lodge for the en
suing term as follows: Trealy
Harrold, N. G.; Alias Brown, V.
G.; S. B. Absher, R'. S.; Bran
Ford Brooks, F. S.; H. H. Jen
nings, Treas.
After installing officers the
meeting turned to discussion of
business of the order and reports
of visiting members, which show
great interest among the mem
bership all over the state, and
a large growth in new members.
Interesting talks were heard
from the visiting officers and re
sponse made by John R. Jones,
who very impressively stressed
the principles of the order and
the obligation of each individual
member In being present at all
meetings possible.
Cemetery Working
At Bore Cemetery
All who have relatives buried
in Bare eemetery near the Jump
ing Off Place are requested to
meet there Saturday to work pn
the cemetery.