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:. a. plant Support it. The journQ|.potriot Hos Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Yeors Northwestern Crete..
North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 50 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
RoT42, No. 32 Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C? Monday, Aug. 18, 1947 Make North Wllkesboro Your Shopping Center
>j4r Here it pictured under construction one of three proposed additions to the plant
f ?f J|| Wilkes Hosiery Mills company on F street between 4th and 5th streets in
thOTCIty. This view shows the new dye house erected through the second floor.
Dimensions of the new dye house, adjacent to the original plant on the west side,
are 30 by 100 feet and it will contain three floors. The first floor, on a level with
ike alley on the south side of the mill, will be used for garage, storage and pumps
Jl* the dye departments en the second and third floors. Another structure will be
\ a 30 by 120 second story addition to the present dye house, which will be complete
Ily remodeled and used_ as a boarding room. Plans have been completed for a much
?ore extensive expansion program which will include a modern three-story build
ing 100 by 100 on the corner of F and 5th streets.?(Photo by Lane Atkinson, Jr.)
"JOHN W.LUKE SUNDAY'AUG. 31
I AT GLENDALE SPRINGS CHURCH
Bethel Presbyterian church
i Wilkes county Is one of five
will be honored with a
foil day's program Sunday at
Glendale Springs Presbyterian
church, which has just been
; completed. Everybody is invit
ed.
IT. W. Livingstone
[ Instantly Killed
I On Highway 18
Boomer Man Crushed To
Death Just After Mid
night Friday
Thomas Woodrow Livingstone,
34-year-old resident of the Boom
er community, was instantly kill
ed Just after midnight Saturday
morning when his car left high
way 18 and crashed into a bank.
Highway Patrolman Sidney
Matter reported that the accident
Rfieured about *15 miles south
west of Wilkesboro in Wilkes
county near the Wilkes-Caldwell
connty line. He said that Living
stone apparently was traveling
alone when he was killed.
The wrecked car and position
of Tdvingstone's 'body indicated
that he had been thrown from
the car when it plunged into the
road bank and that the car had
turned over on him. His head
was crushed flat. The accident
was reported here by a bus driv
er who found the wreck on the
highway.
Body of Livingstone was taken
to a Lenoir funeral home for
burial.
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Veterans Will
Receire Medals At
VFW Hall Tuesday
Navy veterans who are entitl
ed to American Defense and Vic
tory medals are asked to be at
the navy recruiting station at the
V. F. W. hall on C street Tues
day night, 7:30, at which time
their medals will be presented.
Veterans entitled to medals
must have their original dis
charges and separation papers
with them in order to receive
medals. The presentation will
i.only to navy veternas and
marine corps veterans, as
announced.
Legion to Meet
Veterans are aaked now to
to attend the meet
Wllkes post of the
at the Le
Full Day Service Planned at
Glendale Springs Pre#- 1
byterian Church
Sunday, August 1, will foe ob
served as "John W. Luke Sun
day" by Presbyterians and other
'riends of Rev. John W. Luke in
Vshe and Wilkes county.
Rey. Mr. Luke's record as a
Presbyterian minister in the Blue
tidge mountains is highly re
markable. He came to North Car
olina 20 years ago from Union
Theological Seminary at Rich
-mond, Va.
Since May, 1927, he has built
county*".
Alleghany, Low Gap and Glen
dale Springs in Ashe county. He
also built the manse at Glendale
Springs now occupied toy Rev.
and Mrs. Luke an<j children,
Mary Prances and Johnnie Luke.
In addition to his church and
missionary work, Rev. Mr. Luke
has been a very active citizen in
public affairs. For five years he
was chairman of the Ashe coun
ty Selective Service Jjoard and
in that capacity gave over 2,000
testaments to men entering Jhe
armed services.
The "John W. Luke Sunday"
celebration will be held at the
Glendale Springs Presbyterian
church, which has just been
completed. Dr. E. E<. Gillespie,
of Greensboro, superintendent of
home missions in the Presbyter
ian synod of North Carolina, will
speak at 11 o'clock. Dinner will
be spread picnic style at noon.
In the afternoon there will be
a period of short talks and testi
monials by friends of Rev. Mr.
Luke who for years have assistr
ed him in his work. Some of
those from Wilkes will Include
J. R. Finley, T. M. Foster, P. M.
Williams, Mrs. E. G. Finley, Mrs.
Archie Ogilvie, A. A. Cashion,
Miss Lucy Finley, R. W. Gwyn,
Gordon Finley, Gilbert Bare, A.
R. Miller and others.
Everyone is invited to attend
and with basket lunches. The
churches will furnish the drinks.
VA Office Hours
To Change Sept. 1
It was announced today toy
John E. Maddox, Contact Repre
sentative, that the local VA Con
tact Office, which Is on the sec
ond floor of the Bank of North
Wllkesboro building will be open
from 8 a. m. until 6 p. m. effec
tive September 1, 1947. As usual,
the office will toe closed aR day
Saturday and Sunday.
Veterans and their dependents
and other persons wishing infor
mation or assistance from the
Contact Office are urged to come
to the office or telephone be
tween these new, hours.
Revival at Adley Is
Postponed to 7th
The revival that was schedul
ed to begin at Adley Methodist
church August 17 has been post
poned until Sunday, September
7. The revival will continue un
til September 14, when dinner
will be served on the grounds.
Everybody is invited with well
filled baskets, Rev. S. N. Bunr.
garner, pastor, announced.
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which means September 1,
1047, are reminded that they
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before September 1 so that
they will not miss any issues
of The Journal-Patriot.
Continued cooperation on
the part of subscribers ih keep
ing their subscriptions paid in
advance win be greatly ap
preciated.
Mayor Kenerly Is
Finalists In Beauty Contest
Guests of Junior Cham
ber At Meeting
Mayor T. S. Kenerly addressed
the Wilkes Junior Chamber of
Commerce in meeting Thursday
night at Hotel Wilkes.
Mayor Kenerly spoke interest
ingly on the subject of civic pro
gress and commended the newly
organized Jaycees for the en
thusiastic manner in which they
have entered into civic endeav
or in this community.
Special guests at the meeting
were the ten finalists in the very
successful beauty contest staged
by the Jaycees.
M{,ps Nellie Gabriel, who was
chosen "Miss Wilkes," partici
pated the North Carolina beau
ty contest during the week-end
at Wrightsville Beach. She was
accompanied there by her sister,
Miss Margie Gabriel, who was
also one of the ten finanlists.
Members of the Wilkes Jay
cees at the state contest and Jun
ior Chamber convention includ
ed Ike Eller, J. D. Moore, Jr.,
Charles Sjnk, Frank Allen, Bill
Stauber and George Wells.
Miss Vivian White, of Fayett
ville, wag crowned "Miss North
Carolina" in the state contest.
Miss Helen Tomllnson, of Elkin,
and Miss Patsy Parrish, of Rocky
Mount, tied for runner-up spot.
Mr. Lane Atkinson, Jr., propri
etor of Simeon's studio here, at
tended the state press photog
raphers' meeting held in conjunc
tion with the state beauty page
ant.
Football Prqctice To
Begin On Wednesday
Ooach Howard Bowers has re
turned from six weeks study at
Columbia unlbereity In New York
City and he announced today
that football practice will begin
Wednesday morning.
All boys going out for football
at the North Wllkesboro school
are asked to be at the school
Wednesday morning, nine o'
clock, at which time equipment
will be issued.
Legion Is Planning
Square Dance 23rd
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will sponsor another
square dance Saturday night,
8:30, at the Legion clubhouse.
Jim Golden and his Wanderers
of the Wasteland will furnish
music and refreshments will be
awed. Everybody Is invited and
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List of Teachers
School Opening
1 For August 25th
List Near Complete With
Exception Few High
School Teachers v
C. Eller, superintendent of
Wilkes schools, today released
the teacher list for Wilkes coun
ty schools, 'which will open on
next Monday, August 25.
IWlth exception of a few high
school teachers and a smaller
number in outlying elementary
units, the faculty list Is near
complete an? it is expected that
the remaining vacancies will be
filled this week.
Following is the thacher list:
Wilkesboro: W. T. Long,
Principal; Mrs. Jessie Pharr, lat
in and english; Ghlte Tuttle,
home economics; ?una Richard
son, english; Zeb K. Dickson,
math; vacancy, trench and his
tory; Joyce Hayes A commerce;
Mrs. Emma B. Day, science; Ed
die Adleman, medical science
and sociology; Wrepn Duncan,
8th grade; Cyrus Faw, 8th
grade; Mrs. Ruth Bessent, 8th
grade; Naomi Broyhlll, 7 th
grade; Martha Hege, 7th grade;
Mrs. Valeria Belle Foster, 6th
and 7th grades; Mrs. Mae R. Mc
Neil, 6th grade; Elolse Starr, 6th
grade; Delia Bumgarner, 5 th
grade; Mrs. Gertrude Steelman,
5th grade; Mrs. Ruby P. Church,
5th grade; Mrs. Cora H. Eller,
4th grade; Mrs. Marlon E. Ban
ner, 4th grade; Dora Parker, 4th
grade; Lncllle Scroggs, 3rd
grade; Mrs. Willie Dickson, 3rd
grade; Nellie Gabriel, 3rd grade;
Mrs. Ruth Story, 2nd grade; Mrs.
Edith Burleson,- 2nd grade; Mrs.
Ruth Miller, 2nd grade; Mrs
Zola Gage Barber, 1st grade:
1st grade;
Mrs. C. T. Hjpugliton, public
school music.
? Boomer: W. R. Cnaft, 6-7
grades; Eva German, 4-5 grades;
Lucile German, 2-8 grades; Mrs.
Cart Hendrix, 1-2 'grades.
Ferguson: M. R'. Ingram, prin
cipal; vacancy, pnglish and sci
ence; Mack Cowles, 8th grade;
Ben S. Johnson, 6-7 grades; va
canacy, 6-6 grades; Mrs. Frinkie
J. Williams, 4th grade; Mrs.
Vera J. West, 3rd grade;Mrs.
Annie Church, 2nd grade; Mrs.
Eula C. Cowles, 1st grade.
Moravian Falls: Thelma Laws,
7th grade; Mrs. Bernice Greer,
6th grade; Mrs. Roxie Jennings,
4-5 grades; Mrs. Bertha Hodges,
3-4 grades; Mrs. Mae Hendren,
2nd grade; Mrs. Mattie Pardue,
1st grade.
Mountain Crest: Mrs. Gladys
Woodie Cox, 5-7 grades; Louise
M. Hodges, 1-4 grades.
Mt. Sinai: M. P. Mastin, 1-7
grades.
Oakwoods: Mrs. Lucy ?Hedge,
1-4 grades.
Shady Grova: Mrs. S. J. Go
forth, .1-7 grades.
Spprgeon: S. C. Hutchinson,
1-7 grades.
Windy Gap: Florence Mathis,
5-7 grades; Ruth Johnson, 1-4
grades.
? Mt. Pleasant: O. M. Proffit,
principal; Mrs. Etta Lee Idol,
home economics; vacancy, sci
ence and history; vacancy, math;
John Idol, 8th grade; Mrs. Be
atrice S. McNeil, 8th grade; D.
C. Whittington, 7th grade; Bes
sie Brock, 6th ferade; Mrs. Mae
Whittington, 5th grade; Mrs.
Gertrude Eller, ? 4th grade; Lucy
Cowles, 3rd grade; Ora Hoots,
2nd grade; Ether Hoots, 1st
grade.
Hendrlx: John Barnett, 5-7
grades; vacancy, 1-4 grades.
Big Igey: Mrs. Ivey Richard
son, 1-7 grades.
Summit: Mrs. Nellie Phillips,
1-7 grades.
Maple Springs: T. C. Osborne.
6-7 grades; Mrs. Pearl Cooke,
4-5 grades; Mrs. Florence Os
borne, 2-3 grades; Mrs. Clinton
Miller, 1st grade.
Stony Hill: Mrs. Florence Van
noy, 1.-7 grades.
Millers Creek: P. W. Greer,
principal; Robert Reed, english
and trench; Mrs. Vera Johnson,
english and history; Mrs. Winnie
M. Church, history; Mary Ann
Nichols, math; Mrs. Blanche
Greene. Science; Mrs. Louis B.
Da la, Jr., commerce; vacancy,
home economics; John Van Cau
dill, 7th grade; Mrs. Agnes Cau
dill, 8 th grade; Mrs. Betty
Stephens, 8th grade; Mrs. Be
atrice P. Eller, 7th grade; Gwyn
F. Vannoy, 7th grade; Mr* Ha
LOCAL, INTERNATIONAL HEADS LIONS
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W. C. (Bill) Marlow, left, who recently began his
term as president of the North Wilkesboro Lions Club,
attended the convention of Lions International in Los
Angeles, California, where Fred W. Smith, right, of
Ventura, California, was elected president of Lions In
teraational, now the largest civic organization. Here
Mr. Marlow succeeded W. O. Absher as Lions presi
dent. The club here has been very active during the
past several years and has a large membership of bus
iness and professional men.
MEMORIAL PARK WORK SCHEDULED
TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK; FUNDS ARE
NEEDED TO ASSURE EARLY SUCCESS
Construction of Memorial Park,
lighted athletic field is slated to
begin the first of next week,
Jack Swofford, chairman of the
Memomial Park committee, an
nounced today.
All materials for lighting of
the fields have arrived in North
WiHieefeore with exception of the
ten 80-foot polee, Mr. Swofford
laid, and the poles are being
shipped today from Norfolk, Va.
The poles will be creosoted doug
las fir.
Every effort will be made to
have the park completed in time
for the first football game here
with Sparta and North Wilkes
boro on the night of September
12.
The field will be a combination
for football and baseball, with
the football field remaining in
its present position, which will
be the outfield of the baseball
layout. The field will have a total
Of 120 flood lamps of 1,500 watts
each.
Funds for Memorial Park have
been raised by donations, and <
the total to date is far . short of
the $20,000 adjudged necessary
[feriighte, (bleachers an<i gram
stand. Those who have not made
their donations hire referred to
W. Blair Gwyn, Memorial Park
fund treasurer, at the Bank of
North Wilkeeboro.
The park is planned as a use
ful memorial to all Wilkes men
who have died for the cause of
liberty and justice. v
With football this fall, plans
are being made to have high
school, American Legion and
professional baseball in the park
next spring and summer.
North Wilkesboro
City Schools WHI
Open September 1
Two Vacancies Exist In
School Faculty; Princi
pal Stahl Resigns
North Wilkesboro city schools
will open the 1947-48 term on
Monday, September 1.
J. Floyd Woodward, former
principal o f Mount Pleasant
school who was elected as super
intendent here last week, has as
sumed his duties here, where he
succeeds Paul fi. Cragan, who re
signed to become administrator
of Lee county hospital at Sanford
September 1.
J. B. McCoy, chairman of the
hoard of education In North Wil
kesboro, stated today that there
are two teacher vacancies. The
latest of these was caused by the
resignation of Melvln G. Stahl,
who decided to remain in school
at Harvard university, where he
has been during the summer
months. Here Mr. Stahl was high
School principal and teacher of
latin. TJie other remaining va
cancy is english and history in
the high school division.
The teacher list is as follows:
first grade, Mrs. Sarah L. Pear
son, Miss Lena Long, Miss Min
nie Haire; second, Miss Eliza
beth Finley, Miss Julia Gray,
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Harris; third,
Miss Etta Turner, Mrs. Mary. Lil
lian Kilby; fourth, Mrs. Edna S.
Bivins, Mrs. Suste Williams;
fifth, Miss Ruby Blackburn, Mrs.
Bessie C. Kerbaugh; sixth, Mrs.
Hazel T. Spainhour and James
W. Sanges, elementary principal;
seventh, Miss Mabel Hendrdn,
Miss Sue Pegram; eighth, Miss
Myra Sals, Mrs. Nell M. Helms.
High School
Mrs. Helen P. Bell, commer
cial; Miss Mary Speer, mathe
Wayne Church, mathe
and science; Miss Mary
science and history; ^
athletic coach; Miss Mildred
Hughes, english; Miss Eva Bing
ham, music and band; MissNJora
E. Ingram, library; Mrs. J. Floyd
Woodward, english and french.
Samuel O. Jones is principal of.
the colored school and the other
colored teachers are Hazel B.
Paisley, Bernice Howard and
Milton J. Ingram.
J. W. Bowles Is
Taken By Beath
J. W. Bowles, for many years
fi. well x known citizen of Wilkes
and Ashe counties, died Saturday
at his home in this city follow
ing an illness of several months.
Mr. Bowles, age 72, was born
January 3, 1875', in Wilkes coun
ty, a son of the late Elam and
Matilda Pardue Bowles. Wjhen
a young man he went to Ashe
county, where he was engaged
in the wholesale feed and pro
duce 'business in West Jefferson,
where he later became mayor of
the town.
In 1927 Mr. Bowles moved to
North Wilkesboro, where he was
employed as salesman for F. D.
Forester for several years.
In 1900 Mr. Bowles was mar
ried to Miss Etta Jones, of Ashe
county. Mip. Bowles, five sons
and one daughter survive: Wal
ter Gwyn Bowles, of St. Louis,
Mo.; Wllford Jones Bowles, of
North WJlkeeboro; Robert Leon
ard Bowles, of Peoria, 111.; De
ward Belmont Bowles, of Hous
ton, Texas; Horace Delston
Bowles, of North Wilkesboro;
Mrs. Harrold Oook, of High
Point, He was preceded in death
by one son, Richard Webb
Bowles, who died November 14,
1944.
Mr; Bowles was a. member of
Cross Roads Primitive Baptist
church. Funeral service was hold
this afternpon at Reins-Sturdi
vant chapel with Rov- Charlie
Hall in charge of the service,
was in Mount Lawn
Park. . . ?
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Johnson Cousins
On Trial For Lives
Mayberry Death
Percy Mnion Alleged To
Have Shot Lloyd May
berry On June 14
Percy and Taft Johnson, cous
ins who reside in the Windy Gap
community, went on trial for
their lives in Wilkes court today
for the shooting of Lloyd May
berry in the Windy Gap com
munity June 14,
At noon today five Jurors had
been selected for the trial. In
addition to 80 regular Jurors,
a special venire of 75 men report
ed today.
Presiding over court is Judge
John H. Clement of Winston
Salem. Solicitor Avalon E. Hall
is aided in prosecution by Kyle
and Clyde Hayes, J. H. Whicker,
and J. H. Whicker, Jr. Defense
counsel is composed of T. R. Bry
an, Eugene Trivette, Bill Mitch*
ell and J. B. Holshouser.
Percy and Taft Johnson are
both charged with first degree
murder. Solicitor Hall said that
Percy Johnson had admitted fir
ing the fatal shot and that Taft
Johnson is accused as accessory.
The state contends that the John
sons went to the home of Shirley
Johnson seeking Lloyd Mayberry
and that they found him there.
Percy is. alleged to have fired a
.45 calibre bullet into Mayberry
while Taft Johnson covered May
berry with a shotgun.
Robert Martin, colored resi
dent of the Ronda community,
wag convicted of second degree
murder for the shotgun slaying
of Raymond Parks, also colored,
at the Martin home at Ronda. He
was sentenced to from 12 tx> 20
years in state prison. His wife,
Gladys JMartin, was acquitted-by
the jury.
Results of other cases during
the latter part of the week were
as follows:
Bob Clark, housebreaking, lar
ceny and receiving, two months
on roads.
James W. Flincham, Jr., ope
rating car while intoxicated and
reckless driving, six months su
spended on payment costs and
$500 for Howard Davis; ? notice
of appeal was given by Flinch
am.
Claude Shepherd, violation
prohibition law, six months su
spended on payment $2!5 fine and
costs. ~"
Raymond Cleary, operating car
while intoxicated and setting out
fire, 12 months on roads.
Phillip Duane Knight, reckless
driving, four months suspended.
Lincoln Wadkins, housebreak
ing and larceny, two years on
roads.
Oliver H. Absher, reckless
driving and no driver license,
six months suspended on pay
ment $75 for Howard Turner,
colored, $119 for Glenn Andrews,
fine of $25 and costs.
Joseph Monroe Mitchell^ ope
rating car while Intoxicated, four
months suspended on payment
$50 and costs.
Alfred Alexander, affray, Judg
ment suspended on payment $35
and costs.
Baptist Minister
Speaker Friday
At Lions Meeting
Her. W. R. Wagoner, interim
pastor of the First Baptist church
here, addressed the North Wil
kesboro Lions Club in meeting
Friday evening at Hotel Wilkes.
J. H. Whicker, Jr., first vice
president, presided over the
meeting in the absence of Presi
dent W. C. Marlow, who was at
tending a Sunday school superin
tendents' conference at Lake
Junaluska.
W. O. Absher was in charge of
the program and presented Rev
Mr. Wagoner, who made a most
inspiring talk about the social,
religious and economic condi
tions in Wilkes county and all
northwestern North Carolina. He
spoke most Interestingly about
the opportunities which exist for
progress in this section of North
Carolina.
J. Floyd Woodward, who as
sumed his duties here Friday as
head of the North Wllkesboro
Schools, was a guest of
Gwyn at the meeting. Mr.
ward was president of the
club at Mount Pleasant