HOME GROWN WILKES WATERMELONS DEVOURED
The crowd shown here fully enj
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
nings, owner of Valley View nursery,
melons can be grown commercially in '
Jennings and R. Don Laws, who recited]
melon." Also on the program for the
Grove quartet composed of Bentley and
Davis, with Miss Annie Broyhill as
Good Reyiral At
Oakwooc|$ Church
Revival services are now In
progress at Oakwoods Baptist
church with Rev. Olate Brown
and Rev. Fred Blevlns, the pas
tor, In charge of the services.
Everyone is urged to attend
the services, which began Sun
day evening, September 7. Rev.
Mr. Brown has brought some
soul stirring messages that have
been an inspiration to all who
have had the pleasure of hearing
him. There has been a good in
terest in the meeting with a
number of conversiong and re
dedications.
Services begin each evening at
special
visiting quartets. ?
DIVISIOI
YADKII
PROJI
Youth Tried Here
For $32 Store Theft
William Bill Parsons, 16-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Par
sons, was tried in .city court
here Monday on charge of break
ing into Riverside Grocery, where
$32 cash was taken from the
cash register*
Police Chief J. E. Walker said
that entrance to the building was
gained through the rear. The
youth, who had no ooftrt record,
was given a sentence of 12
months suspended on condition
that the money be re-imbursed.
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Parking Meters
Took In $1,600
In Past Month
I^Siber Of Meters Install
ed Increased To 202;
More On Tenth St.
Parking meters in North Wll
kesboro, installed several weeks
ago, are taking in from $1,500
to $1,600 monthly, according to
information received from W.
P. Kelly, city clerk and treas
urer.
The ''take'' for July was $1,
527.91 and for August was $1,
600.03.
According to the purchase con
tract made with the city and a
meter manufacturing company,
three-fourths of the gross taken
in goes to pay for the meters at
the Installed price of $54.50.
are now 202 meters in
operation in North Wilkesboro.
Recently a number were added
on Tenth street where meters
were originally omitted because
of objections tby businesses lo
cated there.
Since parking meters were in
stalled in North Wilkesboro and
met with , little objection on the
part of the publjc, a number of
other northwestern North Caro
lina towns, Including Elkln and
West Jefferson, have decided to
Install meters to alleviate park
ing conditions.
r. and Mrs. W. B. Jones' and
iter^Misa Margaret Jones,
BfcgUhy to visit with Mr.
and Tars.^ Charles B. Hulcher at
Fresno, Ohio, after which they
will go to Farmville, Va., where
i Jones will resnme her stu
at the State Teaehers Col
a member of the Senior
land Mrs. Jones plan
Proposed impr
Yadkin-Pee Dee R<
announced Monday
W. Gillette, CB,
neer for the Conps|
South Atlaptic DH
Georgia, in an addi
fore the Ndtth
neer Society summt
being held at Ashe
Colonel John Hughij
Engineer at Charle
gram on 'the Yadkin
Introduced to the col
Colonel Gillette.
Colonel Gillette state>
1936 the Flood Control
thorized a survey of th
River from the easter^
the Blue Ridge Moult
North Carolina, 202 mil
to the mouth of the t
River near Badln, whar
comes the Pee Dee R&
continues to the Atlanfe
through Winyah Bay, Sot
ollna.
The survey mciuded|
power development and \ 1:
after reports had been
by the Chief of Engii
forwarded by the Seer
War, the Senate Commer
mittee presented a compr
plan to develop the Ya|
Dee Basin, including
purpose reservoirg at WilJ
Tuckertown, Junction,
Greater Blewett and
Ford for flood control and
electric power.
The total cost at tha|
was estimated at about
840,000, with the initial
at Wilkesboro to cost about
840,000. Considerable lc
position to the proposed
was manifested by Congres
representatives and el
the area, and Congress re]|
the comprehensive plan.
Additional hearings resi
in a compromise and in
1<646 Congress authorized
building Qf four dams along
Yadkin River for flood cont
only.
The four flood control da
as authorized are to be located
at Wilkesboro; at Upper Wilkes
boro in the-vicinity of Ferguson;
on the Reddieg River northwest
of North Wilkesboro; and on
the Reddles River In the vicin
ity of Mulberry. The Corps of
Engineers has reported that the
only practicable method of con
trolling floods in the upper wat
ers of the Yadkin River is a sys
tem of detention reservoirs on
the Yadkin Rivet and its tribu
taries above North Wilkesbiro.
The estimated first cost to the
Federal Government in May 1946
for the construction of these
four dams was $7,194,000, with
$25,000 required annually for
maintenance and operation.
The Colonel stated that the
Corps of Engineers estimated,
that if the money were appropri
ated at one time, the four dams
oonld be constructed in about 3
years. The Corps of Engineers
has recommended that this de
velopment as the first phase of
the development of the river
system be developed as a whole.
The flat, * " " "
Stone Mountain
0M
Meet Sept. 26-28
Program For 51st Annual
Session Of Association
Is Announced
Fifty-first annual session of
the Stone Mountain Baptist as
sociation will be held - with Hajr
meadow Baptist church Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, September
26, 2? and 28, J. A. Gilliam,
moderator, announced this week.
The association will open on
Friday morning with devotional
by Rev. Woodroe Wishon, Intro
ductory sermon by Revf
Heads Polish Relief
MEMORIAL PARK
LIGHTS WILL BE
USED ON FRIDAY
Friday night will make history
in North Wilkesboro as the open
ing of Memorial Park athletic
field, located on the old fair
grounds.
Unless weather conditions are
abnormally bad, the work on1
the lights will be oompleted and
lights will be on for the game
between North Wilkesboro and
Sparta. , *
Dedication of Memorial Park
war dead,
"lua, w<
*1
future.
The park Is the result of con
tributions made by many people
and business firms. Additional
funds are needed for grading,
fencing and seats, and possibly
'a grandstand with dressing
rooms in the near future. All
who have not given and are in
terested 'in this great community
improvement as a < memorial to
.fallen heros are urged to give
now. Bialr Gwyn is treasurer of
the Memorial Park fund.
(MOUNTAIN POST OF
OF FOREIGN WARS TO
ARGE CLUBHOUSE NOW
?g of the
Tuesday
go a
erec
J commit
Auxll
plans,
[for the
Is have
Hiding,
com
Bb hall
lldlng.
par
ent at
In
9. U
ipect
lg of
ends
club
an
Bhip,
and a number of applications
are being held until the next
financial year starts In a few
days, In order to save the ap
plicants one year's does. The
local post stands sixth in percent
age of potential member8 in the
state, and is expecting to go to
the top in' 1948. All men with
foreign service records, and
good character, are nrged to get
in line with the V. P. W. now.
"The nearly three million mem
bers now In the F. S. are prov
ing to the world that the same
men that met and crushed stub
born foes on land, sea and in the
air, are just as much united In
times of peace, as they were In
the bitter days, that Ve all hope
will never come again. ,So boys,
your V. F. W. Invites you to do
your part as well here as you
did 'Over There'," ? Commander
Whitaker said.
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B ?
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Willies Man Dies
From Accident
Tuesday Night
f
Otis Armstrong Par due Kill
ed In Crash at Cycle On
Highway 421
Otis Armstrong Pardoe, a
young man of the Ronda com
munity, was killed just after
midnight Tuesday night when
his car crashed into a service
station on highway 421 at the
intersection of highway 421 and
the Swan Creek-Jonesville road.
Mr. Pardue was alleged to
have been driving the car, which
entered highway 421 from the
direction of Swan Creek. The
car failed to make the curve in
to the highway, crossed the
pavement and crashed into Mrs.
Bessie Myers' service station. Mr.
Pardue died on the way to ths
hospital in Elkln. William D.
Rumple, yho was with him, was
pot seriously hurt. Yadkin
ounty Sheriff Inscore eonduct
d investigation of the accident.
Funeral for Mr. Pardue will
?.held Friday, two p. m? at
easant Grove Baptist church,
,h Rev. R. R. Crater in charge
the service.
lurviving Mr. Pardue are his
er and mother, M. J. and*
[la Br&nnon Pardue, and the
lowing brothers and slaters:
homas Pardue, Qycle; Joseph
,nd Arvil Pardue, Ronda; Mrs.
Garnle Pruitt and Mrs. Harold
Bell, Elkin; Mrs. Kermit Par
due, Cycle; Miss Kate . Pardue,
Ronda.
a ti?inme project re
port on Reddles No. 1 and No,
3 during the fiscal year, and
construction will be initiated
when funds are provided by Con
gress for these first two dams.
The work scheduled to be ac
complished, will be under the di
rection of the Charleston District
Corps of Engineers.
Executive Board
Of P.-T. A. Meets
Executive board of the North
Wllkesboro Parent-Teacher As
sociation held a meeting yester
day with full attendance of
memberB. The board expressed
satisfaction with the splendid
| start of the North Wilkesboro
schools.
The annual membership drive
will be' conducted during the
coming week and full details win
be announced in the next few
days. It Is expected that the as
sociation membership this year
will reach a new high here.
C. M. Brown, Jr., Is manager
of the new Firestone store
which had a most successful
preview opening on tfce corner
of Tenth and 0 streets Wed
nesday night. Owners of the
new store are Mr. Brown, H.
P. (Pat) Eller and Cecil Kil
by. A large crowd attended
the preview opening and were
favorably impressed with the
establishment. (See story on
')? '
Sermon, Rjpv. j.
G. Huffman.
12:10 Noon hour recess, din
ner on grounds.
1:15 Devotional, Dr. John T.
Wayland.
1:25 Christian Education in
State and South. Report, Miss
Mildred Kilby; Discussion, M.
H. Kendall.
1:60 Education Through Chris
tian Literature. Report, James
Trlplett; Discussion, Dr. L. L.
Carpenter.
Missions 1 .
2:10 In the Association, re
port, Miss Madge Lewis; In the
State, report, Mrs. R. T. Mc
Neill; In the Home and Foreign
Fields, report, Rev. John Wells.
2:Z5 Cooperative Program Re
port, Rev. W. N. Brookshire;
Discussion; M. A- Huggins.
Social Service and Civic
Righteousness
3:00 Report, J. Allie Hayes;
Discussion, L. A. Martin.
Wednesday, September 24
10:00, Devotional, Rev. L. T.
Younger.
10:10 Orphanage Report,
Charles W. Profflt; Discussion,
from Orphanage.
rarmers Day
Here October 1st
Splendid Program Of En
tertainraent Will Await
Farmers Here Oct. 1
The Tennessee Ramblers, pop
ular hill billies of radio, stage
and screen, will help entertain
the crowds expected here for
Farmers Day, October 1. ?j?|H
The ftamtblers were here last
year and provided the center of
entertainment for the day's fes
tivities, ^eluding the street
dance at night
This year the Farmers Day
committee of the Wilkes Cham
ber of Commerce i8 planning
many entertainment features for
the big day, which will also be
the opening day of the Wilkes
Agricultural fair to be held by
the Klwanls Club.
Further announcements rela
tive to Fanners Day and the
fair ate expected next week.
. ?e???
The current outlook for North
Carolina's commercial peanut
crop Is exceptionally good.
Welcome Service
For Pr. Wayland
Churches of' the Wllkesboros
will unite In a union service'Sun
day night, 7:45, at the Fii'st Bap
tist church here to welcome Dr.
John T. Wayland, dew First Bap
tist pastor, to this community.
Rev.' Gilbert R. Comtbs, First
Methodist pastor and president
of the Ministerial Association,
will preside. Rev. Watt M. Coop
er, First Presbyterian pastor;
Rev. H. M. Wellman, pastor of
Wllkesboro Methodist, and Rev.
W. N. Brookshlre, Wllkesboro
Baptist pastoi^ will participate in
the service, to which everybody
is invited. . 'l. ;> " , ' " .
Dr. Wayland recently ass m
ed his duties as First Baptist
pastor, coming here from Balti
more. He. Is widely recognised as
an outstanding minister in the
Baptist
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Tobacco
least 4 1-2 feet
level in the tot