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Vol. 42, No. 40
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The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
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North Wilkeaboro has a
trading radius of 50 milee,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
ftdafatml Mtmteys and Tfaorsdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Monday, Sept. 15, 1947
«" MEMORIAt'PARraHTS ACC^IMEDBEST
Here la a view of Memorial
Park athletic fi«W made Fri
day night daring the North
Wilkes boro - Sparta football
Ag»me.
~ The lights were tnrned on
f^lktliig Thursday night and
aimday night the first night
flame in the history of North
^pfilkeahoro was played before
a crowd of otct >,000 people.
North Wilkes boro won the
closely played game 26 to 18.
Players, coaches and spec
tators praised the lights high
ly and electrical engineers
judged the field to be the best
lighted in western North Caro
lina.
The lights were erected by
donations from many business
firms and individuals as the
first phase In the development
of Memorial Park. Plans call
for erection of a fence and for
! seats before the next game
here September 26. Delta, Inc.,
of Charlotte, was the contract
ing firm for erection of the
lights, which were purchased
from Westihghonse corpora
tion.— (Photo by Lane Atkin
son, Jr.).
"Master Teacher"
Subject Address
Kiwanis Meeting
J. Floyd Woodward, Super
intendent of City. Schools,
Is Speaker
North Wllkesboro Kiwanis
club held a very Interesting meet
ing Friday.
Program chairman C. Arthur
Venable presented J. Floyd
Woodward, Superintendent of the
city schools, who brought a very
fine talk on the subject, "The
Master Teacher." He presented
the Qualifications, Techniques
and Methods that a good teacher
must hare and concluded that
the Master Teacher, Jesus had
all ot these.
- He every qualification;
he was a brother to all, a man
of sorrows, a good dinner guest
and on every occasion with the
temperament of a gentleman.
He had great love tor truth
and light and honor; He loved
men and women Individually and
collectively; He had sympathy
and patience; He had unlimited
knowledge. He adapted his
teaching to his class, or, to the
individual whom he taught; He
selected busy men as His fol
lowers and said unto them, "fol
low me." His teaching was ade
quate in every respect; he taught
usually small groups or indivi
duals; he used object lessons ap
plicable to the lesson to be
taught; and his story telling, or,
parables for means of illustra
tion are unmatched by all others.
The talk was well given and
well received.
Guests Friday were as follows
J. B. Carter had Walter Newton;
W. J. Caroon had Bill Brame;
L. M. Nelson had Tom Nelson;
LB. Justice had J. Fv Justice,
■Ba J. R. Hlx had A. W. Fan
Jffy, and Lewis G. Bowles, of
Statesville, and A. B. Johnston;
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs had D. W.
Hanks, Jr., and Bill Combe; H.
H. Morehouse had S. C. Stewart.
Churches Welcome
Dr. Wayjand H ere
Churches of the Wllkesboroc
joined In a union service Sunday
evening at the Pint Baptist
church to -welcome Dr. John T.
Wayland, first Baptist pastor, to
the community.
Dr. Gilbert R. Combs, First
Methodist pastor and president
of flfe ministerial association,
pressed. Rev. Watt M. Cooper,
of the First Presbyterian; Rev.
H. M. Wellman, of Wllkesboro
Methodist, and Rev. W. N.
Brooks hire, of Wllkesboro Bap
tist, participated In the service.
Dr. Wayland brought an in
spiring message on the subject of
"Life Is Of One Piece." The
First Baptist choir furnished
music for the serrlce.
Dr. Wayland came to North
Wllkesboro from Baltimore. He
had previously been in naval
service as a chaplain and before
the war served churches at Mon
roe and in Durham.
SCOUT NEWS
meetings of Girl Scouts
te Wilkesboros will be held
this week, to complete
for the fall work,
will be notified as to
of
Physical Education
Wilkesboro Schools
Physical Education has been
added as a full time, accredited
coarse in Wilkesboro school.
Eddie Adelman, Appalachiam
graduate in the spring of this
year, is physical education in
structor, athletic coach and di
rector of athletics. He is devot
ing hie full time to physical edu
cation and health.
In oTder to spread the benefits
of physical education oourses In
the central school, a series of
"workshop" meetings are being
held with all teachers in the Wil
kesboro district attending.
In these courses Mr. Adelman
gives demonstrations which the
teachers may use in their schools,
thus carrying the program
through the entire district.
Fat Stock Straw
To Be In Elk'm
September 16-17
Elkin, Sept. 11.—Plana were
neaTing completion today for El
kln's fifth annual Fat Stock
Show and Sale to he staged in
Memorial Park next Tuesday and
"Wednesday, September 16 and
17.
Approximately 145 FFA and
4-H Club members from eight
northwestern North Carolina
counties will have entries in the
show, and indications are that
the two-day event this year will
draw the largest attendance in
its five-year history.
Charles B. Deane, eighth dis
trict Representative, and L. R.
Harrill, State 4-H Club Leader,
will be featured on the program
Tuesday morning in the Gilvin
Roth YMCA. Mr. 'Harrill will al
so address exhibitors and guests
at a banquet session Tuesday
evening.
More than $1,000 in cash priz
es will be presented for winning
entries in the show Tuesday aft
ernoon. D. B. Brower, Jr., of
VPI's Animal Husbandry Depart
ment, will judge the show of
baby beeves and select the grand
champion entry.
Thurmond Chatham, chairman
of the board of directors of Chat
ham Manufacturing Company,
will officially open the auction
sale at 1 p. m. Wednesday. More
than 100 buyers are expected to
be present for the auction, which
will be conducted by Harry Ham
ilton, Jr., livestock marketing
specialist of the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture.
All entries in the show must
have been calved since January
1, 1946, and exhibitors must
have personally fed and cared
for the stock entered in their
names. The steers will be -Weigh
ed in Monday afternoon preced
ing the show date.
FPA and 4-H members will as
semble in the YMCA Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock for a rec
reation period to be conducted
by 4-H Leader Harrill. Kemp
Reece will open, the program with
introduction of guests, and May
or Garland Johnson is scheduled
to speak briefly. Congressman
Deane, who will speak at 11 o'
clock on "Opportunities for
Youth on the Farm," will be in
troduced by County Agent Neill
M. Smith. A movie, "4-H Looks
Forward," will be shown follow
ing Mr. Deane'g address.
The banquet for exhibitors and
guests will be held In the YMCA
at 6:30 p. ra. following the show
in the afternoon.
Day tona Beach, FU.
Driver W i n s 100
Mile Championship
Marshall Teague, a rapid race
driver who had been plagued toy
hard luck for weeks, kept his
foot on the throttle to win the
Eastern Championship stock car
race on the North Wllkesboro
Speedway Sunday before 12,000
racing fans, the largest crowd
ever assembled for a sports event
in this section.
Thirty-four drivers entered the
gruelling 100-miler for a purse
of almost $4,500 and there were
a dozen cars speeding away at
the finish as twilight settled
over the five-eights mile track.
Teague, who hail8 from Day
tona Beach, was closely challeng
ed by Bill Snowden, of St. Au
gustnle, Florida, and Red Byron,
of Atlanta, who came in second
and third. Byron made a daring
bid to win the race in the last
fifty laps but had oil pump
trouble near the finish.
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The next seven winners were
in the following order: Johnny
Rogers, Charlotte; Del Patch,
Akron, Ohio; Skimp Hersey, St.
Augustnie; Buck Baker, Char
lotte; Glenn Dunnaway, Char
lotte; Guy Waller, Atlanta; P.
E. Godfrey, Charlotte. Red By
ron won the 20-lap consolation
event.
The 160-lap race was halted
four times because of wrecks.
There were two crackups on the
back stretch with the drivers
coming out O. K., tout Mickey
Fenn and Henry Weavil were not
so lucky. Both were shaken up
badly and were hauled to the
hospital by ambulance. However,
neither had critical injuries and
are expected to recover without
too much difficulty.
It being the biggest stock car
event in the east this season, the
race drew people from several
states. The grandstand was en
tirely filled and thousands mill
ed on the infield of the track to
watch the dare-devil drivers try
for the big cash prizes and hon
ors in the stock car racing busi
ness.
Time trials were held Thurs
day through Saturday and over
60 cars tried for places in the
big race.
New Cars Smashed
In Accident Here
Saturday Morning
Motor Transport Load Of
Four New Plymouth*
Overturns In City -
„ Pour new car buyers, a Mar
lon, N. €., dealer, an Insurance
company and a driver were
grieved because of an accident In
North Wilkesboro about fire o'
clock Saturday morning.
Arthur Lee Stoota, of Pulaski,
Va„ was driving a transport
loaded with four new Plymouths
consigned to a dealer at Marlon.
He was traveling down 268 In
the eastern part of North 'Wil
kesboro when his brakes failed.
He tried to proceed across the
Lower Yadkin bridge bat the
top heavy load overturned on the
railroad by the side of the high
way. All the new cars were
badly damaged and the trailer
was a wreck. The driver received
minor Injuries and was treated
at the 'Wilkes hospital.
Boomer Mtn Is
Accident Victim j
Saturday Night
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John Gilbert Found Dead In
Russell Gap Road On
Sunday Morning
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The dead body of John Gilbert,
6 5-year-old resident of the Boom
er community, was found on the
Russell Gap road early Sunday
morning.
Coroner I. M. Myers and Sher
iff C. G. Polndexter Investigated
the accident. Glenn Hood, gon of
John Hood, told the officers that
be drove a car along the road
Saturday night and that he felt
the car run over something tout
did not know what It was. It
was presumed that he ran over
Mr. Gilbert's body on the road.
The accident wa# termed un
avoidable on the jfert of the drlv
er.
Mr. Gilbert made his home a
lone and his sons are residents
of Virginia and West Virginia.
Funeral arrangements had' not
been oompleted today.
Addresses Jaycees
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JIMMY ROBERTS
Daytona Beach
Publicist Talks
To Jaycees Here
Junior Chamber In Meeting
Volunteers Labor For
Park Bleachers
Jimmy Roberts, publicity di
rector for the recreation division
of the city of Daytona Beach,
Florida, addressed the Wilkes
Junior Chamber of Commerce in
meeting Thursday evening at
Hotel Wilkes.
Mr. Roberts, who was here
handling program for the Cham
pionship stock car races Sunday
at the North Wilkesboro Speed
way, was presented to the Jay
cees by Forrest Jones, secretary
of the Wilkes Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Roberts stated that
Daytona Beach receives about 80
per cent, of their publicity by rac
nig, about 15 per cent by photo
and news publicity and the other
five per cent by the big trout
tournament. , He also explained
how North Wilkesboro has be
come a racing center and is re
ceiving much publicity and num
erous visitors.
Speaking of Jaycees, he said
that Daytona Beach has the
world's largest Junior Chamber
of Commerce and complimented
the Junior Chamber here for its
splendid start in civic work.
The Jaycees discussed the
proposition of erecting bleachers
for football games and volun
teered labor for the project as
soon as lumber is secured.
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Eli Billings Rites
Oak Ridge Today
• Funeral service was held today
at Oak Ridge church for BH Bil
lings, 97-year-old resident of
Rock Creek township who died
Friday. Rev. ®. L. Blevlns and
Rev. Troy Blevlns conducted the
service. .
Surviving Mr. Billings are the
following sons and daughters:
BJlaha and Felix Billings, Dela
ware; Mrs. Polly Hawkins, Mrs.
Nettle Childress and Mrs. Candis
Hawkins, Hays; Mrs. Kate Bil
lings, Lomsx.
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New Secretary
TOM S. JENRETTE
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Tom S. Jenrette
To Be Secretary
Wilkes Chamber
Roanoke Official Will Suc
ceed Forrest Jone* In
Chamber Commerce
Tom fi. Jenrette, formerly di
rector of the department of
parks and recreation for the city
of Richmond, Va., will be the
new secretary-manager of the
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
On September 29 here Mr.
Jenrette will succeed Forrest E.
Jones as chamber secretary. Mr.
Jones has tendered his resigna
tion to go into the poultry pro
cessing business, in which he
and Harry Hettiger will be co
managers of Wilkes Mountain
Poultry Products company. Mr.
Jones has been executive of the
"WiTtes "Chamber since its Organ
ization and has a most excellent
record, being the leader in mak
ing the Wilkes chamber one of
the most active in the state.
Mr. Jenrette, age 36, is a na
tive of North Carolina and a
graduate of the University of
North Carolina in 1932. There he
engaged in many activities and
served in the capacity of instruc
tor in gymnastics and physical
education. Later he returned to
the University for post graduate
study in administration, organi
zation, supervisor an<| education
al guidance. With Greensboro
city schools he was teacher,
coach and director of athletics
and physical education.
In Roanoke Mr. Jenrette was
closely affiliated with Chamber
of Commerce work and made an
excellent record for the city. He
is president of Virginia Recre
ation Society, member of Amer
ican Recreation Society, member
of the board of directors of Vir
ginia department of. public wel
fare and has been very active in
many other activities and organ
izations.
Mr. Jenrette married Miss Vir
ginia Harris, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Harris, o'f North
Wilkesboro. They have two chil
dren.
Johnson Purchases
The Colvard Station
B. L. Johnson, who Is well ex
perienced in the service station
business, has purchased the Gol
vard Service station on the cor
ner of Tenth and. A streets. Mr.
Johnson is now operating the
station.
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Bill Stauber Takes
Position In Durham
Bill Stauber, program man
ager of wKBC and early morn
ing announcer on Daybreak
Jamboree, has accepted a posi
tion with the Harvey-Massen
gale Company, Incorporated, ad
vertising agency in Durham, it
hae been announced by Doris
Brown, WKBC Manager.
Taking over the duties of pro
gram manager of the local sta
tion will be John T. Cashion,
now acting as chief announcer.
In Mb new Job with the Dur
ham advertising agency, Stauber
will be serving as a junior ac
count executive. - ~
In North Wllkesboro, Bill
Stauber lived at the residence of
Mrs. Emma Day, 507> D Street.
He was a member of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
A.
POULTRY PLANT
FOR PROCESSING
IS ORGANIZED
Bill Moore To Ploy At
Woman's Club Meet
One of the outstanding fea
tures of the District meeting of
Woman's clubs, -which will be
held here Sept. 18th, will be the
special music. Mr. Bill Moore, of
Lenoir, violinist, will play a fif
teen minute program Thursday
morning. He is a graduate of
Julllard School of Music and has
been a member of the National
Symphony. Many people of the
Wilkesboros will not want to
miss this outstanding program.
He will be accompanied by Miss
Jean Bernhardt, who is also an
excellent musician.
HD Scheduled
Following Week
Monday, Sept. 15—Boomer
HD Club; place of meeting, Mrs.
John Andrews; 2 o'clock.
Tuesday, Sept. 16—HD Coun
cil meeting; Town Hall; 1:30
o'clock.
Wednesday, Sept. 17—Mora
vian Palls HD Club; place of
meeting, Community House;
2:30 o'clock.
Thursday, Sept. 18—Mill erg
Creek HD Club; place of meet
ing, Mrs. Lena Wagoner; 1:30
o'clock.
Friday, Sept. 19 — Roaring
River HD Club; place of meet
ing, Mrs. Q. W. Scroggs, 2 o'
clock.
Monday, Sept. £'2'—Ferguson
HD Club; place of meeting;
school lunch room, 2 o'clock.
Tuesday, Sept. 23—Mulberry
iHD Club; place of meeting, Mrs.
Millard Rhoadee, 2 o'clock.
On Radio Tonight
The Fishing and Hunting Club
of the air, sponsored by the Mail
Pouch Tobacco Co.', of Wheeling,
W. Ya., on their weekly broad
cast over the Mutual Broadcast
ing System tonight at 9:00 o'
clock will use questions sent in
by Dr. W. F. Jones, of this city.
There are prizes of hunting
and fishing equipment for each
one sending questions used on
the broadcast.
Local sportsmen will be inter
ested in the broadcast tonight
and many are expected to "listen
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Firestone Store Hos
Good Opening Here
The new Firestone store own
ed by H. P. Eller, Cecil Kilby
and G. M. Brown, Jr., and located
on the corner of Tenth and C
streets, had a most successful
opening and thousands visited
the store during the latter pari
of the week. Mr. Brown, store
manager, stated their appreci
ation foi the fine reception given
the new store toy the public.
Prizes were given to the fol
lowing: Mrs. Tom Dancy, North
Wilkesboro, electric mixer; Vir
gil Stanley, Cricket, radio; J. B
Carter, North Wilkesboro, $25 U
S. Savings bond. Flowers for th«
opening were given by Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Justice, Hender
son's Flower shop, Mr. and Mrs
J. B. Carter, Paul Cashion
Northwestern Bank, Insurance
Service an<j Credit Corporation,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burke.
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Legion Meeting
Wilkes post of the American
Legion will meet Thursday night,
eight o'clock, In the Legion and
Auxiliary clubhouse. All ^eterana
are Invited.
o
Are to Cleon Off
Chority Cemetery
- There will be a cleaning off of
the Charity Methodist Church
cemetery, near Austin,'Saturday
morning, September 20, at 8
o'clock.
All members of the church and
those who have people burled In
the cemetery are asked to oome
and help In cleaning off the
grounds.'
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Many of the early Greek and
Roman coins bear the mono
grams of rulers or of the towns
in which they^ V<n^Str^opaed£
Forrest Jones,
Harry Hettiger
To Operate Plan!
Holly Mountain Feed Ware
house Purchased For
Use As Plant
Forrest B. Jones, Harry Het
tiger, and Vernon Deal, the In
corporators of Wilkes county's
newest industry, The Wilkes
Mountain Poultry Products Com
pany, announced today the pur
chase of the feed warehouse
building of the Holly Mountain
Farms in Wllkesboro.
This building, 150 feet by BO
feet, is being remodeled at the
present time and will be one of
the most modern poultry process
ing plants in the south when
completed.
Jones and Hettiger are going
to devote full time to the work
of the new corporation on the
buying and marketing of poultry
and poultry products. Gene Bo
gan, formerly with the Coble's
Dairy organization, will manage
the plant and supervise the pro
cessing. Bogan has had a num
ber of years experience manag
ing poultry processing plants for
Swift & Company in the Gaines
ville, Georgia, area and in the
midwest.
When in operation this com
pany will ibe able to process from
eight thousand to ten thousand
chickens a day. Present plans
call for an employment of about
forty persons from the Wilkes
county area to work In the plant.
The company hag been lncor
-poratedr fw one-hasdred thous
and dollars and approximately
sixty per cent of this amount
has been subscribed to date by
members of the poultry indus
try and other business people of
Wilkes county.
A poultry processing .plant for
masg buying and marketing of
poultry has long been recognized
as essential to future growth and
progress of the highly important
poultry industry in Wilkes and
adjoining counties. The poultry
processing plant will be a wel
come addition to the business
and Industrial life of the Wil
kesboros and all Wilkes county.
Woodward Speaker
For P.-T. A. Meet
Thursday Evening
J. Floyd Woodward will be
the speaker at the first fall meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher asso
ciation, Thursday evening at
7:45, in the school auditorium.
The Junior choir of the First
Baptist church will render the
devotional, under the direction
of Mrs. Andrew Kilby. -
The meeting will include a so
cial hour when parents may be
come acquainted with teachers.
Commencing Monday, au all
out drive for membership will
take place. The school children
will take membership envelopes
home to their parents to Join and
return them to the teachers. The
two rooms having obtained the
largest number of members will
be awarded a prize. This prize
money is to be spent on improve
ment of the school room.
The Executive board would
like to announce the following
standing committee chairmen for
the coming school year: Mem
bership, Mrs. W. W. Starr; pub
licity, Mrs. J. C. Reins; Hospi
tality, Mrs. W. K. Sturdivant;
Budget-Finance, Mrs. Jack Swof
ford; Art and Music, Mrs. Gwyn
Gambill; Health and Safety, Mrs.
C. B. Lomax; Library, Mrs. Ro
bert Glbbs; Program, Mrs. John
Baity and Mrs. Staton Mclver;
and Legislative, Mr. J. H. Whick
er.
The two projects that have
been presented to the association
by the Board of Education are ?
these: (1) They would like the
| association to furnish a teachers
lounge which Is upstairs la the
| high school building. (2) Also
to either repair the swings and
slide on the playground, or se
cure such