Published M«ndm awl KNarateys MftftTH WIUESMBfl, N. C„ Thursday, Nov. 20, 1947
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Y. If. C. A. is
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erection of a modern Y. M
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Vol. 42, No. 59
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The Journal-Patriot Hog Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
North Wllkesboro has a
trading radios of SO miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
North Wllkesboro Your Shopping Center
Y. M. C. A. CONSTRUCTION HERE
IS DEFERRED BECAUSE PRESENT
NIGH COST BUILDING MATERIALS
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Director* Decide To Postpone Construction Until More
Can Be Obtained From Building Fond; Total . I
Of $153,665.12 Raised * I
Directors of the Wilkee Y. M.
C. A have decided to defer erecting
a T. M. C. A. building here
until such time ag greater value
can be obtained for the money.
This decision was reached by
the directors In view of the excessively
high cost of construction
at the present time, although
the greater part of the sum originally
planned for a Y. M. C. A.
has been given or pledged.
Movement to organize a Y. M.
C. A. here was begun just-before
the war and a continuing campaign
has been in progress for
jpatributions. At the time preiBBdnary
plans were formulated,
estimated that $160,000
wiufti erect a modern and adequate
Y. M. jC. A. complete with
all departments necessary for the
community.
The board of directors reports
that cash and pledgee to date total
I153.66S.12, of which $110.,665.12
has been paid In cash and
has 'been invested In government
bonds. The remaining $43,000 is
in pledges and the directors have
requested that the pledges be
paid by January 1 If possible.
Meanwhile, collection of funds
is continuing and the total amount
to be raised is expected to,
be (far in excess of the original'
$160,000 contemplated.
The Wilkes Y. M. C. A. plans
a modern building complete with
gymnasium, library, swimming
pool, assembly rooms and other
features for recreation and Christian
development.
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Support the Y. M. C. A.
SALE OF CHRISTMAS SEALS IN
WILKES WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY
Sal© of Christmas seal8 will
begin in Wilkes county Monday,
Mrs. Ivey Moore, seal sale chairman,
announced today.
The sale.of seals in the fight
against tuberculosis is of especial
interest in Wilkes this
year because of the fact that seal
sale funds helped greatly to
make it possible that the county
tuberculosis hospital be re-opened,
and a record amount in purchase
of the little, decorative
seals is anticipated.
The campaign will be conducted
through the mails and
through the schools of Wilkes
county. Seals will be mailed out
Monday here to a long list of ]
prospective buyers, who are
asked fo make their remittance
before the holidays.
Following is the text of Mrs.
Moore's letter to the people of
the county:
"Wllkee county is protecting
its people against tuberculosis.
It is treating dangerous cases. |
This work is being done by the
county, the welfare department,
and the medical profession—but
YOU are the one who is really
doing it.
"It was through your generous
contributions in tire past that
made the remodeling of the sanatorium
possible. It was YOU
who furnished it with food, new
blankets, linens, pillows, and
kitchen equipment.
"The Seal Sale Committee is
deeply grateful. We are proud
of you and we know that you
are not going to leave a job unfinished.
"The fight against tuberculosis
must be continuous. That disease
doesn't stop fighting us—In fact,,
it fights us now after wars when
people's resistence is low. You
all want to protect your youngsters
against the disease. To do
so, you must isolate the known
cases and treat them. Unknown
cases mua^Jys diag^o&gd.
"The money you spend on
Christmas Seals will do much to
accomplish this purpose. Did you
know that seventy-five cents of
every dollar you contribute stays
right here in Wilkes? The remainder
of your dollar is also
used to fight the disease? through
education of the people and
through research. "Remember!
In contributing
to the fight against tuberculosis,
you are protecting your own
loved ones!"
BOWERS COUSINS KILLED IN WAR
ACTION TO BE BURIED TOGETHER
Bodies of Pfc. Kimp 0. Bowers
and Pfc. Bdgar D. Bowers, dou-i
ble first cousins, boyhood and}
army pals, will arrive here Tuesday
from Etarope and will make
their final: journey together to
^r%Teg In the Piijey Grove cemeXpry
in Walnut Grove township
Prat the church where they worshipped
as children.
Kimp, son of Mr. and Mrs. Millard
L. Bowers, and Edgar, son
of Mrs. Fannie Bowers and the
late Tyre Bowers, of Mozley, entered
the army together, trained
together and were assigned to
the infantry together. They were
killed in action in Germany;
Kimp on November 18, 1944, and
Edgar only a short time later
with the records giving his death
date as January 15, 1945. They
were buried together In Europe
and were exhumed together and
shipped back together.
A double funeral service will
be held for the two young men,
with the date and final arrangements
yet to be made by their
families.
3 FROM WILKES ON COMMITTEES
FOR SURVEY OF SCHOOL SYSTEM
J. Floyd Woodward, superin-1
ten dent of North Wllkesboro
schools; T. H. Story, Wilkes rep-j
resentatlre In the General As-1
sembly, and Mrs. R. Ivey Moore,
a North Wllkesboro civic leader,
are members of important committees
set up by the Governor's
Commission appointed to make
a survey of the school system in
North Carolina.
Supt. Wood-ward Is a member
of the Teacher Education Committee;
Representative Story on
the Instructional Program committee;
and Mrs. Moore was
named to the Materials and Sopplies
Committee. They attended'
the meeting of the commission
and all committees in Raleigh
Monday, at whkfli time they were
addressed by Governor Cherry
and each committee met separately
for study and conference.
Wilkes has been selected as
one of ten counties in the state
for the surrey and representatives
of the commission arrived
in the county yesterday to begin
^ferk in the county and North
wllkesboro schools. The survey
Trill give particular attention to
needs of schools from every
standpoint and will make recommendations
to the next General
The ten counties in the state
selected Cor the surrey are expected
to show a cross section
of the situation existing in
schools 'throughout the state.
Weekly Study For
Baptist Pastors
There will be a period of study
for all Baptist Ministers held
on each Monday, except Monday
following the third Sunday each
month, which is the regular time
for the "Wilkes County Baptist
Pastor's Conference.
This study will be held at the
Wllkeeboro Baptist church under
the direction of Rot. W. N.
Brookshire, pastor, and Dr. John
T. Wayland, pastor of the First
'Baptist Church of North Wllkeeboro.
"All Baptist Ministers are urged
to attend these studies, that
we may learn more about the
great work, to which we are called,"
the announcement said.
The first session of this school
will be held Monday, Nov. 24,
at 10:00 o'clock a. m.
SUPPORT THE Y. M. C. A.
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MEMBERS OF CAST IN WOMANLESS WEDDING HERE
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Here are pictured fihe members
of the cast In the highly
successful and hilarious wornanless
wedding put on here by
the Parent-Teacher Association
of North Wilkesboro. In the
top photo the characters are:
Forrest Jones, train bearer
(seated); front row, left to
right, E. A. Shook, W. G. Gabriel,
Jim Sanges, Carl W.
Steele, (bride), 8. B. Moore
(groom) Gilbert Bare, Bill
Marlow, Archie Rousseau;
back row, Max Foster, Thurmond
Kenerly, Harvel Howell,
-> Carl VanDeman, Bill Sturdivant,
Gilbert Foster, Nick
Lawrence, Lewis Vickery, Sam
Winters. In the lower picture
seated are Paul Casbion and
John Cashion; Mayor T. S.
Kenerly is the nurse pushing
baby carriage containing Bill
Hardister with bottle and all
necessary accessories; others
standing are Clyde Pearson
(father), R. E. Gibbs (mothTrade
Promotion j
Group Explains |
Lighting PI a n s
Expansion and Replacement
of Old Materials Raised
Cost This Year
Following a meeting of the
Trade Promotion committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
held Tuesday the plans
for Christmas lighting in the
Wilkesboros was more thoroughly
explained.
The cost this year of the lighting,
which will be expanded over
a greater area and with more
materials and labor, will be $3,000.
sThe committee is raising a
merchants fund to bear thig cost
and other expenses directly for
trade promotion in the Wilkesboros.
It has been estimated that
an average of one dollar per
front foot for merchants and business
firms in the Wilkesboros
will raise the necessary amount.
However, the contributions,
which are entirely voluntary,
may be over or under the suggested
amount according to' volume
of business, number of
floors and other considerations.
In addition to the area as outlined
In previous articles, the
committee said that lighting will
be extended south on Tenth and
Ninth streets to A street.
Any who have not been contacted
'by solicitors are urged to
send their checks now so that
plans for the best Christmas
lighting in this part of the state
may be carried out next week.
The committee pointed out
that attractive Christmas lighting
which will attract people of the
city will benefit all business
firms of all ypes and &U are invited
to share in the costs.
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Miss Elsie Foster
Deputy Register
Deeds In Wilkes
Miss Elsie Foster, has accepted
an appointment as Deputy Register
of Deeds, for Wilkes County.
Miss Foster, has been employed
hi the office of C. C.
Hayes, Clerk of Superior Court
for the past 12 years.
Cub Pack 39 To
Meet On Monday
Cub Pack number 36 of Boy
Scouts will me«t Monday night,
7:30, at the Presbyterian religious
education building.. The
meeting was changed from Friday
to Monday night because of
Thanksgiving. All cubs and their
parents are urged to attend.
D. A. B. TO MEET
The Rendecvons Mountain
Chapter D. A. R. will meet Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. P. M. Williams.
Mrs. E. N. Phillips, and Mrs.
Richard Finley will he hostesses
with Mrs. Williams.
er), Ed Caudill, John Baity
and T. H. Waller. The twonight
event raised $588 for
the school playground fund.
— (Photos by Lane Atkinson,
Jr.).
FOOTBALL!
Wilkesboro high school
Ramblers will play Hartsell
of Concord Friday, November
21, two o'clock, on the Wilkesboro
field. Broadcast of the
game by WKBC.
North Wilkesboro Mountain
?■*** wlu.^^^heiT? .f"
morro*r -Asbeboro
at eight o'clock.
Games this week end the
schedule* of the Mountain lions
and Ramblers for the 1947
season.
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Dr. C. D. Thomas
Kiwanis Speaker
Dr. C. D. Thomas, of the
Western North Carolina Sanitorium
at Black Mountain, will deliver
an address Friday noon before
the North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
clubs. The program, which
will be broadcast over local radio
stations, will be in charge of
Dr. J. H. McNeill.
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Merchants Fixed
Holiday Closing
I Trade Promotion committee of
the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
in recent meeting suggested
that merchants remain open
until eight p. m. on December
22, 23 and 24.
The committee also approved
a previous agreement to be closed
on Christmas day and the day
following, which will be December
25 and 26.
Hospital Births
The following births were reported
at the Wilkes hospital
since November 11:
Son, Lincoln Sydnor, Jr., to
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Spalnhour, of
North Wilkesboro, November 11;
daughter, Elizabeth Gall, to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Raymond Lane,
of Wilkesboro, November 12;
daughter, Patsy Ruth, to Mr.
and Mrs. Joihn William Burnette,
of North Wilkesboro, November
> 12; daughter, Geraldlne Kay, to
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Nichols,
of Ronda, November IS; daughter,
Elisabeth Anne, to Mr. and
Mrs. Ivory Brultt Pruitt, of North
Wilkesboro route three, November
12; daughter, Janet Kay, to]
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Curtis
Greene, of Parlear, November
12; son, Samuel 'Garfield, Jr.,
to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Garfield
Davis, of Pores Knob route 2,
November 14; daughter, Linda
Sue, to Mr. and Mrs. Graham I.
Paw, of North Wilkesboro, November
14; son, Richard Thomas,
to Mr. and Mrs. Boys Thomas
Wingate, of Independence,
Va., November 18; son, Laney
Ray, to Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Victors,
of North WftkMboro route
2, November 16; son to Mr. and
Mrs. James Wlllard Walsh, of
Boomer, November 18; daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eugene
Yates, of Pur leer, November IS.
Judge Hayes Is On
Caribbean Cruise
Judge Johnson J. Hayes, of
Wilesboro, is a guest of Admiral
Felix Johnson on a cruise on the
U. S. S. Rochester on the Caribbean
sea.
Also a guest of Admiral Johnson
is his brother, Tolbert Johnsailed
Monday from Philadelphia
and the cruise will be for two
-weeks. Jamaica will be one of
the stops on the cruise. .
Judge E. Yatee Webb, of the
western district of Federal Court,
substituted for Judge Hayes
in presiding over federal court
in Wilkesboro during Judge
Hayes' absence. On January 1
Judge Hayes will preside at a
term of federal court in Richmond,
Va.
WILKES FARM
BUREAU ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
The Wilkes County Farm Bureau
met at Ronda High School
November 12, and elected the
following officers for the next
year: president, C. E. Tharpe,
Ronda; rice president, Irrln Key,
Ronda; secretary and treasurer,
Lawrence Miller, Wilkesboro.
A Board of Directors was also
elected: James Pardue, Ronda;
T. J. McNeil, Roaring River;
John Wm. Hurt, Ronda. _
Much interest was shown In
this meeting and the membership
for the county was almost doubled.
It was decided In the meeting
that a drive would be pnt
oh for a larger membership In
Wilkes county, beginning about
January 1, IMS.
The speaker of the evening
was Clyde R. Green, a merchant
and farmer from Boone, who was
introduced by George Farthing,
district representative of the N.
C. Farm Bureau. Mr. Green emphasized
hte necessity of organization
of farmers, combined
with the businessmen that they
trade with.
The next regular meeting will
be held In Ronda on December
11, at 7:00 p. m.
Saturday Night
Square Dance For
Legion Baseball
A square dance will be held
Saturday night, eight o'clock, at
the American Legion and Auxiliary
clubhouse with the Carolina
Pals furnishing music.
Funds raised by damisslon to
the dance will be used to help
finance American Legion Junior
baseball next summer. All are
invited to attend and are assured
of a full evening's entertalnmeat
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Thursday's Paper To
Go Out Day Earlier
Issue of Hie Journal-Patriot
for Thursday, November 27,
will be published on Wednesday,
November 26, in order
that The Journal-Patriot personnel
may enjoy'the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Because of the short time
for printing it will be necessary
to hold the size of that
issue to eight pages. Advertisers
are asked . to cooperate
by preparing copy early and
advertisements will be accepted
in order they are received
for that issue until all available
advertising space is taken.
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John E. Justice
Heads Southern j
Furniture Group
Local Manufacturer President
Southern Manufacturers
Association
John E. Justcie, Jr., president!
of the Oak Furniture company
in North Wilkesboro, was elected
president of the Southern
Furniture Manufacturers Association
in annual convention last
week at Virginia Beach.
For several years Mr. Justice
has been prominently affiliated
with the association and has
served on the board of directors.
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers
Association is made
up of furniture manufacturers j
in all the southern states and is
a widely known and influential
organization in industry.
To head this highly important
industrial group is an honoT
which reflects credit upon Mr.
or
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Timber Operators
Field Day Will Be
Held December 4
By JOHN E. FORD
(Farm Forester) {
The Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
in cooperation with the
Agricultural Extension Service,
is planning a new item in this
years cooperative Forestry Program.
Plans are being worked up
for a sawmill timber operators
field day to be held Thursday,
December 4. One of the features
at this field day will be Mr. Ed
Meeks of the E. C. Atkins and
Company out of Atlanta, Ga. Mr.
Meeks will conduct log sawing
contests so any one planning to
attend the field day who intends
to enter this sawing contest
should practice up on his cross
cut saw. Mr. Meeks will also
demonstrate the proper methods
for filing cross cut saws. The B.
C. Atkins Company is also expected
to demonstrate an electrically
driven chain saw in the
woods.
A barbecue wlli be^ furnished
the sawmill and timber operators
attending the field day through
the courtesy of R. G. Flnley and
the Meadows Mill Company, of
North Wilkesboro.
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Harvest Sole And
Square Dance Will
Be Tuesday Night
Ninth grade of Wilkesboro,
school is sponsoring a big harvest
sale and square dance at
the Wilkasboro school Tuesday
night, November 25.
Many food items will be offered
for We and there will be
ample entertainment,"including a
square dance. Proceeds will go
Into the gymnasium fond and
everybody is Invited.
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R. A. Conclave At
Boone On Friday
A divisional R. A. Conclave will
.be held at the First Baptist
church in Boone Friday, 3:00 p.
m. through Saturday noon, November
88-29. All counselors are
asked to take as many of their
R. A. Boys as possible. The total
cost will (be $1.00 per person. The
boys will be taken care of in the
homes and given meals. Send
your list of reservations and
$1.00 to Mrs. Gordon Winkler,
Boone, N. C. ^
Brother, Kinsmen
Of Marvin C. Bell
In Federal Court
Glenn B. and George Turner
Bell and Henry Clay Farter, brother,
cousin and brother-in-law
of Marvin Claude Bell, who was
executed In the gas chamber at
Raleigh Friday for rape of Peggy
Ruth Shore, 15-year-old El kin
girl, were sentenced in federal •
court at WilSdl#boro this week
toy Judge B. Yates Webb.
The Bells and Parker had four
charges against them in the United
States court. Three of the
counts were for liquor law violations
and Glenn Bell, brother
of the executed man, had still
another count. Alcohol tax unit
officials seized his car With 90
gallons of liquor and the car was
confiscated. Shortly after the
car was stored in Wilkesboro
Bell was caught by the man in
charge of the storage trying to
remove the car. According to the
evidence, Bell tried to bribe the
man to let him get away with
the car and & bribery count was
added to the liquor charges.
The three defendants entered
pleas of guilty and Eugene Trivette,
attorney, made a dramatic
plea before Judge Webb for leniency,
in which he related history
of the Bell family in the Roaring
River community and told of
his farewell words with Marvin
Claude Bell before his execution
Friday. During this plea Glenn
Bell and hi8 kinsmen at the bar
wept bitterly.
Judge Webb gave Glenn Bell
four years in prison while sentencing
Turner Bell and Parker
to two years each on one of four
counts.
In three counts judgment against
Glenn Bell was suspended
pending the outcome of an apand
another brother,, Millard
Bell, were convicted in Yadkin
county of robbery and were given
15 to 20 years. Their appeal
to the supreme court 18 expected
to be heard in February. The liquor
car cases originated since
the Yadkin county trial and
while Glenn and • Millard Bell
were under $27,000 appeal bonds.
In the Yadkin case they were
convicted of posing as deputies,
stopping cars on highway 421
and relieving the drivers of
whatever cash they had on their
person.
The Bells are sons of Claude
Bell, of the Roaring River community.
Judge Webb presided over
court In Wllkesboro In the absence
of Judge Johnson J. Hayes,
who Is on a cruise on the Caribbean
sea with Admiral Felix
Johnson. The court adjourned
Wednesday after three busy days
on a large docket made up entirely
of liquor cases.
The following defendants received
prison sentences: Harrel
Brocks, six months; John Prank
Johnson, six months; Ralph
Love, two years; Willie B. Faulk,
7 months and $250 fine; Square
Cleary, eight months; Dallas
Wlhltfleld Bishop, 18 months;
Jay Hugh Harris, six months;
Gwyn Thomas • Chambers, two
years; Willie Royal Johnson,
seven months; <M. H. Elledge, SO
days for contempt of court; William
Hayes Reynolds, two
months; Allen William Mast,
$250 fine, year suspended:
Boatman Stone, year and a day.
The following defendants received
sentences: James Daniel
Sale and Garfield Wellborn, fines
of $25 each; Jasper B. Sparks,
six months suspended and placed
on probation two years; Roby
M. iBurchette, prayer for Judgment
continued; Presley Elmer
Wyatt and Bud Wyatt, prayer
for judgment continued; Albert
(Roy Osborne, prayer for Judgment
continued; Dnalel Manuel
Hayworht and Loumie Thomas
Cothren, year and a day each suspended,
placed on probation;
Clyde .Preston Hollsman, six
months suspended and placed on
probation; George Absher, placed
on probation; Lora Lue Johnson,
non pros; Russell Foster, prayer
for judgment continued; Ernest
Cecil Marley and Eugene Roberts
B levins, three months suspended
and placed on probation; Richard
Hardin McGutre, six months
suspended and placed on probation;
Howard - James Foster,
judgment suspended; Lonnte
Thomas Cothren, six months suspended.
Support the Y. M. C. A.