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« u.. u . t T~zr—N. CM Monday, Dec. 1, 1947
Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH
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THE JOURNAL-PATRlti
The Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years
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I North Wilkesbor© has a
J— trading radius of 50
serving 160,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Tuberculosis Hospital
Is Fine Example
Of Co-operative
Work By People
Food Contribution* Needed
To Auure Best In Care
And Treatment
Wilkes Tuberculosis Hospital,
cosy white buildings located on
a sun-kissed slope on the beautiful
county farm Just east of
Horth Wilkesboro, is an example
£<81 what public spirited people
Ifcan do when they are determinThe
institution, recently renovated
and re-opened, is now
caring for 16 patients and has
facilities for four more.
' A visit to the newly re-opened
hospital. reveals that the patients
are well cared for and
are making strides in the fight
for recovery. With but one exception,
all patients are gaining
weight, a checkup last week
showed.
The Wilkes Tuberculosis hospital
has an interesting history.
It was operated fo«r several
years before the war, and with
satisfactory results. In the early
years of the war the county commissioners
found that there were
only two patients and that adequate
personnel for the institution
was next to impossible to
get. So they closed the place and
sent the two patients to state
institutions, which was a most
reasonable action on the part
of the board.
"But during the early part of
th<R year a situation developed
which was far from satisfactory
in the county. Medical authori~
bw fuuudtrrat 'I". "W.
increase. There were a number
of patients from Wilkes in the
Western North Carolina Sanitorium
at Black Mountain. The
county was helping pay for care
and treatment of some of the
patients from low income groups.
Those hospitalized were, o f
course, well cared for.
But the county health department
reported at least a dozen
active cases who could not be admitted
at the state sanitoria because
of shortage of beds. They
were on the waiting list and
were at home spreading the disease
to members of their families
and associates. One family
had developed three cases, due
to the fact that the ill member
had b^en unable to gain admittance
in the crowded state sanitorium.
I Led by a gToup in the North
Wilkesboro Woman's Club and
members of the Wilkes Medical
L^Lflpciety, a movement was launchIkJFw
to re-open the county tuberculosis
hospital, which in the past
had been known as the *'t.b. hut"
The county commissioners agreed
to an appropriation for operation
of the institution, and
planned to use also the funds
which formerly were paid out to
aid patients at the state hospitals.
But it was found that the appropriation
could not be enough
to furnish and equip the institution.
The Wilkes Chapter of the
Christmas Seal fund ha<j about
$2,000 accumulated funds, and a
greater part of this was applied
with approval of the state chapter.
Fundg were needed yet and
many groups and individuals
gave liberally to furnish the
hospital tor the protection of the
people of the county from tuberculosis
spread and for the aid of
unfortunate victims.
Tfie buildings were thoroughly
renovated, repainted an<j refurnished,
with mnch of the
work being done on a voluntary
basis by a group led by Mrs.
Ivey Moore, of North Wilkesboro.
A central heating plant
was Installed tor the two buildings.
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Home Demonstration clnbs
throughout Wilkes county and
many other women rallied to the
call tor canned foods, fruits and
staple food items. With continued
donations of toods the hospital
can keep on rendering the high
i type of service, because the
food donated means more funds
can be available from the appropriation
for treatment and other
'flpentlal expenses. Particularly
Seeded now are apples, canned
fftits and staple food items.
Three periods tor visiting
I hours are designated dally—from
ten to 11 a. m., tour to five p.
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H. D. & 4-H Schedule
For the Coming Week
Tuesday, DecemDer 2—Fairplains
(Home Demonstration club;
place of meeting, Mrs. C. C. Gambill,
2 p. m.
Clingman 4-H, 9:15 a. m.
Ronda 4-H, 10:30 a. m.
Wednesday, December 3—Mulberry
4-H, 9:30 a. m.
North Wilkeaboro 4-H, 10:45
a. m.
Thursday, December 4—Pleasant
Ridge Home Demonstration
club; place of meeting, Mrs. Ennie
Gentry, 2 p. m.
Moravian Falls 4-H, 9:15 a. m.
Wilkesboro 4-H, 10:30 a. m.Friday,
December 5th—Clingman
Home Demonstration club;
place of meeting, Mrs. R. H.
Greene, 2 p. m.
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Meat production under Federal
inspection for the "week ended
October 25 totaled 310 million
pounds.
Safety Council
Meeting Dec. 5
The first quarterly meeting of
the Western Piedmont Safety
Council for the year 1947-1948
will be held in Lenoir, Friday
night, December 5th, at the East
Harper School Auditorium at
7:30.
A good program has been provided
by the program committee
featured by a humorous talk on
Safety by Robert (Pat) Arnsby
of Winston-Salem. At this time
awards and certificates- will be
presented to the winners in the
annual State Safety Contest.
The Western Piedmont Safety
council comprises the following
counties: Alexander/ Alleghany,
Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Catawba,
Watauga and Wilkes.
It is our earnest hope that we
have representatives from every
industry throughout these counties
at our December meeting.
AREA MEETING ON FLOOD CONTROL
WILL BE HELD IN WINSTON-SALEM
DECEMBER 18; INTEREST GROWING
»»luowu-otticm, l^ovem'Der zy.
—Ix>cal interest -was stimulated
in the long-discussed Yadkin
Valley flood control project yesterday
at a meeting of Forsyth
and Wilkes County delegations in
the offices of the Winston-Salem
Chamber of Commerce.
The gathering was a preliminary
step in planning for an area
meeting to be held here December
19, two p. m. at which reiprepresent.
The December meeting
will be featured by a panel discussion
made up of a Senator, a'
member of the House of Representatives,
a group of army engineers,
and others.
While Forsyth County- and
Winston-Salem long hare been
interested in a flood control project
for the Yadkin area, the current
more was intensified al»out
three weeks ago when, delegates
of four counties met &t North
Wilkesboro to request the appropriation
of Federal funds to
build four detention dams above
North Wilkesboro which had recently
been surveyed by army
engineers.
Organization To Expand
In the same resolution, the
group, known as the Yadkin Valley
Flood Control Committee,
voted to extend Its organization
to include membership all up
and down the Yadkin and fee
Dee Rivers.
John E. Justice Jr., North Wilkesboro,
chairman of the flood
control committee, and T. S. Jenrette,
manager of the Wilkes
Chamber of Commerce, were
present at the meeting here yesterday.
Conferring -with them
were M. A. Hester, president of
the Forsyth Oounty Farm*MjB|
reauf VaHce T^ftlla&i, chairman
of the Forsyth Agricultural
Board; iSam Mitchiner, Forsyth
farm agent; A. J. Ernestes, Forsyth
County soil conservationist;
Harley "Williams, a member of
the flood control committee;
and personnel of the Chamber of
Commerce.
To Continue Efforts
P. B. Raiford, industrial secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce
here, said the December
19 meeting here will be an attempt
to combine the efforts of
all interested groups into one
constructive program of flood
control along the Yadkin River.
He pointed out that reforestation
and soil conservation are important
factors in any flood control
project, and for that reason
the interest of persons in these
types of professions is especially
valuable to the movement.
Bill Whittington
To Play Dec. 13
In Optimist Bowl
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A -wire was received this morning
by athletic officials of the
Wilkesboro high school stating
that Bill Whittington, Rambler
quarterback, had been selected as
one of 22 football players from
the western section of the state
to play an equal number Of players
from the eastern section In
the "Optimist Bowl" game at
High Point on December 13th.
Whittington wag an Important
member of the Rambler "T-formation"
backfield, and his punting
for the ten games he played
during the 1947 season averaged
41 yards. •
Another Rambler player, Captain
Jack Groce, halfback, received
honorable mention as a member
of the Greensboro Dally
News' all-star state team. Groce
is one of the highest individual
scorers in the state, having made
more than 100 points during the
past season.
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Valuable Property
At Auction Dec. 6
Highly desirable business and
residential property will be
I sold at auction on Saturday, December
6.
Th^ sales will be conducted by
i C. FV Williams and Alston Clark
Land Auction company, through
local selling agents P. ]£. Dancy
and M. 0. Woodie. They conducted
the sale recently of a part of
the C. M. E lledge farm near Mulberry,
whleh was one of the
most successful sales ever held in
the county.
The first sale Saturday will be
at 10:30 a. m. and will be the
Bill's Service Station and residence
one-half mile east of North
Wilkesboro on highway 268. The
sale will include service station,
stock and fixtures and modern
fire-room home.
The second sale will be at one
p. m. and will be a modern sixroom
home 3 1-2' miles west of
North Wllkesboro on highway
421. The third sale will be at
1:30 and will be the V. M. Baker
home place on Congo road
near highway 421. The farm of
23 acres has been subdivided
and will include 6-room home
with modern conveniences.
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Skyland Textile
Co. Is Increasing
Production Here
Skyland Textile company,
which opened a hosiery manufacturing
plant recently in the
Andrews building, Is steadily lncrealng
production and the management
is well pleased with
progress being made at the new
plant.
Additional machines are being
added constantly and employes
at the plant now number more
than 100.
Children's anklets are being
manufactured at the new plant,
which has iplans for continued
increase in production."
The management today announced
an employes' training
program. To date the employes
have consisted mainly of those
who have had some experience
in hosiery manufacture. Now the
firm will accept for training
women and girls between ages of
18 and 30 who have had no experience.
Funeral Tuesday
PFC. OX)YD W. PALMER
Sawmill Operators
Will Enjoy Field
Day On Thursday
Barbecue, Contests And Interesting
Demonstrations
Planned For Day
Sponsored 'by the Agricultural
Committee of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce and the Extension
Service, a field day tor sawmill
operators in Wilkes county
and vicinity will be held Thursday,
December 4.
John E. Ford farm forester in
this area, said today that a program
of much interest and entertainment,
including a barbecue
dinner, has been arranged
for the day, which may become
an annual event.
R. W. Graeber, of Raleigh, extension
forester, will conduct the
field day program, which will
open at 9: SO a. m. at Parlier
Brothers sawmill on highway 16
near Pores Knob postoffice.
Demonstrations will &»
at various stops and a big event
will be the barbecue at one p.
m. on J. Robert Crysel's farm
two miles west of the Wilkes airport
near this city. R. G. Finlep,
of Meadows Mill company, will
be host at the barbecue and he
has invited all sawmill and timber
operators to be guests.
Other interesting events will
be to determine the best axemen
and the best with a crosscut saw.
Valuable prizes will be given in
each contest.
Ed Meeks, of the Atkins Saw
company, will conduct the sawing
contest and demonstrate fil|
ing. Representatives of Diston,
Mall and Sandvik companies will
demonstrate chain and bow saws
and Peter McLaren, world champion
axeman, from Plumb Axe
company, will conduct the chopping
contest.
| Carl Strauas, of the U. S. Forest
Service, will discuss sawmill
and logging methods.
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I Miss Billie Lawson, of Little
i Rock, Ark., and Mrs. Lncy Farabow,
• of Kinston, have returned
I to their homes following a visit
here with Misses Lucy and Grace
Finley, former schoolmates ol
theirs at Flora McDonald College,
a* Red Springs.
BLUE RIDGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
TO BE FORMED HERE WEDNESDAY
BY NORTHWESTERN N. C. SCHOOLS
A major development in high
school athletics will be completed
here Wednesday evening when
representatives of a number of
northwestern North Carolina
high schools meet to organize the
Blue Ridge Athletic conference.
Preliminary plans were formed
in a meeting held several days
ago at Elkin, when Wednesday
evening, December 3, was set as
the date of the organisation
meeting, which will be a dinner
meeting at 6:30 at Carolina Restaurant.
At the meeting called by Supt.
Carpenter, of Bllcin, Wm. T.
Long, Wilkeetooro principal, was
elected temporary chairman, and
•principal of Granite Palls school
in Caldwell county was named
acting secretary.
Schools which have already indicated
that they will be members
of the conference Include
Elkin, Boonville, Jonesville, Appalachian,
Wilkeeboro, Valdese,
Granite Balls,, Taylorsville, Sparta
and Mocksville. In addition,
invitations have gone out to other
schools in the northwestern
part of the state and other memberships
are expected at the Wed
Primary purpose of the meeting
Wednesday evening will be
to form a football schedule for
next year and to adopt eligibility
rules, which are expected to
be similar to those used by other
high school conference groups.
It Is the plan of the young organization
to include basketball
and baseball in the conference
set-up but the opinion was expressed
that basketball schedules
cannot be formed in time
for the season now beginning.
Employes Of Duke
Power Co. Guests
At Venison Supper
Mr. and Mrs. 0. El Triplett
entertained personnel of the
Duke Power company here at a
very enjoyable deor supper at
the company's demonstration
room on the night of November
I 21st.
The guests were served veniBon
from a deer which Mr. Triplett
killed during a hunt In Pisgah
National Forest and an entertaining
talk was made by
John Paul Lucas, an executive
of Duke Powpr company, Charlotte.
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Pfc. Lloyd Palmer j
Funeral To Be At
Union Church 2nd
Funeral service for Pfc. LlOyd
W. Palmer, who was killed In
action In Germany December 14,
1944, will be held Tuesday, two
p. m., at Union Methodist church
near this city. Rev. H. M. Wellman,
pastor, will be assisted by
Rev. J. L». A. Bumgarner. A military
detachment will carry out
military rites.
Pfc. palmer was born March
11, 1923, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Palmer, of Cricket. He entered
the army January 15, 1943,
trained at Fort Knox, Ky., and
went overseas In January, 1944,
serving with Company C, 15th
armored infantry of the fifth
armored division. He was killed
during the Battle of the Bulge
and was buried in Belgium.
Surviving Pfc. Palmer are his
father and mother, two brother,
Wade and Jimmie Palmer,
and his widow, the former Miss
Alene McNeill.
The body arrived In North Wili
kesboro today and will be car|
ried to the home of his parents
| this evening.
SATURDAY NIGHT JAMBOREE FOR
BENEFIT MEMORIAL PARK FUND
WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, DEC. 6
A Saturday night Jamboree for
the Memorial Park fund will be
held Saturday night, December 6,
eight o'clock, at the North "Wllkesboro
high school auditorium
with many of northwestern North
Carolina's ,best known entertainers
participating in a two-hour
show.
Jimmie Childress, local radio
singer and song writer, has organized
the show, wihich may
become a regular Saturday night
attraction in this section of the
state;
Mr. Childress, who will be
master of ceremonies, said today
that he had obtained seven
groups to participate in the
show. The hill billy bands who
will form the nucleus of the program
will be Jim Golden and
His Carolina Pals, Carolina Plowboys,
Wilkes Entertainers, and
the Yadkin Valley Boys. These
groups have been well received
over local radio stations and the
jamboree show will give the
public a chance to see them all
on" the stage.
iln addition to the hill billy
bands there will be numbers by
groups to give variety to the
show. Mrs. A. F. Kilby will present
her glee club with special
numbers. Dot Gabriel and Jamie
Clark will sing popular songs and
Bill Brntest will perform on his
guitar.
Radio stations here are cooperating
in promoting the event.
Admission prices will be 50
cents for adults and 25 cents for
children.
Memorial Park is greatly in
need of funds for construction
of a grandstand, fence around
the field and many other improvements
Included in the
plans for a complete athlete
park for major sports here.
Mt. Pleasant P.-T. A.
Play On Friday Night
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Mount Pleasant Parent-Teacher
Association will give a play,
"The Last Day in The District
School," a t Mount Pleasant
school on Friday night, December
5, 7:30. Admission -will be
25 and 50 cents and proceeds will
be for benefit of the school.
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Dr. Leash Tells
Kiwanians About
Use Of Vitamins
North Wilkesboro Kiwanis
club on Friday noon held an interesting
meeting, which was
featured by an address by Dr. E.
J. Leash, of Olemson college.
Before the program began Ed
Gardner called attention to the
club that only a part of the members
had taken a physical examination
as they had agreed to
some weeks ago. Following these
remarks both Dr. F. C. Hubbard
and Dr. J. H. McNeil urged the
members to get this done in the
very near future, saying that to
do so will be cooperating with
the Cancer committee in working
out its program for more effective
service to the community.
Program Chairman Richard
Finley Introduced Dr. B. J.
Leash, who made a very interesting
and Informing talk on the
importance of vitamins and minerals
in the food we eat and in
particular in the com meal and
grits which make up such an important
part of the diet of the
people of the South.
His speech was illustrated by
a fifteen minute movie which
showed the process by which the
vitamins and minerals are now
put in the meal and grits. This
is done :by the attachment of a
small distributor to the mill
which feeds them into the meal
as it is ground. There are seven
main types of these enrichment
ingredients but all of them can
now be added to the meal at a
cost of about two cents per bushel.
South Carolina was among
the first states to require by law
that the mills put in this enrichment.
North Carolina passed
such an act in 1945.
Guests Friday were: W. C.
York and James M. Anderson
with W. J. Caroon; George Vick
with R. M. Brame, Jr.; Lewis
Nelson, Jr., with I* M. Nelson;
Dr. H. D. Morehouse with H. 5.
Morehouse; Adam Smith ■ and
Paige Harris with Cecil Adamson;
Charles (Chipl Caudill with
Robert Glbbs. John K. Blackburn,
of Waynesboro, Va., was
a visiting Klwanian.
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Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wright
were Thanksgiving guests in the
home of Mrs. Wright's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bumgarner,
who reside on Wilkesboro route
2. Mr. Wright is connected with
one of the government hospitals
near Asheville.
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Daylight-type bulbs are handy
for laundry rooms because they
make it easier to detect spots
and stains.
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Circle Bazaar In
Wilkesboro On Friday
Many delicious foods, Including
home-made candles, cakes,
pies, and dressed chickens, will
be on sale Friday afternoon at
the community house in Wilkesboro.
The food sale and bazaar
is sponsored toy the Pearl
White Circle of the Methodist
church, and besides the food,
many attractive aprons and other
pieces of fancy work will be for
sale.
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Oscar G. Barker
Kiwanis Speaker
Oscar Q. Barker, Durham lawyer,
representative in the , General
Assembly and an announced
candidate for governor next year,
will address the - North Wilkesboro
Kiwanis club here Friday
noon in a program arranged by
J. R. Finley, program chairman
for the day.
Parade Friday Is 1
Well Carried Out
In Wilkesboros
Jolly Santa Claus Greets
Hundreds Of ChUdren
During The Parade
Santa Claus discarded the
sleigh - for a plane Friday and
flew into North Wllkesboro to
feature the big parade ushering
in the Christmas season In the
Wilkesboros.
Old Saint Nick was the favored
attraction In a long parade of
many features witnessed by a
large crowd on the streets of
the two towns Friday morning.
The event was sponsored by
the Trade Promotion committee
of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce,
of which R. E. Gibbs is
chairman.
The parade formed on E street
and marched over partg of D,
Tenth and B streets and through
Wllkesboro.
Headed by color bearers followed
by many riders on beautiful
horses, the parade contained
the North Wllkesboro high
school band, Boy and Girl
Scoijts, 4-H olub members, North
Wllkesboro, and Wllkesboro officials,
Wilkes county commissioners,
a sound truck rendering
Christmas carols, and the fire
truck which carried Santa Claus.
Santa had a number of lovely
companions atop the fire truck.
They were beauty queenB from
high schools in the county and
were as follows: Miss Jessie Edmlsten,
Ferguson; Miss Joanne
Johnson, Ronda; Miss Lucy
Wllhuslwwr Mlia Betty
Sue Johnson, Mountain
View; Mias Nancy Garwood, Wllkesboro;
Miss Inez McNeill, Millers
Creek; Miss Fay Shumate,
Roaring River.
At the North Wllkesboro city
hall the parade stopped and Santa
Claus was officially welcomed
to Wilkes by J. B. Williams,
president of the Wilkes Chamber
of Commerce. He very appropriately
welcomed the grand old
gentleman from the North Pole
and presented him with a key to
homes of all children in the
county.
At the courthouse in Wllkesboro
Santa was welcomed by
Russell Gray, Jr., vice president
Of the Chamber of Commerce,
and was presented with another
key. i
At both stops fianta distributed
candy to children and assured
them that he would be back on
Christmas eve with presents for
all.
i iNortn wiiKesDoro s Mayor t.
S. Kenerly was out of town attending
the funeral of hi8 brother-in-law
and was unable to participate
in the parade.
On Friday night the Christmas
lighting in the Wilkesboros went
on for the first time. Erected by
Wells Electric company, the
lights this year cover an expanded
area in both towns and are
among the most beautiful in the
state.
In anticipation of the greatest
demand in history, the merchants
'n this community have
stocked heavily with Christmas
merchandise and are in position
to fill the needs of the most
discriminating throughout this
expanding trade area.
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Freshmen Boost
Gymnasium Fund
Wilkesboro High
On Tuesday night, Nov. 26, the
Wllkesboro Freshman Class conducted
a Harvest Sale in the
school auditorium which netted
$600:00 for the gymnasium fund.
The stage wag plied with produce
until It was a picture of a
truly great harvest. There were
canned goods, hay, corn, apples,
chickens, turkeys^ cakes and
numerous other items donated
for the occasion.
Allie Hayee and Bob GamMll Q
did an excellent Joib of auctioneering
and when the sale ended
there was $600.00 to add to the
gymnasium fund.
Much progress is being made
on the gymnasium and with good
weather the roof Is expected to