North Carolina Newspapers

Rilkes Y. M. C. A. is raisr a building fund for the erection of a modern Y. M C. A. plant. Support it. North Wilkesfeoro has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people in Northwestern Carolina. The Journol-Potriot Hos Blozed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years - PMbllstwd Monday* and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C„ Monday, Dec. 8, 1947 . FLOOD CONTROL MEETING FOR ALL YADKIN VALLEY IS TO BE HELD IN WINSTON-SALEM IN JANUARY '48 (A flood control meeting' fc all the residents and owners of property on the Yadkin river watershed In North Carolina will be held at the Robert E. Loe Hotel early in January, it was announced here today by the Yadkin Valley Flood Control committee and the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. Due to the fact that some officials slated far the panel discussion had conflicting engagements, the meeting was postponed from the December 19 date tentatively set. The program will consist mainly of a panel discussion of a complete flood control plan to include detention dams, soil conservation and forestry.. Slated r the discussion are Governor Gregg Cherry, a U. S. Senator representative, a representafrom the Soil Conservation Service, Forestry Service and U. S. Army Engineers. r Counties Included In the Yadkin Talley area are Wilkes, Caldwell, Watauga, Surry, Tadkln, Forsyth, Stokes, Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Cabarrus, Anson, Montgomery, Stanley and Richmond. Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce officials recently met with John B. Justice, chairman of the Yadkin Valley Flood Control committee, Marlon Allen, of Blkln, committee member, and Tom S. Jenrette, secretary-manager of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, and wholeheartedly ( Joined In the fight for flood control In the entire Yadkin Valley area. . Farmers, timbermen, soil conservationists, fram foresters and all others interested are urged to attend the Winston-Salem meet-j ing. Large delegations are expected from North Wllkeeboro and Blkln, towns which suffered milHone of dollars In lqgges in the 1940 flood disaster. DU PONT EXECUTIVE TO SPEAK AT LADIES' NIGHT ON DECEMBER 12 The annual Kiwanis Ladies' Night Banquet will be held In the Wilkes Hotel Ball Room Friday evening, December 12th, at 6:30 p. m. The speaker for this occasion will be Mr. M. H. Bruner, Director of the Public Relations Department of E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Southern Division. Mr. Bruner is a graduate of Pennsylvania State College, has a Master's Degree from Yale and has taken additional graduate work at Yale. He has had experience with the U. S. Forest Service in North Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, and with the Agricultural Extension Service in Arkansas and South Carolina. He is chairman of the Appalachian Section of the Society of American Foresters and also ehairman of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers. His headQuarters are in Clemson, S. C. The subject of Mr. Bruner's lecture will be "Research in Better Living" and will be illustrated. So successful has Mr. Bruner been as a speaker on the popular aspects o' new chemical developments that he has been unable to accept all of the invitatinos he receives to speak on that subject, and the 'program sponsors feel that they are fortunate to have been able to secure him for this meeting. Also appearing on the program will be a male quartet from Caldwell Lodge No. 78, Knights of Pythias. This group has an enviable record a8 entertainers, and will constitute a definite con" to the success of this Jamboree Show Is WeH Received The Saturday night jamboree held at the North Wilkesboro auditorium was "well received by the audience present and by radio orer station WTLX. Jimmy Childress organized the show and was master of ceremonies. Appearing on the program were Carolina Pals, Yadkin Valley Boys, Carolina Plowboys, Wilkes Entertainers, Bill Ernest, Dean Minton and Miss Patsy Hawkins, Mrs. Joyce Clark and Buddy Triplett. Hill Billy music formed the principal part of the program, interspersed with popular and classical numbers. The show was given for the benefit of Memorial Park fund and may become a regular Saturday night feature following the holidays. A silver bracelet donated by (Steele's, a set of pots and pans and a pocketknife given by Jenkins Hardware, two blankets given by Robby's Army store, and a set of Pyrex given by the Goodrich store were awarder from the stage to memberg of the audience. Important Meeting V. F. W. Tuesday tAn important meeting of.Vetans of Foreign Wars will be held Tuesday night, 7:30, and every member should be present, Commander S. L. Whitaker said today. To Speak Here County and City Get Large Sum In Beer Taxes Share Wilkes county and the town of North Wilkeeboro hare Just received their first checks from the new distribution of beer excise taxes In the state, a part of which goes to cities and towns under the new law. For the first three months of operation under the law Wilkes county received $19,000.87, while the town of North Wllkesboro received $2,275.00. The next receipts from the distribution will be tor a year. H. D. & 4-H Schedule For the Coming Week Wednesday, Dec. 10, Mountain. View Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. F. O. Johnson's, 2 o'clock. Benham 4-H, 9:30. Thursday, Dec. 11, Ferguson Home Demonstration Club, Ferguson school, 2 o'clock. Purlear Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. Will Canter's, 1:30 o'clock. Friday, Dec. 12, Pores Knob Home Demonstration Club, Club House, 2 o'clock. ^Monday, Dec. 15, Boomer Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. I. J. Broyhlll's, 2 o'olock. Tuesday, Dec. 16, Mulberry Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. T. R. Harrold's, 1:30 o'clock. Lewis Fork Home Demonstration Club, Mrs. John Idol's, 2 o'clock. Bazaar By Eastern Star Here Friday Cakes, pies, cookies, sandwiches, canned fruit, juices, Jellies, jams, house plants and many other food and household items will be sold Friday afternoon, one until five o'clock, at the Eastern Star bazaar fcQ be held In the T. J. Frazier office building next door to Liberty Theatre. Light refreshments will be served. Everybody is Invited. t c >—:— SUPPORT THE Y. M C. A « Oscar G. Barker Speaks, Subject Future Progress Candidate For Governor Makes Plea For Improvement* In The State i 1 Oscar G. Barker, candidate for governor next year, addressed the North Wilkesboro Kiwanls Club Friday noon and the North Wilkesboro Lions club Friday evening and made a strong plea for progress in North Carolina. The Kiwanis program was in charge of J. R. Finley and 'the speaker was presented by T. E. Story, who served with Representative Barker in the legislature. Tiie speaker said that the public school system in North Carolina is in pitiful shape and has been going backward for the past ten years, slipping from 33rd to 39th in rank in the past five years. He also spoke of the undeveloped mineral resources in western North Carolina and encouraged development. The speaker declared that before the state can properly multiply its natural talents, the people must take advantage of human elements. He pointed out that the public schools of North Carolina face a crisis. Many of the school buildings are a disgrace to a state that stands among the leaders of the nation in finance. We have conventrated upon finance and have nefelected many of the things that guarantee an abundance of living. Barker entered a plea for the people in the rural sections and the small Communities of the state. "We must give these people equal opportunity," he said,1 '•or else one of -these days we will wake up to find that the people of our rural sections have moved into the cities to gain advantages they now do not have." "Let us take these people out of the ruts. Give them good, all weather secondary roads; do arawthjpg ,wiijmnf>,.,fhrtr gnh^i, buildings and equipment; protect their children with adequate and safe transportation to and from school; provide with electricity, telephones and other modern conveniences, and give them a chance at medical care and hospitalization. "There are only 66 counties in North Carolina with hospital beds. Only five per cent of the farm families in North Carolina have telephones; only 15 per cent of the farm families in North Carolina have running water, and only 35 per cent of them have electricity. Our income for farm . .families averages but a little more than 50 per cent of the average of the nation." Barker, concluded his address, asserting that ihe challenge for the people, with the talents distributed by God In North Carolina, is real. "It is something we can get our teeth Into. As Kiwanlans, with a motto "We Build" you do not need to Inquire as to why f bring the challenge to you." Barker told the clubs that the tourist business In North Carolina has become important as an industry. Western North Carolina has ibeoome important as an industry. Western North Carolina is enjoying the major portion of the fruits of this business. It has been estimated, he said, that tourists spent in excess of $175,000,000 in this state last year. This sum of money is a mere "drop in the bucket" compared with anticipated revenues after our state has properly visualfzed the outreach of out mountain sections. It was announced that Kiwanls ladies night will be on Friday evening, December 12, 6:30. J. B. Williams called attention, to the need of books at the Tuberculosis hospital. Guests Friday were: Dr. W. F. Medearies with R. G. Finley; H. H. Dotson with Rev. W. N. Brookshire; George H. Porter, of Charlotte, with W. J. Caroon; Earl S. Peed, of Durham, with T. B. Story; E. W;. Smith, J. A. Grlsette and Edward Beach, of Lenoir, were visiting Kiwanlans. - O 1 Ear of Corn With Four Colors Found C. S. Bumgarner, Sr., of Millers Creek, harvested an ear of corn this year which for color rivals Joseph's coat of many colors. The ear has white, red, yellow and speckled and ineludes a solid red group of grains composing about one- eighth of the ear. Thp freak ear is now on display at "The Journal-Patriot office. Somebody Shoots At the Town Holl North Wflkerihoro police are looking for the persons who took five shot* at the North Wflkesboro town hall about one a. m. today. One or more people riding In a car fired the shots. One hit at the Are department door, two near the main entrance to the bnilding and another struck the front of Northwest- j ern Wallpaper and Paint store. Police in a car two blocks away heard the shots and rushed to the scene but were unable to overtake the speeding car, which left, town in a hurry. « December Court Convened Today December term of Wilkes superior court convened today with Judge John H. Clement, of Walkertown, presiding. Fred Henderson was named foreman of the grand jury, which heard an instructive charge from Judge Clement, and court bfegan on a docket of almost 200 cases. Divorce cases were heard first after court convened. Three major cases are calendared. Johnny H. Correll Is slat; ed for trial this week for the fatal shooting of Charles C. Baker near here last December, and Cling Minton will be tried £$>r murder for shooting Atwell Wilson Parsons at Boomer a year ago. Both won new trials by appeals to the supreme court after conviction in Wilkes court. Hugh West is slated for trial Tuesday next week for the abortion death of Miss Myrtle Jenkins, of Winston-Salem, near herd. A Crop Adjustments Will Be Discussed At Meet jec. 9th earning to Wake bounty," November JH at 7 m., a group of specialists from fee State College Extension Service will meet with the county's t|rm leaders to discuss necessary fcrop and livestock adjustments in view of the tobacco and psanbt acreage reduction. Similar meetings will be held in each of the 47 other counties that will be affected by these acreage reductions, according to Director I. O. Schaub of the Extension Service. Realizing that many adjustments will have to be made, and that such adjustments will vary by counties, the Extension Service proposed to go into each county and discuss the problems the acreage reduction has placed upon the farmers in hopes of seeking possible solutions. The idea of these county-tbycounty meetings wag submitted by Director Schaub to State agricultural leaders at a recent meeting with Governor Cherry where it was unanimously approved by the group. It is hoped that fertilizer representatives, implement dealers, bankers, merchants and members of the various farm organizations will attend these meetings, Director Schaub said. . There will be a separate meeting in each county. The Wilkes meeting will be December 9 at 2 p. to. — a District Meeting Of Legion In City 26th District of American Legion To Meet At Carolina Restaurant 11th First meeting of the 26th district of hte North Carolina DeI partment of the American Legion since World War II will be held Thursday, December 11, eight p. m., at the Carolina Restaurant in North Wilkesboro. Ray Stroud, commander of the Wilkes post, announced that Ray Galloway, of Wilmington, department commander, will be present to address the meeting and W. L. Ingold, district commander, will preside. All Legionnaires in the district are urged to attend the meeting. It will be a dinner meeting with the charge ibeing 90 cents each. A, coast guard party reported the twin-engine transport was "demolished" and all aboard were killed outright. Townspeople and officials from Yakutat Ranger Station recovered the burned bodies. Many Forestry Demonstrations For Sawmill Men Full Day's Program And Barbecue Lunch Enjoyed by Timbermen Sixty sawmill operators and timbermen in Wilkes county enjoyed a sawmill operators field day carried out in Wilkes Thursday under auspices of the Agricultural committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. R. W. Graeber, North Carolina Extension Forester, wag in charge of demonstrations and was high In his praise of the Interest shown by sawmill men during the event, - which was planned to promote Interest in timber conaervatloA, reforestation an<| forest management practices. Beginning at Parller Brothers sawmill near Pores Knob, where timber measurement methodrf were demonstrated, the entourage was busy throughout the day with a number of field demonstrations. At noon those participating were guests of R. G. Finley, of Meadows Mill company, North Wllkesiboro, at a bounteous barbecue lunch on the farm of J. Robert Crysel near North Wilkesboro. At the home of Lawrence Miller crosscut sawing and chopping contests were carried out and three saws were given winners by a saw mnaufacturing firm represented during the day. Various types of modern timber cutting machinery were demonstrated^^^ac^r^^epr^entatl^i^^ Vucting the field day were! John Gray, assistant state forester; Carl Strauss, representative of tne u. e. Foreet service, Atlanta, Ga.; John Ford, of Wilkeeboro, farm forester; A. H. Maxwell. of Morganton, farm forester; and R. D. Smith Wilkes county agent. With the group for part of the proceedings were J. B. Williams, president of the Chamber of Commerce; W. K. Sturdlvant, charrfber Agricultural committee chairman; Tom Jenrette, chamber secretary; Edward Finley, member of Agricultural committee. At the sawmill Thursday morning Mr. Strauss demonstrated correct methods sawing and John Gray showed how to scale logs. At Joe Pearson's farm John Ford told of selective cutting operations, followed by cutting of pulpwood. Mr. Graeber explained the planting of pines on idle lands. At Pat Williams' farm the group observed splendid growth of pine seedlings and another stop was made where Mr. Graeber showed the group how a stand of ehort leaf pine should be selected for cutting. In addition to the dinner on the farm of J. Robert CryBel the group observed the reproduction of white pine and Mr. Gray demonstrated to the group methods of scaling standing timber. In the crosscut sawing contest at Lawrence Miller's a team composed of Claude Brooks, of North Wilkesboro, and Paul Crews, of Boomer, won first place, sawing a 14-inch oak log in two twice In 35 seconds. They were given two saws by the E. C. Atkins company. Charles and Lonnle Somers, of Cycle, did the Job in 36 seconds and received one Atkins saw. — 0 • Mr. J. W. Pardue, of Wilkesboro, Route 2, returned Saturday from Palestine, 111., where he had been spending several weeks with his daughter knd family, Mr- and, Mrs. Harry McDaniel and daughter, Faye. While In the mid-weet Mr. Pardue visited several towns. Some of those mentioned were Robinson, 111., Vincinnes, Indiana, an historic old town. His small granddaughter took him to Santa Claus Town, Indiana, where they really saw Santa Claus getting his pack ready. He i spent the past week-end in Indianapolis and while there visited a niece, Miss Joy Miller. Mr. Pardue reports a wonderful time but is glad to be back in the hills of Carolina. j Support the Y. M. C. A R. A. M, Chapter Officers Elected North Wilkesboro chapter number 78 of Royal Arch Masons in meeting Friday night elected officers for 1948. Maurice Walsh was elected high priest and the other officers named were: Troy Perry, king; Tarn Shomaker, scribe; C. P. Walter, treasurer; J. C. Grayson, secretary; W. P. Choate, third viel; W. R. Newton, second veil; Claude Key, first veil; Wm. A. Hardlster, guard; Rev. John Wells, chaplain. o Home Decoration Contest Planned By Jaycees Here Cash Prizes Will Be Given Home With'Best Christmas Decorations Wilkes Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Christmas decoration contest for homes in Wilkes county and will give prizes of $10, $7.50, $5.00 and $2.50 to the first four winners. The contest is operf to all In the county and will be for excellence in exterior decorations, including lawn, yard #ind porch lighting and decorations. The decorations will be judged according to appropriateness for the Christmas season, originality of display in relation to estimated amount spent. All who will enter the contest are requested to write or call the office of the Wijkes Chamber pf Commerce, giving explicit MliwteSaaft iii iieTiii frfriilHii the home so the judges may visit it without difficulty. Judges will be selected from the Woman's Club, Junior Woman's Club, Wilkes Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Garden Club. o National Guard Enlistments To . Be Taken Dec. 10 All Who Are Interested Asked To Be at City Hall 7:30 Wednesday Personnel of the National Guard company to be re-activated here •will be enlisted Wednesday evening, 7:30, at the North Wilkeaboro town hall, Major Roy Forehand, Pacific war veteran who will command the battery, said today. All arrangements for reactivating the national guard here have been completed and enlistments can now be accepted. The guard here will be a Battery of field artillery and weapons will Include three 155mm guns in addition to small arms. The American I>egion and Auxiliary clubhouse will be used astemporary quarters. All men who are interested in enlisting in the battery are asked to be at the meeting Wednesday evening. o Fairplains People Will Discuss Plans For School Building A meeting of citizens of the Fairplains community has been called to be held Friday night, 7:30, at Fairplains Community church for the purpose of discussing plans for a school building. All interested are invited to attend. — o —:—-— Farm Bureau To Meet at Ronda The regular- meeting of the Wilkes County Farm Bureau was called Iby C. E. Thanpe, of Ronda, to be held at Ronda high school on Wednesday, December 11, at 7 p. m. Mr. Tharpe said there will be a speaker for the occasion and all farmers are invited to attend. Support V. M. C. ft. Wilkes Chamber Commerce Gives | Boys Field Day Prizes Given High School Boys In Forestry Contests On Friday Forty-nine boys selected from Wilkes high schools on the basis of their Interest In the subject of forestry on Friday participated In the annual field day sponsored by the Agricultural committee of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce. R'. W. Graeber, extension forester who was In charge of the field work, said the boys showed great Interest and entered into the demonstrations with zest. Last year the Chamber of Commerce Instituted the field daj and gave a thousand seedlings each to every Iboy who participated and who was allowed to plant them. The practice Is being continued this year and many thousands of additional treas will resuit. In addition, SO hare entered a timber thinning contest and each boy will thin one acre on his father's farm. This will be judged later. The field day tours began at 9:30 Friday and ended with lunch at Wilkesboro school at 1:30. Instructions were given by Mr. Oraeber, John Gray, assistant forester, Carl Strauss, of the U. S. Forest Service, John Ford, farm forester, and R. D. Smith, county agent. Subjects discussed and demonstrated were timber thinning, scaling, tree planting and pruning to Increase timber yield. scaling contest and was awarded a set of tree and log scale sticks. Ray Johnson, of Ronda, and Edwin McGee, of Purlear, tied for top place In timber thinning selection contest with both having perfect soores. Kenneth Foster, of Purlear, won the bow saw given in the bow saw contest by Sandvik company. A team composed of Hassell Key, and Russell Edwards, of Ronda, sawed a ten-Inch maple In 18.5 seconds and won an Atkins saw. Second prize, a new Plumb axe, went to Earl Wiles, of WilkeBboro route 2, and P. M. Curry, of North Wilkesboro route three. Accompanying the boys for ths field day were W. K. Sturdlvant, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Agricultural committee, Tom Jenrette, chamber secretary, Ed Meeks, of Atkins Saw company, and Mr. Elliot, of the Sandvik company. With them for lunch were J. B. Williams, Chamber of Commerce president, and Wm. T. Long, Wilkesboro school principal. After lunch Charles A. Gilliam and Ray Gilliam, of Ronda, conducted a forestry panel discussion with forest specialists over radio station WKBC. Millers Creek And Mt. Pleasant Games Millers Creek and Mount Pleasant high school boys and girls will meet in basketball games Thursday night, 7:30, in Millers Creek gym. o Eller's Blue Jackets To Play Mount Airy Holer's Bluejackets will play a strong Mount Airy team in Millers Creek gymnasium Friday night, eight o'clock. All basket* ball fans are invited. Eller Child Dies Max Otha Bller, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Eller, of near Wilkesboro, died today at the Wilkes hospital after a week's illness. Surviving are the . father and mother and one sister. Bill Whittington, quarterback of the Wilkesboro high school Rambler football team, has gone to High Point for pre-game practice tor the Optimist Bowl game which will be played in that city Saturday, December 18th. Bill Craig, Rambler right end was also invited to play In the bowl game hut will be unable to do so on account of an attaek of lnfluensa.