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NfBTH W1UC«K)W0, H. C., Thursday, Dec. 11, 1947 Wilkes Y. M. C. A. is rais, in* • building fund for the erection of a modern Y. jj €. A. plant Support it. *" v-'-t Nerth Wiikesfcore has a trading radius of 50 miles, serving 1IMM P«»le la The Journal-Patriot HartHl the Trail of Progress In the "Stat^of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years North v«rteni c»rolm». <%■ ~ * r? ' --■■■ -SaallZllh-- ^ ^ V-* 1 r * Published Mondays and Thursdays Make North Wiikeeboro Your Shosoina Center WILKES "QSIEkY AND^CQBLFsGir^AFigTY AWAcn; mmimi intiiMiniTmiiiilTBiiiiiiinii 11 ~ Wilkes Hosiery Mills company and Coble Dairy Products company received outstanding safety awards at the Piedmont .Safety Council meeting in Lenoir. Top photo shows T. A. Wilson, chairman of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, with P. W. Eshelman, of Wilkes Hosiery Mills company, C. A. Erickson, of Coble Dairy Products, and Fred Murphy, of Hickory Manufacturing company. The lower photo shows Mr. Erickson on left, T. A. Wilson presenting award to Herbert Marshall, of Coble Dairy Products company, and Miss Bryte Glascoe, of Coble Dairies general staffs . Rousseau Is On | All-Conference j Football Team Mountain Lions' Backfield | Ace In Conference 11 Named By Coaches Julius Rousseau, Jr., son of Judge and Mrs. J. A Rousseau, of North Wilkesboro, was named to the all-conference football team by coaches of the South Piedmont conference in meeting! Wednesday night at Barium Springs. Until he was injured and out of play for the remainder of the Reason, the North Wilkesboro backfield star was one of the leading ground gainers in the conference and his ability was highly respected hy opposing coaches as well as by Howard Bowers, North Wilkesboro coach. In conference play he played against Monroe, Spencer and Barium Springs and was injured on the first Pl&y in the Thomas▼ille game. Julian King, of Children's Home, was named captain. The complete list of members of the all-conference team named were: Engs: Withers, Spencer and| Pittman, Thomasville, and Clark, | Lexington, tied for second place, i Tackle^: King, Children's Home, and Walser, Lexington. Guards: Alexander, Mooresyille, and Cook, Concord. Center: Chambers, Kannapolis. Backs: Oantt, Albemarle; Kluttz, Concord: CrewB, Chil-J dren'a Home; Rousseau, North j Wilkesboro, Eanes, Lexington, and Clark, Barium Springs. Support Y. M. C. A. NWHS Honor Roll Here Is Announced North Wilkesboro high school students who made the honor roll tor the second period of six weeks were Margaret Anderson, Esther Lee jBarnette, Bill Bason, Mary Ann Casey, John Gibbe, I>oris Ann Godbey, Mary Johnston, Agnes Klfcnerly, Mildred Pruitt, Betty Jo Reavis, Peggy Sebastian, Betty Jean Wells. To make the honor roll students must make "A", grades throughout and must have satisfactory grade on conduct. _ o Christmas Tree, Holiday Events Are Planned Here Town of North Wllkesboro will add a beautifully lighted Christmas tree to holiday decorations. A large cedar has been erected on the city hall grounds on Main street, which will be lighted not later than December 19. At five p. m. on the evenings of December 19, \20, 22 23 and 24 various groups under direction of Jay Anderson will sing Christmas oarols about the tree. These programs will he broadcast over station WILX. At one hour intervals from December 13 to 24 Christmas carols will be played over a loud speaker from the Call Hotel building. On December 23 at ten a. m. Liberty Theatre will* give a free movie to all of high school age who participated in the Christmas opening parade here November 28. In addition to those In the parade, other children will he admitted until the theatre is filled. Regular quarterly meeting of the "Western Piedmont Safety Council at Lenoir Friday, Dec. 5th, was the scene of presentation of Certificates of award to three winners of the Statewide Safety Contest for the first nine months of 1947. Two of the winners of the contest were from Wilkes County, Coble Dairy Products, In«„ Wilkesboro plant, and the "Wilkes Hosiery Mills company, North Wilkesboro. The Coble Dairy Products, Wilkesboro plant, won the Group IV certificate for the Dairy Division for plants with 100 or more employees. This plant operated 178,725 hours with only one disabling injury. The Wilkes Hosiery Mills Company won the cretificate for the largest group of mills In the Hosiery Division, those mills with 500 or more employees, and that company operated 809,911 hours without a disabling injury. This is the second time that the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Company has won thi8 award in the last five, years: * It Is ^ulte a distinction to have two of these certificate winners from Wilkes county, Inasmuch as there were nearly 1,000 plants entered in the contest and there were only 17 winners in all groups. To have two of these winners from this area is a well deserved tribute to the splendid Safety Organizations of these two progressive companies. In addition to the presentation of the Certificates " of Award, Robert OPat) Ormsby, of Wineton-Salem, made a very instructive but humorous talk on "Safety." The meeting was very wall attended by something over 100 persons from the industrial plants who are member8 of the council which includes Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe Avery, Caldwell, Catawba, Wafauga, and Wilkes counties. There were approximately 40 representatives Dove HoH Harvests 180 Bushels Corn From Acre of Loiid Dare Hall, proprietor of Merrymont Farm In tie Yadkin valley near Wilkeeboro, produced 180 bushels of oora on one acre' this year. Mr. Hall baa Just harvested his highest producing acre, which was planted to yellow hybrid N. C. »«. On a two-acre test plot «t another place on Mr. Hall's farm 300 bushels of that variety were harvested. The two-acre plot was grown under supervision of (be Extension Service and the goal was 400 bushels, but flood waters during the summer partially covered the growing corn and the flood damage wa« estimated to have cut the yield at least 25 per cent. ■ WWe| Inown Citizen ■:j*t wmwmWwwmm wliMiVH This City, Dies DM WsdnwJty Morning After Two Weeks HIlWrml Friday 4 Leonard Vyne, 71, for several deiades a nrominent northwest era North Carotin* business leader Mid one of Wilkes county's beet known cftlsens, died at 10: SO Wednesday morning In a hospital in Statesville, where he had been a ipatlent for two weeks. Mr. Vyne was born April 4, 1874, at Zealand, Ottawa county, Michigan, a son of the late Garrett and Joanna Vyne. He received his business education at Grand Rapids, •Michigan, and came to Wilkes County in his yotrth. ~ Mr. Vyne in his early years in Wilkes resided in Wilke and he and his father operated a lumber manufacturing busdiess. §MN& eum theatre. ¥en yearfe ago he retired - from active participation in business,; except tor real estate and personal business. Noted for his abiHty In financial matters, Mr. Vyme was elected chairman of the Wilkes county board of commissioners and served with distinction in that capacity. He was also the leader in the good roads movement in Wilkes |n the early days of highway construction and became so endeared to the people that he was presented with a shriner diamond pin which was purchased by the people of Wilkes with no one contributing more than 25 cents. In fraternal organizations Mr. Vyne was nationally known. He was a former grand chancellor of the Knights of JPythfeg lodge in North Carolina. He was also a Royal (Arch Maeon and Shriner. Wor many years Mr. Vyne was a leader in the First Presbyter i»u uuuiuu iu nui m yyiittwiwiu, '<being one of the elders at the time of his death. iMf. Vyne was married to Miss Lula Saunders, who died in 1945. The only surviving member of his immediate family are one daughter, Mrs. William A. Varnoy, of North Wllkeeboro* and one sister, Mrs. Jennie V. Underwood, of St. Petersburg, Florida. Funeral service will be held Friday, two p. m., at the First Presbyterian chureh here with Rer. Watt M. Cooper, pastor, conducting the last rites. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery, and elders of the First Presbyterian church will be honorary pallbearers and Masong will conduct burial rites. The body will lie in state at the church from one until two o'clock. mmhhmihhmmwmmmim* attending the meeting from Wilkes county. Prior to the meeting, the Safety Council of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Company enjoyed a steak dinner at the Carlheim Hotel. The members of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills Safety Council are as foliowb: P. W. Eshelman, T. G. McLaughlin, C. F. Adamson, R. G. Hodges, John Gilreath, Gilbert Pardue, Joe Godbey, Bob Church, Pansy Ferguson, Cora Lee Royal, Eulala Warren, Clyde JMmmette, Hester Haynes, Max Foster, Hoyle M. Hutchens, W. A. Miller, Charlie Bumgamer, Frby Baiter, T. R. Grayson, Louis yickery and Louise Blledge. 1 Cecil F. Adamson, of the Wilkes Hosiery Mills company, is Chairman of the Western Piedmont Safety Council, and presided at the meeting. ' V Yr.* . . Sim • k ; • , • J IliumHUSBAND SOUGHT FOR WIFE'S DEATH Hl SSKUb WAWjS »UW. IWBOJBilili WAiiUJ v IREDELL MAN SOUGHT FOR MURDER Olffflt FORMED RESIDENT HERE Law enforcement officers over a vide area are searching for Russell Walls, 38, tall Iredell farmer sought for the multiple shooting of hls wife, Mrs. Irene Burchette Walls, at his home seven miles north of Stateeville on the night of November 23. The slain woman was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Burchette, o f North Wilkesboro route two, and the former wife of Clinton Shew, of North Wilkesboro. For- several years she was employed in North Wilkeeffe, holes. Two bullets had entered her chest, one in her abdomen, one in her tight hip and one in her right wrist. She had been dead about eight hours when fonnd. First Baptist Education Work Mut Peggy Nichols To Assume Duties With First Baptist January 1 Mies Peggy Nichols, of this city, wag elected educational director of the First Baptist church of North Wilkesboro at the annual business meeting of the congregation on Wednesday evening. Miss Nichols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Nichols, of this city, was born in Elkin and educated in the schools of North Wilkesboro. She is a graduate of , Mars Hill College. iMlsg Niehols , has dedicated her life to special : Christian service, Is interested in church music, has worked with the Sunday school department of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention two summers in • enlargement campaigns, I and' Vacation Bible School work in the states Mi«8 Nichols has served as secretary to the Superintendent of Public Schools of thte city and is at present employed at the Bank of North Wilkeeboro. She expects to begin her work at the church on January 1. Mrs. O. E. Triplett /will continue as financial and ch#rch secretary and secretary to the pastor. W. A. iBullis wag unanimously elected an honorary member of the Board of Deacons. Among other officers named were: clerk, X E. Caudill; treasurer (Current Expenses), C. B. Lomax; treasurer (Missions and Benevolences), E. E, EUler; and choir director, Mrs. A. P. Kilby. o National Guard Enlistment Now Well Under Way Part of the personnel of the fielcL artillery company being organized here as a unit of the National Guard were sworn in I Wednesday night, Major Roy Forehand, battery commander, said today. 0 Twenty members were enlist* Mrs. Prudie Mae Bumgarner, sister of Mrs. Wells, said Mrs. Walls stayed for three weeks at her home In North Wilkesboro before she was killed, and that daring the stay at her house she was recovering from two pistol wounds which she said were Inflicted by her husband. She told Mrs. Bumgarner that her husband had fired on her twice with a pistol and inflicted flesh wounds In the calres of (both legs. On November 17 she drove her ear "back to her home, tell! Mrs Millard Dowel 1, Mrs. Amos ander, Robert Burchette and Mrs. Prudie Mae Bumgarner, all of North Wilkesboro. She had no children. In Optimist Bowl nuiy wniiangwn, quaixer1 back of Wilkesboro's undefeated Ramblers football team, will play on the West's team in the Optimist bowl Saturday at High Point. Bill Craig, Wilkesboro end, was also Invited to play In the game but was prevented from going for practice because of illness. Many Wilkes people are expected to see the game in High Point, whi$h will begin at two p. m. Wm. T. Long, Wilkesboro principal, has tickets for the gaiBe. Prices are two dollars for adults and one dollar for students. ed, examined and sworn in and many applications were not reached in the Wednesday night meeting. After this week the batter? will have regular meeting each Friday night, 7:30, at the American Legion and Auxiliary clubhouse, which will be < temporary quarters until an armory is erected. At the next meeting, which Mil be Friday, December 19, additional personnel will be inducted. The battery is assured of sufficient number for federal recognition, and there may be sufficient personnel for the activation of a service battery here. Col. R. E. Thompson, batallioi commander, of Lenoir, was here for the Wednesday night meeting and assisted in enlisting men for the battery here. Support the Y. M. C. A Gifts Are To Be Received Next Representatives of various organizations and group* met 'Wednesday is the Wilkes Chambw of Commerce office to map plan* to extend the White Chriatmaa efforts to cover aa nearly as possible all needy families Is Wilkes county. It was learned at the masting that many organizations are planning to asskrt In providing Christmas cheer and making sure that Santa Clans will call oa everybody. To make it convenient tor everybody to participate, it was decided that the large Christmas tree erected at the city hall would be the receiving point for gifts from all who wish to help end who are not participating in the plans by several organizatlons. All next week, from December 12 through 20, persona may take their gifts of tood, clothing, toys aqd other items to the tree, .where they will 'be collected and turned over to the city and county, welfare departments to be distributed before Christmas eve to the most needy throughout the Wilkeaboros and ell Wilkes coun Some of the work planned dlffeTent «roups was rewrfed Ten the club by welfare depart, ments. I The North Wilkesboro Wornl an'o Club has taken as a sDeclal project providing for inmates at the Wllkee county home. Members are asked to carry sheets, | towels, men's and women's cloth; lng, magazines and books for this purpose to the club meeting Monday afternoon, three o'clock, at the Woman's clubhouse. Junior Woman's Club: To proTide Christmas cheer for three families. Gtrl Scouts: To provide cookies and other delicacies for patients In county tuberculosis hospital. ♦ FtMrt Baptist, First Presbyterian, First Methodist churches: To provide for needy families. ! North Wilkesboro and Wflkesboro schools: Home rooms and other groups to help number of . families. I It was agreed that names of all families to <be helped would be cleared through welfare departments to prevent duplication and spread results. J. B. Williams, president of the Chamber of Commerce, made an appropriate plea for community groups to make every effort to provide Chrlstmag cheer for the needy in every community in Wilkes county. Present for the meeting Wednesday were the following: Mrs. L. D. Cooke and Mrs. W. C. Maplow, of the Junior Woman's club; W. C. Marlow, Lions club president; Mrs. Robert Gibbs, Girl Scouts director; J. Floyd Woodward, superintendent of North Wilkesboro schools; Dr. John T. Wayland, First Baptist pastor; Rev. Watt M. Cooiper, First Presbyterian pastor; John Cashlon, of radio station WKBC; Jay Anderson, of Radio station WILX; Mrs. P. W. Eshelman, of ths First Methodist church; T. 8. Kenerly, mayor of North Wilkesboro; J. B. Williams and Tom Jenrette, president and executive secretary of the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce; Wm. T. Long, supervisory principal of Wilkesboro schools; Charles C. McNeill, welfare officer, and Mts. W. R. Aibsher, also of the Wilkes Welfare Department; Mrs. B. A. Shook, North Wilkesboro welfare officer; Chief of Polios J. E. Walker; Dwight Nichols, edl> tor of The Journal-Patriot. o Oak woods Service Rev. Clate Brown and ths Evangelistic dub of Gordon Bap. tist church will conduct services at ths Oakwoods Baptist church Saturday night, Dec. 18 at 7 o*clock. Rev. Mr. Brown will also have some special singers with him for this service.
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