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
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Make North Wiikeeboro Your Shosoina Center
WILKES "QSIEkY AND^CQBLFsGir^AFigTY AWAcn;
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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.
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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. ■
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Inown Citizen
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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.
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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
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'<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.
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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.
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SOUGHT FOR WIFE'S DEATH
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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.
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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.
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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.