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Hwi*an» anJ Tlwrefayt NORTH VWLKESBORQ,
>tate of Wilkes'
m
y
■htaw
ir 41 Years
orth WttkMlMM Ybut
riding $76,006,000 00 per
r for fire years to be dis
ated to the states, which
lid allow for North Carolina
amount of abont $8,500,000
year; and Dor Wilkes county
amount equal to 83 X-t per
t from Federal funds, 44 2-3
c*ftt from State funds and
1-3 per cent tram local fnnds
fca amount sufficient to build
« bed hospital in WH
will cost abont
«• when ft is no longer easj
r a few doctors to own and
wrate a wall equipped hospital
0 that tt la such a matter thai
IB whole community should
iy a part in supporting.
*W. D. Halfaere gare some
rone supporting statements faring
both enlarged health op
irtunitiee as well as battel
hool facilities. Pat Williams
id J. B. Williams bath spokt
[ W the program
was two numbers by Miss Jackie
VVasler, who sang ~ "O Holy
Night" and "Sweet Little Jesus
Bey," accompanied at the piano
by Miss Lois Scroggs. I
Guests were: John E. Justice,
[II, with' John E. Justice, Jr.;
Richard Chamberlain with Dr. A.
D. Chamberlain; Ward Etehelman
irith P. W. Eshelman; Miss Mary
Morehouse and Peter Morehouse!
irfth Robert L. Morehouse; L. M.
tfelson, Jr., yifch L. M. Nelson;
kill Gabriel #ith W. G. Gabriel.
IVill Inspect Vehicle* In
Wflke*, Surry And Allefh«aj
Comities in 48
4 Williaal ^Jbert Vannoy, of
Packet, will be lh charge of a
Motor veMcle Inspection lane for
P$kes. Surry and Alleghany
ooiiiitijs, according to an announcement
from Raleigh.
Mr. Vannoy hag been attending
a school at Chapel Hill for men
Who are to man the stations to I
check vehicles tor safety in accordance
with a safety act passed
by the 1947 legislature.
Locatfot of the safety lane to {
ferre the three counties or the
time it will be opened have not
bees announced. •' v
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Mrs. Church Dies In
Choir at Home Here
Mrs. Sarah Mien Church, 71,
died Tuesday afternoon while
MNgpd in a chair at the home
of * daughter, Mrs. P. D. McOinnis,
in this city.
Hmmie Foster, small son of
atT. and Mrs. Stewart Foster, was
at Mrs. Church's home and she
jent htm downtown for some
tasifdne. Whin he returned he
»,«»<! Mrs. flfcurch dead in a
The many friends of Wayne
V. filler will be glad to leant
of his recent promotion aa
Near Tack City Departmental
Sales Manager tor R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, of
He now has
of the company's sales
In Near York City, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, part
of Maryland and Ohio. Mr.
Eller and faulty will continue
to lire la Philadelphia, Pa.,
bat will maintain offices in the
Empire gtato Building, New
York City, and the Terminal
Commerce Building, Philadelphia,
Pa. Mr. filler is the son
of Dr. and Mrs. A. J. filler,
brother of C. B. filler and Mrs.
A. H. Casey, all of North Wilkesboro.
Col. I. H McNeill, Jr.,
Bock From Hie Army
Lt. Col. i H. McNeill, Jr., who
served for more than six years
in the army, received his discbarge
December 24 at Camp
Kilmer, N. J., and is now visiting
relatives here and his father, I.
H. McNeill, in Charlotte.
Lt. Col. McNeill entered the
to September, 1941.
' ~*rTiwr®*y
years he
ance officer at Port Byigg,' <
large army post, and later was i
assigned to duty in Europe with <
Mediterranean Theatre of Ope- '
rations headquarters. For the
past two years he was command- i
ing officer of the United States
Army finance office in Rome,
Italy. Prior to entering army
service he was clerk and treasurer
of the Town of North Wilkesboro.
Lt. Col. McNeill's wife and son.'
I. H. McNeill, III, are now at
Virginia Beach. ;
Last rites will be held Saturday,
11 a. m., at Rock Creek
Baptist church for Mrs. Diana
Combs Porter Burchette, 74, resident
of Rock Creek township who
died Wednesday night. Rev. Jimmie
Bryant will be in charge of
the service.
Mrs. Burchette is survived by
the following children: Lennle,
Ernest, Arluss, Old and Olin Porter,
Mrs. Rosy Bauguss, Mrs.
Lessie Wood; Mrs. Beulah Shew,
Mrs. ; Brewer. j£*.'
Forest Church Opens
New Finance Office
Forest H. Church, son of Mr.j
K. R. Church, of Wll-»
a finance ofAiry,
to-do general
n as the Blue
Corporation, of
and manBen
in tb«
finance business
for a number oft
sold his in-1
•t one ttme
fice in
E. A. (Babe) Rhoades
Funeral to Be Friday
Elisha A. (Babe) Rhoades, j
71, a well known citizen of Rock
Creek township, died Wednesday
evening at his home.
Funeral service will be held
Friday, 11 a. m., at Haymeadow
Baptist church with Revs. Hillery
Blevins, Clarence Miller and
Landreth Blevins conducting the
last rites.
Surviving Mr. Rhoades are his
wife, Mrs. Carrie Rhoades, two
song and two daughters: Mrs.
Mary Fox, Burlington; James
Rhoades, Winston-Salem; A. W.
Rhoades, Roibbins; Mrs. Ethel
Blevins, Hays.
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Funeral On Saturday
For Mrs. Burchette
Funds are being asked to
prore the North Wllkeaboi
school gymnasium by additkm
a heating plant and construction j
of two dressing rooms.
No campaign of solicitation
-trill be carried out for tikis project,
estimated to cost about $3,000,
but all who are interested,
in progress of ths school and the
welfare of their children are being
respectfully asked to con-(
tribute what they can. One un-|
solicited gift of 1100 has already!
been reoe*ted. '■ '
G. Arthur Venabtt is chairman
la Wilkesboro
MYnrH
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Assets Increased On*
000; Officers And
rectors i
The year 1947 was the most
successful in the history of the
Wilkesboro Building and Loan
Association, report of Win. A;
Stroud, secretary-treasurer, te
stockholders in annual meeting
Dec. 19, revealed.
Increased construction o f
homes boosted the loan
.and the year ended with a gain
of more than $100,610 in assets
:of the institution, which is in
| splendid financial condition,
j Stockholders re-elected all diI
rectors as follows: J. H. Johnson,
Wm. A. Stroud, R. B. Pharr, B.
J. Kennedy, O. K. Whlttlngton,
Wm. T. Long, George Kennedy,
C. C. McNeill, Charles Howtt*,,
William Gray, Edward Mclntire
; and W. O. Prevetts. J. H. Johnson,
president, presided at
meeting.
| Following the
stockholders the
lent; Wm. A. Stroud, secretaryreasnrer;
Mrs. Win. A. Stroud I
ind Ray Stroud, assistant secrearies;
J. R. Henderson, attorney. #
Appraisal committee members j
ire O. K. Whlttlngton, B. J. Ken- ^
ledy, Charles Howard, George j
Kennedy and C. C. McNeill. t
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Student Night At
Wilkesboro Church
An interesting program was
?iven by the college students of
Wilkesboro Baptist church last i
Sunday at the evening service. 1
Students who spoke were Carolyn <
Byrd, Pfeiffer Junior College; 1
fora Foster and Haywood Miller, i
State Co liege; Robert Triplett, (
University of North Carolina; f
ind O. K. Whittington, Jr., Wake
Forest College. <
Other members of the church t
attending college this year are 15
Huibert Dancy, Joseph Linney, i
ind Alvin Sturdivant, Jr., Appa- ]
lachian State Teachers College;
Jack Howard, Eastern Carolina
Teachers College; Ruth Steelman,
Kings Business College
(•Raleigh); Harold Sturdivant,
University of North Carolina; '
and Rebecca Hayes, Woman's ]
College of U. N. C., Greensboro.'*
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Bakersfield, Calif., Dec. 30.— j
Movie Stars Clark Gable, Frank {
Morgan, Johnny Mack Brown,
and three other prominent Hoi- ,
lywoodites were arrested Sunday j
tor possessing over-the-bag limits I,
of ducks, Game Warden Les1#
Arnold disclosed today. j
oft fbftt
pi mm
school
lee* thi
cilities
be^ta a gr«
basketball ,
HELP MEMORIAL PARK FUND
rtrs. Roby Williams
Funeral On Friday
Mrs. Lora Shew Williams, 42,
rife of Roby Williams, of Wilesboro
route two, died Wedneslay
and funeral service will be
eld Friday, two p. m., at Fishag
Creek Baptist church. Her.
Iharles Poole in charge of the
ervice.
Surviving are her . husband,
me brother, three sisters and
hirteen children: Ira. Charlie,
Sella, Henry, Walter, Ella Mae,
saac, Robert, John, Burlie, Roy, I
Bthel and (Hazel Williams.
Colored Man Dies
Last rites were held Sunday
it Thankful church at Boomer
or Artway D. Satterwhite, 62-,
ear-old colored resident of the
toomer community who died'
Friday. Rev. Willie Barber and J
lev. Lang Carlton conducted the i
ervice.
Surviving are his wife, Amelia
>atterwhite, and three sons, Rote
rt, Jethro and Charlie Satterrhite.
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W|W , „
istall officers of Union lodge!
nd officer* of the Jefferson and|
>enoir lodges.
The Unkvn lodge officers-elect |
re: AliajS Brown, noble grand;]
ohn R. Jones, vice grand; S. B.
Lbsher, recording secretary;
irantford Brooks, recording sec-l
etary; H. Jennings, treaaur-1
HEARING HELD ON APPLICATION TO
OPEN BRANCH BANK IN WILKESBORO
Many interested citizens attended
the hearing held at the
courthouse in Wilkesboro Tuesday
morning on application of
the Northwestern Bank to open
a branch in Wilkesboro.
Gurney P. Hood, of Raleigih,
North Carolina Commissioner of
Banks, conducted the hearing
and heard 40 representative
citizens and business men state
the needs of a branch in the
Wilkes county seat to accomodate
the growing .business and
Industrial life of the historic old
town. Speakers pointed out that
growth of Wilkesboro, located
just across the Yadkin from
North Wilkesboro, had been
greater in the past ten years
than in the previous 50 years.
Commissioned JEIoof coipment—1
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Carolina. (He explained that the
testimony given in the hearing
would he heard before the full
commission late this month and
that the application must also
be approved by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation before
the desired branch can be
set up. He also spoke on banking
conditions in North Carolina.
From 192? until 1933, he said,
there were about 200 bank failures
among state banks in North
Carolina, and efnce 1933 there
have been only two In the state.
O n Monday Commissioner
Hood held a hearing on application
of the Northwestern Bank
to open a branch at Stony Point
The Wilkes 'Teen Age Center,
which will be operated In the V.
P. W. Hall <m C street, will be
open m Friday and Saturday
nights this week, according to
announcement by directors.
All youth of 'te«0 age are invited
to attend the sessions. Interesting
programs of activities
for both nights ere being planned
by Bill Lee and Shoun Kerbaugh,
who are operating the
center for a oojnmittee of the
. Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.
Ages 13 ana 14 are to attend
Friday night* 16 through 19 fiatjurday
night and age 15 either
Clevenger College of Business
{ministration will open Monty,
January 5, in spacious quarrs
in the Kyle Hayes building
Midway between the Wtlkes
1 C. B. C lev anger, president,
I who also operates the Clerenget
] College of Commerce in Hickory,
fsaid today that the School here
ptill be oae of the outstanding
f Institutions for business tralnim
§|n the entire south. sC:» .' I.
The registration period foi
^."charter students" will extend
Jthrough January 16. Classes will
Hi* from 8:30 a. m. to 2:30 p. m
'j Monday through Friday, will
jjjiight classes Monday and Thursday
from si* to nine p.
m. New equipment, including ac
ment have been installed. Mr.
nmger said that the institution
will be the only business
school in the state to teach
stenograph.
oourses oiierea, win mciuae
advanced accounting, advanced
executive secretarial, business administration,
Junior accounting,
executive secretarial, an<j special
course^, ^ including stenograph,
Dale Carnegie public speaking,
human relations and other specialties.
The school will operate a
placement service Cor graduates
and will help students to obtain
part time employment in local
offices.
When sufficient students are
eligible a chapter of Alpha Iota
International Sorority and Phi
Theta Pi International FYaternity
will be formed here. For recreation
and social activities the
Bchool plans basketball and softball
teams, picnics, parties and
dances.
Secretary of the school is Mrs.
J. C. Allen, of North Wllkesboro.
Kills Big Porker
H. Y. Hutchison, of Moxley,
killed a big porker last week,
which netted 608 1-2 pounds of
meat and 13 gallons of lard.
MHIHIMVlMIHIMVMMMIIIM
r ^ Beoiity Quean $
holiday parade in North Wllkeaboro
Willi twiity . queens
from other high schools. Miss
Church is the daughter of Mr.
**& Mia. ». L Obmh, of
North Wllkerfboro route one.
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Mrs. Mary S. Canter
Is Claimed By Deati
Mrs. Mary Steelman Canter
90, died Wednesday and funera
service was held today at Rotin
Sturdivant chapel. M
Surviving are two daagQ'£(
and one son: Annie Canter B
York City; Mrs. Almed||jrlB^|
er and Claude Castor, Oa —
I Mrs. Osborne Ritel
At Peak Creek ^
Funeral service was held S
I neaday at Peak Creek cbareh^V
Mrs. Millie Osborne, 85, forma
Ashe resident who died Deceit
r ra«* ....stsssssszfm.
w.
w anc
PPfiiW Osborne, both of Crab|
Orchard, W. Va^
American Legion Is
To Meet Jan. 8th
There will be no meeting of the
Wilkes poBt of the American Leg-ion
tonight and the next meeting
will be held on Thursday,
January 8. 'All members are ask3d
to attend the meeting next
rhtirsday night.
R. S. Gibbs' Mother
Is Taken By Death
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Gibbs,
Jr., and family were called to
Mars Hill Tuesday because of the
ieath of Mr. Gibbs' mother, Mrs.
Robert Gibbs, Sr., who died early
Tuesday morning.
Funeral service fo> Mrs. Gibbs I
was held Wednesday at Maro|
Hill.
Bryan's Law Office
Is In New Location
Law office of T. R. Bryan was
moved this week from the Lowe
building to the building in which!
F. J. McDuffie's law office is lo- j
cated, which is near the Wilkes]
oourthouae.
HOLLY MOUNTAIN FARMS FEATURE
STORY IN A HATCHERY MAGAZINE
December Issue of Hatchery
Tribune, a leading publication in
the poultry industry, carried a'
feature article entitled ''Holly
Mountain Farms Is Big Business."
The article, edited by Dwight
Nidhols on data supplied by E.
P. Hettiger, Jr., manager of Holly
Mountain Farms, was given
the second lead position in the
December issue of the Hatchery
Tribune, which is circulated - to
people in the poultry industry
throughout the United States and
into many foreign countries.
J. The article carried two photos,
one of the entrance to Holly
Mountain Firms, located on
highway 115 three miles from
this city, and a picture Of one
of the two planes owned and
ttsed by the farms for rapid
transportation of chicks and for
communication between the farm
tical nature which poultrymen
everywhere will understand and
find beneficial.
Holly Mountain Farms has
forged ahead to a position of
leadership in striving for "the
chicken of tomorrow" and the
enterprise is bringing much forable
publicity to this eoimauility.
Still looking i
stole a public
night <wwn th
Stone fire mil*
on highway 21
&' The bus, |
Wilkes school
for Mountain
Mr. Stone's so
parked in the
home in such
would roH M
a cold mornlin
ficdlty.
The hue wa
day night tri
Stone family
vehicle «
replaced.
i made to
'Wilkesboro
boro will be
with the coi
Gospel Tabernoclcuality
Revival^ .Se^£,nds
Revival services _ ,
at the gospel tajb^rAcie^Onni6S
kesboro January 5 n 1
services at seven p. yy^Kjjfy
Rev. G. Elmore Renem ,
of Urban. Street Bapt!»?
Winston-Salem, will con?P '*
revival and all are invite^ :*
tend.
Western Auto?
In New
Western A<uto As^
moved this week froif
Wilkes building and 9
for .business In the j
tion of Wilkes Plum!
pany between- Quality
and Reine-'Sturdtvant
street.
Deane Workinc
fuel Oil sf
Following is if'a tJ
gram received here
Representative C. B
is striving for a .J&
ment of fuel oil CejK
lina.
•'Concerning.fi^pP
in North cP*"
your paper
siderable tiim^^ co^'
mining the fl .^aXe
panles greal . io
requirements F awt**4'
chase oil tai\ '
Local dealers!®. fcV
commitments 1^
they acted orT^ tY\<
Pacts reveal 1*? op
several areas I^Lete
face serlou* si* tft'
actual oil" vjv
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