: A. is raisfor the a modem Y. M it. .73 .... V .... ^ , . . . y ^ The Journol-Potriot Has Blazed the Trail of Prog ress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 41 Years Thursday, North Wilkesboro has a trading radiue of 50 miles, serving 100,000 people to Northwestern Carolina. Published Mondays NORTH WILKi Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping 0enter officers of the Wilkes disOld Hickory Boy Scout "were re-elected in the scouters' meeting held night at Duke Power office. from " committees inthat the year had been successful for Scouting and mach progress was made. Advancement committee 10 board of review and courts of honor held duryear with the following presented: 1ft second re first elass, one star, d 48 merit badges, the organization and ____ committee showed a of 15 units in the county membership of 286 Scouts and with 111 Scouters! ms registered. The increase during the year was two units* 70 Scouts and cubs and 19 Scouters and cubbers. These figures represented a gain of 28.1 por sent orer 1§4«. Report of the financial committee by Richard Olbbs, chairman. reported a total of $3,9*6 raised on the $4,000 goal with assurance that late gifts would enable the campaign to reach the $4,000 goal tor Boy and Girl Scooting programs In Wilkes. Officers for the district were all re-elected as* follows: L. M. Nelson, chairman; James X. Anderson, rice chairman; Gordon Flalsy, district commissioner; Gordon Flnley, district member at large. Mr. Nelson presided and the meeting, which wa« well attended, opened with invocation by Rsv. «. M. Wellman. Principal feature of the program other the business transacted was address by J. Floyd superintendent o f BwVo'sctoblg are excerpts from Woodward's address, which well received by the Scout Jeeni The Greatest Scout The importance of soouting is recognized by almost Its effect upon the our boys and girls cannot b« measured in any concrete See — SCOUTERS — Page 5 of lost both feet At**thT'willn* bortpttM H wa« found that both bis feet bad Iiowb daring exposure of many hours duration and amputation of both afaove the; ankles was necessary. He is now a patient at the Wilkes hospital, where his condition was reported today as improved. y Welfare Offices Thanking Folks For Holiday Help Representatives of the North Wilkesboro and Wilkes county welfare departments today issued a statement of thanks to the many people who provided Christmas cheer help for needy families in the city and ooanty. More needy families were helped than in any previous year, the welfare officers said, which was due in part to better organization and clearance of names through the welfare departments. There were few, if any, duplications, and destitnte families throughout the county were visited. « Civic clubs, church groups, school groups, several mercantile firms, orchardists and many Individuals contributed materials, for distribution and many helped] deliver the Christmas packages. Baby Sitter Service Is Mode Available As a project to raise money for the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the North Wilkesboro First Methodist church, the girls in the organisation are offering their services as "Baby Sitters.' Any parents desiring someone to I keep their children in the late} call Miss Jo Lasslter atner of-J flee at the Church. Phone «88. o Plan Square Dance Wilkes poet of the American Legion will sponsor a square dance to be held Saturday night at the Legion club house, eight until 11:30. All are invited. Jim. Goden and His Carolina Pals will furnish mueic. SUPT. WOODWARD ASKS SUPPORT *tfOR SCHOOL GYM IMPROVEMENT J. Floyd Woodward, superintendent of North Wllkesboro schools, has mailed the following letter to school patrons and other friends of the school: 'T wish that it were possible for me to talk with every patron' of the North Wllkesboro school ] ooncerning our most pressing t needs. I would certainly place (he following at the top of the list: ''1. An adequate physical education building or gymnasium. "2\ Ten or twelve additional classrooms that would provide for industrial art. public school music, visual education, etc. "3. A modern auditorium that wonld take care of our people. "4. Adequate equipment and necessary repairs for oar school. "If oar boys and girls are to receive a thorough education and proper training for the future, sorely our goal must foe to work consistently to make out school as modern and complete as are oar homes, oar churches, and oar town. To thl* end may we as parents and patrons pledge ourselves to do everything that is possible to give oar children the best education. '•On Thursday night, December IS, a tpeeial committee appointed by the Board of Education and the P.-T. A. Executive to one of oar r big needs—the heet©f the gymnasium and the •tlon of two dressing This grorfp of patrons, as the Gymnasium Imit Committee and headr. Arthur Venable, made tv decisions: "1. It endorsed enthusiastical~ plana for ' heating ^ sad when pos"the construction of two In the basement im. to avoid personal ^ it requested the Supof schools to write a ich patron explaining would be siren to contribute to "The responsibility of providing a warm gymnasium for our children lg ours. The opportunity to share in this project is ours.. The challenge to do our part is! ours. We shall need at least $3,-1 000.00 to do the job well. It Is hoped that we shall be able to equip our gymnasium so that it may be used by all grades for physical education. "Every one is urged to contribute according to his loyalty to hig school and interest in his: children's education. Tout coope-; ration and support of this pro-\ Ject will be greatly appreciated by our boys and girls." — Mack Shew Shows Some Improvement Mack Shew, 21-year-okl Call' community resident who was shot in the abdomen Friday twice by~ a 38-caltbre pistol, is improving at the Wilkes hospital and may recover. Grover Gentry, colored, is being held in jail charged with the shooting. Mrs. Alice W. Watson Last Rites On Tuesday Funeral service was held Tuesday at Yellow Hill Baptist church at Summit for Mrs. Alice Wilcox Watson, 84, resident of Jobs CJfcbln township who died Monday. Rev. Henry Smith conducted the service. Surviving Mrs. Watson are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Bra Card well, Winston-Salem; Dick Watson, Salisbury; Melvin Watson, Summit; Lovs Watson, Damascus, Va.; Bine Watson, 8ummit; Turner Watson, Ferguson; Nora Watson, Linville; Mrs. Bertha Hanks, Purlear; Enoch Watson, Thurmond; Clande Watson, Kasnapolis. o Hickory, hard maple, apple fend many other hard woods are satisfactory for smoking meat, although hickory hag long been regarded as the best. . | "SCHOOL WINNERS IN "GOOD CITIZEN" CONTEST MISS DOROTHY BLACKBURN Three high schools in the county, Roaring River, Wilkeeboro, and Millers Creek, have elected a "Good Citizen" in • project sponsored 'by the Daughters of the American Revolution.' The girls, chosen on the basig of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism, are Miss Dorothy Blackiburn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Blackburn, North Wllkesboro, Route Two, from the Rioaring River school; Miss Wan*da Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rhuel Hayes, Wilkeeboro, Route One, the Millers Creek School; Miss Maxine Brookshire, MISS MAXINE BROOKSHIRB. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brookshire, of Moravian Falls, Wilkesboro school. Each' "Good Citizen" chosen to to compile a scrapbook which will include accounts of her school, church, and community activities during her four years In high school. As & recognition Cor their work each ''Good citizen" sending In a scrapbook will be given a Certificate of Award and a Good Citizenship Pin, will be formally presented at State Conference held In High Peint during March, and will receive an invitation to attend the Page's MISS WANDA HATES Ball. The State winner will be given a trip to Washington where she win toe presented to the D. A. R. Continental Congress and will be the guest of the National Society from April 16-19, 1948. Mrs. C. Don Ooffey, Jr., Is chairman of the Committee of the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage of the local Rendezvous Mountain Chapter. Schools and students who have participated in this patriotic and commendable endeavor are to be congratulated fo rtheir interest, j Splendid work was accomplished, by those participating. Skyland Textile Company States Plans For Year Forrest E.. Tngman has been appointed, superintendent of the Skyland Textile Company plant at North Wilkesboro. Mr. Tagman is a native son of Wilkes county, hatf had extensive experience in the manufacturing of tive of Burlington has been in the hosiery manufacturing field for some time and comes recommended very highly. The -plant is now employing 120 people and looks to the year 1948 as a year of greater expansion. Consistent with this optimism, the company expects to add 80 to 100 additional employees during. the first quarter ' of the year provided enough qualified people are available. A training school is being conducted for those who qualify and applications are beiug taken at the office of Skyland Textile Company, in the netf G. R. Andrews building, opposite the State Highway Department. The oompany announces a substantial general increase in wages was made 'effective January 6, 1948. Enormous Egg An egg from the poultry farm of Tam Hutchison near this city had a weight of seven and onehalf ounces, measured 9 1-4 inches around the ends and 7 3-4 inches around the middle, and the hen which laid the egg lives! The extra large egg is now on display at The JournalPatriot office. 2,100 Chickens Die When Fire Destroys Building Tuesday A total of 2,100 month-old chicks burned Tuesday morning when a poultry house on the farm of Lin Bumgarner at Millers Creek was destroyed by fire. The house was newly built and wag 20 by 100 feet. The fire was thought to have originated from a brooder stove. To tal loss was estimated at more than $2,004). Hex and Ray Davis, 17 and 1ft year old sons of Mr. and Mrs. Schyler Davis, of North Wilkesboro route three, Tuesday went to Raleigh to enlist in the navy. Robert Howard Johnson, sob of William Edward Johnson, of North Wilkeaboro route three, also went Tuesday, Chief Frankoff, navy recruiter, reported here. The recruits will receive boot training at Great Lakes, 111. Jas. Monroe Parsons Funeral Wednesday Last rites were held Wednesday at Union church for James Monroe Parsons, 78, citizen of Union township who died Monday. Mrs. Parsons leaves two daughters, Mrs. Roverta Faw, of Millers Creek, and Mrs. Annie Beshears, of Rhoadhiss; also two brothers, Joe Parsons, of Winston-Salem, and Finley Parsons, of Gbids. Dokies to Meet North Wilkesboro Dokies club will meet Friday, seven p. m., at the Mimosa House at Moravian Falls. An excellent program has been arranged for the meeting. GOOD PROGRAM JAMBOREE SHOW / _ • • . nui miiy And Variety Jamboree For Memorial Park Fond Saturday Night In North Wilke»T»oro School Gymnasium, 8 o'Clock a program featuring five I groups of top radio entertainers 1 here has been arranged for the second Saturday night jamboree for Memorial Park fund, which will be held Saturday night, January 10, eight p. m., In the North Wilkeaboro school auditorium. Jlmmle Childress, radio ringer who lg directing the jamborees, said today that the five groups obtained lor the benefit show will offer a variety program featuring hill billy music, with popular and novelty numbers augmenting' the show. Wilkes Entertainers, Don Walker and his Blue Ridge Boys, Jim Golden and His Carolina Pals, The Harmonettee and Key City Songsters will have top billing on the show. The Key City Songster8 are a male quartet composed of R. R. Church, Dewey Minton, J. B. Henderson and Zeb Dickson, with. Miss Marie Eiler at the piano. This group was heard regularly over WWJKY, Hickory, for some time and are well known here. They will offer novelty, comedy and spiritual numbers. The Harmonettee are a trio from Blkin, with Mrs. Clyde Phillips at the piano. They are specialists with popular music. The three hill billy bands perform oyer local radio stations and have numerous listeners thruoghout northwestern North Carolina. Mr. Children said that attendance prizes will be given by local merchants and that the expressed demand for another show tallowing the one in December will assure a large crowd. The show will start promptly at eight o'clock. January Session 1 Of Wilkes Coart | To Open Monday Judge Felix E. Alley Will Be Jurist; Civil Cases Calendared For Trial January term of Wilkes 8uper*°r °°urt for trial of ciyil cases will convene on Monday, Jany!2^or two weeks. j Swig* Alley recently announced j his intention to retire from the' bench and the Wilkes court will be one of, if not the last, for the ▼eteran JnrlHt. ( Civil cases are calendared for trial during the term and a calendar of many actions has been made out iby the Wilkes Bar Association. Jurors have ibeen summonsed for the two-weeks' term as follows: First Week Clyde. Michael, C. R. Dancy, Dwig-ht Sebastian, Jay Anderson, Russell Hodgres, William E. Pearson, Olin Adams, Thomas W. Anderson, Lester Glass, f. D. Forester, Reece Byrd, Richard X3. Foster, Austin !H. Lovette, J. w. Adams, Charles H. Porter, Lee Edward Harris, Ray Lankford all of North Wilkeaboro; J £ Walker, Walnut Grove; George L. Pearson, T. L. Byrd, Robert Spencer, Woodrow Wishon, Eugene Triplett, Clarence Carter, C. B. Cockerham, Edwards; Arthur MdCann, Coy Spicer, John W. Brown, Traphill; R. C. Pardue, Somers; W. F. Waters, Shober Minton, A. L. Green, IX y. Triplett, Jobs Cabin; Leonard Dobbins, Luther Glass, T. c Gray, New Castle; R. A. Greer, Moravian Falls; Earl Adams, E j E. Stanley, o. C. Ellpr, T. F.' Bowlin, Monroe Faw, Forrest Doas, Grover C. Whittington, Reddies River; Marcus Mathls, Mrs. Florence Mathls, James F. Mastin, Antloch; C. R. Walker, Mulberry; Ivan Absher, Mrs. B L. Bouchelle, Floyd Nance, Wllkeeboro; George Odell Moore, Coyte Par Her, J. c. . Tedder, Brushy Mountain; Robert Moody, Edwards; J. T. Hawkins, Rock Creek; George D. Miles, Walnut Grove; J. M. Brooks, Lovelace. I Second Week S. J. Miller, Gaither Parsons Thomas Perry, Union; Roby si Bller, J. T. Call, A. G. Nichols,' Reddies River; Claude Hall I TVaphlll; Jake Eller, Lewis Fork; j J. C. Johnson, J. L. Garwood Clyde Mitchell, North Wilkes-j boro; Mrs. T. G. Bll«r, Moravian Fills; Ray Church, New Castle; Basel Edwards, Edwards; J. H I Shore, Somers; G. j. Brewer, Mo-1 ravlan Falls; Charlie Walsh Beaver Creek; R. C. Jarvls, Som-| erg; Lee Cornett, Jobs Cabin; K.J B. Farrington, Mulberry; E. L. Wellborn, Somers; Marcus Blackburn, Edwards; Frank Staley, Antioch; L. J. Maihaffey, Rock Creek; David C. Darnell, Edwards; W R. Parlier, Moravian fUfi8' ™ rt P- Ray> Antloch; Arthur Warren, Mulberry; c. L. Bjrfl, Somers; Hamp Triplet, swwiTTmTir&JD With ballots for election of six members of the board of directors, the Wilkes Chamber of Commerce has mailed to members a list, of 17 major projects to form the basis for a program of work for the ensuing year. With the list of projects a blank was enclosed for members to suggeef additional projects and the way has been left open for all members and others who are not members but who are interested in the progress of the community and county to suggest additional work projects for the', year. All suggestions will be welTax Listing Will BeginOn Monday Full List Of Appointments By All List Takers On Pace 11 This Paper Annual task of listing property and poll for taxation will get under way Monday, January 12, throughout Wilkes county, J. C. Grayson, county tax supervisor, said today. All are urged to list during the list taking period. For convenience of the public the appointments of every list taker are published In this newspaper today on page 11, along with names of list takers. penalties are provided by law for failure to list. All are urged to select the appointment most convenient and to attend to the listing duties on the dates prescribed. o Youth Fellowship Sponsor Service; Mias Nell Webb, director of Methodist Youth Work in the Western North Carolina Conference, is to be the speaker for the five o'clock vesper service held at the North Wilkesboro First Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Miss Webfb will bring a message from the Second World Conference of Christian Youth which she attended last July in Olso, Norway. "Jesus Christ ie Lord" was the theme of the conference. The service Sunday afternoon is to be sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the church, and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. The local MYF Jp especially anxious to have a large representation from MYF groups from the nearby Methodist churches and other young people of the community. HELP MEMORIAL PARK FUND oome and the board of directors will carefully consider them and Include such as are practical la j the program of work. Attention to also called to the fact that all ballots for election of directors should ibe returned to the chamber of commerce office not later than January 15. Results of the election will be announced at the annual membership meeting on January 22. Following &r». the listed projects for the 194.8 program of wortt*v« * \ t li The development of a complete flood oentrQl program for the Yadkin Valley including reforestation, soil conservation and detention datms. 8. To promote in every way possible the agricultural interests of Wilkes County, particularly in dairying, poultry, forestry, fruit growing and general' agriculture. 3. Investigate possibilities of processing and selling agricultural by-products. 4. To encourage expansion of local industries and the establishment of new Industries of a desirable type. 5. To file with the N. C. Department of Conservation and Development as complete information as possible regarding industrial sites and facts relating to utilities, labor, transportation, housing, available capital, etc. 6. To promote the Wilkesboros as retail and wholesale trading areas. 7. To evaluate general public health conditions and recommend improved practices; to work tor expanded hospital facilities. 8. To work toward the improvement of educational facilities in Wilkes. 9. To coordinate in so far as practical and possible the com* munity interests in the develophoree 8h